The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-04
after the General Assembly con

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/ venes.
| Senator John n. Wilson and Re;r.,
| sentatives John c. Kenneth and Iolt
C.. Bunch, left at noon today for Raj
4 eigh to attend the meeting of the legs
/ lature. Old Guilford is strongly repre-
| scented by three III hcr most industrion,
| and intelligent citizens and their dutie>
! will he lonorably performed Greens
| boro Telegram.
| Here's the Oh Guard" said an aTi
! Ger of the Legislature OF 1891 noiufjna
| to the only five members of that House
| who are members of the present House
The five are ]. Frank Ray, of Macon.
j. s. Oliver Of Robcson; J. Il. Holman
and T. ]. Williams. of Iredell; and s.
L. Paterson. OF Caldwell They were
among the best rnen then and they will
be among the best now. Their counties
know how to value experience in legis
lators.
| OF the Senator's Mr. Justice. of
Rutherford is the only one who was a
member of the last Senate. There are
four members of the last House
who are here again-J. A. Leak.
of Arson: J. NJ. Ransom, OF Mcck.en-
burg: Gibson James. of Fender; and
John c. Bunch, of Guilford. They were
powerfully lonesome two wears ago,
standing with the band of other Spar
tans who exposed the iniquity of Fusion
rule Now they are with Il mighty
! host and will help lead to organize decent
government.
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There are four memebers of this Sen
ate who were members of that body of
1S90-Fields. of Allegheny; Cheek, of
Orange; James, of Pitt: and Brown. of
Columbus. If they are not the Big
-Four" there are not four better Sena-
tors then or now.
1t is to be hoped that the announced
sharp advance in the price of brooms
will not prevent the new one that as
sembles in Raleigh on Wednesday from
sweeping clean.-Asheville Citizen.
The legislature should make all posi-
bic reasonable provision for the soldiers
home in Raleigh. Those ex-Confeder-
ates who cannot take care of them
selves should be provided for to the ex-
tent Of the States ability.-Ashevillc
Citizen.
DR.. b. #. Dixon. of Cleveland. and
Mr.. A. Il. Walters. of Rockingham. two
of the most popular members of the
Legislature. were standing in the Var
borough House lobby yesterday swapping
stories. They and Others like them plant
ed the seed which have terminated and
brought forth the big crop of Democratic
legislation.
IL was interesting to note the Sena-
tors and Representatives taking stock Of
one another. TO man they are well
pleased. as they should be. When the
caucuses assembled last night it was
possible to get a pretty fair idea of how
the bodies will look. 1t will be business
like and intelligent looking bodies of men
that viii sit in either end of the capitol
this winter. Senator Wilson said yes
terday, after looking the men over: 1T
looks like q Democratic convention"
And the Senator was right, seeing that
many of the faces were the same as APP
peared in the convention which met here
last summer.
Hon. Frank ID. Winston. of BERTHE. is
an enthusiast on the subject of the Con-
federate soldier. He don't think the old
veteran has played out by a great deal
Il am for the Confederate soldier for
anything he wants." he said yesterday
afternoon. And an old veteran who was
standing by edged up toward the member
from BERTHE with smile in his eyes.
Capt. Carraway. Of Lenoir, has NAL
ity and embonpoint in plenty and has
no time for the brother in black. Il am
for the Louisiana law if it will hold
water" he said Yesterday; IF not | am
for some plan that WILL The angel Of
the Lord never appeared to the negro
he said. smilingly: ''and | see no reason
why we should attempt to improve upon
it, From which it will appear that the
Captain believes in eliminating the negro
from politics.
They are here.
The ''unterrifed' are in Raleigh in
full force to see the start Off of the
new Democratic Legislature. Among
the prominent Democrats who called on
the News and Observer (the Democratic
Headqrarters) or, who were seen in the
lobbies. / recall Hon. A. w.
Graham, of Oxford, recently re-
turned from Boston, where he
sold valuable. copper mines in
Granville; Honl Thos. A. Mcneil of
Robson, judge-elect. who had just taken
the oath before Judge Clark: Robert l..
Holt, of Burlington, the Democratic
chairman, who redeemed the Fifth dis
trict; Hon. +. A. Woodland Mr. Il. w.
Barnes, John Il. Woodland Esq. and
Colonel Dennis Worthington and
Colonel John f. Bruton, Of Wilson,
who We're working for Judge Conner
for Speaker; Chas. L. Abernethy. of
Carteret: G. w. Smith, who was a mem
her of the House from Johnston in 1897;
| Dempsey Wood, an ex-member from
Lenoir; Capt Swift Galloway. OF
Greene, who has been urged for Code
Commissioner; Ashley Horne, ex-S cnator
Abel. Solicitor Pou, Representative
Kirby, Mr.. L. Il. Booker. exRegister of
/ Deeds Smith, J. w. Perry, J. ID. Fin.ay-
| son and others, of Johnston. the proud
possessor of the Democratic banner: DR..