COLUMBUS, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1904.
NO. 11
HON. JAMES M. GUDGER
. IS : AGAIN MOMMAT EED
DEMOCRATIC CQlWECIWlIOMs
Si,;.--. '- GLEHM 'FOR
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VOL. X.
GOVERNOR
Unanimous Choice of Conven
tion By Rising Vote.
DIST. DELEGATES ELECTED
Cap!. J. P. Sawyer and J. C. Mills
Will Represent this District
At Si. Louis.
CRAWFORD CHOSEN ELECTOR
Nominated By Acclamation - and
Makes Great Speech Accepting
the HonorAble Speech By
rv. inaa - neuigamiauun y
of Congressional Com
mittee! Henderson ville, June' 25 190 4.
The tenth district democratic con
tention assembled at the opera house
Hendersonville on Tuesday June 21 at
2 p. m. and was called to order by
Chairman R. M. Wells, of the district
executive committee. Pastor A. R.
Love, of tbe Baptist church, opeued the
convention with prayer and Cap. J. W
WotTord, president of tbe Board of
Trade, delivered the address of welcome.
Mr. Donald Gillis, of Asheville, re
scinded on behalf of the convention.
loth addresses were timely, spicy and
well received. .
When Mr. Gillis .. had concluded his
speech Mr. -Wells, stated the object of
the convention and named O. B. Coward
of Jackson, as temporary chairman. M.
L. Shiptnan of Henderson, was named
by the convention for temporary secre
tary. Upon motion of McD. Hay the
temporary organization was 'made
permanent. The new chairman thank
ed the convention for conferring upon
him tbe honor of presiding over such a
large body of representative'democrats
and declared the meeting' ready for the
transaction of business. . -
A roll-call of the thirteen counties
of the district revealed the fact that all
were, represented and no contents being
reported the apixintment of a commit
tee on credentials was dispensed with
The nomination of a candidate for con
gress being- in order, Air. R. M. Wells
presented tbe name of Hon J. M.
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uuaer in a ringing speecn, wnicn met
with a happy , reception . by, the lare
aud ience. M r. Wells reviewed the tc
cord of Mr. Gudger in congress and
challenged a comparison with that of
Jude Ewart during the latter's entire
career as representative from this; dis
trict. Mr. Wells referred to the un
warranted contest instituted by the re
publicans with the view to depriving
Mr. Gudger, of the seat to which he bad
been justly and fafrly elected and re,
verted to the fact that despite th&long
struggle to retain his seat Mr. Gudger
bad looked closely after tbe interests of
his constituents. "My candidate'' said
Mr. Wells, "started on the farm, where
be grew to manhood, fie afterwards
became a lawver of Drominence and is
now a statesman, who is in touch with
all classes, from the humblest farmer
to the wealthiest banker.1 The speaker
was frequently applauded and when
ihe had concluded Mr. G. W. Sandlin,
of McDowell, came forward and second
ed the nomination of Mr. Gudger in a
beautiful speech replete' with words of
wit, wisdom and logic. Mr. A. Can-
rnn nt vfanriarnr. moved to make the
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nominabiun 01 axr, .uuugci .uviitt.v"'-
The motion met with a hearty response
upon 4-ne part 01 uie wuvouwui. rv..
Kope Elias' wanted to take a rising vote
.upon the tnotrou, wnicn was uoae w,u-
out a dissenting voice ; : r ?:.
Congressman Gudger. was . called for
and came forward amid the enthusiastic
applause of the waiting' multitude. : His
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speech of accptance was a spienuiu eir
fort and pleased the Audience Irihiense
1 v. He- recevied magnificent
bouauet of floral beaiitjes
at
the
conftliision of hissoeb;.: forcwhlch be
thanked the ladies presenting them
Mr. Chairman: Ladies and Gentleman;. : .
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I am orofoundly gateful for the high
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honnor that this convention has conierreo
upon me to-uay,
I am not unmindfulrof
tl.u .naihilitiea that 1 assume
port, I shall unfurl the
banner of Demo-
cracy with full confidence thatrit will pot
trail in the dust. . ,
The two great political parties will -go
"Oerore the country on the xarna issue, wu
Imperialism. The Democratic party will
contend for a tariff for all tbe demands of
the Goverment, economically and wisely
administered, the effects of which is to de
stroy trusts, and monopolies that are fast
sapping the life blood of this nation. A
reasonable tariff schedule that will sustaia
Uie present standard of wages, and at the
same time reduce the price of living, this
will bo a Democratic demand. Upon the
contrary the Republican party will demand
a high tariff, that fosters 'nonopolies, that
increases the number of millioniares and
makes combinations possible Their sub
tle and specious cry will be protection to
the American labor, and yet they have fil
led the machine shops with foreign cheap
labor where possible; they legislate to close
the doors in the interests of the manufac
turer, and yet leave them wide open to the
pauper labor who come here to compete
with our own American laborer.
The Republican party has refused to pro
tect the American working man, by its
failure to enact restrictive legislation on
foreign emigration, so that we have an
nually over five hundred thousai d people
HON. W. T. CRAWFORD
Was named by the convention for Presi-
- dential Elector.
landing in this country from all. parts of
the world.
IMPERIALISM. -The
greel for more territory; and u de
termination to plant our flag beyond the
seas, is the control lint: idea o the R pub
lican party; Expansion without legard t
cost, without regard to the iulun, is Hie
moving spirit of the day. This dangerous
tendency must be me", by. tlni coi.xei vative
thinking jople of this country. VVe aie
tiwliiv nourine- out of our Natio xal Tmus-
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ury ''millions "'"of dollars iu tlm PluUipin Is
luds, and yet we refuse ti give iliese p
pie their liberty, or let theai kmnv their
destiny. What aiv we as a uatio.i'reaiizing
in return for this vast outlay, wliat cxciibe
have we to offer to the over burdened lax
payer for this unwarranted vusVe of their
money. The day of reckonii:; mst, and
will come, the dangers of Imperialistic
tfnIiin(r. are too ereat. I his nation nas
succeeded in the acquisition of territory in
k. i t..t hv ifapv mwstinnhU mMinR. bv
virtue of our capacity to enforce our fvill
and demands. National conquest is dan gerous
to the liberty andsafty of the peo
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ple. We are at peace with all the world,
and a wise course to pursue will be to
place none but men who are wise and con-
tiwA In mntrol of our National al-
r.;.-. T.t ns not .float out airaiu with a
wild reckless captain on the rough fcea of
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Two important .'questions affecting this
xL. r hPtter iTmit facUKtes: and na -
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tlonal aid to buiMi public roacis. xuey arc
u of paramont importance, iaud have demand-
10 mv rlocpst considerktion. It has been
I Uonal aid U lJUlllU pULNlU . . ; J
1 my wbile in congress, tor give to we
. of gection dafly mail delivered
dualizing the ad-
. th.ir home8. thereby,
1'.,.a ;1f th m-nn in the countrv. with
I . mQn int the citvJ knd mv honest
'h Vh . mAMnrefor national
un t-m w r-i 11 iu iiuiu mv hwBi
t0 build tter n)ads through out this
1 . . e and beaufiful mountain eecUon.
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- - .' - . ' '-jLtivM.. m;Anf ir in this riiat.riP.t
. ; . i . t.n h.tra hnrno Bf inilir ' WIL11-
Tn on hino.iv-conflicts
Tn all'the bloodr conflicts
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17 - , f A. tho flr5n0. iine.
I rn in i.iik in iiuuh ua, . wuw - -
., r t- :their
. on,hftVft lnemoll8trattd their
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. kcm miiftt lie civeh them.
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new century, and snouia cxeatc w
fnr ourselves, but for millions yet .uunorn,
a system of public highways to be left as a
beritage'for, the whole people. It' is left.
for this generation to work up assystem'of
road building bv national aid that will
ring around Uie world as the one essential
work, to make this the greatest country on
the face of the globe." If again returned to
Congress my heart and soul will lie devoted
t6 this great scheme, the most important
and far reaching that has been offered in a
century.
My friend, and opponent Judge Ewart,
in a letter published in the Rutherford Sun
just prior to the Republican Convention at
HeudersonviUe uses the following language
which 1 trust will meet the attention of
every Democrat in this District; He said;
'The man who will not support the nomi
nee of the Ilendereonville Republican con
ventiop, it matters not who he may be, is
not a loyal Republican," nay more, he is a
traitor. fcuch men never woik in the
open, but work in the daekness, dissemi
nating their vile and slanderous reports.
And in every instance such men have some
personal, malice, or have some private
grtjdgk to gratify. Wo have only lo drive
out the cowards, the political back bitters
&c. To reverse this language ot denun
ciation used by Judge Ewart, he notifies
every Democrat in the district who might
be inclined to support him.that be would be
disloyal to bis patty, a traitor, that such
men only act iu the dark and circulate
THE HON. J. M.
! slanderous reports, always acting trom
malice, and are cowards and back-biters.
I feel juslified in saying that since Judge
Ewart has expressed his idea of such vot-
I ra tliftt he need not exoect a single vote
from the Deracratic party
-in ths - dis-
trict.
The battle to be waged in this Congres
sional district is not my battle alone, it is
the battle of the Ierocralic partyr a' party
that stands for the .common, people, that
stands for right and justice that stands for
office graft, tbat noias to uie great pnuuipic
of: equal rights u an, aua special pmue8
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to none, l Deiieve imu ou ; jr
November next.sa ttuai waya.01
1 cracv will sweep mis nnuuu
w.".; mitnouAil (fnre in the history . of
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uecu ivuOTMi "'"i": " '
politics; tha Judge Parker will be the man
of destiny and the Moses of Democracy. .
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Ti.o Winmimmation of such - aa event
would : unlock the bands 01 every man
I would make all men freemeu and not slaves,
would bring consternation k
monoplies, and make this indeed tne par
dise of the tolling mitjrons, and as the wave
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of the naUon strikes Uie Gramr via bute
or JNortn aroima, .u
I -PStrort ctrnnrtPfl-ftnfl lOSl D7 IDTtW muus-
I ZUIU maiuiiti.w ...
The election of two. delegates to the
r Nnt.inna.1 corrvention bei ng next in or-
National convention Dei ng
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fered the name of Uapt. J. t oawyeraa
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the unaimous choice of his county, wmxn
suggestfon was seconded oy juage ja.
B. Carter : v7. E. Breese, Jr., of.Tran-
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I ntA iniin n: Mills., and asked that
al x?tv,oroiV r.he banner democratic
" nTv f tThe district.be honored by the
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Full State Ticket Nominated;
Many By
A HARMONIOUS GATHERING
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Industrial Proaress and Educalion
al Advancement, tbe
ONWARD THE: WATCH WORD
Conservative Platform' Adopted
i Which Signifies That Democra
cy Still Stands For All That Is
Pure and Good-Guaran-teeing
a Continuance of
Prosperity in N. C.
Greensbo.ro, N. C. June 23' At 2:10
this morning the Democratic state conven
tion was a wildly uproarious assemblage of
GUDGER, JR.
bur thousand people in a banner draped
warehouse, where frantic partisans vied
with each other in strident calls of vote,'
'adiourn' and a helpless chairman .sur
rounded by scores, vainly sought order,
For an hour , this tumult had existed, the
Glenn men only 59, votes away ;from
nomiuationof their man. on second ballot
rent the air with demands for a third bal
bt. The forces of Davidson, Stedman and
Turner, fearful of the stampede which the
great Glenn delegation sought to inaugur
ate, united iu cries for adjournment and
medley of noises to break up the assembly.
The scene broke records in recent conven
tions! ; Then the Hghta; went 'dark and it
was believed that some supporter ; of ad-
joutnmentjhad jiimmed theau. But tius
was hot the case. ; Shortly afterwards t or
der was partly restored and the chairman
could vote on a motion to adjourn . -.
- tfnwieldlr Affair.
It is an overpowering convention. It
met at noon and Congressman rJno. H.
Small,' of the First district, was made i tem
porary "chairman.; li. A. Dougbton was
made - permanent ; chairman: Seaator - Sim
mons in calling the' meeting to order 'made
a brief talk. . Governor Aycock made a
long - speech for his administration; after
dinner; the convention at '.4 o'clock heard
the nominating' speech, of Hon:5! Locke
Craig, nominating Davidson in anrelequent
speech flatteringly received eyenby a par
tisan crowd;, Stedman by Victor Bryant!
Glenn by J.O. Buxton;Turner by W. A. Self
The convention would not listen to second
ing speeches. Adjournment was taken un
til 9 when the first ballot was taken. : Roll
call completed at 11. , It showed. Davidson
158.55; Turner, 118.59; Stedman, 419.91;
Glenn, 552.96. The second ballot showed
Davidson 142.11; Turner, 211.31; Stedman,
419.62; Glenn, 566.59. The announce-
ment of each ballot was a signaljfor a storm
of cheers, l There were over 5,000 people
m the halL Buncombe fifty strong is seat
ed just to the left of: the chairman's stand
and. further to the left are the rest of the
district counties. Buncombe voted to
adopted the unit rule for justice of the
Supreme court over the protest of. a large
majority; As some of the leading dele
gates undertook; to give all of Boncombe's !
vu iu io j usuuu in rein ru tor . supui h lvw
Davidson the minority strongly protested
against the trade in the judical office.
Buncombe and the west are stonewall iu its
support for . Davidson. It is said that
Davidson's loss on the second ballot is due
to Davidson's forces lending sixteen votes
to Stedman. , Francis D. Winston will be
lieutenant governor and other officers re
nominated. Gubernatorial resultjis yet un
certain, every body is at sea. Glenn forces
are pushing and fighting and Stedman ap
parently is growing weaker. Davidson has
promise of gain on thitd ballot:
DONALD GILLIS.
Greeosbore, June 23. The , Democratic
State onventia was called to order here
at noon jtoday y State Chairman F. M.
Simmons, whomade a riiiging speech in
denunciation of KepuUliean policies; de
claring that the presideat had assumed the
powers of a czar,, and assailing tbe Dingley
tariff as the father of trusts. - Hon. John
il.'smalt Was made . temporary chairman,
and the convention proceeded to business.
First there was an eloquent address by ;
Governor Aycock contrasting the state un
der the Democratic and the Republican
regime. Hon. R. A. Daughton,.of "AUei
hany, being elected chairman, nominating
epeeebes were declared in order,and one or
another the friends of the four gubernator
ial candidates presented the claims of David
son, Turner, Glenn, and Stedman. "
After seconding speeches the convention,
possibly che most largely attended that was
ever held in ithetate, adjourned at 4 o'clock
until the night session. -
The roll caU for first ballot for gevernor
was concluded at U;20. The vote follows:
Glenn, 552; Stedman, 410; Davidson, 158
Turner, 118; DoughtoA, 3.
Glenn, 566.59; Stedmaq, 419.62 1-2.
Davidson, 124.1 1; Turner, JESlj- Dough
ton. 3. ' . - r "
This showed a gain for Glean of -13 60
for stedman a loss of .29. for Iavidson. a
loas of 16.36, and a gain for Turner of 2 .72;
-Glenn lacks Sd-votes and a fraction of
the nomination.
. Third BalUt.
Greensboro, June 24.-4:10 a. m. The
third ballot for Governor is now proceeding.
Glenn has gained trea votes from Beau
fort county, nine from Carteret, and two
from Edgecombe t ; . r'-:''.y:.
Glenn, 590.66; Stedman, 448.97; David
son, 91.5d; Turner, 118.75. No nomina
tion. . .
Fi(htiaz far Adjaarament
Greensboro, June 24. 3:30 a. m. The
convention hall is in an uproar caused by
the efforts of some of the delegates to
force an adjournment. The flights - were
turned off at 3:20 but die greater number
of delegates refused to leave the hall. .
Finally, order, was partially restored
and the chairman announced that lie
had no preference as to whether or not
the convention should adjourn, but that
he would put the motion. y
The call of the roll was commerrced
at 2:15 on the motion to adjourn. The
following was the result. ;
.Ayes, 468; noes, -782.
The call of the roll for the third bal-
lot was then made. The result of 'the
third ballot was as1 follows: . 7..
Glenn.... " ; 59US5
Stedman .: ; 448.97
Turner :. 91-58
Davidson.:.............:. 118.75
f From this it will be seen that on tho
third ballot Glenn, gained 24 v votes,
Stedman gained 29; Tumer lost 30;
Davidson lost 23. . . -
There being no nomination, the con
vention Droceeded to take the fourth
ballot. - 1 - - - : ; .
The result of the fourth ballot was
announced at five o'clock this morning,
as follows: . -
Glenn...; 607.45
Stedman.................................. 457.65
Turner 71.90
Davidson 112.95
This shows that on the fourth ballot
Glenn pained" 16.90 votes,' Stedman
gained 3.68. votes, Turner lost 19.68
votes Davidson lost 5.80 -votes . .
Following tne announcement of the
result of tne fourth ballot there was a
scene in the convention -which in point ;
of enthusiasm has never been surpassed -
in any previous convention, in! this .
State. Hundreds nf Glenn sunnnrtera -
snatched tbe standards bearing' the
names of counties fitom their places and
rushed up the' aisles in front of th
rostrum , where the standards were ele
vated in pyramid form while the shouts
and screams of the men could be b,eard
for blocks away,
The idea seemed to
be to take tbn convention by storm for
Glenn, and when the demonstration at
last ceased, after continuing in' full
blast for nearly thirty minutes, the call
of the roll of counties for the fifth' bal
lot was commenced. As the call pro
gressed it because evident that a great
many votes ::wre helug .changed to .
Glenn in several of the counties that
had been voting yery jatronly for Sted
man and his nomination became a &&rr
tainty before half of the counties $d
been called. The call was compile tad
however, but others besides the secre?
taries had been keeping tab And knew v
that .the .Forsyth man had received
more than 626 votes which were re
quired to nominate. 4
'While the' secretaries were counting
the vote, a delegate ; from Iredell, the
home county of Hou ;VV D. Turner,
moved that Mr. Glenn's nomination be
made unanimous , , This motion was
seconded by Z. V." Taylor, of Guilford,
Major Sted man's county, and it carried
witn a - wnoon. ana at H o'e.loe.H: - thla
morning Hon. Hobu Glenn, of For
syth, was declared the nominee of the
convention for governor.
Tbe6te on the fifth and labt ballot
tras as follows: 5 ' ,
Glenn .... ... . 654.41
Stedman V. , ;
Turner .
416.53
68.23. '
Davidson . .... . . . .-. .1. . . ... . 110.54
Thus it is noted that un ,tle l ba7
lot Glenn gain ed -46.65 votes, drawinjg . 1
his strength mostly from Stedman, who
lost 41.12 votes; Turner lost 3.63; David
son 2.41. ...
On motion a committee was appointed
consisting of Messrs. J. C Buxton, Wal
ter Moore, R S.McMullen, H. G. Chat-
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nam auu vv . it . oaruer w juiuiui vpu
Glenn of his nomination and escort him
into the conventionhallx' . . .
Solicitor Brooks, Maj. Stedman's man
ager, J. a. uartness,-tton. w. u. rur .
ner's manager, and Hon. Locke Craige,
who placed in nomination the name of
General Davidson, -were appointed - to
escort these gentlemen into the hall to
address the convention. .
At this juncture the committee appear
ed at the main ; entrance headed by a
bearer of the banner of the Glenn Dem-,
ocratic Club and ..they marched down
the central aisle escorting Mr. Gleen to
the platform while the convention went
wild with applause. When Mr. Glenn
was presented by Chairman Doughton,
he was greeted by . jells and shouts
which kept him from speaking for sev-
eral minutes. Mr. ' Glenn's remarks
were brief, but appropriate, and were
well received. He said that 'words were .
inadequate to express his appreciation
and gratitude for conferring .-this bigjx
(tonor upon him, stating that his great
est ambition is now realized and that the
goal had been reached, for the nominee
of this convention will be the 'next gof
er nor of North Carolina. . He spoke of
great responsibllities ot the position and
of his determination ta falfill tbe duties
of the high ofiSce guided a$fesire to
do the right and to avoid ..'jtfcfc- wrongs
He declared that he woujd CKeverythlng
in his power, to adyaa? Wffricultur-
al, manufacturing, minerxiand- various
other interests of th. -grand old State.
He referred to the campaign which end
ed with the fifth ballot this morning and
safid be regretted that the three 'gsntle
mec who were his competitors onW
hot ajso receive prizes (oeusurate ta
their worth. M8Ettksed his
spendid speech of acceptance thank
ing those whotopd by bimjl worked
and voted for him faithful through
out the casanaign. ;r?'-.'iT
j Hon' D. Turner, tbitipteaent liett
tenant' governor, was presented and
marl a a. hannv UiJLln lmeech oledfflnff
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himseirof the nominee said be
had prepared for this occasions speech
that would not fit, and thev-reason it
wouldn't fit was oecause no rxuea to get
enough votes. He paid a high and
deserved1 tribute to tbe nominee Mr.
Turner closed by thanking 'those who
hactrorked - for . blni In -the fight and
said be wanted to thank each and every
1 one in the convention for what they in-
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