The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-13

1T further appears from a. =. Wal
kers testimony that he told his brother,
j. \. Walker, about this affair as soon
rs the counting OF the county boxes
was finished, and vet his brother signed
the returns and said few minutes after
the counting of the vote was finished
tpage 40 that he, J. \. Walker, had
never taken part in a fairer or pleasanter
| election
1T further appears that these witness
es for contestant made no public state
ment at that time about the matter
which they claim they saw. They stood
| as they stated, and saw Il man commit
| ting an outrageous fraud upon the bal
| lot-box and said nothing about it TO
any one. 1t will appear from these
statements and from this evidence how
absurd the whole story Is
But let us assume, for the sake of
argument, that every word the con-
testant's witnesses swore is TRUE. Still
this would in no way affect this case, be-
cause there is not the slightest evidence
that there was any tampering whatever
with the box containing the Congression-
al tickets. There is not the slightest
suggestion in the evidence that there
was any tampering with the Congress
sional box. This box was at no time
in the exclusive control or custody OF
Mr.. Martin. The count was continued
without Adjournment arll the result
declared in the presence of a number OF
electors of the precinct.
The committee. without the slightest
evidence as To nfair dealing with the
Congressional box, is asked 10 reject re-
turns from this precinct"
This is taken from Mr. Craw ford's
brief. Mr.. PearSon'S accusations in re-
gard to Mr.. Martin have appeared in
the State press and cUlminated in an
affair with which i have nothing to do,
| hut which ! have always regretted
The reception and ball to be given in
| the National Rifles Armory tomorrow
night at o O'Clock to raise funds for the
erection of a monument to Gen. Robert
| e. Lee, will he largely attended. The
! following named ladies of the North
! Carolina Society will receive and also
act as hostess: Mrs. John H. Bell. Mrs
| Senator BCtler, Mrs. ]. G. PritchaId
| Mrs. W. w. Kitchin. Mrs. Theodore
! +. KluttZ, Mrs. Il. Il. Linney. Miss
Blanche Linney, Mrs. Mary Manly Hay
wood. Miss Edna Bishop, Mrs. John H.
! London. Miss Haywood, Mrs Il. A.
| Capehart, Mrs. John L. Morehead. Miss
! Bessie Henderson. Mrs. Frank NJ. Lit
| tle Mrs. Walter c. Murphy. Mrs. NJ
| r. Harvelle. Mrs Fais0n. Mrs. j. $
| TomlinScn. Mrs. W. r. Crawford. Mrs
| Small. Miss Annie Hester. Miss Lila
! -. Rozzell, Miss Floelle Youngblood
| Miss Blanche Armstrong, Mrs. j T.
| Saum. Mrs Wade II. Atkinson. Mrs
David Anderson. Mrs. j. T. Murphy.
Mrs. W. r. Myers, Mrs j. G.. Moore,
Mrs. c. Y. Vaughn. ami Mrs. w f.
Hargrave. The ladies Of the board Of
dire ctors of the Lee Monument Associa-
tiOn will also receive. They are Mrs
Stephenson. Miss Virginia Miller. Mrs
GIadSden, Mrs. Magnus Thompson, Mrs.
:. s. Belt. Mrs. Il. Rust Smith. Mrs
lawson. Mrs. Albert Ackcrs. Miss
Washington and Miss Stephenson. Oc-
cupying seats upon the stage, over
which the name of the State appears.
will be the following representatives of
the Southern States: Alabama Mrs
w. II. Pugh; Arkansas. Mrs. Jane
i. Jones; District of Columbia Mrs
Seth Shepherds Georgia. Mrs. Lester
| Kentucky, Mrs. Bette Beck Goodloe:
louisiana Miss Caffcry: Mississippi.
Mrs. Money; Missouri, Miss Cockrcll:
North Carolina, Mrs. Zebulon r. Vance:
South Carolina, Mrs. Ravenal; Texas,
Mrs. Francis c. Maxcy: Virginia Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson; West Virginia. Mrs.
Henry c. Davis.
The following named gentlemen have
been selected as honorary managers The
North Carolina delegation in Congress.
Joseph II. Hawley, w. II. Pugh. Hillary
A. Herbert. Francis NJ. Cockrel, Lu-
! Glen Baker. W. b. Bate John w. Dan
iel. James IL. Berry. Alexander S.
Clay. Horace Chiffon. John II. Morgan,
A. NJ. Waddell. Julian S. Carr, DR.
Thomas j. Boykin, w B. Gulick, John
NJ. McLaulin, DIR. w. w. Johnson. Col
! William Youngblood, Jesse b. Wilson,
James l.. Norris DIR. William c. Wood
ward, w. +. Rhea. John W. Gaines
| Claude A. Swanson. Joseph Bailey.
John Lamb James r. Talliafcrro. Far
ish C.. Tate, James +. Boyd, DR.. George
\. Acker, James G.. Berret, William
\. Gordon. Samuel Gross, and DR. Dan
iel B. Clark.
North Carolina was we'll represented
at the President reception last night
L beheYe every member of our delega-
uon IN Congress was present with ladies
except Messrs. Kluttz, Bellamy and
| Small, who went together
One of the most charming and hand
somey dressed ladies from our State
who attended was Mrs James Sprlnt.
the wife of the British Nice-Consul at
Wilmington. She was escorted by her
cousin. Judge Kenneth NJ. Jackson.
who arrived in time from his far-ofr
| Western circuit and who received a
special invitation frcm the President
through the courtesy of Col. James F..
! Boyd. Mr.. James Sprunt, to the re
/ greet of his friends here, could not leave
| his business even to attend the Diplomat
| lie Reception. Col. Boyd says he never
enjoyed more elegant hospitality than
when he was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sprunt at the time the Raleigh anchor
ed off Wilmington harbor. Capt. Cogh-
Ian was equally pleased with the delight
full City by the Sea-"
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