The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-04-19

| know Mr.. Narner Well, and he Is a
worthy representative OF the press OF
North Carolina. and will make "a com
petent and most admirable Commissioner
OF Labor and Printing
As was stated by the top motel" lead
ers i'll attendance on the convention. the
party owes more TO the Democratic press
particularly the country press. in every
than any other class OF work
ers. and success is usually due as much or
more To their agency than any other 1t
was wise and just to recognize their ser
vices in placing an editor on the State
ticket.
SOME NOTEWORTHY INCIDENTS.
Most of the ablest and best known |
party leaders and workers Were present |
at this cOnvention-indeed. few were not |
present. and il must have been very graf |
flying TO receive the hearty welcome |
which was manifested by the delegates /
when several OF them addressed the con- |
vention particularly State Chairman
ernor Jarvis. Ex-Speaker Lee s. Over
Young oratOrical gladiator who now
bears aloft the party standard. Charles
B. Aycock, and several Others who still
remain prime party favorires-
The speech of Governor" Aycock is
characterized as the finest ever delivered
in North Carolina by a candidate i'll ac-
cepting a nomination since the days OF
Vance.
Chairman Simmons while not so elo-
auent speaker as Aycock, made a re-
markably fine address. Gen. Julian S.
Carr was received with a great demon
stration OF cheers and he electrified the
convention with one of the brightest and
most thrilling OF short speeches. Over
man always speaks we'll and was par
ticularly happy on this occasion. Indeed.
there was no lack of OratOrical power.
and IL number Possessed the disposition
TO rpgale the convention with display OF
it. but some We're not heard after two or
three minutes each-there was too much
work to be done to listen to many set or
long speeches.
The new State Committee met Thurs
| day and, of course. reelected MIR. Sim
| mons chairman He is the most capable
and most successful chairman the party
has had in a number of years.
The day following his defeat for the
nomination for ACKNOWLEDGMENT Col.
John 5. Cunningham, OF Person, sent
| Chairman Simmons a nice check as q con
tribution to the campaign fund. to help
! elect his successful rival. and the balance
| OF course This act shows the material
| out of which the man is made. He is not
| Yet 10 years old, and many delegates
| predicted that the party would Yet call
| him up higher
| The series OF ratification meetings
| dates and places announced in this let
| ter last week. began Monday at Burling-
| ton. All the candidates for executive
| offices are in the party. and the program
! will consume nearly three weeks.
STATE PRIMARY FOR UNITED STATES sENA-
TOR ORDERED.
The action of the convention i'll order
ing IA State primary for the selection OF
the candidate to succeed Butler in the
| United States Senate. was endorsed by
| nearly 80 Of the 81 counties. \ few small
| counties objected to the plan, but 80 per
| cent. OF the delegates We're pronounced in
| its favOr-because it offers the best means
| of registering the will OF the rank and file
| of the Democrats of the State (as we'll as
| that OF the headers and thereby the
most popular aspirant is sure to be
selected. The primary will be held in
| November, on the same day congressman
| and Presidential electors are voted for
and all who voted the Democratic ticket
in August as well as in November will
be entitled to cast one vote for one man
for United States Senator There seems
| to be little doubt that either Gen j. s
Carr or Hon. +. NJ Simmons will he the
fortunate man. Ex-Governor Jarvis
Ma j. \. VI. Waddell, and possibly others
may enter the contest. however.
LATE NEWS NOTES
Gov Russell has hOnored the reQuisition
| papers for Baxter Shemwell. of Asheville
formerly OF Lexington.) by the Governor
of Tennessee.
Senator Pettigrew il expected to be
here with Marion Butler tomorrow and
they will essay to play the part of stars
at the Populist convention.
The new Judge of the Criminal Cour,
sentenced negro, Mack Fesperman. tC
death at Charlotte last Friday. that be
ing his first court. The condemned vii
be hanged May 31st for the murder o.
his wife
Miss Lalla Ruth Carr. youngest anG
only unmarried daughter of zen. Julian
s Carr, will be welded to William F
Patton, Esq. a learned and prominent
young lawyer of Pennsylvania. and a sol
OF Gen. W. +. Patton, of that State. OF
April 10Th. The ceremony will take place
at Durham. after which the wedding tOul
will extend to Europe. the happy couple
being at home to their friends on Jun,
LIST, at The Naples, Carmensville. Pa
Miss Carr is one OF the most accomplished
and popular young women of the Stat.
and her friends are limited only by tn,
number of her acquaintance. She in
herits largely that charm OF personalit,
and beautiful and lively disposition which
has SO endeared her distinguished fathe
to all North Carolinians, and she will
carry with her in her new life the heart
felt best wishes of thousands of friends
Up to last Saturday the total numbe
of new cotton mill companies chartered
in North Carolina since January LIST wa
%; the total initial capital $2,575, 900
One mill (the Loray. OF Gastonia) ha
an initial capital of 81 600, 900, and nin
Others Il capital of 100000 or more
These figures indicate that the mills nov
being built will he larger than the aver
age heretofore. LLEWXAM.