The news & observer., 1897-04-22

nd 10 Day

The penitentiary directors met YES
terd,v afternoon at o'clock, at the peni-
tentia,y. and elected the following ofl-
GERS:
f. y. WIMBISH (Rep.), of Granville
Clerk to the Board
THOMAS RUSSELL tRep), OF hooe-
son, Warden.
w. A. MOORE (Min. Pop), OF a!he'
Assistant Warden.
r. % MCASKIE (Min. Pop. As
sistant Stunt. Of Caledonia Farm.
'rhe three last were appointed by Super
sntendent Smith, and only confirmed bS
the BEARD; but the clerk is elected py
the Board.
The clerk and warden will take charse
Sentemher |. The assistant warden mas
been filing that position ever since ,.e
last meeting of the Board. McCashie
will enter upon his duties on the Gaze
donia farm at once.
All of the nine members of the BOARD
were present at yesterdays meetins
but one-Chadbourn. On account OF ms
absence of the special finance commlttee
was unable to examine the boohs anu
renort at this meeting. They were gwen
until the next meeting to perform 'he
work. a.,
An application was received from 'he
Marion and Asheville Turnpike company
for fifty conyicts given them TO WORK Oh
that road. But there was some douot as
to whether the law meant TO give the
convicts free of charge. or only allow
tho directors. under such terms as they
might see fit, to permit this company
TO use the fifty conyicts upon its ROAD.
The hoard took the latter view. and the
turnpike people the former one. 90
the Board decided to submit the matter
n the Attorney General before taking
any action.
In the matter Of electing clerk and
hool,-keerer the Board seems to nave
knocked ont Russellites, anti-Russellites
and nearly all other partisan Kads,
ring-tails and pietriots-
Mr.. Wimbish, of Oxford. was elected
to the position. defeating Mr.. Harding.
of Alamance. and about thirty-nine other
candidates
Severed Repuhlicaras ,claim that the
votes cast for Mr.. Wimbish were only
cast as complimentary votes. but there
was inst enough of them to elect him
with one to SPARE. including Chairman
Dockerys. SO Wimbish walked off with
the pie. whether the votes were compil-
mentary or not complimentary.
Now the Radicals are raising the dust
nm and down both sides of the streets.
They declare that Wimbish IS not Re
nublican. and go so far as to say that
He was one of Mr.. Manly's Oxford poll
holders at the last election. but that he
did finally make out to vote for Mckinley.
Hill E. King. of Onslow. was said to be
Governor Russell's candidate. but the
r. p. 2. from New River was not in it
a little bit. and when Superintendent
John r. Smith made the nomination he
forgot all about Hill f., and mentioned
only Wimb;sh and Harden. Of Alamance
Wimbish got the necessary complimenta-
ry votes. and Hill f. and Harden--oh.
where were they!
State Superintendent Nebane has a few
more members of his family who have
not received relief. and he was pulling
strings for dear life for his big bud.
Meantime his sister is said to be slated
for the Newton post-office. His brother
in-law and his nephew already have jobs.
but the other big bud got left IN yester-
days shuttle.
Wimbsh is ;ifother-.n-law. or rather
a half brother-in-law of Mr.. G.. Thomas
Bailey. and was warmly supported by the
ex-Major.
The Board meets again this morning at
O'Clock for the transaction of routine
business.