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?jr tfmittjfirlit "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." SINOLI copies FIVE OB*w, PRICK ONE DOLLAB PEE TEAK. VOL. 27. SMITHFIELD. N. C.. FRIDAY. JULY 3. 1908. NO. 17 KITCHIN THE NOMINEE Named for Governor on the Sixty-First Ballot. Convention Adjourned Monday Night. Took Four Days to Name a Candi date (or Governor and Selected the Rest of the Ticket in One Day. Bickett's Nomination (or Attorney General ,?ame as a ^Surprise. The Ticket a Strong One. Instructed (or Bryan. The greatest Democratic Con vention ever held in North Caro lina, adjourned Monday night after naming the following State ticket: For Governor?VV. VV. Kitchin. For Lieut-Governor ? VV. C. Newiand. For Secretary of State?J.Bry an Grimes. For State Treasurer?B. R. Lacy. For State Auditor?B. F. Dixon. For Attorney General?T. W. Bickett. For Commissioner of Agricul ture?W. A. Graham. For Corporation of Commis sioner?B. F. Aycock. For Superintendent of Educa tion?J. Y. Joyner. For Insurance Commissioner? J. R. Young. For Labor Commissioner ?M. L. Sbipman. Electors-at-Large?J. W. Bai ley and Walter Murphy. With such ga good ticket the Democratic party can go before the people of North Carolina confident of winning by a large mojority. Never in the history of the State has there been such a con test for the gubernatorial nomi nation. For more than a year the candidates, Messrs. William W. Kitchin, Locke Craig and Ashley Home, have been before the people asking their support for the nomination to highest of fice within the gift of the State. Their friends throughout the State have been active in the support of their favorite, and r j set of men ever had more earnest or devoted supporters. Mr. Kitchin who has represen ted the Fifth District for six terms in Congress went into the convention in the lead, having 375.86 votes on the first ballot Craig stood next with 334.88 while Home bad 147.14. He kept his lead all through the fight receiving 399 votes on the sixtieth ballot. Oa this ballot Craig received 322 aud Horue 134 votes. Before the sixtieth ballot was announced it was seen that the Craig and Home forces had been getting uneasy. They feared that if Kitchiu reached TOO votes there would be a stampede to him. The moment was tense, the titanic struggle seemed al most at an end, each candi date had fought a haid tight, but victory belonged to the Con gressman from the Fifth. The News and Observer staff correspondent tells'the end of the buttle as follows: HORXE WITHDRAWS. When the vote was announced, Mr. Horue was seen making his way through the crowd on the stage. By his side was C. B. Watson, T. W. Bickett, J. F. Taylor, >1ohn A. Bellamy, rnana gers Walter Clark, Sims and oth er friends. As he Btepped forward to the footlights his hands crossed be hind him, the whole room broke out in great applause. When quiet was restored he said: "Mr. Chairman, ladies and gen tlemen: " toother good political battle has been fought and 1 trust it has been without the loss of a single vote to the party in the State. "The campaign has been one unique and will ever be remem bered. "I have for myself tried to car ry on a decent ca upaigu aud respect to both my opponents. I regret you have been kept here so long. Were it in uiy power 1 would not have kept you. i can not express my thanks to my frieuds who have stood so tirmly and nobly to me. This campaign marks the end of a great auioi- j tiou for me, that to be one of North Carolina's unique aud j faithful governors. Tue first] vote I ever cast was in the civil; war at 18 years of age, on the! banks of the Potomac for Zebu lou 11. Vance (cheers) for gover nor. "1 went through the war bat j tling for my country. 1 went through the reconstruction days j battling for Southern sentiment! and white supremacy. The best heritage 1 can lay down to my sou is my loyal democracy (great applause), i regret to have held you so long, but 1 will go down to the end of time with my Dem ocracy undimmed. 1 shall work for the election of my competi tor, and 1 trust to God you have placed your banner in worthy hands. (Great applause and de monstation lasting ten min utes.) Then Mr. C. B. Watson made a short talk speaking of Mr. Home's candidacy, and his loy alty, and releasing the delegates from further consideration of his name. Gen. JuleCarr then mounted the stand aud sang "The Old North State." I he roll call on the sixty hrstj ballot was begun and the end of i the great tight was in sight. He- 1 fore the ballot was announced 1 it was seen that Kitchin was i nominated and Governor Ay cock moved that it beunanimous Cameron Morrison seconded the ] move on behalf of tt1 Craig for ces while Bickett spoke for the i Home forces. The motion was i carried by a rousing "aye" and \ Mr. Kitchin was conducted to i the hall where he made a short speech of acceptance. Mr. Craig < also made a short speech pledg- i ing himself to the cause of Dem- ' ocracy, and ths principles it ' stands for. The 61st and final ballot stood I Kitchin 474, Craig 382. < Mr. Home's highest vote 176 was reached on the 52nd ballot. At 8:30 Saturday evening the i convention took a recess of 40 i minutes. : Upon reassembling the follow ing names were placed in nomi- i nation for Lieutenant Governor: T. C. Howie, \V. P. Wood, and i W. C. Newland, of Caldwell, i Newland was nominated on the i second ballot. Governor Glenn and Senator i Overman were named by accla- < mation for delegates-at-large to ] the Denver convention. Mid < night having come the couven tion adjourned till Monday j morning at 10 o'clock. ! i The convention met Monday and named Senator Simmons i and Maj. E. J. Hale as the other i two delegates-at-large to the i Denver convention. .1. S. Carr, ! W. L. Parsons. E. F. Watson 1 and J. W. Bailey were named as f rlternates. i For Secretary of State J. Bryan Grimes and W. P. Rob- t erts were placed in nomination. ] Grimes was named on first bal- t lot, the vote standing Grimes i 003 and Roberts 12'J. ( For Treasurer B. R. Lacy and < S. A. Ashe were placed in nomi nation. The first ballot stood: Lacy 590, Ashe 23,1. i For Auditor the names of Dr. 1 B. F. Dixon and F. D. Hackatt were placed before tne conven tion. ?>nly one ballot was taken. Dixon 573, liackett 248. if For Attorney General Con- , gressman Pou nominated T. \V j Bic Jett; Congressman Small ( uamed B. B. Winborue;Congress- ( man Kluttz named llaydeu Cle- t ment aud A. B. Deans named ( John E. Woodard. I The first ballot stood: Clemeufc , 357; Winhorne 255; Bickett 139; , Woodard 80. Bickett gained | strength on every ballot till he , was nominated on the eighth, ' receiving 505 votes. } J. Y. Joyner was nominated j by acclamation for Superinten- ( dent of Public Instruction. 1 J. R. Young was nominated for Insurance Commissioner oy acclamation. I For Commissioner of Agiicul : ture the following were placed bpfore the convention: I*. B. Parker, C. C. MoOre, E. F. Mc Rae, W. A. Graham and It. VV. Scott. The first ballot stood: Graham 217, Scott 147, Moore 208, Mc Kie 158, Parker 57. Graham was nominated on the sixth ballot. the vote standing Graham 875, Moore 370. For Labor Commissioner, the following names were placed be fore the convention: J. 11. Sher rill, T. J. Cobb, M. L. Shipman Mr. llaywood, of Meckklenburg, Mr. Powers, of Rutherford, and \V. VV. Wilson. The second bal ot resulted iu Shipman's nomi nation, the vote standing: Shii> man 421; Sherrill 201; Cobb 09; Wilson 50. For Corporation Commissioner B. F. Aycodk, of Wayne, was nominated on the first ballot. The vote stood: Aycock 392; Major London 355. For Electors-at-Large J. W. Bailey and Walter Murphy were nominated by acclamatio i. The convention adopted a strong platform and passed a resolution instructing the North Carolina delegation to the Den ver convention to vote for Wil liam Jennings Bryan for presi dent. The convention adjourned late Monday night. The Eclipse Last Sunday. Oq Sunday, .) uue 28, there was an annular eclipse of thesuu, visi ble in the United States as a par tial it:lipse It began at Malti tnore at 9:27 A. M. a id ended at 12:41 P. \1. (local mean time). Uhe path of the annular eclipse pasecd over or near the City of Mexico, Tampa, Fla , the iier muda Islauds and the At'antic Dceau, and terminate in t>sne ^ambia, Africa. The duration of the annular, or centra1 eclipse was 3 hours and 50 minutes, during which period it traversed over 128 degrees of longitude, rhe duration of the entire eclipse was G hours and 1.3 minutes. At Tampa the annular eclipse began at 10:13.2 A. M. and eud ?d at 10:14 4 A. M. On January 3 of the present year there was a total eclipse of the sun, visible as a partial one in portions of the Southern States. On December 23 there will be a central eclipse of the *un, invisible iu North America. It will be annular at the begin ning and end, and total in the middle. There may be as many as five eclipses of the sun iu a year, and there are never less than two. Annular eclipses oc ;ur when the moon is in a distant part of her orbit and the point nf her shadow falls short of the ?arth. Then a bright rim of the lolar disc appears surrounding the black globe of the moon. A romantic tradition of the In dians of New York uHjymed that; an eclipse once prevented a bat-1 tie between the Mohawks and Senecas over the stealing by the latter 01 a nutuoer 01 MonawK j ?irls. The fighting was abou . to begin when the sky darkened. In terror uhe offenders surrend ered the girls, and the pipe of peace was smoked. This eclipse, according to the late Professor Swift, occured June 28, 1151? ixactly 457 years ago to the Jay.?Baltimore Sun. Secretary Taft has decided to remain at Hot Springs, Va., un 41 September 1. The Remedy That Does. "Dr. King's Now Discovery is ho iemedy that does the healing jthers promise but fail to per orm," says Mrs. E. R. Pierson, ' A Auburn Centre, Pa." It is :uring me of throat and lung' rouble of long standing, that' )ther treatments relieved only on.porarily. Now Discovery is loiug me so much pood that I feel confident its continued use1 [or a reasonable length of time will restore me to perfect health. " This renowned cough and cold ?emedy ami throat and lung acaler is sold at Hood Bros, lrug store. 50c. and $1.00. Trial Dottle free. Two negroes w.:o lytr.hed on the outskirts of Waycrosa, (ia., Saturday. EPWORTH LEAGUE CONFERENCE. Three Days Session Held Here. Sever al Interesting and Inspiring Talks and Addresses Made. Next Session to be Held at Durham. Thursday evening, June 2o, 1U08, bewail uue of the most suc cessful Epworth League Confer ences of Eastern Nortu Carolina, that has ever been held. The 1 Bt .?kwich Epworth League, to gether with the people of 8uiith lield, had looked foward to this iu( .'ting with great anticipation. An interesting program had been arrant ed, and with few ex ceptions, was carried out as planned. The services Thursday evening opened with devotioual exercises conducted by Rev. A. 8. Parker, of Dunn, who in the absence of the president and vice-president, was chosen to preside over the meeting. In a few well-chosen, words, Mr. Cole, in behalf of the Beck with Epworth League and the citizens of our town gave the vis itors a hearty welcome. Rev. A. I). Wilcox, of Zebulun, respond ed and assured our people that they already felt at home. Following a selection by the Conference Q * irtette, I)r. R. C. Beaman, of New Bern, delivered on address, llis subject on the program was: " Trained Work ers, the Church's UreatestNeed." He said our greatest need was a mighty spiritual awakening in thechurch out of which would come men and women willing to be trained. After a song and the benedic tion, the meeting was adjourned [ to meet again on thhe following morning at nine o'clock. Friday morning,[the conference having been called to order by the president, the devotional ex ercises were conducted by Rev. L. T. Singleton. Then followed or ganization and enrollment of | delegates. There were 80 dele-! gates enrolled representing 881 Epworth Leagues. The first thing on the program was a dis cussion of the devotional depart ment of the League. In the ab sence of Mr. C. E. Taylor, the first vice-president, president Parker called on Ilev. W. P. Con stable to open the discussion. Several talks were made on this j the most important department j of the League's work and Rev. | R. W. Dailey, of Sauford, read a peper on the "Relation of the League to the Spiritual Life of the Young Christian as a Factor in he Conversion of Souls." Rev. VV. II. Brown led in a special prayer for the development oi thw phase of life among the young peopie after which the I congregation joined in singing' "More about Jesus," Rev. J. II. Shore then presen- i ted Rev. 1) P. Bridges, of the the Smithfield Baptist church, to president Parker who in turn in troduced him to the conference. [ Kev. Mr. iiridfjfes extended a cor dial welcome to the conference, j Then, Mrs. Whit Gaskins, of; New Bern, not being present, | Miss Lizzie Hancock, the secreta ry, read for her a paper on "The Work of the JuDior League". Following this, a discussion of \ the missionary or fourth depart ment conducted by Misslda liar kins, of Wilmington. Rev. W. H. Brown, of Manteo, made a force ful talk on "The Need of Mission study among Leaguers." This closed the program of the morn-: ing eessiou and the conference j adjourned to meet again Friday evening. Friday e.vening, a largo crowd ; gathered expecting to hear Dr. J. C. Kilgo. However, owing to Home misunderstanding, Dr. Kil go was not present, but It"v. A. D. Wilcox preached a very able sermon. The social half hour following the sermon af forded an opportunity for the visitors and home people to be come acquainted It was an en joyable occasion. On Saturday morning, after the devotional exercises, the reports from the District Secre taries and Local Leagues were rrad The reports showed a vast i.n rovement since the last cnu f> leuc and gave promise of fuller I reports at the next meeting. The work of the Charity ami Help or Second Department was then discussed, after which Miss Ida Hankins made a talk and distributed literature on the Mis sion Study class. She urged the importance of the Mission Study Class in the Leagues and told how to organize and conduct a class. Then after an address on "The Place of the League in the I Mission Work of the Church," the election of officers and the selection of a place of meeting for the next conference was in or der. The following officers were chosen. President?Rev. J. H. Frizelle, of lieaufort. Yrice-President?II. I. Glass, of Durham. Secretary?Miss Lizzie Han cock, of New Berne. Editor of League column in Raleigh Christian Advocate Rev. W. P. Constable. Trinity Church League, Dur ham, extended to the conference an invitation to meet In Durham next year. The invitation wa" readily accepted. Saturday evening Mr. R. M. Phillips having been called home, Rev. Euclid .VlcWhorter, of Max ton, conducted the Social and Literary meeting. Rev. T. A. Smoot, of Wilmington, made Uj strong and inspiring address onj "The Influence of Social ami Literally Envi onment on the Young." His speech was elo quent and convincing. He iudi- ; rated the unbouuded influence of literature, good and bad, upon the young life, and made a strong appeal for wholesome, pure read ing matter to he put into the hands of our young people. I There were three services held 1 Sunday. Rev. T. A. Smoot preached the Sunday morning sermon and Rev. Euclid Mc Whort-r, Sunday evening. A mass meeting at which a number of talks were made was held Sun- i tiay afternoon at four o'clock. The special work of the confer ence was to assume the support of Rev. Z Hinohara, who has re turned to Japan after graduat- , ing at Trinity College, and is ' giving his life to spread the gos- , pel in his native land. May God bless his efforts and the efforts of the Epworth Leagues to support 1 him. A LtiSCKS, ' State News. i Governor Glenn has completed , his speech seconding the nomina tion of Mr. Bryan. He will be first among the seconders, of J whom there will be several. The Industrial Advocate, a J daily afternoon paper which be- f gan publication at Wilsou six months ago, owne 1 by the VVil- i sou I'ublishing Company, has S suspended publication and the plant will be sold. Last week at Raleigh, an in- 1 fant was found under a porch in i an army haversack. The little I fellow who is at Rex llosuita', i has been named Grover Kitcbir, in honor of ex-president Cleve land, and Hon. VV. W. Kitehin, the Democratic nominee for gov- ! ernor. Two negroes both women, , dropped dead in Asheville, Tues day of last week. One Betty James aged 80 years, was on ( her way from home to city mar- | ket when she suddenly fell to the sidewalk and died in a few sec onds. The other sudden death i occurred at the passenger sta tion, when Carrie Mao Jackson, I while waiting for a train to Hen- I deraonville, keeled over and died in a f?w minutes. She uad come in fi >ni Tennessee, and was i .waiting to go to Hundersonvillo i to visit relatives. It Can't Be Beat. The best of all teachers is ex periouco. C. M. Harden, of Sil ver City, North Carolina, says: "1 find Electric Bitters does all that's claimed for it. For Stom ach, Liver and Kidney troubles it tan't be beat. I have tried it and find it a most excellent medi cine." Mr. Harden is right; it's the best of all medicines also for weakness, lame back, and all run down conditions. Best too for chills and malaria. Sold un der guarantee at Hood Bros, drug store. 50c. General News. Four persons were killed and* three seriously injured by an ex plosion in a San Francisco gro cery. The Equitable Life Assurance Society is to erect a building 900 feet high, with a flagpole that will overtop the Eiffel Tower. Wreckers derailed trains of the Pennsylvania and Erie railroads, Saturday, killing two men and causing more than a score to be injured. Things are already beginning to get lively in Denver over the prospective fight on the injunc tion plank in the Democratic platform. A man in New Orleans died (53 days after being bitten by a bull dog, though he had taken the Pasteur treatment and was dis charged as cured. Secretary Taft is likely to fol low the example of the late Presi dent McKiuley aud not do any stump-speaking in his campaign (or the Presidency. Senator Isidor Itayner, of Maryland, has been proposed as a candidate for Vice-President by a conference of leaders held at Huntington, W. Va. A balloon with three] men and two women in the basket burst when 3,000 feet over Philadel phia aud fell into the Schuylkill Saturday, but all hands escaped. Laurel, Del., June 28.?On bearing of Judge Taft's nomina tion, Capt. James llyrons, then in perfect health, exclaimed, "So glad: 1 can now die happy." lie did ho yesterday by falling from his boat. The first bale of cotton of the season was shipped from Texas to New York. It first brought 5-1 cents a pound and afterward sold in New York for 35 cents. It will be shipped to Liverppool, wuere it will probably be sold within 10 days. Laurel, Del., June 27.?Mrs. Scol Collins, the young wife of a Laurel farmer gave birth to a boy weighing sixteen and a half pounds. Dr. Parlow, the at tending physician, says that it is one of the few out of millions that weigh over fourteen. Mrs. Cleveland and the two children who were with her at the time of the death of Mr. Cleve land left Princeton Tuesday for the family's summer home in New Hampshire where the other two children are. They will re main there until time for the schools to open. A fierce combat in the Demo cratic party in Tennessee ended Saturday when Governo r Patterson was renominated a the State primary over ex ^enator Carmack. Carmack's chief issue was Hcate wide urohi bit-ion, while (ioveruor I'atter jon stood by the local option. New York, June 2G.?Mrs. Do ra Hcholl, 81 years old and al most bliud, had read the morn 'ng sun was powerful to restore uhe sight and accordingly went to the fifth story of her house ?arly this morning. She slipped over the coruice and fell on the street. She was instantly killed. A dispatch from Bombay, In dia, says that 15 persons were killed and 270 injured in a collis ion between an express and a freight train on the Bombay and Baroda rail way Friday near Ba roda. Four of the passeuger coaches and four mail cars of the express traiu and four cars of the freight train were burned. Corunna., Spain, June ^7.? The sinking of .the steamer I,a rache was a far greater disaster than was at first supposed. The number of passengers and crew totaled 150 and (55 persons are known to have been saved. Of the other 85 nothing has been as certained, and it is feared that most of them perished. The captain went dowu with his ship. The vessel was wrecked near Muro. There was a terriNe panic, and the rough seas made the launching of the boats an exc eedingly difficult task.
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