The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-06
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Meets at Raleigh Insurance Commits
sioner Young's Report-The Crfminal'
Court Judge Not Yet Appointed
Death of Francis III. Cameron.
Messenger Bereau,

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The state board Of elections met here
today. 1t was created at the last ses-
sion of the legislature and met last
May and organized by ~electing Walter
H. Neal chairman and James d. Nc
Neill secretary. Today's meeting was a
statutory one. The other members of
the committee besides Neal and Nc
Neill are Wilson G.. Lamb, r. D. Gill
mer and E. H. Pollard, all democrats;
G. II. Johnson, populist, and j. A.
Franks, republican. The principal bust
ness today was the appointment of
county election boards, each of three
members. to serve two years. Another
duty of the board is to prescribe the
kind of ticket to be used by each
party. All tickets must be plain, de-
vices being forbidden by the new cleo
ton law. At a meeting of republican
leaders at Statesville some months g
ii was said a plan was made to have
some republican judge grant an in
junction to restrain the state board
from doing anything. Members of the
board secuted at this today, and said
nothing of The kind would be attempt
ed, and that it was simply farcical to
have such an idea or purpose.
Ia special dispatch last night said:
Pollard was not present on accod':l or
sickness. The board will be in session
tomorrow. Probably no appointments
of county boards will be made until
after the state convention next week.
Franks, republican member of the
board, says Johnson, populist, IS CO.
operating with him. 1t is said John
son now opposes the constitutional
amendment.
The insurance departments fiscal
year ended yesterday. Commissioner
J. r. Young said today that the re-
ceiptS of his department during the
coo nnn ,rl;al l., 90 nm 49,
than the state has ever before received
from this source.
Rev. Dr.J. William Jones, of Rich
mond, preached to very great aud
fences yesterday at the Baptist taber-
nacle. Twenty-Five hundred people
heard him in the evening.
Two years ago a son of Sheriff Page
vent to the Klondyke, and for eighteen
months not a word had been heard
from him. His father had given him up
as dead. Today news came that he was
in the Philippines.
Governor Russell left yesterday for
Wilmington. He says he has not as yet
decided whom he will appoint judge of
the eastern criminal circuit, n will
probably not decide for several days.
AS predicted, Charles A. Cook declines.
a state official says he believes the
legislature can fill the vacancy in June.
Governor Russell is being urged by
SOME republicans, notably COLLECTOR
Duncan, it is said, to appoint Augustus
NJ. Moore, of G~reenville. The friend of
ex-Judge Thomas H. Sutton, of Fay
etteville, are urging his appointment.
There were heavy frostS yesterday
and today. 1t was very dry and it is
said no damage was done. Truckers
from the east say truck was covered
and that they think it was not hurt.
The outlook for truck is remarkably
fine.
There are more cases than Usual on
the docket of the federal court for the
May term here. The Marshall counter
feiting case is on the docket, but an
assistant in the district attorneys
office says it may not be taken up be-
nesses may be absent at that time. 1t
will be called in the regular order,
however.
Much regret is expressed here at the
death of Adjutant General a H
Cameron. He was an officer in the
United States marine corps before the
civil war, was later in the Confederate
marine corps and served during the
war; later, went to Wilmington, where
be was in the insurance business, came
here in 1872 and married a Miss Hay
wood; in 1878 became captain of a
state guard company, in 1879 was made
inspector general and in 1893 adjutant
general, retiring in 1897. He married in
1880 Miss Eugenia Weaver, of Alabama
1t is said here today hat Lacy is
sure to get the nomination for treas.
urer on first ballot.
A case of smallpox was found al
Durham today and at once removed tc
the pest house.
Postmaster Clyde Clark, of Hills.
boro, who had the smallpox, was here
today. He is terribly pitted.