Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-05
Cy Thompson Likely to Be Nom.
mated for Governor.
SOLID AGAINST AMENDMENT
Senator Trancks. of Swain County, Force
casts Political Happonings-Intcrcs
Facts Concerning the olivia Rancy liz
brary-Death of Prominent prosbytc-
rIan Pastor at statesviIloe Interesting
Cases to 30 Argued at Charleston.

be the Fusion candidate for Governor?"
asked State Senator j. A. Francks
(Rep.). of Swain county, who has been
here this week attending the meeting
the State Board OF Elections.
why. 1 think 1t will be Cy Thomp-
son. MY people up in the West have
about agreed on him."
"Will the Republicans consent to
your putting Populist at the head of
their ticket?"
Yes. there seems to be little objec-
ton to it in the West. The fact is
they'll consent to anything to beat the
amendment"
Senator Francks went on to say that
his own party. was solid against the
amendment. that he thought at least
10 per cent of the Populists opposed it
ana many Democrats would vote
against 1t In his section.
He thinks Reynolds will be re-nomi
mated for Lieutenant Governor IL he
cares for It, q Republican will be
named for Secretary of State IL
Thompson is nominated for Governor
and that Worth and Aver will be re-
nominated.
"As to the rest of the ticket" he
added, 1--WE are all at sea-eXcept Cor
poration Commissioner. I'm candi-
date for that You know there are two
TO be elected-one from the West and
one from the East. I'm u candidate
for the Western place. My people want
me to run for Senator again. but l
shall decline and stand for nomination
for commissioner on the State ticket"
Another Republican says Senator
Francks is all wrong; that no agree
ment has yet been reached between
Republicans and Populists as to the
txvt Of tat .N1-A
get what"
Though no agreement has been
reached" he added, "still 1 think SEN
ator Francks is not far wrong In his
forecast OF the ticket. The prospects
now are that Cy. Thompson will be
nominated for Governor and that
Worth and Aver will be renominated."
TTI1 OLIVIA RANEY LIBRARY.
The Olivia Raney Library and the
philanthropic citizen who founded the
noble institution. are given prominent
mention in the North Carolina Journal
OF Education for March.
splendid likeness of Mr.. r. b.
Raney appears on the front page OF the
journal. Prof Edward u. Moses SUI
perintendent of the City Schools, con-
tributes an article detailing the worthy
object OF the founder, and a description
of the magnificent building, now near
ing completion. Prof. Moses says:
Twenty years ago. youth of eigh-
teen. ambitious to go TO college, but
without the means to crafty that am
bition, left his country home to seek
employment in Raleigh. and succeeded
In getting position as night clerk at
the hotel. AT the age OF forty, having
accumulated comfortable fortune Of
thirty-hve thousand dollars with the
moral heroism of Francis of Assist,
he has given 1t all away to the people
of the State Board OF Elections.
woman who for less than two short
years bore his name and glorified his
life.
Teachers as class, are vitality in
terested in public libraries. Therefore,
1t seemed proper to ask Mr. Raney to
give the readers of the journal OF Edu-
cation definite information about the
library and the leading facts OF his
life. Modest as woman, he shrinks
from notoriety. He yielded with re-
luctance 10 the request for the infor-
nation desired and for his picture for
the first page, and then only in defer
ence 10 my contention that, by virtue
of his benefaction, he had become q
public man, and upon my promise that
J would write nothing fulsome-a pro-
mise I shall strive to keep.
DIR. WOOD DEAD.
DR.. W. a. Wood, for thirty years
presbyterian pastor at Statesville, Is
dead He was educated at Dawson
college and the University OF Edinburg,
scotland. He was one of the first
preachers In the State and one of the
most lovable OF men. He had been In
poor health some time. In 1861 DR..
WOOD was married to Miss Naomi Cos
Tin, OF Wilmington. who died in 1889.
seven children survive-Mr. Jas. H.
wood, Of Asheville; Mrs. +. l.. Fithian.
of Haddonheld. N. J.; Mrs. T.. L. Page,
of Troy, n. c.; Mrs. l.. White. Mrs
D. a. Miller. Mr.. NJ. Costin Wood and
Gertrude Wood. of Statesviile
INTERESTING CASES.
Today II. G.. Conner and John ".
Elinsdale, attorneys for this State and
its Corporation Commission left for
Charleston, where tomorrow they will
argue before Judge Simonton two i'm
portant matters. which have gone up
to that Judge in the shape of questions
by Standing Master Shepherd in the
tax-assessment case. The RAILWAYS
claim that the commission has no
power to look into the question whether
their property is assessed at its fnu
value. The other matter Is the refusal
of the Acme Fertilizer Company for
Itself ana really FOR all the other pri-
vate corporations. to produce its books
in court. The contention OF this parti-
cular company is that to do so would
reveal its private business and iniure
itself.
SHORT WORK.
1t is said that at least five OF the
Democratic nominees on the state
ticket will be nominated on the first
ballot Mt the State Convention here q
week from tomorrow. This will he
very remarkable, and at the same time
very pleasing to the party.
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