The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-01
A Contrast that Makes Ali De-
sire a Trip TO the Ocean.
CY. WATSON is POPULAR
The Farmers Love Him for the
Enemies He Has Made.
FISHING WORTH TALKING ABOUT
Bill kennedy's Luck Would Turn
Cleveland Green With Envy
A Convention Hall
Needed.

Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, June
20.-( Editorial Correspondence)- THE
heat of the great Sahara to the breath
from snow-capped Shasta; the roar
and heat of furnace to the roar of old
ocean: the hot and feverish air of a
crowded convention hall to the cool
and refreshing breezes, laden with all
health-giving tonics and elixirs; the
jamming and crowding and jostling of
more than a thousand hot and excited
men TO the broad eXpanse and album
dance of room-this tells the story
of escape from the Democratic State
convention at Raleigh to a days en-
joyment of this delightful resort. 1t
is almost as great a change as il one
had been taken from furnace seven
times heated and blown by the cool
north winds to Greenland's icy noun
tains. From a blistering all night ses-
sion to night so cool that you dream
of snow storms and imagine yourself
with John Ridd tending the sheep
in snow-drifts-alli in one day-as great
What is the happiest experience in
your long life?" asked young per-
son of a very old man. He paused
awhile as if taking mental retrospect
of all the joys that had thrilled his
soul, and replied: ITO half wake up
before day, after having gone to bed
as hot as if in an oven, and feel so
chilly that / had to draw up cover to
be comfortable" Those of us who
sat up all night last Thursday in the
State convention and the next day
hied ourselves to this place where the
cool breezes made cover before day
very comfortable, were prepared to
agree with the old gentleman.
Speaking OF the State convention,
calls to mind the advantages this place
presents as site for holding the next
State convention, for it will probably
not be held in Raleigh again unless the
people of the capital city build an au-
ditorium large enough to accommo-
date the great crowd that attends.
This is certainly true if the delegates
who were present last week could de-
eide the question. No such crowding
of men ought ever again to be toler-
ated in hot weather. 1t is such cruel
and unusual punishment as is pro-
hibited by the Constitution. The people
all over the State prefer Raleigh as the
convention city, but they are up in
arms against holding another big con-
vention in a small hall. The progress
sive spirits of Raleigh must meet the
situation by building an auditorium
that will seat not less than 5000 peo-
pie The place for it is to utilize that
corner of the city lot in the rear of the
home of the late Judge Fowle. This
would make the auditorium only one
and half square from both the
Park and Marlborough hotels, sand
right in the street car line. $4,000
would do the work, and if private
capital cannot be secured. the Board
of Aldermen ought to build it.
But if Raleigh fails to pro-
vide suitable hall, it can blame no.
body if the next State convention is
held in this hotel. The ballroom
would accommodate all who would at
tend The music stand would afford
an excellent platform for the chairman
and the secretaries. Three districts
could be given abundance of room
in the galleries, leaving the gallery in
the rear of the music stand for the
ladies, while the delegates from the
other six districts and 1000 visitors
could he comfortably seated on the
floor. OF course the location of this
place. in the extreme end of the State,
would make it impossible to hold a
convention here unless the railroads
would give one cent a mile rates.
There was much talk here and on the
train of coming next year either to
this place, or accepting the invitation
of Mayor Cooke to go to Asheyille.
But all this is based on the SUPPOSE
tion that Raleigh will not come to the
front and build an auditorium which
it will be certain to do Mark the pre-
diction
The cars were crowded coming
down here, and YOU couldn't help
hearing what your neighbor said un-
less you put cotton in your ears-and
there was no cotton at hand which