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No. 9.143
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DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
ENTHUSIASTIC
Delegates to State and District
' -
RINGING RESOLUTIONS
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
Hon. F. M. Simmon Delivers a Fine
Speech Officers of Convention
Were Joseph us Daniels Chair
man and C. C. McDonald
Secretary
The Deiuoerutic convention of Wake
county met today in Metropolitan
Hull. The attendance was unusually
large, the representation full and the
enthusiasm great. Delegates were
elected to the State, and District con
ventions, and were left uninstructed.
Kinging' resolution were adopted and
the body was treated to a fine ad
dress by State Chairman V. M. Sim
mons. CALLED TO ORDER.
Chairman Armistead .Tones called
the convention to order at 13: IS and
stated that the object of the conven
tion was to send delegates to the
State and Congressional conventions.
He requested Mr. Josephus Daniels to
act as temporary chairman.
Mr. Daniels, on taking the chair,
said that he esteemed it an honor to
preside over the first Democratic con
vention in Wake county, which was
to set the ball in motion to lead on
to victory, lie aroused enthusiasm
and cheers by his assertion that the
white men must rule this country or
die. lie expressed a laudable ambi
tion that Wake should become the
banner Democratic county of the
State. The name of Vance and the
campaign of 1H70. of course, was re
ceived with applause. The mantle
of the, lumented Vance has fallej upon
that uutcrrificd young leader and
tnVemimn, Chaiies I'.rantley Ayeock
: (ijpplnuse). Mr. Daniels rtferred to
the school boy career of Mr. Ayeock
most appropriately, since they were
school mates. The hour nr.d the man
have met; standing uKii the thres
hold of u great cumpaigu to enfran
chise evefy'' white man of the State
who hns bees enslaved by the negro
vote. Ayeock will be chosen to lead
the party to victory. Mr. Daniels
closed amid applause.
Mr. ('. C. Mi-Donald was requested
by the chairman to act as secretary.
The roll of precincts was called and
reported that all were represented,
and that, there were no contests.
I 'apt I!, G. Dunn and Mr. W, ('.
Douglass moved that, the temporary
organization he made permanent, and
the motion was unanimously carried,
Mr. Armistead .lones moved thata
committee of five be appointed to ap
portion delegates to the conventions
carried.
Met-srs. I!. K. I'artin. K. ('. Bedding
lleld. W. L. Watson. ArmUtnted Jones
and .I. 1). Allen were named on the
committee.
PENNY RESOLUTION".
The following resolution was intro
duced by W. II. Penny, .lr.:
"Whereas, we, the Democrats of
Wake county, for tvAi elections, have
been denied the opportunity of cast
ing a ballot composed entirely of Jtme
and loyal Democrats, and
"Whereas, we believe an effort will
he made by a few, in the next State
convention to place on our ticket one
or more gentlemen of another poli
tical party, and
"Whereas, the Democratic voters of
Wake county are heartily tired and
thoroughly disgusted with fusion, and
- "Whereas, we believe there are a
host of available Democrats in North
Carolina fully qualified to fill effi
ciently any office in the gift of the
ieople; therefore, be it !
"Resolved by the Democrats of ,
Wake countv, in convention usseni- i
bled, that we instruct our delegates
to the next State convention, and tho
same are hereby instructed, to use
their best efforts to have placed upon
our State ticket none but true, able
and influential Democrats of the' un
terrified class." ' ;
Mr. Douglass moved that the reso
lution bo referred to a committee, on
resolutions. ,
Mr. w. a. snow moved to amend oy
mnkin? it apply also to the judicial
and congressional conventions, mid
this amendment vo accepted by Mr.
Penny.
Mr., A.' W.Moye favored the resolu
tion. ' A . '
Mr. Douglass opposed, closing the
doors of Democracy to any men Who
favored white suiremney.
Mr. "Penny spoke in favor of the
resolution, while Mr. K. P. Mnvnard,
Mr. R. C, Strong. Mr. 11. II. Battle,
Mr. A. J. Fields, Mr. Alex. Stronaeh,
Jit., thought, to thus pnss the resolu
tion, ill advised and desired its refer
ence to u committee. Mr. Snow advo
cated the resolution. Mr. A. A.
Thompson said no one doubted' how
he stood on thex question of fusion;
he-hud always fought it, but he
thought it best to have the resolution
referred. The resolution was unani
mously referred to the committee.
The following committee ou resolu-
; tious was named by" the various pre
uincta: Dr. 8. W. Thompson, J. J. Ettwardtt,
M. W. Pace, P. B. Gray, Brnnton Ste
vens, V. C. Allen, J. Yf. Avent, D. L.
Hunnioutt, R, C. Mitchell, Millarrf
. Mial, J. D. Bullentjno, 13. C. Bedding.
Held, .T. Saunders. A. M. Sorrell, J.
Wiliom Jones, John P. Nowell, F. A.
Williams. Eugene Bartholemew, Dr.
J. h. McCullers, W. C. Brewer, Dn B.
Young, W. A. Ellington, W. B. Snow,
L. H. Royster, A. A. Thompson, W.
C. Douglass, James H. Pou, Joseph E.
Pogue, J. Holding, Maxwell Gor
man, B. M. Gatling, Gaston Powell und
William Boylnn. i
Resolutions were introduced by Mr.
A. A. Thompson, Dr. McCullers, Capt.
If. G. Dunn and Mr. B. H. Battle and
referred to the committee on resolu
tions. DELEGATES NAMED.
Mr. W. L. Watson offered the report
of the committee on apportionment,
recommending thirty-one to the
State convention and ninety to the
judicial. The report was adopted.
The Allowing delegates and altern
ates were then named:
Barton's Creek .1. D. Allen; altern
ate, S, W. Thompson.
Buokhorn and Cedar Fork J. T.
.ludil; alternate, J. V. Bolin.
Cnry W. G. Crowder; alternate, F.
1!. Gray.
Holly Springs J. I(. Carter altern
ate, itranton Stevens.
House's Creek .1. T. Edwards; al
ternate' W. G. Allen.
Little River Dr. M. C. Chauiblcc;
alternate, Sam. Harris.
Marks Creek X. P. Jones: altern
ate, R. E. Richardson.
Middle Creek It. K. I'artin; altern
ate, W. li. Temple.
Xeuse G. W. Norwood: alternate.
J. .1. Dunn.
New Light B. V. Lawrence; al
ternate, J. M. Kstecs.
Oak Grove A. M. Sorrell; alternate,
J. II. Lynn.
Panther Branch V. E. Voting; al
ternate. .1. W. Peebles.
St. Marys 1'. W. Dowd: alternate,
St. .Matthews li. (i. Dunn; altern
ate, J. A. 1 lav wood.
J. C. I'ool.
Swift Creek Thomas litirns: al
ternate, Joseph Smith.
Wake Forest W. C. ISrewer, L. 1!.
Voting; alternates, S. F. Allen, Gru
ton Williams.
White Oak W. A. Ellington; nltei ti
J. .1. Maynard.
Otttside East Alex. Stronaeh; al
ternate, E. C. Sasser.
Outside West North Division W. ('.
iiiddick; alternate, 11. H. Keogli.
Outside West, South Division F. li.
Arendell; alternate. W. It. Crawford.
First Ward. First Division Armistead
Jones, It. P. Williams; alternates. W.
E. Jones. J. J. liernard.
First. Ward, Second Division D. M.
King: alteruutc, L. 15. I'cgram.
Second Ward. First Division K. P.
Maynard, W. L. Watsoti: alternates, A.
A. Thompson, Lynn Wilder.
Second Ward. Second Division- W.
M. litiss; alteriiute,John W. Thomp
son. . Third Ward, First Division K. B.
liarbee, J," M. -Norwood; alternates,
Samuel Hogasse, H. i. Crocker.
Third Ward, Second Division Jo
sephus Daniels; alternate, J. E. Po
gue. Fourth Ward, both divisions 1). S.
Hamilton; alternate, J. X. Holding.
The following delegates to the Con
gressional convention:
Barton's Creek .1. D. Allen, S. W.
Thompson. D. II. Pou: alternates, I).
C. ISeuk, W. M. .Nipper. S. M. Brog
dcn. Buckhorn J. .1. Kd wards; altern
ate. It. II. Freeman.
Cedar Fork U. If. Merrill. J. H.
Muring; alternates M. W. Page. Wes
ton Edward.
Can A. G. Jones, C. W. Scott. F.
P.. Gulley; alternates, 11. 1!. Jordan.
A. E. Stone, L. P.. Woodull.
Holly Springs T. I!, holt. T. ().
Join's: alternates, Frtink Carter. Da
vid Strotlier.
House's Creek .1. W. Avent. G. M.
Jackson, S. II. Smith; alternates. W.
G. Allen, L. P. Sorrell,, O. W. Lynn.
Little River J. A. Kemp, ('. D.
Whitley, M. C. llorton, C. E. Pippen:
alternates, li. B. Horton. J. M. Whit
lljy, II. K. Kimball, Hillnrd Richard
eon. sMurk's Crfck --ET, Sea.rboi o. C. II.
Anderson, Millard MfttU' alternate, G.
if. Marshburn, G. W. Hobbitf. Free
man I. iles.
Middle Creek I. E. Bnllentine. E.
L. Hand: alternates, 1). II. Smith. Zeb.
V. Rhodes.
Xeuse J. J. Dunn, alternate, W. 11.
Richardson.
New Light J. II. Mangum. R. li.
Allen, R. P. Jones. J. M. Estees; al
ternates, J. II. Watkins. .1. H. Plr-us-ants.
J. W. Mangum. J. W. Allen.
Oak Grove W. W. King. Theo.
Lynn; alternates, James Parhani, W.
li. Lyon.
Panther Branch E. V. Rand. T. H.
Turner. A. F. Smith. N. M. Blaylock;
alternates, .1. M. Turner. James
Adams, J. L. Britt, X. I. Myatt.
St. Marv's-F. A. Whilaker. .1. C.
Pool, G. W. Wiliams. J. W. Holder;
alternates, J. II. Sturdevant. Charles
Ilollemnii, John Broughton. I tit
Wilder.
St. Matthew's -S. G. Colcy. J. A.
Haywood; alternates, R. G. Dunn,
Eugene Bartholemew.
Swift Creek J. J. L. McCullers. B.
S. Franklin, I. T. Laugston; altern
ates. R. E. L. Yates, W. II. Steven
son, G. W. Atkinson.
Wake Forest C. R. Dcbnam, J. V.
Steel. W. K. Redford. S. F. Allen. G. E.
Gill. W. C. Brewer; alternate, F. W.
Dickson, G. R. Holland. W. B. Smith,
Renn Williams, J. H. Mitchell, S. W.
Terrell. ;
White Oak A. B. Hunter. L. D.
Baucom. Dr. J. L. Moore, C. E. Wil
liams; alternates. ,W. B. Upchureli,
Madison Barbee, W, C. Hunter. J.
A. Norris.
First Ward, First Division C. D.
Arthur, W. B. Snow. R. II. Jones, T.
P. Sale, W. E. Foster; alternate, S.
F. Telfair. J. S. Wynne, J. A. Hriggs,
R. X. Siinms, J.' G. Brown.
First Ward. Second Division L. H.
Royster. Andrew Jackson-, L. P.. IV
gram, W. B. Grimes; alternates, W. L.
Davis, T. E. Moore, E. B. Parish. W.
J. Saunders. , .
Second Ward.- Fii-st Division W. C.
McMackin, W. W. Parish, Graham
Haywood, A. A. Thompson. . Lynn
Wilder: alternates. E. L. Unrrte, E.
P. Mavnard, W. L. Watson, C. II.
Betts, J. C. Bjrdsong.
Second Ward, Second Division F,
Stnonach, A. J. Field. VV. C. Douglas:
alternates, C. B. Park. II. C. Brown.
T. B. Womaek.
Third Ward, First Division -H...H.
Crocker, R. G. I'lK-hurch, George F.
Kennedy. J. R. Cpehureb, W. G. F(ir
svthe; nltermites. S. A. .lonets, R..O.
King, J. H. Pou, F. L. Men-itt, W.! H.
King.
Third Ward. Second Division Jos.
E. Pogue, ('. F. Cooke.; alternates,
Josephus Daniels. Jos'. CfiVell.
Fourth Ward, First Division-W. P.
Whitaker, D. S. Hamilton. J. X. Hold
ing. G. E. Leach; alternates, J. VV.
MeGee, Jr., R. G. Reid, VV. A. Gattls,
Thortitmv Rnwhind.
Fourth Ward. Second Division "p
Maxwell Gorman; alternate, George
Fowler.
Outside East B. M. Gatling, H. E.
Glenn. Alex. Stronaeh: alternates, D.
I. Fort, Wm. Taylor, Ivan Proctor.
Outside West, Xorth Division R.
C. Strong, li. If. Keogh, G. T. Powell:
alternates, T. A. Partin, B. Irby, VV.
II. Cole.
Outside West. South Division
Bryant Smith, C. 10. Crawford: altern
ates, S. M. Dupree, A. A. Harris.
PLATFOK ADOPTED.
Chairman A. A. Thompson, of the
committee on resolutions, reported'
the following resolution and platform
as an embodiment of all the resolu
tions introduced previously, to-wit:
"Resolved, by the Democratic par
ty of Wake countv, in convention as
sembled, "1. That we congratulate the people
upon the restoration of white supre
macy and good government.
"". That we endorse the proposed
Constitutional Amendment. I i i t re
commend that an additional section
lie added providing that if section five
be declared unconstitutional the
whole amendment shall become null
and void.
'M.That the battle cry in the coin
ing campaign shall be "white supre
macy.' anil that all men who favor
tin- rule of the white race, who wish
to secure a solid and enduring founda
tion for good State government, who
favor good public schools, and who
have the proper concern for the safe
ty and security of their homes and
firesides, be invited to enroll them
selves under the folds of our stand
ard, and co-operate with all true
North Carolinians in ' securing this
much desired end.
"I. That we favor the election of
I'nited States Senators by the people
and we favor the nomination
of the
Senator to be elected next January
by a. primary vote of the Democratic
electors, under such rules and regula
tions as may In- presented by the
State ( (invention next Wednesday.
We recommend to our delegates that
a plan In- promulgated for the hold
ing of primaries.
"V That we do not favor giving in
structions to our delegates upon ques
tions about which there are dbisions
of opinion, but we have implicit con
fidence in the Democracy and wisdom
of the delegates to be selected !v
this convention and know they will
represent and express the will of
their constituents on all questions m
party policy."
This was unanimously adopied.
DISCUSSION.
Mr. I!. II. Battle moved that the
delegates be instructed for Ayeock
and Ciiningliaia Tor Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, respect i eh .
This provoked considerable diseiis-.-.ion.
the chair Holding that the plat
form adopted decided that the dele
gates should not be instructed. Mr
Gas ton Powell. Mr. Battle and Mr.
Gorman favored instruction for Ay
cock i'nd Cuninghani. while Mr. Gra
ham Haywood. Mr. Armistead Jones.
Mr. Douglass held that the matter
was already disposed of. Tin- motion
was withdrawn.
Mli. SIMMONS' SPEECH.
At this time a special committee of
three escorted Hon. F. M. Simmons.
State Chairman, into the hall and he
was received with reat enthusiasm.
Mr. Simmons hail been invited to ad
dress the convention by the countv
executive committer, and his speech,
in which he dealt largely with the
pending Vinistitulional amend men I.
was a masterpiece, one of the finest
political speeches delivered in this
city.
The Convention then ad journed.
FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEK
What will Engage Attention of the Nat
ional Congress
Washington. April 7. Monday in
the House will be given to considera
tion of the District of Columbia bills.
On Tuesday it is probable that the
appropriation bill will lie considered,
and the final fight on the Porto Rico
bill on Wednesday. The considera
tion of post office bill will probably
be completed On Thursday. Friday
will be given lip to the pension bill,
and on Saturday addresses will be
made on the occassion of the recep
tion of the statue of Oliver P. Morton.
On the Senate, Spooner's Philip
pine resolutions, as unfinished busi
ness, has the right, of way next week.
Senator Lodge on Wednesday- will
try to have a date for a vote fixed.
He will SrSk that it be not longer than
Wednesday a week. Senator Hoar
lias prepared a big speech. The Quay
ease will run the morning hour each
fav until finished.
Rev. Dr. A. A. Marshall, it is hi id.
will begin his ministry at. the TlTst
Baptist Church tomorroy, and Rev.
Dr. C. E. Taylor is Iiere to attend.
The Times-Visitor, as usual, has re
ceived no notice of the service, how
ever, although a reporter went out of
his way to request the. same.
Mr. W. E. Faiso'n nnd Col. Z. P.
Smith have gone to Xeuse to attend
a Masonic meeting tonight,
Mr. Will X. Coley .editor of the
Henderson Herald, returned homrf today.
Boers capture
many british
Are
Inspired by Capture of
Flower of British
PRIENCE OF WALES OWN
TAKEN TO PRETORIA
Fighting Near Blcemfontein Loses Men
From British Ranks-Boers Ac
cused of Firing on Wound
ed Officer
London. April 7. A Pretoria des
patch says that the British troops
who were captured at Kornspruit
have arrived. The prisoners belong
to the Prince of Wales' own regiment.
The sight of the brilliantly dressed
soldiers of Great Britains crack regi
ment delighted the burghers. The
prisoners have been exhibited to the
burghers to encourage them. The ef
fect was inspiring. Five hundred
British subjects were ofdert d to leave
.lohan.iesburg today and one hundred
more ordered to quit Pretoria.
y.U BRITISH CAPTI'RF.D.
liloeinfontein. April 7. The British
detachment captured at iieddersburg
was .Mil strong, of whom forty-five
were kiled apd wounded. The Boer
force was estimated at thirty-eight
hundred and had five field artillery
guns.
::t) CAPTl liKD.
Carnarvon, April i.- Two hundred
insurgents not aware that Sir Charles
Parsons had occupied Kenhnnlt were
captured on the way to that place by
the British troops.
CHIXESH AFFA1IIS.
London. April 7. - A Shanghai
des-
patch says that the American. Ger
man. British and French .Ministers
sent a joint note to the Chinese For
eign Office demanding the total sup
nression of the society of Boxers
within two months, announcing that
I otherwise these powers will land
troops and march In the interior of
the northern provinces of Sha Xtung
I and Chili in order to secure the safe
ty or foreigners. According to the
sMine despatch the American, litalian
and French legations have now pro-v;dj,4-
navalguanls from .large gath
ering warships at Taku.
P.OF.ll PR I SON E US ESCAPE..
Cape Tow n. April 7. The Boer pris
oners at Sinioustovvu made a deter
mined attempt to escape yesterday.
Fourteen succeeded in getting away.
AT BAVONF.T'S POINT.
London, April ".- A despatch to a
news agency from Boshed' states that
General Methiicn's men carried the
position held by General Villebois'
men at the point of the bayonet. The
ilcsi'atch confirms the story that the
I'.ocrs fired on a British wounded of
ficer after having raised the white
flair. There is no mention in the
despatch of the killing of Villebois.
POKTF-li KILLING
Itloemfoutein. April
Porter reconnoilered to
BO E liS.
7. General
the east be
lle came in
vmiil l.ei-uvv Ivop today.
contact with and disposed ol one
hundred and fiftv Boers.
KAGAX SAYS NO.
Savannah. Ga.. April 7. Vice-President
F.ngan. of the Central Railroad
and Steamship Company, said today
that no definite proposition has been
made by the trades league of Phila
delphia relative to the establishment
of a line of steamships f-t ui that port
(to Savannah.
THE IiELIGlOl S WAR.
aris. April 7. A despatch to
the
Joubital states that as a result ot the
religious war thure was a battle on
March l'.ith in which .liggiga. the
Christian governor of Harar was vic
torious and two thousand Mussehiiaus
were killed. King Monelik will send
eight thousand reinforcements.
C.V1SI-
Accra
Ashanti
runner
OF ASH A XT I TliOl BI.ES.
April 7. The situation at
is unchanged. A Coomassie
cports that all of the Ashanti
tribes are in army. King Bekvvai alone
remaining loyal. It is believed that
the Ashanti golden stool has been
found: that the rising is due to an
endeavor of the governor of the
colony to take possession of if.
COMPARISON COTTON STOCK.
Xew York. April 7. -The stock of
cotton in Great Britain ou April li
was ISt.uon bales against 1,7.12,(10(1 bales
last year at the same date. Continent
al shocks, fitW.-.'OO against S'.l7,r00.
COTTON.
Xew York. April 7. --Cot foil bids:
April and May, !lr:iO: June. 0.2S; July.
i).27: August. 9. is; September. S. 10.
HOT WEA l lli ii TOMORROW.
For Raleigh and vicinity: Fair,
warmer tonight and Sunday: temper--nr
will reach so degrees Sunday.
Tho warm wave now prevails over
the entire country; the temperature
at 8 a. m. had risn to 50 degrees as
far north as St. Paul. The weather
is generally fair throughout the
couutrv except in the southwest sec
tion. 'Rniu occurred at Galveston.
Palestine and .Abilene, Tex.: also at
Oklahomo and Dodge City. The storm
off the Xew England eonst continues
to develop in force and the barometer
is below 29.50 inches. The maximum
temperature yesterday renehed 80 de
grees, at Huron, S. Dak. v
LOCAL BRIEFS
Tomorrow is Palm Sunday.
Maj. S. F. Telfair is at Home for a
week.
Mrs. Margaret Shipp returned this
morning.
The Fair Grounds look unite desert
ed since Sun Brother's show left town.
The family of Mr. Alf Jones are all
confined to 'their home ou account of
sickness.
Compulsory vaccination has been
ordered at Scltna by the town com
missioners. Mr. C. F. Denny has accepted a )
sition with Mrs. K. Fasmich. as watch
maker, jeweler and optician.
It was stated positively today that
Senator Allen, of -Nebraska, will be
here at the time of the Populist State
Convention, ami will address that body
at night.
Tomorrow at the morning service
in the First Presbyterian Church the
Holy Communion will be administer
ed. The sermon will be delivered by
thc pastor. Dr. Eugene Daniel.
Yesterday afternoon ou the baseball
grounds at the .Agricultural and Me
chanical College the home team de
feated the team from Bingham School
of Mebane by a score, of five to three.
Tonight, in the Academy of Music
there will be an unusually important
rehearsal for Powhatan. The orches
tra will be prcscnl and will accom
pany the characters and choruses.
The flower show for next Saturday
will be given about two weeks later.
The young women who have had the
matter in charge decided that it was
better to postpone the show for a
week or two.
. I 1 1 1 1 Settle, the bead waiter at the
Carrolltuu Hotel, has gone to Phila
delphia, where he will be employed
by a hotel. Tom Brown, formerly
head waiter at the Park Motel, and
one of the best head waiters in t In
state, has succeeded John at 1 lie Car
rolltou. Many buttons with the picture of
lion. Donncll Gilliam, of Tarboro. on
them are being worn by friends of
that gentleman ill this city. Mr. Gil
liam is one of the ablest men in the
State, and he has a huge following
here who wish they could be in the
Second District to vote for him for
C'vngrcss.
The Atlantic Hotel at Moreln-ad
City will open for the summer season
ou June first, and on the occasion of
the opening there will be a great so
cial function. The season at Morc-hc-ul
City will be the brightest in the
'history of the resort. The Teachers'
Assembly date is within two weeks of
the opening, and it i" entirely proba
ble that the hotel will be filled
throughout the four months of the
season.
Saturday is the wr cng night
Only 228 per Cent of White Voters in
First and Second Ward
at Primaries
The Times-Visitor recently express
ed the opinion that the Democratic
primaries
Raleigh should not lie
held ou Saturday uiirht. for the rea
son that it precluded the possibility
or merchants, clerks and many others
from attending. Saturday night pri
maries cut oil' a class of voters, which
the party can ill afford to dispense
with in its councils. In order to be
convinced that Saturday night is not
the best time to obtain full attend
ance i1 is only necessary to call at
tention to the fact that the total
white registration in the first and
second wards in ls!is was 1,17s, while
in the recent primaries the total vote
in these two wards for all candidates
for Slate Treasurer was only
hence only ,:.'2S per cent of the white
voters attended the primaries in theso
two strongest Democratic wards.
The following table compiled from
the registration books of lS'.'s and the
primaries of March ::ist, t'.HUI, show
the white voting strength and the at
tendance in each division of the city:
White In
Voters. Primary.
I
1st Ward, fsf Dir..
1st Ward, Ifnd Div.
::nd Ward. 1st Div.
:.'7I
;.:.'ss
:;iM
:itiu
) .'it
rjtt-l
GO
"S
lid
93
2nd Ward.
:ird Ward,
lli-d Ward,
ltd Ward,
lib Ward.
:.'nd Div.. .
1st Div
2nd Div...
1st Div....
:.'nd Div...
No
Ward
ole
vaV taken in the Third
and
Second Division of ihe
Fourth, hence it is impossible to tell
the exact number who participated
in these precinct.-. However, in the
Second Divisions of both the Third
and Fourth Wards hardly enough
were present to elect delegates. Fif
teen would cover the number in each.
The Times-Visitor takes the M)si
tion against Saturday night primaries
in the interest of no candidate or
candidates, but because it is not the
night to secure the best attendance.
No one Says that the result would
have been different in any respect
had the primaries, been well attended,
but every one agree that it would
have been more salisfactory to all con
cerned. . liev. Dr. A. . Marshall, pastor of
the First Baptist church, arrived this
morning and is stopping with C. .1.
Hunter.
The athletic association of the A.
and M. College this afternoon decided
to charge ladies for admission to
games in future.
Poet (after reading his latest ode
"What do you think ot it?" Friend
"Ah: my dear fellow, it reminds me of
Kipling la his most ambitious flights."
"Keally?" "Yes: It's most artistically
unintelligible."
"What's the matter with Poppers?"
"He's got tho 'admonitory sore throat' "
"Wbat's that?" "It's an affection con
tracted through constantly Faying 'Don't
to that tad kid of his."
Every man has a lot of girls' letters
somewhere that all have "Burn this" un
derscored two or three times at the bot
tom. Nw York Press.
ALDERMEN IN A
WARM WRANGLE
Hot Meeting of the Board Last
Night
endof the drewry-
Mcdonald feud
Alderman McDonald Wanted Alderman
Drewry Investigated Drewry An
Bwered McDonald and the
Board Refused to Counte
nance Resolution.
The Board of Aldermen held an in
teresting meeting last night.
The annual rejMirls served as time
killers and gave opiortuiiity for the
members to grow cool after the hot
spells that would arise now and then,
'flic Drcvvry-McDonald lend, unless
last night's meeting precipitates an
avalanche of cards to tin- public, came
to an cud with the introduction of a
resolution by Mr. McDonald to inves
tigate Mr. Drewry and an answer
from Mr. Drewry and tnc refusal of
the Board, without a dissenting vote,
to allow flic resolution or any of 1he
proceedings relating to it to remain
on the records. Second in importance
among t lie acts of the City Fathers
was ihe report of the "investigating"
committee ou the Wafer Works iies
tion. The report cost $ls.itl. the price
was ordered paid, and the pretty type
written copy was relegaled 1 Un
files. The crowd thai went up to hear
the promised sensational proceedings
was larger than a "Citizen's -Mass
-Meeting" and 1he few who remained
unlil almosl midnight heard all of the
wordy combat that they desired.
ill (he proceedings of lasf night
there are to be found certain lines
that put comedy into the play, a suf
ficient number of tragic climaxes to
further mix matters, and withal the
greatest abundance of acting to make
a drama a decidedly "mellow" dra
ma. Alderman Drew ry had, a refer
ence in his remarks, to some one as
making a slatiiuent that was "infa
mously false:" Alderma." McDonald
had a resolution to investigate a fel
low member of the Board and said
there was "no intended reflection ou
any one personally t" Alderman I'c
gram delivered a capsule containing
the remark that his committor
(Street) "could stand an investigation
as well as the man (McDonald) who
introduced ii:' one member of a com
mittee admitted that there was noth
ing in their report; Alderman Ho
gasse charged that all the "investi
gating" committee had done was to
spend $1S.(itl; and then a general flood
of manuscript copies of reports for
the past year brought the Hoard back
to old time trampiility.
Among- the matters attended to by
The Board last night were the adop
tion of a recommendation that the
lialcigh Water Company be required
to keep a standard guage in the sta
tion house and that the turn key be
re(uired to keep an hourly record of
the pressure and report daily to the
Chief of the Fire Department: t he
Police Committee made their report
recommending the condition of the
station house and recommending that
a station house be erected. The re
port compliments the patrolmen, tin
men who make the rounds by day and
night to protect the homes of ihe
cil.v: ami the recnnmeiidations for
city ownership of light plant and wa
ter plant by the Light Committee and
A ater Commit Ice, respectively.
. Other matters attended in were as
: follows:
The Keeper of the town clock was
instructed to make investigation as
i to the cost of transparent dials, so
' that tin- time may be si-en at night.
This has been repeatedly suggest ed
by The Times-Visitor.
City Attorney iVntsoa was directed
to investigate and report io tie- Board
as to the advisability of pulling the
property of the Water Company on
the tax books.
The resolution pledging the city
not keep in itsc employ a man who
does no! pay his debts was rescinded.
The Board agreed to place an order
af once fo put. ten new arc lamps in
I'ullcn park ou condition that the
Electric Company furnish the light
free of charge to the city.
Batehelor and Garrett were allowed
to move their bar ivkiiii from Martin
to Wilmington street.
The water Committee was given. ."o
to repair public founlaiiis.
The Light Committee asked $200 to
swing arc lamps now on poles over
centre of street, .mil this was referred
to the Finance Committee.
A petition from members of the
Central Methodist church and citizens
residing near the church for an elec
tric light in front of the church at
the intersection of Mgau and Per
son streets, was referred to the Light
Committee with power to act.
A. J. Jones was relieved of $47.'tt
penalty on hack taxes.
Al DlTOlillM Fl'XD.
The Auditorium fund stands today
at $10,040.00. Many other subscrip
tions are in sight a'nd expected. Let
everybody who has not been waited
on by the committee send in their
subscript ions to any member of the
committee Joseph l!. Pogue, W. N.
Jones, Stan. Wynne, Charles C. Mc
Donald, A. A. Thompson, Sum Ber
wanger, Frank F-llington, or Jose
phus Daniels, nnd they will be duly
acknowledged thrdugh auditorium"
columns of this paper. , .
At no age should a woman bo allowed
to govern h trsolf as the pleases.' Horaco
Mann.
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