VOL. IX. NO. 39.
W NiTMIMVENM
Republican Delegates Gather in Chicago
to Make Nominations
TAFT FAR IN THE LEAD
•
Chairman New Calls the Republican
National Convention to Order in
the Presence of Over Fourteen
Thousand People—First Day's
Session Lasts Only Two Hours.
Chicago, Special.—Amid scenes of
stirring enthusiasm the Republican
national convention of 1908\began its
deliberations in the presence of an
assemblage estimated at upwards of
14,000 people, with the sounOi of pa
triotc airs alternating with the fren
zied shouts for Roosevelt, Taft and
other popular heroes, the tirst tocsin
in the coming struggle from the
graceful orator of Michigan Senator j
Julius Caesar Burrows, and the ini
tial formalities which started this
momentous gathering into meeting.
Chairman New Talks.
Chairman New's first utterance
was "the Secretary will make an an-j
- '"W i
tj William H. Taft.
notineement." Instantly John Mal
loy, of Ohio, informed the convention
that a flashlight was about to be taken
and urging that all remain quietly in
their seats. He indicated the point
of the convention hall at which the
camera was located and as it was in
the rear of the hall, the delegates
made a scramble to get into the pic
ture with their faces instead of their
backs.
Chairman New then spoke as fol
lows :
"The hour has arrived for the
representative of the Republican
party to meet in its fourteenth nat
ional convention at the end of almost
twelve consecutive years of the most
brilliant administration in the history
of the world. There are those pres
ent in this audience today who par
ticipated in the party's first conven
tion and the accomplishments of that
THE COLLISEI'M, WHERE C ONVENTION WAS HELD. ,
party within so brief a span as the
life of men yet living are almost be
yond belief. We are Jiere to assert
our pride in what has been V)ne to ap
prove the achievements of the past
and more especially to commend and
; endorse the administration of Theo
dore Roosjevelt and those policies
which under his splendid adnrinistra
tion have become Known to the peo
ple of this country as the 'squara
deal.'"
His mention of the name of Pres
it>!nt Roosevelt was greeted with an
outburst of cheers which, however,
continued for but a few seconds.
Mr. New introduced Bishop Mul
doon, of Chicago, who recited with a
clear resonant voice the Lord's
n Prayer.
Following a second announcement
by the chairman, Secretary Mallov
advanced again to the front and read
the call for the convention. As he
finished he was greeted with applause
Secretary Malloy's pronunciation of
Hawaii during the reading of the call
' caused some jperriment. He called
H "Haw-waw r ' and every time he
said it, the delegates expressed their
. appreciation by laughter and a rip
ple of applauM.
THE ENTERPRISE.
Burrows Chairman.
At the conclusion of the reading
of the call of the convention, there
was some applause. Chairman New
announced that the national commit
tee had recommended Senator J. C.
Burrows, of Michigan, for tempora
ry chairman.
A cheer came from the Michigan
delegation, in the midst of which
Chairman New recognized Represen
tative E. M. Olmsted, of Pennsyl
vania, who moved that tlie recom
mendation of the committee be
at"»>pted.
John W. Blodgett, chairman of the
Michigan delegation, seconded the
motion, and it was unanimously
adopted.
Senator Burrows was warmly re
ceived as he stepped to the front of
the platform extension arranged f»r
the use of the speakers. He bowed
his acknowledgements and began his
"keynote" address at just 12:34 p.
m.
Senator Burrows' opening words
were spoken in a distinct tone. He
constantly referred to the printed
copy of his speech. He had been
speaking about six minutes when he
came to the first mention of Presi
dent Roosevelt.
Chairman Burrows' speech was, in
many respects, a masterly effort. He
pointed out the growth of the coun
try along industrial and educational
lines under recent republican admin
istrations. Every mention of Roose
velt brought forth tremendous ap
plause.
* The Taft delegates in the Florida
contest—two at large and 4hree from
districts—were declared entitled to
their places on" the permanent roll,
with only one vote in opposition.
The Taft delegates in all four of
the contested! districts of Kentucky
were seated by the committee. Much
bitterness Vas shown by the oppos
ing factions in the first- district, the
contestants applying epithets to each
other with much energy.
The Taft forces disclosed the fact
that they were in complete control
of the credentials committee of the
convention within a few minutes af
ter the committee was called to or
der. It Jiad been expected there
would be opposition to the selection
of Senator Charles W. Fulton, of Or
egon, as chairman, but when his
name was proposed no opposition de
veloped and he was elected unani
mously. . \
The Taft forces claim to have the
advantage in the struggle over the
injunction plank. They assert that
the appointment of a sub-committee
of thirteen to consider the various
controversed planks was a distinct
success for them and point with
much satisfaction to the fact that
Chairman Hopkins had appointed on
this committee nine men who favo
the injunction plank and four whe
are opposed to it..
With most of the preliminaries
disposed of the convention was about
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BF.N AT )B J C. hi 7BEOWS,
/ Of Michigan,
Temporary. Chairman.
ready to proceed to its final work of
making nominations and adopting
the platform Irben adjournment was
taken till Wednesday.
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WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1908 .
WORK ON THE PLATFORM
Most Important Features of Repub
lican National Platform.
The platform committee of the Re
publican national convention worked
vigorously, and several of the most
important planks were completed and
are given here.
The trust plank is as follows:
"The Republican party passed the
Sl.erman anti-trust law over Demo
cratic opposition and enforced it af
ter Democratic dereliction. It has
been a wholesome instrument for
good in the hands of a wise and fear
less administration. But experience
has shown that its effectiveness can
be strengthened and its real objects
better attained by such amendments
as will give to the Federal govern
ment greater supervision audi control
over and secure greater publicity in,
the management of that class of in
ter-State corporations having power
and opportunity to effect monopolies
and at the same time will not inter
fere with the existence of associa
tions among business men, farmers
and wage earners so long as their
conduct or operation results in a |K>s
itive bcnclit to the public."
Railroad Plank.
The railroad plank follows:
"We approve the enactment of a
railroad rate law and a vigorous en
forcement of the present administra
tion ofk the statutes against rebates
and discrimination as a result of
which the advantages formerly pos
sessed by the large over the small
shipper have substantially disappear
ed. In this connection we commend
the appropriation of .£150,000 by the
present (ongress in onVr to enable
the inter-State commerce commission
to thoroughly investigate and n;ive
publicity to the accounts of inter-
State railroads.
"We believe, however, that the in
ter-State commerce law should be
further amended so as to give rail
roads the right to make and publish
traffic agreements subject to the ap
proval of the commission, but main
taining always the prnciple of com
petition between naturally competing
lines and avoiding: the common con
trol of such lines by any means what
soever and we specially favor the en
actment of such legislation as will
provide for Federal restriction
against the over issue of stocks and
bonds by inter-State carriers."
Tariff Revision.
The tariff plank is as follows:
"The Republican party declares
unequivocally for a revision of the
tariff by a special session of Congress
immediately following the inaugura
tion of the next President, andi com-
Eiend the steps already taken to
this end in the work assigned to the
appropriate committees of the two
houses which are now investigating
the operation and effect of erttAting
schedule", iti all tariff „ legislation
the true principle of protection is
best mantained bv the imposition of
such duties as will equal the differ
ence between the cost of production
at home and abroad, together with
a reasonable profit to American in
dustries, and the benefits that follow
are best secured by the establish
ment of maximum and minimum
rates which shall be applied automa
tically to the trade of other countries
in aeordanee with their treatment of
our trade. The minimum should rep
resent the normal measure of protec
tion required for the benefit of out
own industries.
"The aim and purpose of the Re
publican poKfy is not only to pre
serve, without, excessive duties, that
security against foreign Competition
to which American manufacturers,
farmers and producers are entitled,
but al-o to maintain the high stand
ard of living of the wage earners of
this country, who are the most direct
beneficiaries of the protective system
Between the United States and Ih
Philippines we believe in a free in
of products with such lirri
stations as to sugar anr'j tobacco ;i
--will avoid injuy to domestic in
jt crests." «
Injunctions Plank.
The plank relating to injunction
is as follows:
"We declare for such an amend
ment of the statutes of procedure in
the Federal courts with respect t.
the use of the writ of injunction a-vj
will on the one hand prevent th •
summary issue of such orders with
out proper consideration, and on th
other will preserve undiminished tlx
power of the courts to enforce then
process ,to the end that justice mav
be done at all times and to all pa:
ties."
The currency plank contains this
language:
''The Republican party approves
the Aldrich-Vreeland currency bill,
but only as an emergency measure.
We declare for a thorough and new
system of currency laws that will be
in acconl with the needs of theJimc.
and which would be more adaptable
to the demands of business and more
elastic in its character as a circulat
ing medium." t
LIGHTNING'S WORK
One Killed and Four Shocked
in Sunday Storm
AN OLD OUT BUILDING STRUCK
A Party of Tenths Ont on a Sunday
Plum Gathering Take Shelter When
a Rainstorm Comes Up in an Old
Building, Which Is Struck by
Lightning, and Odell Young Is
Killed and Four of His Compan
ions Receive Severe Shocks.
N. C, Special.—Otloll
the 14-year-old son of Mr.
and Mm. Kelly Young, of this place,
was killed Sunday morning about
10:30 v 'clock by lightning, and four
other hoys who were with him were
injure,I hut is thought that all will
recover, although two of them were
seven ly shocked. The hoys were
out gathering wild plums, when a
heavy rainstorm came up and they
took shelter in a building formerly
used As an olhee of the Victor Brick
Conip;i u-y. Formerly a telephone had
been in the oltice and the wire re
mained, although the telephone had
been removed. The lightning struck
fbe wire «ik' in this way was carried
into the office where the boys were
gathered.
Odell oung was killed instantly.
Of tl ie seven boys in the party two
were uninjured and they hurried to a
nearby residence and told what had
happened. Other boys in the party,
and who were shocked were: Ernest
Been, 1 .*», son of Mr. Ilichnrd Bean!
Mai k Andrews, 14, son of Mrs.
Frank Andrews, Everett Welborn,
14, son «>f Mr. William Welborn, anil
Hollis Craver, son of Mr. J. A. Gra
ver. The last namei'i young man is
about grown. The condition of Hoi
lis ( 'nrver is regarded as serious, in
fart, up to late Sunday afternoon be
hml not regained consciousness from
the ahock. Ernest Bean was alsu
fcoverely shocked but' will recover.
Niine of them were burned, not even
"doll Young, although there was a
slight discoloration in his case.
World's Temperance Conference.
Saratoga, N. Y., Special.—With a
made from a rafter in the old
home of Dr. Will Hun J. f'lark, who
founded the world's first temperance
society in Saratoga county one hun
dred years ago, the World's Temper
ance Congress held to commemorate
that event was opened here Sunday
with a' a mass meeting in Convention
Hall. An add ress was delivered bv
llev. C. H. Mead, I). I)., >f New York,
who reviewed the history of the tem
perance movement.
Big Rail Mills Return*.
Birmingham, A hi., Special.—The
big rail mills of the United States
Corporation at Enslcy will re
sume this week and this, with allied
plants, means that about 300 men
will return to work. The plant,
which is being greatly enlarged and
extended, has a daily capacity of 1,-
■>oo tons of finished mils. During the
past month furnaces and mines have
resumed .in this direction, putting 8,-
000 men to work.
Captain Stuart Goes to Manila.
Washington, Special.—Captain Ed
win R. Stuart, corps of engineers,
stationed at Savannah, On., has been
ordered by the War Department to
transfer his present duties to Lieu
tena.it Colonel Dan C. Kingman,
corps of engineers. After consulta
tion with the chief of engineers here,
Captain Stuart will sail on August
• r >ih for ifhnila, To become assistnnc
lo the chief of engineers of the Phil
ippine division.
Officer Shoots Negro Barber.
Atlanta, Ga.. Special.—Late Satur
day afternoon Frank Dickson, a ne
gro barber, was 'shot and killed by
Bailiff fiitchins at the door of tlie ne
gro's simp at Piedn.ont avenue and
Harris street. It is alleged the bailiff
fired after demanding the negro to
pay a debt of seventy-five cents.
Ilitchins was arrested.
Earl of Derby Dead.
London, By Cables-Frederick Ar
thur Stanley, Earl of Derby, died
here Sunday. The Earl of Derby was
born January 15th, 1841. He mar
ried Lady Constance Villiers, eldest
daughter of' the fourfh Earl of Clar
endon, in 18G4. He was lord of the
admiralty in 1868, financial secretary
for war and later secretary of war.
He hald the offices of Secretary for
•the Colonies and president of the
board of traiYn As Lord Stanley, he
was Governor General of Canada in
1833-93.
PARADE OF VETERANS
With Sprightly Stop, Measured to
Stirring Airs, Ten Thousand Old
Warriors Parade the. Streets of
Birmingham.
" Birtningham, Ala., Special.—The
parade of the heroes of the Confed
eracy was a fitting climax to what is
generally prououueed to be one of the
most successful reunions of the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans. With
sprightly step, measured to the airs
of the South loves, the oltll warriors,
uo less than 10,000 strong, traversed
the two miles of the parade route
between thousands of sympathetic
and intersted spectators and there
was not an accident, 110 sign of a
tottering step.
Loving hands served ice water to
the old men as they passed along the
route, fans were distributed and
evrything possible was dono to re
lieve the long tramp of its tedium.
That the heroes were in excellent
spirits was shown by the fact that
many of them sang oltl camp songs
i t they marched, such as "Butter
milk Cavalry," "Old Time Confed
erate," "Bonnie Rlnc Flag."
There were many in the parade
who had left a leg or perhaps both
legs 011 some bloody battlefield, but
they enjoyed the occasion as much
as the others, being carried in vehi
cles. Their appearance drew forth,
if anything, greater applause than the
sight of the foot soldiers.
The parade formed* shortly after 11
o'clock and required one hour and
4. r > minutes to pass a given point. The
route was frjm Sixth avenue on Nine
teenth street to First avenue, to
Twenty-first street Fifth avenue,
to Twentieth stret to First avenue,
counter-marching on Twentieth street
to Capitol I'ark, where the reviewing
stand was located. In the vanguard
were eight companies of the local
National Guard, including one bat
tery of artillery and one troop of
cavalry. Chattanooga had one troop
of calvary in line. Governor B. B.
Comer, of Alabama, with liis entire
staff, was next in line. General Har
rison, commander of the Alabama di
vision, was chief marshal, and Col.
E. J. Mcßossin, of Birmingham, was
chief aide.
The veterans of the DcpfiStmcnt of
Tennessee headed the line of visitors
of honor, these being followii by the
trans-Mississippi and the Army of
Northern Virginia. Among the more
conspicuous were the Forrest Corps,
mounted, and the mounted troop
from Nashville, which has attracted
a great deal of attention during the
reunion. These companies are regu
lar members of the National Guard,
being the only Confederate body to
have that distinction. Memphis rep
resentatives also came in for ap
plause. They were aeompanied by
fhe'crack fife and iVum corps, which
helped to give tbe martjaf atmos
phere. Probably no one person in the
parade attracted more attention than
the handsome Miss Tomrtiy Gentry,
a full blooded Indian maiden, who
accompanied the Indian Territory
Department as sponser. Her escort
was Adjutant General I. I). Colrnan.
Gen. Clement' A. Evans, the new
commander-in-chief, was at the head
of the column with his entire staff,
con-itiinr of Gen. J. F. Shipp, Gen.
W. K: Miekle, Col. J. 11. Bankhead,
Col. W. B. Leedy, Col. J. Thompson
Brown, Col. J. W. Reed and Colonel
Bass. The Sons of Veterans followed
the veterans and they were accom
panied by their sponsors. A notice
able feature of the paracV was the
fact that a number of the sponsors
preferred to walk with the compa
nies they represented rather than
ride in the carriages, which had been
provided. Miss Mary Ilall, clad in
gray, aeompanied the Georgia divi
sion on foot. Mrs. Kelly, of New
Orleans, n ladv 70 years of age, went
through the march on foot, as did
Miss Edna Raub, *f Memphis, who
had the title of daughter of the com
pany she represented. „
Carlin Defeats Gordan.
Richmond, Special.—-After one of
the bitterest fights in the history of
the Slate Representative Carlin
swept the Eighth Congressional dis
trict. Practically complete "returns re
ceived assures his election in the pri
maries over R. L. Gordon by a large
majority, M __
Deputy Sheriff Steps on Uncle Sam's i
Toes.
Jacksonville, Fla., Special.—Chain
ing a passenger train of the Valdosta '
Southern Railroad to the track and ,
standing guard over it with a shot- J
pun, -Deputy Sheriff I. C. Hunter, of ,
PonrMa, Fla., ran nmuck with" the ,
postal laws of the United States by ,
delaying the mails, according to an j
indictment returned by tho Federal \
granr'i jury, punter was arrested and ,
brought before (Commissioner Locke ,
being held under bond for his ap- \
pearance in the December term of the ]
court. ]
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Sl .OOa Year in Advance
KING GOMES BACK
Boston Fugitive Financier At
home Again
SURRENDERS TO THE OFFICERS
Erstwhile Financial Operator Who
Has Bean Hunted All Over Ut
Country Walks Into Police Head
quarters at Boston and Surrenders.
Boston, Mass., Special.— Cardenio
P. King, tlie bankrupt financial ope
rator of New York and Boston, who
has been hunted in both Europe and
America since his sensational (light
on February 20th, walked into police
headquarters hero Friday morning
and gave himself up to custody. He
was arraigned at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon and held in $25,000 pend
ing his attorney's efforts to secure
bail. At a lata hour at night bail
had not been secured. At the last
moment it is understood some diffi
culty is experienced in gotting bonds
men.
Before King was taken into court
he made public one of the bitterest
statements ever given to the press,
lie (Velared that he was the victim of
the most damnable conspiracy of the
country. He asserted that he had
been hounded by thugs, that before
his flight he was in momentary dan
ger of assassination. He declares
that he has returned to Boston to
fight his enemies to the very finish.
He said:
"My business lias been looted,
wrecked by the hands of my enemiea,
and but for the kim'«!y and timely as
sistance of frieuds my wife and chil
dren would have been thrown into
the street. ' The spectacle is one that
chills my blood; I did not believe
such things were possible. The con
dition is a horrible condition. Thank
flod there comes a day of reckoning—
a day when tho 'other side' may
speak. The finger prints upon my
tliroat will mark the end of thugism
in finance. The exultant cry of vic
tory voiced by my tormentors will
re-echo their own funeral dirge. Anc>
if by the pain of my body thugism
in finance may bo blotted out I will
rejoice and give thanks for the af
fliction sent upon me.
"T am here to fight, fight and keep
on fighting; to expose thugism and
villainy in high places and low places,
and to keep on exposing it. Every
drop of blood in my body hns been
dedicated and consecrated to tho task
before me—and that task I now enter
upon with jov aii(' , i gladness.
"To my faithful friends T send
this message. Bight will conquer. I
am not discouraged. My name will'
be vindicated. I am looking to tho
future with my eves clear and bright.
T can see over and beyond today and
behold the briliant sunshine of the
west. Over and beyond the wreck I
can see peaceful valleys where bloom
fragrant flowers and flitter from- tree
to tro birds or rarest plumage and
sweetest son?. My ey.es aro fixed
upon the future, tomorrow, tomor
row."
King's arrival police headquar
ters was dramatic. He was immedi
ately taken to Chief Watts' office.
Tlio chief and King had been friends
for years, and both expressed gratifi
cation of rnectincr each other again,
shaking hands with a firm grasp. "I
ain glad to sec you again, chief,"
said King, and the police head recip
rocated the greeting.
"Knowing, chief, that, you have an
indictment against me," quickly con
tinued the financier, "I have come
back to surrender myself. I got into
Boston less than fifteen minutes ago.
I came over in the Fall River boat
from New York ani' took a train to
the South station from Fall River.
There I got into a cab, pulled the
curtains down and told the driver to
take me rapidly to Pemberton
Square. I got *>ff, however, at Seol
lay Square and walked up the street
to headquarters."
Rivers Snbdding.
Kansas City, Special,—The Kaw-
Missonri flood, which has been ex
ceeded in height only twice since the
country was settled, is falling more
rapidly than it rose. Owing to the
Missouri's premitting a free outlet
for the gorged Kaw the financial loss
has been small and within a week
scarcely a trace of the inundation
will remain.
Chilt Run Over By Train But is Not
Killed.
Reidsville. Special.—While play
ing on the railroad track near CahilFs
chair factory in Madison, the 2-
year-old Aiu&hter of Mr. and Mrs. T.
O. Page was knocked down and run
(yser by a Norfolk & Western train
and esoaped with only a few slight
scratches. The child had strayed
from the house and was standing on
the track when a freight train earn*
around the sharp curve at that place,
and before the engineer could
the engine had passed almost entice*
ly over the child. It wu a miractt- y
lous escape.