The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-18
RUSSELL LEAVES RALEIGH
Avoid the Democratic Jubilee.
Foolish Talk by a Repubiiean-Ku.
NOR that RUSSELL will Resign-nen-
toned for Speaker Of the House
Messenger Bureau

AESSTASGl DAAC0A 1
Raleigh, y. C., November 10.
4 good joke is told at the expense OF
John r Smith, the republican COM
missioner Of agriculture. Some one
having said that the democratic arch
of triumph her vas to be used as a
gallows from which TO hang Apubli-
cans. Smith said: well. that will not
affect me for I voted the democratic
ticket at Goldboro.
Governor Russell did not want TO be
here and see the democratic triumph
That is the motive for his departure
for Asheville, where he will remain a
day or so with his great and good
friend, Virgil S. Lusk.
|. NJ. Meekins, the republican candl-
| date for solicitor in the First district,
| was here today. He talked a lot, say
ing among other things that the ma
| jority against Harry Skinner for con-
| gress in the First ~ristrict is 800, but
| that Skinner says ne Will contest the
| election of Small, democratic. When
Meekins was asked on what ground,
he said: ION the ground of intimida-
| ton, because a negro was shot on the
| way to the polls in Camden county,
| and in Martin county people had order
| ed guns but they did not get them in
| time Meekins evidently did not
| realize how absurd these reasons We're.
He also spoke Of Governor Russelis
| intention ito call the old legislature
together in special session to declare
the late election invalid" A republic
can who was with him at this point
stopped him and said if any legislature
were thus called now it would have
to be the one elected last week.
Oscar J. Spears was here today,
shedding crocodile tears at the defeat
of John E. Fowler in the Third con-
that there is a republican in the state
who regrets Fowler's defeat.
There are people, and not democrats
either, who are limiting that Governor
Russell may resign. He does such odd
things that there is no telling what he
will do.
Democratic State Chairman Simmons
had feared he would not be able to be
| mere DIT lOuISut > CClSUl dllOu, DuI W
day he came in, to the great pleasure
of his friends and much to his W
satisfaction. He is of counsel for Dan
iel Taylor, a rich and prominent citi-
I zen of Lenoir county, who is on trial
on the charge of numbering his nephew
The case was put off until tomorrow,
after a special venire had been ordered
yesterday.
There are not a few we'll Informed
persons who say ~eX-Judge Henry G.
Conner, Of Wilson, a man of very great
ability, will be the next speaker of the
lower house of the legislature. Hon
Lee S. Overman, of Rowan county, and
Locke Craig, of Buncombe, are also
prominently mentioned. The latter
are men of high merit. Both of them
are here.
There is said to be little or no doubt
that the next legislature will create
the office of insurance commissioner
and hen separate it from the office
Of the secretary of state.
Francis d. Winston, state organizer
of white Government Unions" is here
He will be in the legislature and is
charming fellow. He did admirabl,
work during the campaign and is yer.
proud Of the result, as he has reason
to be.
1 Acting Adjutant General Davis tell
me the reorganization Of the stat
guard is progressing so we'll that b.
2 the middle of December the equipment
: clothing, arming, ETC., will be complete
! and will be we'll done.
y The North Carolina chapter Of tn
, Sons of the Revolution met here tOda,
-, in annual session.