Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
Republican Parry Of The State
Fighting In Its Own Ranks.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROADS
The State Has A Total or 3,0e6 Miles or
Raiiways-The New Railroad Map-Class
Movement On Foot To Start a State OPP
tical Society Twenty Two New Dentists
Especial to The virgInlan-Pilot.Y

srill on and seems to be gaining great
er Roadway. Col. ]. c. l.. Harris, q
close friend and admirer of the Cover
nor. in speaking of the failure of the
convention to endorse Gov. Russell and
ats effect upon the Republican party in
North Carolina said, in answer to ques-
tions put to him:
'"Thls action of the convention alb
solves every friend of Governor Rus
sell from obligation to support the Re-
publican State ticket if they see fit to
take this course"
"Wlll any of them take that course?"
he was asked.
Il have no doubt they WILL" he rcpl-
ed. at is difficult to Sc how any friend
OF the Governor can support that ticket
without endorsing the action of the
convention toward the Governor Any of
his friends who do this will thereby
etultify themselves"
win you support the Republican
State tlcket?"
No I'm not going to vote for st."
But you did not so warn the convcn-
tion."
No I was not given an opportunity.
Had been able to have obtained the
floor 1 should have told them that so
the North Carolina convention had been
mapped out in Washington with n view
TO the control OF the negro votes in New
YORK, Ohio, Indiana and other Northern
states. for Mckinley. Otherwise the
convention would have been willing to
nave taken the Same action that the
Populists did In regard to the Amend
nlent. That Is, they would have left
every voter to exercise his own choice
as TO how he would vote on it, without
making his action thereon IL test of
party loyalty. They did not do this be-
cause tney feared that it would be
charged this fall In the Northern States
above named that the party had de-
serted the negro of the South
he further declared that the pollti-
cal conditions in North Carolina now
nTe the Same as existed In 1872; that
Inc republican party in the State is
no stronger and that il is entirely i'm
possible for Mckinley to carry tho
State.
NORTH CAROLINA RAJLROADs
"A new railroad map of North Caro-
Una Tor the year 1900 was issued by the
Corporation Commission Friday.
inc map is complete one OF the
state in every respect. showing fully
all railroads in the State. as we'll as
SWING outlines of some OF those con-
tcmplated in the near future
The map shows that the railway
mileage in North Carolina foots up
B.626.1. The Atlantic Coast Line has n
mileage of 339.9l. the Southern Rail
way l.223.4S. the Seaboard $3.50. while
other roads have mileage of Si2.93
There are nine new roads in the
State
The new roads on the map are:
Southeastern ca. c. Id Ilrod to Ash
pCle, II miles
North Carolina Midland (Southern)
n 1
Richmond. Petersburg and Carolina
Is. A. LIZ. Ridgeway to Petersburg.
Aberdeen and Asheboro, junction to
Mt. Gilead. 20.75 miles
Aberdeen and Rock Fish. Aberdeen
to Dunderand. &c miles.
Cape Fear and Northern, Apex to
Angler, 20 miles.
Carolina Northern. I4umbcrton to
Marion. S. c.. II miles.
10ast Carolina. Tarboro to Maccles-
field, 10 miles.
Lawndale. Schencks to Lawndale.
miles.
Linville River. Cranberry to Havana.
IL miles.
Mt. Airy and Eastern. Mt. Airy to
Kibler Va, miles.
Raleigh and Cape Fear. Raleigh to
Varina, IS miles.
Extensions have been built to the
following roads:
Carolina and Northwestern. Lenoir to
Chester. -. -
Durham and Charlotte, Gulf to Elise.
Transatlantic. Hendersonville to Brc-
ward.
presents much painstakinG work and
wide knowledge of the railroads of the
State 1t has been approved by.and is
issued under the direction of. the Cor
poration Commission.
A STATE OPTICAL SOCIETY.
Mr.. S. r. Peck, of Charlotte. is urging
the formation of II state Optical So
ciety' at Charlotte on May 10Th. lie
writes; North Carolina so progress
sive in every other way, has been de-
plorably backward in this respect and
the opticians of the State owe it to her
and to themselves to make up their
mind that they will have society
which will have no comDeer for etti-
cheney. even ii numerically small. When
they do this they will find that the pub
lie will accord them their respect and
support, whereas IL neglected it will
not be many years before they find
themselves out of business so far as
this State is concerned
WANT TO BE DENTISTS.
There are twenty-five candidates this
year for license to practice dentistry in
North Carolina. None are from Ra-
leigh and they come generally from the
smaller cities and towns.
SHAW UNIVERSITY COMMENCE
MENT.
The closing exercises of Shaw Univer-
City took place Friday in the assembly
hall Of that institution. a large crowd
gathered to hear the exercises. all of
fhe numbers in the program being well
sustained. President Meserve delivered
an instructive and practical address
and prizes were awarded TO bright