The supporters of Mr. Webb
wore ribbon badges proclaiming
their allegiance. A sign on can
vas at the Mountain House kept
by lbs. J. T. Walton stretched
ck*r across the street and an
* nounced to all the location of
Cleveland County Headquarters.
The Cleveland and Gaston dele
gations fanned a procession with
banners and marched to the con
vention ball headed by a band of
The principal business of the
ether delegations was to sec the
Webb procession — and to be
|jpM U anything should hap
pen to it. Bat through six
anxious ballots nothing hap
pened; on the seventh, the last
thing on the seventh, eleven
votes front Burke climbed into
the Webb band wagon and all
was over. The something that
happened to the Webb proces
«m didn’t possess the lively in
terest for the other fellows that
It did lor the Webb supporters.
Cleveland received the aomi
BStion, but in the business of
giving it to her Gaston occupied
the chief seat of honor. Sha
caet mom Webb votes thsn any
•thtr county except Ckvelmd,
•ad held more places of honor!
and usefulness is the conven
tfo*. Mr. R. R. Ray, who was
sojiappily introduced by Mr.
*ad won golden opinions
•Moog all the delegation*. His
®g**lty. ease, grace and prompt
asm in comet rulings could not
■c/hmn been surpassed by lieu
tenant Governor Tnmerhhnaelf.
While others went in to win if
they could. It was evident to an
that Hr. Wtbb and bis forces
had gone in to win with no ifs
tfbott k. Thev had a strong
—»didst# to start with, they had
• nailed support in his own
aotttky, they had perfect organi
sation, and from start to finish
they never let np in their labors
•o win. Hr. Webb’s genius for
otgntiisatlon as exhibited In his
tmnpniga for tbd nomination
•tamps kfaf as a mighty useful
amn to hava on your side when
yon am going into a fight to
_
-The Democratic State. Con
gwmienal, and County tickets
may he expected to appear in
nr is webb.
—
chosen oh seventh ballot.
At the congressional convcn
ventiou in htorganton last Tues
day, all of the nine counties in
this, the new ninth, district
were represented. There were
about 400 delegates and visitors,
the largest delegations apparent
ly being those from Cleveland and
Gaston in support of Mr. B. Y.
Webb of Cleveland, and of Meck
lenburg in support mainly of
Dowd and Maxwell cf that
county.
Mayor John Tull, of Morgan -
ton, was temporary <- •airman and
with a few happy "marks called
the body to order. The different
counties named their committee
men and the convention ad
journed until 2:30 p. tn.
Promptly at that hour chair
man Tull called tbc convention
to brdcr and asked for committee
reports.
Mr. R. B. Wilson, of Gaston,
submitted the report on creden
tials that all the counties were
represented except Mitchell.
Bat it happened that Mitchell
wsa represented, though the
committee on credentials hod
not been so advised. There
were no contests.
Committee on organization
nominated Mr. R. R. Ray. of
Gaston, for permanent chairman
and members and editors of
Democratic press present as sec
retaries. The report was ap
proved by acclamation.
Mr. Mason, of Gaston, moved,
for the committee on rules that
the rules of the last General As
sembly be made the rules of this
body so far as applicable, and
by vote it was so ordered.
Amid great applause, Mr.
Ray was i rted to the chair
by Mr. Ua in, of Gaston, and
Mr. J. P. inhour, of Buricc.
Said Mr. igum, "It is my
pleasure to present to the con
vention as loyal a Democrat as
ever stood on this or any other
platform, Mr. R. R. Ray, of
Gaston,” and the shouting and
tumult were renewed. Mr. Ray
thanked his fellow Democrats
for the honor conferred, aud
immediately declared the house
ready for business.
By vote, nominating speeches
were limited to ten minutes and
seconding speeches to five
ciiuutes.
When the roll of counties
was colled for nominations.
Mr. J. E. Erwin, in a pointed
and eloquent speech, nominated
Mr. W. E. Abcrnethy, of Borke.
Mr. W. A. Self, in one of the most
eloquent and forceful of all the
speeches placed io nomination
Mr. T. M. Hufham, of Hickory.
Mr. Clyde R. Hoey, editor of
the Cleveland Star, amid great
demonstrations of enthusiasm,
began his speech with these
words:
"Mr. Chairman: I a in com
missioned by the united, enthu
siastic and triumphant Demo
cracy of Cleveland county to
present to this convention the
name of the winning candidate
for Congress in the person of
her 'distinguished son, Hon.
Edwin Yates Webb, of Shelby."
This opening sentence was
followed by a speech of power
ful eloquence in behalf of Mr.
Webb, as effective nominating
speech, of which not a single
sentence wandered from the
point. He was frequenty cheered,
and at the close there was a
great outburst of shouts and
cheering from Cleveland and
Gaston that Indicated a distinct
upward jump of Webb stock.
The speech of Mr. He riot
Claikaon in nomination of Mr.
W. C. Dowd, of Mecklenburg,
was on a lofty plane of Demo
cratic loyalty, and made a dis
tinct impression upon the con
vention. Those who know Mr.
Clarkson intimately my that he
made a new record lent himself
in this splendid effort.
■ A handsome tribute to his
friend was paid by Dr. R. J.
Brevard in nominating Mr. W.
C. Maxwell. Dr. Brevard’s
Speech was delivered quietly and
almost without gesture, but it
wan beard with rapt attention.
His tones were earnest, his
voice pleasant, and every word
waa ftly chosen.
a different candidate. The
o. G. ui., however, pulled his
automobile into action, acre wed
down the safety valve, and put
out tip the hill the best he
could in behalf of Dowd, mak
iog the trip with no mishap
more serious tlinu that uf get
ting oucc so near the side of the
road that he mu into a thicket
of yells for Maxwell.
Other seconding speeches
were made by Mr. Bartlett Shipp
foe Maxwell, and by Major
Scbenck for Webb.
. The total vote of the conven
tion being 354 votes, it was de
cided that any fraction above
177 would elect.
The first ballot wns called
amt taken os follows:
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I
The announcement of the
vote vu received by Webb's
supporters with loud demonstra
tions of satisfaction.
On the sccoud ballot Yancey
went solid for Webo, adding 2*4
votes to his total.
On the third Webb captnred
from Dowd a vote and a fractiou
in Madison.
On the fourth Dowd regained
Ills strength and Webb dropped
back to position given by second
ballot, 167.33 votes.
No change on fifth ballot. On
sixth no change.
On seventh, Burke, who hud
been voting 30 for Abeniethy,
asked for time. All the other
counties voted, and Burke still
waited. .Webb lacked 10 votes
of a nomination, and after some
commotion among the Burke
delegates, their spokesman cast
the vote, in which Webb received
eleven out of Burke’s 30. The
secretary instantly announced
that Mr. Webb had received
178.75 votes.
Then it was that Clcvclaud
and Gaston broke loose and the
band played Dixie.
Men were shouting themselves
hoarse, throwing us hats and
cancs, yelling, whooping, con
gratulating one another, shriek
ing with delirious joy and leap
ing high into the air. Webb en
thusiasm spread throughout the
house and the building trembled
with cheers for the winner.
A committee was sent to ad
vise Mr. Webb of his nomination
and to invite him to address the
convention.
The following platform was
then adopted:
Wc, the Democrats of the
Ninth Congressional District, in
Convention assembled, hereby
renew and reaffirm our allegi
ance to the fundamental and
time honored principles of the
Democratic party.
We denounce the Republican
party for its subserviency to the
trusts created and fostered by its
policies, which tepd to crush
out competition, to discourage
the investnieut of capital in
small industries, and to deprive
labor of its rightful reward, and,
whose growth iu number and
power in ft constant menace to
Republican institutions. We
believe that the representatives
of a free and sovereign people
have adequate power to deal
With and control these powerful
organizations, and we demand
the enactment and enforcement
of such laws os will effectually
curb the exercise of their danger
ous power.
Wc condemn the Republican
administration for its reckless ex
travagance and waste of tbe pub
lic fnnd, for tbe creation of new
aud nscleaa offices and we es
pecially condemn its craven cow
ardice and breach of faith in
failing to grant relief to Cuba at
the behest of the sugar trust. *
We endorse and commend our
Democratic Senator and onr rep
resentatives in Congress In thdr
efforts to secure the passage of
the Appalachian Para Bill and
hereby pledge them onr support
la securing tbe passage of this
wise and beneficent measur?.
We congratulate tbe Democra
cy of Xortn Carolina on the suc
cess of Its administration of tbe
affairs of tbe state, upon its record
*■ the patron of education, for
tbe liberal provision it has made
for tbe Confederate Veterans, tbe
insane and tbe deaf and the
blind,-and fox the brave and vic
torious fight it has waged for
white supremacy and the perma
nent settlement of tbe race issue.
}ir. Webb appeared and made
a ringing Democratic speech.
He was followed by the unsne
eessful esndidates, wbo pledged
their support to the aotmnee
amid mat enthusiasm sad un
mistakable tokens of tbe best of
fttliug.
rvvaiii fn
Kvt VwkhtM.
(Inert* decline a lot of good
thing* at fashionable dinners,
beesnst they do not know the
potter way of eating them and
will not ettpoae their ignorance.
Ic'd Been There.
cnn»siwueeawt
yon e\ *T have
Uw people didn't
Oendd—rofttn have Its I me
the telephone a great deal.
PHILIPPINE COINS.
i __
Designs Submitted hy a Nativa
Artist.
UaUUh Po*t. .
Washington, July 22.—Of all
the deiuga*' submitted for the
uew Philippine subsidiary coins,
authorized by the last session of
cougTess, those drawn by n native
tive Filipino artist have been
judged the beat by the president
Secretary Root aud will undoub
tedly be adopted. The dcsigu
was submitted by a Filipino
named Pigueros.
On the obverse appears a fe
male figure clad in flowing
drapery and with her hair
streaming to hcT shoulders. Her
left hand reposes gracefully upon
her bosom, whtle her right
grasps a hammer, which rests
upon an anvil at her feet. In the
rear appears a smoking volcano,
a representation of the active
volcano Mayon, in the province
Albany, Luzon, the largest in
the archipelago. Above this is
inscribed the denomination of
the coin and below it the word
"Pilipinas."
On the reverse is a simple but
beautiful American shield, bear
ing the stars and stripes, with an
eagle perched above. The
words "United States of Ameri
ca” and the date are on this side
of the coin.
Muni Training.
Birmingham Agr-H«rald.
The thinking men of the SoutJi
are being aroused to the impor
tance of manual training for the
average Southern white boy.
The professions and the mercan
tile class will take care of them
selves. but the mat mass of boys
ueed looking after, aud no edu
cational movement will be so
far-reaching for good as that di
rected to the advancement of
youth along lines of manual
training in connection with gram
mar school work.
A cherished idea of Dr. J. H.
Phillips, superintendent of pub
lic schools of Birmingham, lias
lougjbeen the introduction of a
system of manual training in the
schools under his charge and
the development of elemental
shop aud tool work into a depart
ment of technology in the high
school. The board of education
is heartily in hannoxfy with Dr.
Phillips in his efforts to give the
boys of this city a course in man
ual training, and steps have al
ready been taken to put the de
sired system into effect next fall.
Mr. Richard H. Edtnouds,
editor of the Ballitnore.Manufac
tuiers* Record, has taken up the
question of manual training of
the white boys of the South with
great earnestness. With his
pen and voice he has done more
for this entire section perhaps
than any other roan to stimulate
the educators and men of influ
ence in general to push this
matter in a broad and practical
way.
There is a general complaint
of « scarcity of skilled mechanics
in, the South. Thousands of
first-class mechanics there are,
yet there is uot only room, but
pressing demand for ten times
more men who have been trained
at school in industrial work.
Misdirected ERort.
Ivouirrtll* Time*.
During one of E. Lt. Hyde’s
evetfgclical trips through Penn
sylvania he told a Scranton gath
ering that all infidels were fools,
aud that he would undertake to
prove hi* argument in ten
niinntes if any professed infidel
wished to give the opportunity.
A man in the audience arose
and was politely asked by Hyde
to speak if he wished to speak.
"Mr. Hyde,” was the reply, "I
have been listening to you with
interest this past half hour; but
I think your recent statement
was a challenge I cannot let pass.
I am a man of education and
culture: 1 have traveled, and I
know more than the average
person, believer or non-believer.”
"Do you really believe,” Hyde
asked, "that there Is nothing in
religion ? Would yon go on
record as saying to much ?”
"Go on record ?" queried the
man in surprise, "Why, I’ve
been writing and preaching
against religion thin past 20
years !”
"And you say there’s nothing
in it ?”
"Absolutely nothing J"
"Well, 1 said I’d prove you a
fool within ten minutes,” said
Hyde looking at his watch. "1
still have aeven minutes left. I
will leave it to the gathering if
that man ii no( a fool who
devotes twenty years to preach
ing against something which he
claim* has nothing in it.”
The Eaceptlea.
rnkm *-iiniiin
Church—I sec the definition
of a gentleman in one who never
(fan pain.
fiothnnt—1 don’t aupnoee my
deutiat would like it if I told
him that.
Femtulaa Charity,
cu>«eNm
Tour—f don’t ace whet Mias
l hirtvodd ever married aucb a
homely chap for. He muat have
been her laat chance.
Noll—Ou the contrary, I im
agine he waa her dm.
SANDOW GIRL THE LATEST.
Thu N*w Shirt Viiei Lends an
Athletic Effect to (he figure.
Traitan Ttao.
The Ssndow girl is in style.
The new shirt waists are built so
that a woman looks twice as
w ide as she is.
In her skirt »hc looks narrow
er, lor skirts are very clinging
and they are fitted as tar down
as the knees. But with the
waist it is different. Here the
figure innst be broad and ap
parently uniscnlar, so that the
mid-summer woman comes very
near being top-heavy.
The new waists arc made with
the nbouldcT plait. This is a
fold of a cloth w’hich is put on
in such a manner that it project*
over the shoulders. In certain
shape it is called " Gibsonian”
and its immediate effort is to
make the shoulders look very
wide. It is really more becom
ing to a slender woman than to
a plump one, but both styles are
wearing it and you are gradually
getting used to the woman who
looks twice os broad as she did
in the spring.
Sleeves display the same
peculiarity. They are tucked in
rows of tucking rtiuning around
the arm and they arc trimmed
with bands of lace going round
and round, all ol which tend to
make the sleeves large and the
arm big.
The State Historical Society
of Iowa has authorized the com
pilation of the .messages, procla
mations and papers of the Gov
ernors of the State, and Denja
uuu F. Shamhattgh, professor
of Kovermnent at the State Uni
versity, has been chosen to do
the work. There will be three
volumes in all.
The ■— ;'?** ambition o< Ainer-1
ES5--nr
„ ,,1lVt.'l •Hilt tcmaU' d»- .
’T^v r lv ..<*** «»
Wn.in* a cMUlte* *“ i
lueilidivr can real or® ’'cod
.STu« 'V,.e m «•«*■«
*55“ •-'rsrSi^K;
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sii *-i* ■" >~-i
With and atwngth to boar ,
a-sr-« -
WIHE'CARDUI
in iLun, i
Sale for Taxes.
On the 25th day of August,
1902, I will *ell at the door of
City Hall, in the City of Gas
tonia, at 12 o’clock M., for non
payment of taxes, cost to be
added, the following described
lots listed for taxation iu said
city:
George Douglas, residence lot,
Eaat Main Street, $8.77.
M. W. Hanna, residence lot
Central Franklin Avenue, $10.85.
W. H. Hntchins, residence lot,
$7.43.
John Johnson, vacant lot $5.78.
Ben Johnson, residence lot.
East Main Street, $7.02.
A, K. Doftin, residence lot,
West Main Street, $32.48.
Jim Miller, residence lot, Hap
py Hill, $1.65.
I. N. ALEXANDER,
TAX COLLECTOR.
STANLEY CREEK
INSTITUTE.
-——— .
A Preparatory School
for Boya and Olrla.M.
9
Opens August 4th, 1902.
New School Building.
Competent Instructors.
Board $8 to 17 per mouth.
Your patronage is kindly so
licited,
ft. C. JOHNSON. A. E. Prin.
(Trinity College, clasp ol *94.)
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pulse answers eighty
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when youa see] the style,
price, and comparative
cheapness of our entire
stock, it beats a continu
al hum-drum. There is
no use consulting a doc
tor, he can save your life
but we can save you mon
ey on everything you buy.
Thomson Co.
The People’s Store.
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The world can’t look rose-colored if the eyes are wrong.
Conic to ns. we can correct the defect. Remember we
mnkc no charge for examination and the prices on our
glasses are right, quality considered.
Let us serve you. We have scores of pleased custom
ers who can vouch for our Ability-.
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The Gastonia
Banking Comp’y,
GASTONIA, N. C.
will furnish every one who
will become a depositor to
the amount of one dollar or
more, a handsome
Private Home Safe
like the one shown here to keep at home. You are invited
to call and ask for one of these Safes.
This Private Home Safe is issued to you locked. It cau
only he opened by ns. You are expected to accumulate
your small coins in it and return it to n* at least once in
sixty days, when your money is removed, entered to your
credit on your pass book and draws interest.
Remember the dollar remains yonrs, the bank remains onrs.
The Gastonia Banking Company.
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