The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-23
Trouble Grew Out of Some Remarks
Made by DR.. Kilgo in Speech
at Greensboro.
AN ACCOUNT OF 1T BY AN EYE WITNESS
Mr.. Crawford States His Version Of the Diff
Gully But Or, Kilgo Declins 10 be
interviewed. The Speech
Complained Of.

Especial to the News and Observer
Greensboro, N. c., July News has
been received here of personal encoun-
ter between Rev. j. G. Kilgo, president
of Trinity College. and Mr.. R. B Craw-
ford, of Winston-S Salem, on the train be-
tween this place and Burlington this
morning. 1t is said that Mr. Crawford
approached DR.. Kilgo and asked for an
explanation of the latter's continued at
tacks on his father, Rev. DR.. l.. w. Craw-
ford. editor of the North Carolina Chris
tian Advocate. In the course of a con-
versation that followed Mr.. Crawford was
called coward by DR.. Kilgo. An alter
cation occurred but the two men were
separated by passengers before any dam
age was done.
In addition to being the son of the
editor of the Advocate, Mr.. Crawford is
also president of the Christian Advocate
Publishing Company. 1t is matter of
general knowledge that the feeling be-
tween the Advocate and DIR. Kilgo has
came editor of the paper, which is the
official organ of the Western North Caro-
lima Conference.
In an interview with the News and
Observer correspondent, DR.. Crawford ex-
pressed his sorrow that his son and
DR. Kilgo had had an encounter. He
nf 10 m fIlr
a telegram from his son stating that he
had been insulted by DR.. Kilgo and that
they had had an encounter. DR.. Craw-
fcrd added that the trouble grew out of
DR.. Kilgo a month or two ago, when the
latter refused to give any information
concerning the accuracy of the reports of
a speech made in Greensboro by DR..
Kilgo and published in the State papers.
Dr. Crawford added that he deeply re-
gretted the friction concerning Trinity
College and its president and had al
ways studously avoided publishing any
thing in the Advocate that could be con-
strued as an attack upon DIR. Kilgo. Il
am," he said, "as loyal to Trinity College
OF the spirit of DR.. Kilgo.' DR.. Crawford
said he had repeatedly made efforts to
meet DR.. Kilgo privately that they might
talk over their differences, but the latter
had declined to meet him. They finally
met, with Rev. DIR. T. N Ivey, editor of
the Raleigh Christian Advocate, and Rev.
DR.. j. H. Weaver, now of Asheville, as
witnesses. Before any decision was
reached, however, DR.. Kilgo left to catch
train since which time the conference
has never been renewed.
MIR. CRAWFORD'S STATEMENT.
Durham, n. c., July 22.--passengers
who came down on the ming train
FROM Greensboro brought news Of a per-
sonal difficulty between DR.. j. c. Kilgo,
president Of Trinity College, and Mr..
X. B. Crawford. a leading hardware mer-
chant of Winston, and a son of Rev.
l.. w. Crawford, ID. d., editor of the
North Carolina Christian Advocate
Mr.. r. b. Crawford was seen at the
res idence of Rev. Alex Walker, where
his vile, VINO is grand daughter of
Mr. Walker, has been visiting for several
days, and he said that during the meet
ing OF college men in Greensboro some
weeks ago DR.. Kilgo In a speech grossly
insulted the good name of his father.
Mr.. X. B. Crawford wrote DIR. Kilgo and
asked if that speech had been correctly
reported in the Raleigh Post, to which
Kilgo replied by referring him to several
persons in Greensboro, who heard the
speech. This, Mr. Crawford said. was
far from being satisfactory to him and
this morning as he came down on the
train from Greensboro he happened to
go into the second class car, and found
DR.. Kilgo seated there. He approached
him in courteous manner, as he was
not angry and had no idea of having a
personal encounter, and stated to DR..
Kilgo that his explanation of the attack
on his (Crawford's) fathers name was
very unsatisfactory. DR.. Kilgo replied
that his (Crawford's) was also unsatisfac-
tory to him. Mr.. Crawford then told
DIR. kilgo that his attack on his father