The gold leaf., 1900-08-30
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent. }
RALEIGH. \ G. Aurust 21 140(

RALEIGH. \. G., August %. 1900
Next week Chairman Simmons and
Secretary Pearsall will reopen Demo-
cratic headquarters here and begin in
earnest the campaign for Bryan and
Stevenson. AS in the State election
Chairman Simmons will put his whole
heart and soul into the work and will
direct and manage a brilliant campaign
and canvass of the State, one which will
doubtless be as successful for all practi-
cal purposes. as the great victory of
August; even if the majority for Mr.
Bryan's electors is not quite as
large as that of Mr.. Aycock and the
amendment, it will be as certain and as
decided. for never was the machinery in
better shape and the chief engineer never
better qualified or in better heart to com
pass the defeat of the enemy.
VANCE STATUE AFTERMATH
Though the crowd of visitors at the
unveiling of the splendid bronze statue of
Vance, last Wednesday, was not as large
as expected. it was Il representative one,
the visitors coming from widely dis
tributed sections OF the State. quite Il
number from other States, and the oc-
casOn was great success.
Every one recognized the striking.
faithful likeness to the original, in both
form and feature as soon as the statue
was unveiled by his two little grand
daughters, Epsey and Ruth Vance, and
it will be popular object OF interest to
visitors in all the years to come.
And there he stands-NOrth Cardinals
greatest and most beloved son, in death
as i'll life the peoples idol-God bless his
memory
MINOR MENTION.
1t has been decided to open the State
fair this year on Monday and continue it
October 22nd Friday has been desig-
mated as Educational Day Secretary
Pogue states that the outlook points to
tory of the Association
Solicitor Ed. W. Pou has formally an
nounced his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in this, the
Fourth Raeigh) district. The race now
appears to be between him and Congress-
man Atwater. though Messrs. Shaw, of
Vance and Spruill, OF Franklin, will also
be in TIE race The vote of Wake county
will be divided, chiefly between Pou and
Atwater
The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee has been called to meet here on the
evening of September 9TH ''to provide
machinery for holding a Senatorial
primary and for the transaction of other
business connected with the National
campaign.' 1t is intimated that the
question of making the "nigger' an
issue again may be also settled by the
committee at this meeting.
Judge George II. Brown denies the re-
port that he is to be a candidate for
United States Senator at the primary, or
that he intends to seek the nomination
for Chief Justice two years hence
The Lutherans of North Carolina will
hold a Century Reunion at China
Grove August 29th.
Since the race riots in New York, Ohio
and elsewhere North, the employment
agency here has been notified not to en-
gage any more negro servants for service
in the prejudice too strong at
present.
A new national bank for Sanford, capi-
tai S25,OOO. has been authorized by the
authorities at Washington
Judge-eect W. b. Council will take the
oath of office this week, and be the first
OF the candidates elected on the 2nd in
stant to go into office. Judge Bowman,
the present Judge OF the Tenth district,
being an appointee of the Governor to f1ll
a vacancy, retires after the "election" of
his successor, Immediately after te ascer-
tainment OF the result in the manner pro-
vlded by law the State canvassers hav-
ing Just performed that duty
There are said to be dozen candidates
for the Democratic nomination for Con-
gress in the Eighth district, by the con-
ventiOn which meets at Lenoir Septem-
Der 9th. Democratic prospects are said
to be bright in that district, especially
with f. Spencer Blackburn as the Oppos-
ing candidate
The cotton and other crops, through
out the Eastern counties especially, are
said to be in worse condition than in
many years, because of the protracted
torrid and dry weather of August. the
hottest consecutive spell in thirty
years.
The ''uniOn' operatives at Durham are
holding out and taking work at mills
elsewhere, but the Erwin mill officials
say they are not inconvenienced by the
strike, as it was desirable to curtail pro-
duction at present, and instead of shut
ting down for two or three weeks. the
machines rendered idle by the strikers
will be unused for q month or So Over
800 operatives are still at work at this
mill. 1t is claimed in some quarters that
New England cotton manufacturers as
we'll as Northern labor unions and lead
ers are encouraging the Organization"
OF Southern mill labor, because of the ad-
vantages which the Southern mills now
have over these Northern competitors
Tom Jones, a negro preacher. is to
be hanged here Friday for the murder of
a negress and her three children
LLEWNAM
See list of farms and town property for
sale and rent by j. l.. Currin, real estate
broker. and don't bother about the GEN.