Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-11
Convention Convenes Tomorrow
to Nominate Next Governor.
JUDGE BATTLES SUCCESSOR
Governor Russell Coos Outside the Eastern
Criminal Court Circuit to Find a Judge
Tho Wrong nIan-New Lodge of Elks
at Misunderstanding Death of a Youth
lat Tarboro-Back Broken by Fall.

Raleigh. N. c., April 1o.-To-morrow
the convention meets that Is to nomi-
mate the next Governor and State off,
GERS of North Carolina
The prospects are that It will be the
most largely attended meeting Of the
kind held in the State.
Already delegates, alternates, candi-
dates, boomers and visiting states
men" are pouring into the city. The
stream began Sunday night and it has
grown larger with each succeeding
train 1t will continue 10 swell until
tomorrow morning. when the biggest
crowds will come in.
JUDGE BATTLES SUCCESSOR
Governor Russell yesterday appointed
Augustus Minton Moore, of Pitt coun-
ty. as Judge OF the Eastern Criminal
Court, to fill q vacancy caused by the
recent beats of Judge Dorsey Battle.
Judge Moore received his commission
yesterday at noon and left at 3 o'clock
for Charlotte, where he begins to-day
holding his first court
Augustus NJ Moore is q native of
North Carolina, and at present an at
torncy at Greenville, Pitt county. He
has been Republican in politics since
1866 He ran for Attorney-General on
the Republican ticket in 1885, and was
on the ticket for Presidential elector
in 1883. In 1889 he moved to South
Dakota then to the State of Washing
ton to live but returned to North Car
olina in 1897.
Previous to yesterdays appointment
Judge Moore was supervisor Of the
census for the First North Carolina
district. n job paying Il thousand dol
lars n year. The position he must now
A.
is said, to Dan. w. Patrick, formerly
president OF the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad.
The salary OF the Criminal Court
Judge Is $2,750 a year.
THE WRONG MAN.
A. special from Lumberton says: A
detective named Vaughan brought a
man here from Missouri. thinking he
was Ed. Lowery, who Is wanted for
murder. He was so sure that he had
the right man that he came without
money, expecting the reward. The cit
liens had to raise money to pay the
detectives way back, and to-day sub
scriptions were taken to send the man
he brought back.
NEW LODGE OF ELKS.
A new lodge OF Elks, with some forty
members, was instituted ct Durham
last night. The initiatory work was
done by the Danville, Va, lodge, TWEEN
ty-five or more members coming over
to confer the degrees. After the work
was over the local lodge gave n ban
Quet, that was very enjoyable affair.
There were covers for about one hun
dred guests. The new lodge Is COM
posed of representative young men of
the city and starts off with n place in
the foremost ranks of secret orders in
Durham.
A CHAPTER OF HORRORS.
A dispatch from Tarboro last night
says; Glenny Hedges son OF j. r.
Hedges, met with a shocking death
here this afternoon. He was in q dray
when the horses jumped off and ran.
He was thrown down across the front
part Of the dray, part of his body rest
ing on the wagon tongue. By the time
the horses had run a few hundred
yards the young man became dislodged
from the dray. When picked up his
skull was found crushed and there
were many bruises on the body. 1t is
thought his head was crushed by the
Kicking of the horses that were badly
frightened Young Hedges lived about
half an hour after the accident that
mas cast gloom over the entire com
munity. The funeral takes place to-
morrow afternoon.
East Carolina railroad this afternoon
ar. Stamper. an employee, had his
back broken by the fall.
a colored man was killed near ED
worth this afternoon