The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-22
THE STATUE TO Vance
Raleigh Crowded With Visitors to
Witness the dwelling.
Exercises to Include n Parade and
an OFatIon-Granddaugb of the
move the Veil From the bronze
Fieure-T'he Monument's Features.

haLhiGd, N u, aug ZZ--Ihe city Is
thronged today with crowds from all parts
of the State which have come to witness
the unwilling of the statue erected in
honor OF the late Zebulon Baird Vance
Ex-Governor and ex-senator, who for
thirty-fye years was North Cardinals
foremost citizen.
Military companies from Henderson,
| Winston. Warrenton. Franklinton, Colds
boro. Charlotte, Clinton, Wilmington.
Durham and Kinston have arrived TO take
part in the military demonstration, which
/ is a prominent feature of the unwilling
| exercises this afternoon.
| The ceremonies are to be very simple.
| The procession will be formed at the City
Hall. only square away, with Col.
| Thomas S. Kenan as chief marshal, and
/ Will move directly to the Capitol, where
/ the stand viii be occupied by the special
! personages, including the widow of ex-
! Senator vance. In the procession will be
! Confederate veterans. various military or
| CARNATIONS and civic bodies. and it will
| be the most imposing one since the IN
yelling Of the Confederate Monument.
The prayer will be offered by the Rev.
! DIR. Eugene Daniel, pastor of the Presby-
| terrain Church here. of which church Mr..
| Vance was a member
Chief Marshal Kenan will introduce the
orator OF the day, Richard H. Battle, and
at the conclusion of the address, which
will be in effect sketch of the e-work
! Of Mr. VaVnce. the statue will be
yelled by Miss Espy Vance. a grand
daughter of North Cardinals great COM
moner.'' and a daughter OF the late David
/ II. Vance. who was engaged in newspaper
| work in New Orleans until his death.
The statue stands in the Capitol Square,
| midway between the east front o. that
/ building and the boundary of the square.
while the noble memorial erected by the
! State 10 its Confederate dead. First at
| Bethel. Last at Appomattox." stands at
/ the western front,
The movement to erect a monument TO
the Senator took shape soon after his
! death. and was begun as a popular one. In
this way about $500 was raised The
Legislature of 1889 came to the aid of the
/ movement by appropriatlEg $1,000. and
| with the $7.5o0 it was decided to secure
| a statue There was 4 lively competition
| By artists last summer. no less than
| twelve taking part, but Henry J. EllicOtt,
| of Washington, was the winner Mrs.
! Vance, the widow, admired his model.
! which was Z study from the best photo
! graph and made frequent visits 10 Eli
! colts studio. She also followed closely
( the work on the full-siZed clay model.
/ This pleased her as 1t did the Two com
mittees, one appointed By the Legislature.
| the ether by the citizens who had made
/ contributions.
The statue is eight and one-haIf feet in
height. and stands upon a base OF granite
! from Mount Airy this State the base be-
ing OF equal height. 1t was cast by the
| Gorham Company, at Providence. R. /.
! and when two members Of the COMMITTEES
went there 10 inspect it in June one OF
. bEy,N ~1ssV cd fret t-tar cd
| There's Vance!" THIS exclamation was
! made by Richard H. Battle. who during
the most trying period OF the civil war
| was Vance's private secretary. and who
for nearly forty years 5yas one OF his most
intimate friends. When the statue was
| put in position last month the few VINO
saw it made the same remark. Vance
personality was very striking. The like
| ness of the face and head Is the feature
of the work
On the base Is the one word Vance" n
| bold letters. The head Is Hon-like, yet
! kindly II expression. The artist has hap
| PLY caught the bearing OF the man and his
true mRnIiness OF face. form. AID pose
Zebulon 3. Vance was born in BunC0mbs
county, N c.. May Is. 1890 He was eiG-
Gated at washington College Tennessee.
/ ard at the University of North Carolina,
Being admitted TO the bar in 1852. he To-
| Gated at Asheville and almost Immediate
" took a commanding position in the COM
mUuity and in State politics. He was first
chosen county solicitor and in 1884 was
sent to the Legislature
When Thomas L CIingman was elevated
to the United States Senate Vance was
elected TO succeed him in the Ma tioaaI
House OF Representatives. He toCh his
seat Decem Der :. 1858, and then his career
in national affairs began. He opposed the
secession OF North CsToiina. yet when that
step was taken he missed company Tor
| the Confederate Army and was chosen cap
tain. Soon afterRard he became colonel
! Of the Twenty-sixtl North Carolina Regi>
ment. one of the most famous fighting Or
! CARNATIONS in the Southern service.
In 1862 Colonel Vance was elected Gov
eTnor of his State. He at once began en-
| ergetic efforts to sec7Te from abroad sup
plies for the troops If his State He pur-
chased a fine steamship. which became a
successful blockade rnneT, not only sup
plying the State troops with clothing and
arms but also furnishing large stores for
the use of the Confederate Government,
for the hospitals, ard for the people of his
| State. He was so earnest and efficient in
contributing men and material for the sup
port of the Confederate cause that he was
called the War GCWrnor of the South"
He was also conspicuous in his efforts to
ameiiorate the condition of Federal pris-
oneTs in his State.
Governor Vance vas overwhelmingly re-
| elecleG II 1904 wien Tie L 6uSTdi
occupied North Caolina he was arrested
and sent TO Washington, where he was i'm
prisoned for severalweeks.
In November, 1876 he was elected United
States Senator. but vas not allowed to take
Y his sect and resigned it in January, 1872
2 He had been pardned by President John
son in 1857, and lis political disabilities
were removed by Congress in 1872, soon
after he had been refused his seat in the
Senate
After this Vance continued to practice
law in Charlotte, liking no part in polk
tics except his conspicuous efforts as q
private citizen to overthrow the recon-
struotion government in North Carolina. In
1873 he WAS elected Governor by a large
, majority He resigned to take his seat in
: the United States Senate March 4, 1873
He was continued II that body by the
people of his State until his deaFh, April
Il 1894.
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