The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-04
THE NEW PEN DIRECTORS
TWELVE FIRST CLASS DEMOCRATS CHIC.
SEN TO RESCUE THE PEN.
Who They are and What They have Done
Will Put the Penitentiary in Good
Condition.

The State is to be congratulated upon
the election of twelve good men to I'M
dertaKe the rescue of the penitentiary.
1t is the most difficult task any twelve
men in North Carolina have undertaken.
The institution is 100000 worse Off!
than when the Radicals took charge in
1897, and this Board is composed OF
men who will put it on its feet. The
directors elected are:
First District-Benj. II. Thompson,
of Idalia, Beaufort county. Mr.. Thomp-
son is n very prosperous and successful
farmer. He is a self-made man who
has come to be one of the most sue
cessful men in the county. He is a man
Of fine sense and thorough-going
Democrat. He is a worker. too. He
viii be in favor of putting strong
and pronounced Democrat in charge of
the penitentiary, says Editor jacobson,
OF the. Washington Progress.
Second District-Edward l.. Travis,
of Halifax county. Mr.. Travis is chair
man of the Democratic executive com
mittee of Halifax and is Senator from
his county. He has made reputation
as one of the wisest leaders of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Third District-Robert III. Kicks. OF
Rocky Mount, Nash county. Mr.. Kicks
has made n fortune farming. II is
one Of the best business men in the
State.
Fourth District-Joseph w. Perry, of
Princeton, Johnston county. Mr.. Perry
is one OF the first men in his county.
a successful farmer and business man.
He has served his county with credit
i'm tho Gaunral AScambly
Fifth District-yVm. III. Osborne. OF
Greensboro. Col Osborne is president
of Kelley Institute, a gentleman of high
character and sagacity.
Sixth District-James c.. Davis. of
Morehead City, Beaufort county. Mr..
Davis is one of the safest men in the
State, has been clerk of the court and
held other responsible positions i'll his
county.
Seventh District. T. LeGrand, of
Rockingham, Richmond county Be
sides being one of the best lawyers in
his section, Mr.. I4eGrand is one Of the
largest farmers, and as State Senator
made Statewide reputation. He is a
gentleman of real capacity and high
character, and a leading Democrat in
the party councils.
Eighth District-Alfred B. Young, of
Concord, Cabarrus county. Mr.. Young
is the only member of the old board
under Carr who was elected. He is a
farmer and business man of far-reach-
ing sagacity. Mr.. Leazar always re-
garded his assistance as one of the po-
tent influences in his successful admin
istraton.
Ninth District-Mr. John T.. Gwalt-
ney, of Taylorsville, Alexander county
Mr.. Gwaltney is a prominent and sue
cessful lawyer, and as chairman of the
Democratic executive committee of his
county gave signal proof of his ability
as an organizer.
Tenth District-Mr. Marion f. Nor
phew. of Marion, Mcdowell county. Mr..
Morphew is a business man of large ca
pacity and success and will bring TO
the discharge of his duties the qualiti-
cations needed to manage it successfully
Eleventh District. Ii. Wellington,
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg county. Mr..
Wellington is one of the leading hard
ware merchants of the State, and as
Mayor of Charlotte gave it the best adj
lninistration in its history. He is a
member of the Democratic State Elk
ecutiye Committee.
Twelfth District-Samuel l.. Rogers,
Of Franklin, Macon county. Mr.. Rog-
ers was Collector of Internal Revenue
of the Western district under Cleveland
and was the chairman of the Demo-
cratic executive committee of the Ninth
district. Before that he was clerk of the
court of Macon county eight years. He
is one Of the best business officials in
the West.
These are the men who are charged
with the duty of bringing order out of
chaos. They are Democrats of the best
type, and successful business men who
have the qualities that fit them for the
great work they have TO do.