The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
DEATH OF GOV. FoWLE.
Governor Holt sworn Tn.

CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.
court by Gov. Holden,
and was by the legislature 1865,
'66 elected to the same office for
life. In November, 1867 he re-
signed this Office rather than
obey and enforce the orders Of
General Sickles, then military
governor of North and South
Carolina. He was a Democrat
lie candidate for the convention
of 1867 and was defeated, but
led his ticket by over 100 votes.
In 1868 he was chairman of the
state Democratic committee
and threw his whole energy in
to that campaign, In 1870 he
was one Of the Democratic cam
didates for the state senate for
the counties of Franklin and
Wake, reduced the Repub-
lican majority Of 1900 to
200 and again led his ticket. In
1876 he was Democratic elector
for the state at large and upon
the election Of Tilden, so con-
spicnoas and prominent had
been his canvass, that the mem
bers Of the North Carolina cleo
toral college recommended him
to the president and requested
that he be appointed attorney
general Of the United States.
In 1880 he was a candidate for
the Democratic nomination TOR
governor, was defeated by Hon
Thos. j. Jarvis, and during that
campaign thoroughly canvass
ed the state for his late COM
lpetor, making some sixty
speeches in different parts Of
1.-THE state, from the mountain to
the sea. In 1872 he canvassed
I Chatham, and made speeches
in other counties of the state in
behalf of the Democratic can.
didate for governor. In 1878
he assisted Hon w. III. Kitchen
lin his canvass for congress,
making speeches in Scotland
| Neck, Wilson, Goldsboro and
| New Berne. In 1884 he was a
candidate for the nomination
| for congress, was defeated by
Hon. w. r. Cox, but during
that campaign his eloquent
voice was heard in forty or fifty
counties Of the state pleading
for the glorious principles o.
the Democratic party. During
the session of the legislature q
1854 and 1885,, all the Democrat.
ie members Of that body united
in a petition to President Cleve
land requesting him to appoint
Judge Fowle solicitor general
In January 1866, he married
Mary f., only daughter Of DIR
Il. j. Haywood, of Raleigh, wht
died in April. 1856, leaving nov
surviving her three little chill
dren. From his early manhood
in 1861 up to the present date
Daniei q. Fowle has ever beer
a constant, earnest, able anC
effective advocate of civil Iiber
ty, good government and tina
greatest of blessings, the con
, stitution as understood and de
fined by the grand old Roman
Thomas Jefferson. His mora
character was without a blemisl
AS q soldier he was true to Nj
b flag, as legislator he was abb
and conser satiye, as a lawye
l he stands without d superior, a
a Judge he was great and pure
and an ornament TO that bencl
which had been occupied b,
such men as Caldwell, Manly
Nash, Pearson, Battle, Ruffin
1 and Badger, AMI as q politica
orator none surpassed him. II
1876 he was a Tilden elector
! On June 81. 1855, le was nom
d mated by tie Braocrati; con
! yention, an has lleld that OF
fee ever since.
GOVERNOR IuLT SWORN N.
]. Thos. VI. Hcit, shn was sworI
4 in as goyerno, 9as born i
I Alamance cOlt:.ty. and in 1888
{ was prepared iUf college, a
s Hillsboro, and entered the Stat
University in Is5g. He left I
: his junior years, and engage
I IN the business Vi cotton man
I ufacturing, until 1860 when h
began business on his own nc
!. count He has gradually eS
j. tended his milling interests un
4 I'll now they are the most i'm
portant in the state. He ma
been many years in public lift
!. In 1876 he represented Alamanc
and Guilford in the state senate
e In 1888 and again in 1885 he ri
presented Alamance in th
Ii house, and was elected speaker
II III 1887 be was elected lieuter
ell ant governor.
81 For sixteen years he has bee