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QOLUMBUS, N. C, THURSDAY J NOVEMBER 17, 1904
NO. 31
1,
II IS 117 JUDGE WEBB.
Gov. Ayccck Selects Foraer Solici
tor to Succeed Judne Hoke.:
CLARKSON SUCCEEDS WEBB.
Charlotte Lawyer to Represent the
State tn Place of the
Old. Solicitor.
Governor A yoock has appointed Jas. L.
Webb of Cleveland county judge of tho
Twelfth district to succeed Judge W. A.
Hoke, who resigned on account of his
nomination and election to the supreme
court bench, and he appoints Mr. Heriot
Clarkson, of Charlotte, solicitor to fill the
vacancy made by the appointment of -Mr.
Webb as judge. 1 '
The announcement was made by the cot.
ernor last evening about 6 o'clock, after
spending a good part of the day in confer
ence with the f riecds of the two gentlemen
who received the appointments. The resig
nation of Judge Hoke does tot take effect
until 8aturay, and it is expected that Mr.
Webb will qualify as judge and Mr." Clark
son as solicitor, Saturday evening, and
they will go to Ber ie county Monday to
convene a term of court.
There has been a sharp contest for some
time over (be appointment of the successor
to Judge Hoke, the friends of Webb and
Clarkson being especially active for the in
terests of each. Yesterday there were del
egations of prominent citizens here-before
the governor, urging the claims of each for
the appointmenL Mr. , C. B. Hoey, of
Lbelby atid Mr. E. K, Mattou, of Dallas,
were here in behalf of Mr. Webb, and
Messrs. P. M. B own (mayor), W. C.
Duwd, F. B, McNich, H. M. Pharr, L. H.
Bobinson, T. L Kilpatrick, and J. D. Mc
CaJl, of Charlotte, in the interest of Mr
Clarkson. Each delegation laid their claims
before the guv ernor and after a full hear
ing each was told that the appointment
wooldjbe made about 6 o'clock, but be could
give no intimation as to who would beap-
appointed judge. Both delegations left on
the afiernuou train for the west without
k' ov.ii g wtat the fate of their respective
CunJiOaleS would be. "
When tne governor decided to give tbe
judgeship appointment to Mr. Webb he
telegraphed him immediately to wirtf his
resignation as solicitor of the district,' and
also telegraphed to Charlotte tendering tbe
ftolicitorthip to Mr. Clarkson, wh v in re
ply signified his willingness to accept that
appointmenL la this way the whole con
test was settled to the satisfaction of all
parties, the real value of the solicitor-ship
being about on a par with the judgeship
so far as the pecuuiary interests are con
cerned. ' ' ' " .r .
The new lodge of the Twelfth district la
regarded as one of the best quipped law
yers in the district, having made a splendid
official record as solicitor during a number
of terms. He is about 45 years of age.
Ha served aa a member of the state seoate
prior to Cleveland's first term as president.
Cleveland aDDolnted him a post office in
spector and after some time he resigued on
account of the continued'illnes of his wife.
Later he was appointed solicitor of the old
Eleventh judicial district to succeed Os-
born and was repeatedly re-elected at the
polls and the Twelfth district fell to his lot
when the districts were rearranged and in
creased In number by the last legislature.
In urging his claims for the appointment
. as judge to succeed Judge Hoke, Mr. Webb
- hA the endorsement of four of the five
counties in his district Cleveland, Gaston,
Lincoln and Cabarrus, while Mecklenburg,
tbe fifth, county was pulliig tyt Mr. Clark
vm who- however had a strong following
in all the other 'counties in the district.
Both appointments are exoeuent ores,
both appointees being of the very best le
gal and judicial Umber. Mr. Clarkson Is
one of the best lawyers in the statu a leader
In the splendid progress Charlotte is mat
inir in nil th branches of Industry. He
has n-preented Mecklenburg tn the gen
eral assembly with marked ability. Gov
ernor Aycock is being congratulated on the
happy manner in which he disposed oi.lhe
Droblem that confron ted him . In the ap
pointment of a successor to. Judge Hoke.
He said last night that be only wished he
could have appointed both the aspirants to
the judgeship and that" he did - the very
best he could for all parties. Raleigh Post
TO HOLD HIS JOB
President Reconsiders Determina
tion to Dismiss Mr. Brown
low.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 11.-Presiden
Roovevelt has reconsidered hie determine
tlon to dismiss Colonel John B. Brownlow
of the postofSce department for writing an
alleged insulting letter to the late post'mas-
er-general. Dismissal has ; been mitigated
to apology and Colonel Brownlow will be
retained. - V - ' ' r--
Colonel Brownlow, who has been in of
fice more than twenty years, is a son of the
famous Parson Brownlow, whose name is re
vered by Eastern Tennesseeans, and is a couse
in of Congressman Wm. P. Brownlow. :
Since the announcement that Colonel
Brownlow was to be dismissed for resenting
what he believed to ba a reflection upon' his
honor,' there have been mutteruigs, which
have finally reached the ears of the Presid
ent." Colonel Brownlow was in charge of
the postofflcea at the St. Louis exposition.
His accounts, itemized, did not suit the late
postmaster general, and a new and more ful
ly itemized account was made. Tnis re
ply Colonel Brownlow declared that bis div
ision was the one bright Spot in the cloud of
conspiracy and fraud that had enveloped the
department. The report of the auditor
showed that Colonel Brownlow's accounts
were absolutely correct but the latej post
master general recommended him for dismis.
sal for language used in addressing the head
of the department. C ; f ; i
Colonel Brownlow was ordered " to report
at Ihe department for a conference. He ar
rived to day and it was given out that after
proper apology, and declaration that he in
tended no personal reflection upon the post
master general, the incident would be con
sidered closed. - -
JUDGE PARKER GIVES ADVICE
"Thanks All Who
- and says He will not Alain
Bs a Candidate. .
BETTER DAYS COMING.
The People Will Yet Rise In Their
Might And Route The Trusts.
Ejtoj'us, N. r , Nov. 9. Judge Parker to
night gave tbe press an open letter addrcsed
Tu the Democracy of thNation'in which
he thunked those in charge of hid campaign
work and declared that the people will soon
realize that "the tariff-fed trusts are ab
sorbing the wealth of the nation. He said
that when lhat time comes the people wil,
turn to the Democratic party for relief, in
this letter, J udge Parker sajb he ehall never
seek a nomination - for public .office. The
etter follows: ;
To the Democracy of the Nation;
"Our thanks are due to the members 'of
the national committee' and to the executive
committees in charee of the campaign for
their unselfish, capable and J brilli int party
service. AU inai u was possiuie ior men 10
do, they did, but our difficulty was beyond
the reach of party managers. : -
"'I am icost grateful to them and wish in
this general way to extend my thanks to the
workers as well as the rink and tile, all
over the country 1 know how hard they
wihiggled against overwhelming odds, and
only wish 1 could take each one by the hand
and thank him.
"Deeply as I regretted leaving th"e bench
at the time of it, in the presence of over
whelming defeat I - do not " lament it. I
thought it was my duty. In the light of my
present information I am now even more
confident that I "did right.. I shall never
seek a nomination for public office, but J
shall to the best of my ability serve tbe par
ty.that has honored me, and throngh th
party my country. ''iV-v-v'i',:-
The party baa in the near future a great
mission, eetore long me peopie win realise
that the tariff fed trusts and illegal combina
tion are absorbing the wealth of the nation
"Then they will wish to throw off thes
leeches, but the Republicon pay wilrnot aid
them to do it, for its leaders appreciate too
well the uses to which the money of the
trusts can be put ; in ; political campaigns.
"When that time come, and come it
will, the the peopie will turn to the Demo
cratic party for relief and the party should
be ready -ready with an ! organization of
patriotic citizens covering every election dis
trict who are willing to work for the love f
.... - - -. """
the cause in town, city, county and State
officere as we are able to elect in tne : mean-
timer We entered this campa'gn'with every
Northern. Western and iSastern btate. save
one, in Republican control,
"This gave to that party a large army o
office-holders, reaching into every" hamlet
many of whom gladly followed the examples
set for tbem by the members of the Presld
ent's cabinet in devoting their time and ser
vices to the party. - : U ;
J "To aceommifih ; much in this election
however, we must forget; the difficnities
the past. If any one suspects his neighbor
of treachery, let him not hint of his suspi
cion." If he knows he has deserted us, Je
him not tell it. Our forces ha7e been weak
ened by divisions. We have quarreled' at
times over non-essentials. - If we would help
the people, if we would furnish an organiza
tion through which they may be relieved ot
a rtortv thflt hflf) fiTOWll- SO COMUPt that it
will gladly euter - into -partnership- with
trusts to secure moneys for election purposes,
we must forget the differences of the past
Supported
and begin this day to build up, wherever Jt
may be needed, a broad and effective organ
ization. And we must, " by constant teach
ing through the press and from the platform,
apprise the people of the way. the vicioas
tariff circle works. "".". I
"We inust bring home to them, at othr
than election times, the fact that monty
contributed to the Republican party by "ihe
trusts is not only dishonest, but it is given
that the trusts may, without hindrances,
take a much larger sum from the people.
., "In the presence of - a defeat that would
take'-' a way :11''pemoal (ambition, "were it
true that otherwise it possessed me 1 do oo
hestitate to say that in my opinion the great
est moral question, which now confronts c?,
is: sShaJl the trusts and corporations , be
prevented from contributing money to cot
trol or to aid in controlling, elections?" '
"Such service as I can'render in that br
any other direction willbe gladly rendered.
And 1 beg the co-operation as a fellow-wojfk-r
of every Democrat in the country." '
ALTON B. PARKER,
- The telegraph office at Rosemount Lode
was dismantled to-night after the.day's bus-'
iness. Judge Parker said to-nigh that s
plans for the future were not definitely
made, but that soon he would be in harness
again, It is generally believed here that he
will engage in the practice of law in' Ntw
York, forming a partnership with somewfll
established firm.
v '
Hon. J. M;
. i - c - :
Who ie ro-olocted to Conrirois by a larfjoly in-
"creased
J'l WILL IF I CAN."
The Girl Didn't Answer Right, the
- Man got Mad and the Mar
- riage Ceremony Was .
. Stopped. .
North TVilkesboro Hustler Oct. 28th.
" An amusing Itory, really the truth, comes
from Hock Creek township. Last Sunday a
young man who had previously, secured his
license procured the girl of Lis choice and
they hied themselves to a justice of the
peace for the purpose of being united in the
holy bonds of matrimony. Their hearts
were light and gay filled with 'anticipated
happinessat least his was, but he was una
ware of the feelings that possessed 'her be-'
r ..... . it !
ing. AfterTie had answered, satisfactorily,
the official's Questions and it came ber turn
she balked and all the officer got from b t
answer tcf his questions .was, "I ; will if 1
can." This did not satisfy the officer and
he repeated the question with ' the admoni
tion that she give the ; proper answer, but
she refused to change. The: would-be bus
band then remonstrated with - her' and
thought he had "things right) and the ques
tion was again repeated, but her only answer
was, "I will if.I can." ' At this the husband
that "was to be but hain't" became engaged,
jerked the license from the justice of the
peace, tore the paper into shreds and left.
She followed him some distance and asked
him if he did not ."know how to take fun?"
He replied that it was no time to be fooling
And the ceremony has not yet been perform
ed. : . " .
THE TEIITH DISTRICT
Coming ;Back Steadily, to Old
- v Time Conditions.
The People See That the Republi
cans Have Misrepresented the 3
, ' Jrue Situation as to Con
tutional Amendment.
From the News and Observer. ' ;
Two years ago the democrats barely
squeezed through in the Tenth congression
al district and four years ago it elected a
republican to congress. " -
. In the election last Tuesday the demo
crats carried the district by . a , very com
f ot table majority .'showing that the people
of the mountains are surely, if slowly, re
turning to their old allegiance to the demo
cratic . party. The time ' was when the
mountain section was more strongly demo-
s :-t-
Gudger, jr.
majority.
eratic than now. Several causes operated
to help the republicans, chief among which
is Ihe old times was the county government
system under which the magistrates were
appointed by the legisloture Instead of be
ing; elected by the people. That never Was
popular la all white counties, but was es
tablished for the whole state as the -essen
tial to preserve white and good government
in eastern North Carolina. . ; ;
TheD came the agitation for the consti
tutional amendment, regulating and limit
ing suffrage. With few' negroes in their
counties there were not a few TOters in
the weat who did not understand the
amendment. The republicans made a . vig
orous, vicious and unfair assault upon it.
telling the voters that it would disfranchise
every white "THan " who was un educated.
The illiterate voters, naturally Jealous o
their right to tote, were greatly troubled
and gavi heed to the false charge of the re-
pubiica4 speakers. Two ; elections have
been held under the constitutional amend
ment, a'id the people who were tooled into
voting the republican ticket see that they
have been deceived, and seme of them are
resenting the deception by voting the dem
ocratici, ticket. Others will do hkewise.
Republicanism will retrograde in the moun
taln from now on. The tide has changed
In this election when the democrats feared
local ccliditions . and the; Roosevelt tidal
wave would reduce the democratic vote.
"Corporation Commissioner Rogers, who
lives in Macon county, - has returned to
Raleigh!? much cheered ty the gains, made
tn the; -mouutain , district. But for the
wholesale use of money and whiskey by
the radical healers the democratic majori
ty would have been much, greater.; Some
utrintrent . lerislation must be enacted to
prevent the corruption and debauchery of
the voters in North Carolina and examples
must be made of the corruptionists. .
"The democrats of the Tenth district did
well,1 said Mr. Bogers. "In the face of
the republican landslide everywhere else
they did wonderfully and surprisingly well.
Though the republican candidate for gover
nor resides in Jackson county the demo
crats m that county elected a democrat , to
the legislature and increased their majority .
The democrats reclaimed Maeon Transyl
rania and UeDowell, all ef "which send,
demccrats this year to the legislature. Tb
counties of Yancey and Haywood, "which
have been uncomfortably close of late, gives
old time democratic majorities. Buncombe
and Rutherford, both give splendid demo
cratic msjoritics. The, republicans carry
only Henderson, Swain and Cherokee coun
ties, i The gains are good, not large, and
and the gains will be slow, but we believe
they will be sure and steady.' The party is
in better shape in the Tenth district than it
has been for a long time.' . .
Ckairauai Sklynu.
In the congressional campaign much
credit is due to Mr. M. L. Shipman, editor
of the Hendersonville Hustler, who was
chairman of the committee. Upon being
elected chairman, Mr. Shipman held a con
ference with the leaders in each county at
which a coroniittee from every precinct was
selected to look after the congressional
ticket. He, made a second canvass of the
district in person a few days previous to
the election, and saw that the organization
was in good shape, and spared no effort to
bring out the foil vote. . A strong candi
date splendid speeches " and a righteous
cause often fail oeeause of the lack of ef
fective and efficient organization. Chair
man Shipman and the county chairmen in
the Tenth had a splendid organization, and
much of the credit of the result is due to
their hard work. :; - '
Mr. Shipman is a democrat of the right
type. There is no younsr man in tne state
or elsewhere who is more deserving than
VL L. Shipman - He was born on a farm
in the Bowman's Bluff section of 'Hender
son county, and followed the plow until be
attained hia majority. Has not had tbe ad
vantage of a collegiate education, but work
ed his way through the common schools
by hli own efforts. It is such men as ; this
that the people should wish to honor.
- ITIr Thmai PaMtag Nti
(From The Asheville Ciiizetf.
In the connresslonal contest now being
ended, much credit is being given those
who have stood by the helm while - the
battle was raging. After the result was
announced two years ago many xredicted
that the district was surely drifting Into
the hands of the republican party and
especially would this be . the case if the
democrats should re-nominate Congress
man Qudger. This opinion was not Jong
ived, for so " faithful, conservative and
effective were the services of Mr. Gudger
that by the time the democratic convention
assembled the people with one voice di
rected him to again take the banner in his
hands and lead the party to victory.
The result of the fight entitles the mem
bers of the committee, Messrs. M. L.
snipman ana jo. m. jsarKpaincK, to more
than a passing notice. Both of them were
born in the district and reared on the
farm, attending the common schools in the
winter and working during .the summer.
Both later taught in the public schools.
Later Mr. Shipmau went into the news
paper business at Brevard and was super
intendent of public schools' of Transyl va-
nbveounty for three ; years. In 189& he
established Tbe French Broad Hustler at
Hendersonville of which he is now editor H
His paper is one of the best if not ' the
leading democratic weekly in the district.
Mr. Klrkpatrick left the farm and stud
ied law. : He led hU class at the' State
University and Is now in the "front rank
of the young attorneys in the west. - :
Mr. Shipman has had considerable ex
perience in the political field, having, been
chairman of the Henderson county demo
cratic executive committee since JS98 and
chairman of the senatorial executive com
mittee of his district for six years, ' during
which time tbe campaigns have been con
ducted - to successful conclusions, v. The
democratic candidates for state" senator in
his district two years ago were elected by
more than two thousand majority and this
year about the same result prevails. He
is a member of the state executive com
mittee for the tenth district, lias served
as calender clerk of the. State senate for
three successive terms,' being twice chosen
by acclamation.. The party will re-elect
him to this position, which he has so ad
mirably filled. If he should aeain seek the
place:;"";;.;-.-;-
-Like Chairman Shipman, Major Eirk
patrick is not without political experience.
He was nominated by his party for rcpre
seatative before he. attained his majority
and has since been in the thickest of the
fight in many of the counties of . the dis-
triet. - He -.was appointed private' secre
tary by Congressman Gudger two years
ago. He brought to? the service of the
Concrresdional committee - an . accurate
knowledge of the political conditions In
all sections of the district and while yet
only 26 years of age, he knows personally
mostof the party leaders and has the con
fidence and esteem of them all. r He is
good talker and often discusses , the Issues
of the day on the hustings with old and
experienced : campaigners always taking
care of himself and his party.
PICKELSIHER IS CONVICTED.
Proninent Citizen - of Transylvania
Censured t) Jodie Boyd..
- RELEASED ON BOND,
After Receiving Verdict, Sentence ;
is Deferred Uutil a Later Day. ;
Pickelsimer rich, intelligent, a"'
successful merchant and prominent so
ciety man of Brevard, was tried and 'j.
convicted in the Federal court yester
day morning on the charge of owning
and aiding and abetting in the opera
tion of an illicit distillery.
Not only was he declared guilty . of '
this offense, but the jury in finding a
verdict as it did, impliedly branded Wm
a perjurer, a bribe giver and - an ob-
structorof justice.
Judge' CwdeaiMllra. . .
Judge Boyd, from the bench, express
ed himself very strongly on the case,
condemning the defendant's action in
no uncertain terms and branding his
defense as an effort to escape punish
ment Jty "serening himself behind his
social position and shifting the burden
of the offense to the back of an illiter "
ate, unintelligent tool," "
There is some- excuse, according to
udge Boyd for the ignorant roauntain-
eer.whd is entirely without the advant-L
ages of a modern i education, and dees
not realize the gravity of the offense of
conducting an illicit still, but there is
none in a case like this. "He comes
here, he declared after having commit- .
ted a crime and lead others into doing
the same, and relies on his . previous
good character to clear him. K -" v " ,
It ia. just tan'; ordinary cblookadini
case," objected MrItoiliua, counsel for
ickelsimer. I' " :7 -
"It Is hot an ordinary case,1' declared ,
the court. . "These cases I have been
trying all day long are the ordinary
cases; this is an extraordinary one and
the defendant will be : fortunate if he
escapes a term in the penitentiary."
. Releaaed Bond. .
The defendant was released on a $1,-
000 appearance bond untilMonday when
the court will pass sentence upon him. "
Mr. Pickelslmer has for years been a
prominent merchant in Brevard and,
according to the evidence, has been con- -
ducting the distillery, business in con-' .
nection with bis other affairs. Person
ally he took no port in the'operatiori of -the
still, leaving that to his son Charles,
against whom an indictment . has also
been found, but who is eluding all efforts
on the part of the ; government officers
tc capture him. - 1
One witness testified that he had of
ten taken material to the still at the'de- '
fjandant's direction, and said that when
the place was discovered, and the bper- '
ators captured, Pickelslmer tried to :
bribe him with promises of help in his
own case If he would not testify as to
Ms connection with the business.
Defeadaat's Starr
A few moments later the defendant
took the stand, and, after being sworn',
declared that he had no connection with '
the distillery and gave additional" evi
dence which tended to show that this
state's witness was the guilty party.
a no jury listened ur ine eviaence or
these two men, and that of . the other .
witnesses, and then, after mature delib
eration, returned a verdict of guilty as
charged. '
The court room was; crowded, when x
the'decision was announced and an in
tense interest in every step of the pro
oeedings both during the trial and later
in the day when judgement was prayed .
was plainly shown. - It was thls latter '
occasion, after Mr, Rollins had made an
eloquent appeal for mercy for his client, .
that Judge Boyd expressed - his opinion
of the case so forcibly and clearly and
declared that in his estimation no cause -
Lfor showing mercy existed.
- ,r Praaaiaent Faadlf ,. .
Thelamily of which Pickelslmer is a -member
has been prominent In Brevard
life for many years and has been uni- "
versally respected. The defendant has
been engaged in the mercantile busi
ness, and has, it is said, amassed a con- '
siderable fortune during his residence
in the county. Never before has he been
charged with the least violation of the -law-
and the present case came as a sur-
prise to those who knew him.
"-' It was said in court yesterday that the v
man has lost a great deal of money in
the past year andls in a serious ; condi
tion financially, but persons who know
him well declare that his fortune is
measured by thousands of dollars and
that a-heavy fine would not embarrass
him. , . - - ' -
- Much speculation is rife as to what -disposition
will be made of the case by
the court and a heavy fine at least is ex- .
pected, Asheville Citizen. A