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did4tes mast'show that they are a,
tree from disease, hereditary or
oth9r s'snd are not degenerafes.
Fhe object Of tho bill, il: Of course: ccone ):

the|prevsntion, a far possible, Of
heiperpetuation; 81 disease and
oripsby<s heredity Iii matters
matrinonial Tesson does not al
:yaysfule and that 4 state can
compel The obser1v,ailnce of princcii-
plds that are affandlamentsl ii the
.atopkzlb!!restdsts z,ie zscience Is to @ IS
de dethtsa a, ,r,.1 P1'eople p are inclined e
tse.ent H!t q lstetse: sl interference in such ll
mskt4eEEhl 4El and ledacation, after ~
in ta.eoaaplish mora IN thed desired
direction than all he statutes sthst
cal b enacted. The proposed
Wisconsin bill is not likely TO
reachsthe governor. - Minneapolis
Tribune ]. i. .z $50 -
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81 "a ~ isHGa
2 Otto B,r1eesu; of Brewse er, ttansact
ed business here. Friday. -, =.

otto B.rls.u, 81 Rsswsor, !; ttansact. u. I
ed ed business here, riday....,.~.s-.,,..-.s. -.
J. T. Urice, Of Garrison, Ia, tran
sacted business here, Friday: s's
Rev. N. n. Bell, pastor at large 81
the Presby yterian church was iu town
Monday z.H-s..S2z q. = >>s>. 57=t :.
r ~ Mn. s, F. n. 8 Jones' is now now travelling
TOR . wholesale house handling ladies
furnishings. !. ] I . .,.. -:.5
James Rama9e has purchased The
Wood eighty in section twenty. five
Summit Lake. s.:ss, :ss ii. !. !. .''><1:,<S
]. Peppl,ei vent S !, to , Sheldon
Saturday, to spend Sunday with E
] p: y. Beckley s.2 .z..,. :. .
Herbert Nelson came down sfnom
MinneaPoli Friday TO assi.t ,s biz
brother, Jeweler Nelson, ,ssv,ss i
Fred and Annie Wendt, of Lake.
field, visited their sister, Mrs. 7 3
Fosburgh, Ftiday evening. s.:|..: =.s. :.
Jos. Mackay returned home, Fri.
day night, from Barron, Wis, whore
,he has been for the past year. 9 /. s.s.=z
Mrs. Julius johnson and : Mrs
[sprague, ,d Round Lake, Waited
otthin9 on friend Saturday
Il Wsfsy ths highsst teprioess FOR oil
kinda 81 furs:-C Coon, Muskrat, Mink
etc, 4 New York Barga Store. /
I'd. White is now assisting N. e.
Lane pstths engine taken out of the
powerplant into ! mill 81 The .latters
lin South gDAkota. Co. -
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u SCI 51S5 r. r.. sa
F. Mrs. 4. p .AIbertus returned,
Saturday, from a visit at jackson.
Sam Anderson, of Summit Lake, is
enteataining friends from Rock
Rapiaaals. I.@ @= %
Geo. Henly, of Armour, visited his
brother, who lives on the Shell farm.
this week. y. & '=-s =
n Howard Durfee is somewhat dis
abled from slipping and wrenchlng
his ankle. r. .s> n 5
Miss Esther Dahlberg, of Round
Lake, wase sWorthington visitor
Saturday -, S.
= While Fred Wendt. Of Lakefeld,
was here, Friday night, one Of his
horses died. ,:.1. -.
y, Ed. McManus, who has been EN-.
ployeds1n N. E. Tonsorial Parior, has
gone to Sibley to reside for tho pres
ont. -. =.:. ss.. y :..& .z- s. 3
"a child was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Nels Anderson, Friday, living but a
short time, Funeral vas held Satur.
day forenoon. .esz:s &: -: J:
Mrs. Kakestraw left for her home
in Minneapolis, Saturday, after 4
pleasant visit at the. homo Of Mrs. G.
A. Forbes in this city.
(. Mr.. il H. ssGoff left for homo q
slayton,s Friday, after spending
Thanksgiving with, her, brother,
Loren Clark IAN eisterss 81 3.
Jos Loyeless had his foot stepped
Oh Friday morning By q horse that he
had just shod. The shoes had sharp
Ecalks, quite . cash was cut in his foot
after going through an artic and
shoe. s. -,
81 very interesting mission mestipR
Va held at the Swedish Lutk ma
church during the past Feek, There
wore Ile1ppil,s.eent 1pi,. from abroad RS, a1
Ct. AlhIs5, Balston]; Sjob.on.
49,. 49, If n II tss n II ass|s =
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Exlich. eolle - 80 a{hi,iivoto & make m
r. ~ si6ff 'nst having
IN I: lgl tn is receives {
|esi ni1ilutsstjjox lkuu Beverly;
: a g l 4hills a ll,l|, lea e (, ths r. .eezst ss
teeR (p 6 ~ thet Mr. plase CO.
slae ~a $ = ~ J ehiefs "a iddslsfss Z. !.
AyRhf 81 q aeaaidaat q ID Il ~. y . AZ n
ias lls. oossl. * !s vhieh sll on 4
4 Il :. { Il i|ailse!d j !!El! and I A..
|sts ssyly sssl zssssi j
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there i nothing . ~ szospt that
1hs nAnuia y 81 ::wps]y ps]yl,a
fhisris u The manuta1t xho
4 "a osli 4 1 1
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nd - l1ll,
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= !. aeA . No. = - enen ! a''' taklne
$ $ !. DlGl1 opio !. s1pect : cor
s. a.se1e.eney oe-
: ne sasaA >iIerme nance aput
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8: 3, 81. La Lap Tablets. l|' .s.>.:.
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z2lf the people desire to'appreciate
the savage despotismt1 1iof Agui-
4 ralldo inSruling his so called re-!
public ID the Philippine islands,
they should road Secretary; Roots
report, and they viii perceive I that
Ivan the Terrible Of Russia, tb rec
hundred e years ago, could not have
been = more blood thirsty. barbar,
ian = than iis .s Aguinaldo to-day,
Agpilnlualdos llu l j. a. remorseless and
cruel AN Asietic. despot,asi can be
found In history, yet ! the Bryans
and the Pettigrews have tried to
6xalt him as q her5 and q second
NV ashington. ~. ',gatti sat !,
sedfetary la Root deliberately
states that one 81 the greatest
Edlddculties il p,stcii .,ying the Philip
pine islands g tie b 8 ebarbaric cruel
/ y which Agd1lllo e1bibfJ to-
ward the Tagalog who 1s willing
TO. aleeept ths sesareigntn i ef atha.
United States. Secretary Root
|says it requires over 400 different
postsitI the Phil ippan1ssal bsdau5e
the Tagalogs have deliberately
adopted the policy Of n1sd ring
al Of their countryme ars
friendly to the United l)t
course, with such inff
part Of Aguinald
mains for the uni
Iexterminate him "a - lers.
Ger ronimo, the Gel sch
savage, who IL & " @ R 1
Texas, is real red
and hnm01 @! { 4 sie Aguins
|altdo, I'd 'idssd hero of the
Rhil 3. iliPPihss Y iva ! kes Evening
FfH lscons1n, s. IS ,.ss s:. s. 4: 8.
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>:f,t Fred NSoornnspqs.pepa S|o q 9 i Isaad bsars, /,
!! DR.. CLARK is eonhnsd e tie house
with inaamat' - lheumali1m,.
-: :. !. 4. Patterson is putting lin y q
steam 9''! !E' beat furnace for q w. Gale
;.1"Judge Wilson left, Tuesday, dy 70 Is,
jackson on District Court :. matters
Ft.nt Han.be berger adorned. l, ii.
home of g. %. BigoJoW With tl1I ! hand,
some piano, Monday. s1SoSzsS .s. -: : :. ::
:, ~ 4$stgssts5sss s-ss:s. .s:s ( 81 ss|sssx *
Henry Hibbard, :of, Recatous ica, Ill
arrived here, Tuesday, for visit with
his.son, Y. ,. Hibbapd. s.sssss{l. ss.: . 81.
asFro,n now until Xmas, , Street, IL st. trim
med and pattern hats half price al
~! Mazwell's Millinery store: s.
John A. Peterson and wife, fathe,
ln-law Of Aug. Segerstrom, loft 10,
their home, Eloa, Ia, Tuesday. z.
: sss>Mn.,.E 4. ..,Turnar, i: .,,,a . over i i
D Worthington last week, visiting hei
brdther.in-law, Rev. Fred Schmidt :
Magnolia Advance. a = - i: .ss-.,.sz s.. I, !,
Rev, Schmidt was called to Blu,
Earth CITY, Monday, on s. account q & )
the death Of his mother..wllib1oo llb ) had
passed ,t,i away. She was auite. aid. !.
Andrew Johnsou Is, .h.. 8, sold ii. 90 90
in Lorain at $35 DO and. bopght. near.
er town tt,,. from a. Hediund next 10 the
Is :, a,lnalh.roe,, "A, ! 'f.rm Pa and ,.;d s40,
AN acre. S.. s 1sss s sss...s. .
,r;.a Ladies Aid q; soc;at =. !. * II. IL n Is
= l1b,,,ch uilI o;va 3 J J, ,s ,sc.,t;;an S r.
1Zs N/40A AS.WyAA 6AEN - ONsOfSyeNeA9 N0yo9Y
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u Saturday 1ait npqn N and
Wesley. Ripp scr we've ont hunting
sgound ! ocheyd axe while doing
g. they had occasion tp 90 to q sstrav
,pile|neer By. g y y a Z iing 4 tpund
,lhs pile opa of 81 them /. s,agg the lndle
81 yaliase ~ md pulled en-. The The
|yanseY II AZ found ) Y epts open and con
tained = lot Of railroad5 g. ion iin7
;cluding y book q q etrqeiio ions rels.
i've ~ the block syst ten1 "a "a The Omn-
il 3,
l7sna 4 ] Is 9 aa.Ha 8 alqel
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y. 10 insurgents il "a Phillip.
|tin{ Islands ~ ttidSntly getting
IT, ~ Atslge slsctiou: retntintsls ron III
fhe, ,Unitsd" etsesv::A f6r rthsy :ns'slt
leJiag 70 ost onto loaded wagon.

|Qolbeado, whioh - admitted to
U15ollt iil le98, ~ bestnl lliha1 Known 1 II
= ths OsateasiA stat& Oflsho1!
[nai Wit u 600;
~ which che lAess1pMn lAess il sa!!lringle
eesea!la !!l dlla!sfae 4! fron 81 1900 QQ0Easn n!
|iaeeeael. q ~ per oept-is rips
lbt adnissies /! i " ,Isl Rst sqeags1e viii
|h61o 10 hurry 1 tt wants Ok1sho:
|p4 U 81 ssntsd1 to 81 ~ "ths
En& L eieele! So. ''*.s .,.s':. .. >,..:=
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Vanso Found ii, =. Btrl'slw Pile.

Y Wisconsin. 81 3
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17

Vancouver, B. c., Nov. 1.-THE Bit
ter radical controversy between some
French Canadians and Britishers culmin-
ated today in flag incident at the neigh
boring city Of New Westminster, where
probably serious consequences were only
thorities. On the new stone postohice
averted by the prompt action Of the au-
building, in process Of construction, are
employed number Of French Canadians,
brought thither for that work from
Quebec. They were given Saturday half.
holiday and hoisted the union Jack and
the French-tri color on the same pole. Ihe
British flag was removed surreptitioua'y
and when the French ensign was discov-
cred floating alone over the government
building crowd Of Englishmen gathered
to pull it down. The Fren. b. -CanaG ms de-
Tended their flag and general hand TO-
hand conflict followed. The authorities
stopped the fight by pulling down the Of.
tending flag. The occurrence has caused
intense feeling between representatives, o.
the two nationalities.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17
school 1,irls Poisoned,

st. Petersburg. Nov. 13.-Two hun
dred and fifty girls, pupils Of the Mon
ley institute, a boarding school patron
lied exclusively by the nobility, were
taken sick with evident symptoms OF
poison after dinner Friday evening. 1t
is reported that two have died but that
the others have recovered. The poison
ing ia attributed to faulty metallic
cooking utensils.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17

Washington, Nov. l4.-At the meet
ing of the cabinet recently President Nc
Kinley, discussing the recent elections and
their results, expressed the hope that
every member Of his cabinet would re-
main in the official family during the next
four years. He regarded the result Of
the elections as an Endorsement not only
Of his own ideas and policies, but also Of
the administration Of every department Of
the government. e" .ts %
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17

Chicago, Nov. l3.-W. F. Millick, who
says he is from Helena, Mont, was forcl-
bly, removed from the Auditorium Annex
today, and will be held pending investi-
CATION into his mental condition. Millick
has been stopping at the hotel several
days. His eccentric actions have At
tracted the attention Of the management.
This morning Millick went into the dim
ing room and ordered . breakfast tor
$780," He became violent when asked
for a more definite order, and the police,
who were called, only arrested him after
struggle. Nillick claims to be stock
man worth $2OOOO0O.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17

Gem, Idaho, Nov. l4.-The bitter feel
ing which has long existed between some
of the miners of this district and the
deputy sheriffs who were on duty during
the riots last year eliminated Monday
night in tragedy which cost the lives OF
two men.
The participants in the trouble were
Dick Adams, a deputy sheriff under Sher-
iff Sutherland, and two miners named
William Kennedy and Daniel Kildee, both
J of the latter Of whom are said to bear
regulations for being tough.
| The killing occurred in Dixon's saloon
at little after midnight, Kennedy and
Kildee coming into the place armed and
declaring that they were looking for
Adams Earlier in the evening Adams
and Kennedy had had some words, the
latter abusing the former, who warned him
to go away and let him alone.
Later, while Adams was in the dance
hall adjoining the saloon, Kennedy and
Kildee came into the saloon, the former
with a Winchester slung across his arm
and revolver down his pants leg, and tht
latter carrying a revolver. After asking
for Adams and being informed that HI
was in the dance hall, they started
through the archway connecting the ga
loon and the hall and met Adams just a
he was coming out.
Kennedy started to raise his rife. Adam
was too quick for him, and before he coul'
get it to his shoulder sent bullet crash
} ing through his head, killing him instantly
By this time Kildee had his revolve
ready for action, but with lightning ra
pidity Adams fired his second shot be
fore Kildee could pull the trigger. Thi
shot was as true as the first, the bulle
striking Kildee squarey in the head
, causing instant death.
Adams fired but the two shots. Afte
, the shooting he at once went to Wardne
and gave himself up to the officers there
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17

Denver, COL, Nov. Colonel w. d.
BRYAN has declined an offer of an editorial
position on Denver afternon newspaper
at salary of $4,000 year. In his re-
ply which was telegraphed from Lincoln,r
Neb., he says: .s-ssys - ~ Il
81 shall remain here and in the future
as in the past defend with tongue and pen
the principles which I believe to be right
and the policies believe to be wise." II
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Suicide at Spokane.

Wearied and worn with life's battles
forsaken by friends, turned from home
by relatives and failing in business, An
thony Schall, an old man, shot himself
through the heart in small room in the
rear of his store at Sl62 Post street.
Death occurred instantly. He was from
Elwood. Md.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17

Washington, Nov. l2.-The Appropri-
alton for rural service which the post
master general will ask for the next fiscal
year probably will be upward of -, 10000,
as it is proposed to extend the service to all
parts of the country. The estimates which
will be submitted to congress for the reg
ular free delivery service, it is understood
will be l7,l4O,OOO, an increase of S.S per
cent over the appropriation for last year.
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old Veteran Dead.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 12.-Captain
George w. Jenkins, died at his home
in this city aged 68 years. He went
west overland to California with the
gold seekers Of 1849. From 1860 to
1882 he was a Mississippi steamboat
man. During the civil war he was a
captain under Admiral Porter. and at
the siege of Vicksburg displayed con-
spicuous gallantry.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17

stitution Of Edinburgh, taking as his
theme "The Career and Character OF
Abraham Lincoln"
Kid Broad of Cleveland stayed six
rounds with Terry McGovern at latter
Sails in Chicago, and although McGovern
had the fight well in hand at all stages,
he never had an opponent who came back
at him with more vigor.
William l.. Strong h Co., wholesale Try
goods merchants, for whom q receiver was
appointed in New York, have branch
house in Philadelphia, at which large
business is transacted. Attorneys have Sc
cured IA attachments against the Arm.
In Shanghai it is asserted that the EN-
press dowager has appointed Sir Robert
Hart, director Of Chinese imperial customs,
to arrange the indemnity question with
the powers. An imperial edict appoints Ii
Hung Chang to replace General Yung Lu
as generalissimo of the imperial army.
A streetcar collision in which Lawrence
NJ Gau, motorman, was seriously injured
and the passengers badly shaken up oc-
Cured in Seattle. The passenger car
crashed into freightcar in heavy fog
Gau's leg was broken and the cars par
TALLY wrecked.
Fire recently in the Detroit Bridge 4
Iron Works did between $85, 900 and $75,
900 damage. Five hundred men are
thrown out of employment. The loss Is
covered by insurance. Repairs will begir
Immediately and the works started agair
as soon as possible.
Colonel Russell B. Harrison, inspector
general, U. S. A., has been honorab,y dis
charged from the service of the unitet
States, to take effect December next, hi
services being no longer required. Colone
Harrison is son of eX-President Harrison
and has served in the volunteer establish
ment since the outbreak of the Spanisl
war.
DR.. Edward Ross, head professor in tn
. department of economics and sociology a
Stanford university, has rendered his resig
nation. Professor Ross intimated that h
has been forceu out of his position on at
count of opinions he has expressed in put
lie addresses President Jordan says tn
retiring professor is without peer i
America as teacher of social science.
, The funeral Of the late Marcus Daily {
Montana took place Thursday from s
, Patrick's cathedral in New York city. Th
family and a few of the most intimat
, friends of Mr.. DAILY accompanied the bod
) to Greenwood cemetery, where it Wa
placed in John w. Mackay's mausoleun
{ Later plot will be purchased in Greer
!. wood and the body will be inferred theI
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17
auay Certai. Of Election.

New York, Nov l2.-Ex-Senator Ma
thew S. Quay Of Pennsylvania and party
of friends have arrived at his winter home.
The senator will remain here during the
winter. He stated today he was ab olutely
certain of over l5O votes on joint ballot
in the Pennsylvania legislature for the SEN
ate and he expected to be elected.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17


Frank Sheehan, barber, droppsd
dead Of heart disease at Mace, recentlys'
Wardner's school population this
year is more than double that Of last.
Theodore Fohl IL confined in the hos
pital at Moscow with . severe wound
in his leg.
The next quarterly examination Of
teachers will be held in MOSCOW No.
vember 22-24.
Owing to = scarcity Of cars In the
Potlatch, the grain business 10 quiet,
although the warehouses are well flled.
The Northern Pacific safe at Occur
d'Alene. was robbed Of $3.50 one day
last week while the agent vas ct din.
ner.
Professor French Of the University
Of Idaho announces that he will hold
farmers, institute at Troy in the near
future.
Edward Rice. convicted Of the mur-
der, Of Matt Mailey. has been sentenced
to be hanged on December 81, the last
day Of the century.
About 125 tons OF green prunes have
been dried In Troy this season by the
drier. and there are stiN about 30 tons
of green prunes now stored In the
building
Henry r. Mosler was Instantly killed
by caving rock in the Standard mine
at Mace. last week. Deceased was ~
years old and unmarried, his parents
living at Oswego. Kan.
Treasury drafts, amounting to $92..
561.12, which represent the last pay
ment that will be made by the govern
ment to the Nez Perce Indians, reach
: ed the Lapwai agency last week.
Articles have been filled in the once
Of the secretary Of state by which the
Chickasaw Mining Z Smelling company
J Of Spokane, Wash. becomes . corpora
: tion under the laws Of Idaho.
The president has issued an order
: placing under the control Of the secre
tary Of the interior for disposition un'
E der the law all Of the land included
: within the limits Of the military res
9 ervation of Fort Sherman. Idaho re
: served under previous executive or
J. ders.
0 G. Lone Of Post Falls lost valuable
! team Of horses on Sunday last. While
crossing the river about two mile
e above that place something startled tn
p animals and they backed of the ferr!
e and were drowned.
e c. II. Arney, secretary Of the 1dah'
:, State Land Board, sold large amour
/ OF school land In Latah county recently
: The land was sold at auction AM
brought an average price Of vi q
acre.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17
Mccoy. wife Gets Her Divorce.

New York, Nov. 1.-THE referee in
the divorce suit brought by Mrs. Norman
selby against her husband, Norman Selby
kid Mccoy, has filed his report and
finds that the pugilist's wife is entitled to
her divorce.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. l4.-A special to
the News from Montreal says: A. S. and
w. H. Masterman, pork packers, have con-
sented to assign, with liabilities OF about
100000.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17
ri. q. Dan Is Dead.

New York, Nov. l2.-R. g. Dun, head
Of the mercantile agency frm Of R. g. i
Dun L Co., died in this city Of cirrhp-
sis Of the liver. Mr.. Dun was born -
.licothe, O., in 1926. He had 6Go55l
fering since the early part q sss !
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-12

North Carolina must and should stop.
Negro rule in North Carolina has ceased,
and negro office holding in North Caro-
lima has practically stopped. There are
still some negro magistrates here and
there in the Eastern part of the State,
elected by the Fusionsts, whose terms
have not expired, but thank God they are
not doing any business now. There are
still some negro postmaSterS holding
Offices in Eastern North Carolina, the
appointees of Pritchard and White, but
there are not so many as there once was
many of them have been sent to the
penitentary for corruption in Offices
LAS a result of the election of 1898
White Supremacy has been restored, and
we now have White Supremacy in the
State. If the white people of the State
would always stand together. and vote
together as they did in 1898, we would
always have White Supremacy without
the necessity of a Constitutional Amend
ment but the white people will not al
ways stand together and vote together
as they did in 1898, and in that way pre-
serve White Supremacy; and if they
would always stand together and vote
together as they then did upon all pub
lie questions, without any reference to
differences in opinion and interest that
in itself would be bad and undesirable
condition, both to the individual and to
the State, because there can be no
healthy growth, moral, intellectual, or
material, while the mind is not free to
act as Judgment and conscience direct.
For the purpose of restoring White Su
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-12
CHAIRMAN F, N. SIMMONS SPEECH.

On calling the Democratic State
convention to order Chairman Sim
mons said:
Gentlemen of the Convention:
This Convention is assembled by order
of your Executive Committee for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for State
offices and for the transaction of such
other business as may be presented for
its consideration. A call of the roll of
counties discloses a fact never before, so
far as | can remember, presented in a
Democratic State Convention; it is the
fact that every county in North Carolina
is represented by duly accredited dele
gates, and no contest from any county.
The Convention is therefore, ready to
proceed to perfect its temporary organi-
cation. 1t is my duty, as chairman of
your Executive Committee, to name the
temporary presiding officer of this Con-
vention. But before doing that l wish,
with your permission, to submit some
general observations concerning matters
of party policy, party work, party Or
ganization and party achievements since
the last Convention. When your Execu-
tive committee met in this city on the
18th of last December, for reasons then
announced and well understood, and
which, therefore, need not be repeated
now after due consideration of the poll
tical conditions then existing in the
State, it decided that the campaign in ia
vor CT the Amendment should at once
open and directed me as yorr chairman
to open the campaign and prosecute it