The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-14

and loving children. He has besides his
watchful and regular attendance upon
the daily sessions OF the House done val
liant work on the Health committee and
the committee ON Propositions and
Grievances.
DR. Lyle is not only skilled phvsi-
clan and popular gentleman, burt he has
am abundance OF what is known as
horse sense" His father was the most
eminent physician i'm a dozen counties,
and the son not only succeeded 10 his
practice but to leadership among the
people. He is a Democrat in the best
sense Of the word. Like Vance. he
still believes that the people are capable
Of self government and thar their will is
law Such doctrine among the worship
pers Of Cleveland:Sm is not tolerated.
They act as if they thought the people
elected men to be Their masters and not
servant. I'r. Lyle has not trained with
that school Of thought From the first, Dr.
/ Lyle has believed with Vance and oppOs-
ed the Cleveland policy the wisdom of
which the events Of last year abundantly
Iproved.
| As legislator DR. Lyle has been
watchful, Industrious and efficient He
is an enemy of jobs, deals and trades
and has exposed and opposed them CON
sistently and coura geously Macon con-
/ ty Is noted for sending its strongest men
to the Leg.slatUre-an example worthy
/ of imitation. None have been more
faithful, more competent or more cour-
ageous than DR.. Lyle
JN0 ROCKWELL NLELLAND.
You viii generally find Iredcu county
! well represented in the General Assem-
! bly,, and the session just ended was not
an exception. Its Two REPRESENTATIVES.
! DR.. Mcclellan and Mr.. Hartness, were
among the foremost men on the floor.
Dr. John r. NcTelland is a native of
IreIcll county, and is 46 years Of age.
| His home is in the town Of Mo0resville.
whore ne has for more than twenty
years been practicing physician. He
| graduated in medicine in 1873 and has
| built for himsclfG enviahle reputation in
the profession and a large and lucrative
practice in and around mis- home town.
! He has never cared to engage, except
as loyal, patriotic citizen in political
matters, hut nj the urgent request of a
large circle of his friends consented in
| 1892 to become one Of the Democratic
nominees for the Legislature He was
| elected and So we'll did he represent his
constituency, that he was rcnomnated
| in 1894 He accepted this nomination,
| but went down under the waterloo of
! PopHlist ana Republican fusion that
swept the State tiAt year He was
nominated again in 1896 and after IA
heated fight he was elected and Iredel
was redeemed. DR. McIelIand is a quiet
careful pain-staking legislator; an I'M
isWcving Democrat and a most affabe
iand popular gentleman He has made
many friends during his two terms i'm
! the House. not only among his collea-
CUES. but with the citizens Of Raleigh.
and the thousands Of people who gather
here during sessions Of the General AS
sembly
As a member of the State Board of
Agriculture, he has also served the State
with ability and fidelity
EDGAR FREEMAN EDDINS.
Mr. Eddins is a native Of Wake county,
son of the late Alfred Eddins of Eagle
Rock. His mother was Miss Scarbo-
rough-two names we'll known in the
eastern section of the county Mr. Ed
dins was educated at Wake Forest, and
soon after leaving college, removed to
Stanly county, and engaged in teaching
at the beautiful little town Of Palmeps-
Vile He is now, and has been for some
| years, principal of the Yadkin Springs
Academy located at Palmersville, which,
under his management. has attained to
considerable local prominence as a most
excellent educational institution Mr..
| Eddins has never sought political honors,
but at the last Democratic convention OF
his county, he consented that his friends
should present his name for the nomina-
ton for the House of Representatives
He was nominated and elected, and has
made his county and Stat a valuable
legislator. His work on matters OF edu-
cation, that have occupied so much of
the session, was incesSant, and Of much
value in directing good leg
islation. Mr.. Edlins is an ef-
fective advocate of what he
thinks is wise and prudent legislation,
and he was frequently beard in the As
Isembly with much interest on the part
of his colleagues and the visitors
lie comes from one of the staunchest
Democratic counties in the State, and is
himself an answering Democrat Mr.
Eddins married Miss Mollie Palmer, Of
t'almersyille.
THOMAS BRADLEY PARKER.
There are four Parkers in the present
Legislature-two i'm the Senate and two
in the House Thomas Bradley Parker
was the gentleman from Wayne and one
of the best Representatives that the
grand old county ever had in
the Legislature. He was elected
to the House after one Of the
hardest fights that was ever made in the
county and elected, too, over a fusion
candidate by more than a hundred ma
jority, while some OF his colleagues ON the
ticket were defeated and has shown by his
course ON the important measures affect
ing his constituents that they did not rass-
place their confidence when they com.
missioned him as their legislator. Mr..
Parker had a colleague in the House and
one in the Senate standing against him
and doing all in their power 30 saddle
vicious, partisan legislation upon his peo-
ple. Mr. Parker foupht thnn az axo,v