The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-17
AT THE FUNERAL
OF THE PRESIDENT

mckinley in Washington today. Gov
ernor Charles B. Aycock and Gen. Toon,
accompanied by members of commit
/ tee named by Governor Aycock, left last
| Ihght Tor Washington on a special train
over the Seaboard Air Line.
| II was disappointment that the two
iiliiltary companies of Raleigh could not
go. Both the Oak City Guards and the
| halelgh Light Infantry expected to go
and mad been ordered out as an escort
10 the Governor, but a telegram from
/ washington changed the arrangements.
Col. Alfred Williams had wired to
washington asking about quarters for
the men but the reply was that only the
regular troops and members of the Ma
| tlonal Guards of the District of Column
ola would be given places in the pro-
cession. For this reason the companies
did not go.
VI the delegation named by the Gov
ernor number were on the special
Wnen 1T left last night and others will
JOIN the party en- route. In the party in
ADDITION to Governor Aycock there were
Gen. Toon, ex-senator Marion Butler,
Messrs. RI. c. Dockery, c. M. Bernard,
b. w. Upchurch, E. p. Maynard, B. w.
eating, II. l.. Grant, w. T. Aycock,
Lr. ID. III. Abbott, Prof. r. L. Flowers,
OF Durham; Mr.. j. A. Thomas of Louis
burg. AT Henderson Messrs. D. Y.
Cooper and A. c.. Zollicoffer will join
the party and at eldon there will be ac-
| cessions from along the Atlantic Coast
Line.
Among others who will join the party
en- route are Gen. B. S. Royster. Col.
Joseph E. Robinson, Col. Walker Tay-
lor and Col. w. D. Pollock, of the Gov
ernors staff and perhaps others of the
gentlemen named by the Governor.
Postmaster c. Il. Bailey, who was to
go with the party, left yesterday after
noon by the Southern as he learned dur
ing the day of the sickness of relative
In Virginia whom he wished to stop and
see while on his way.
The Governor, acting under the direc-
ton of the resolution of the meeting held
in the city of Raleigh Saturday night, the
18th, appointed the following named per-
sons to represent the State at the fun
eral services of President Mckinley. to
be held in the city of Washington, Tues
day morning, September 18th.
His entire staff, as follows: Gen B. S.
Register, Oxford; Col. F. A. Macon. Hen
Walker Taylor, Wilmington; Col. W. j.
Hannah, Waynesville; Col. r. S. Young,
Concord; Col. S. j. Cobb. Lumber Bridge
Col P. M. Pearsall, Raleigh; Col W. d.
Pollock. Kinston; Col. j. E. Robinson,
Goldsboro; Col. J. S. Cunningham, Cum
ningham; Col John C. Niche, Durham
Col j. Harper Erwin, Durham Col Geo.
L. Morton, Wilmington; Col Alfred Will
liams, Raleigh.
Also the following citizens from the diff
ferent sections of the State: Senator
f. M. Simmons, Raleigh: Senator j. c.
Pritchard, Marshall; C. NJ Bernard, Raj
eigh; Harry Skinner, Greenville; E. C..
Duncan, Raleigh: H. c. Dockery, Raj
eigh; C. T. Bailey, Raleigh; H. S. Har-
kins, Ashevillc; A. E. Holton, Winston
}. A. Milliken, Greensboro J. e. Boyd,
Greensboro; Judge T. r. Purnell, Raj
eigh; Gov. d. l.. Russell, Wilmington;
Charles McNamee, Asheville; Geo S.
Powell Asheville; j. p. Sawyer, Ashe
Vile; DR.. S. Westry Battle, Ashevlle
ThcO. f. Davidson, Asheville; S. Gallert.
Rutherfordton; A. c. Avery, Jr., Morgan
ton; E. p. Cline, Hickory; E. l.. Shuford.
Hickory; Geo. McCorkle, Newton; w. d.
Turner, Statesvillc; A. A. Clark, States
Vile; A. d. Watts, Statcsville Kerr
Craig, Salisbury; A. H. Price, Salisbury;
John M. Julian, Salisbury; w. r. Odel!,
Concord; j. P. Caldwell, Charlotte; ID.
A Tompkins, Charlotte; w. c. Dowd,
Charlotte; A. Burwell, Charlotte; ]. H.
Wcddington, Charlotte; DR.. /. w. Fai-
son, Charlotte G.. E. Childes, Lincoln
ton; A. c. Miller, Shelby; E. Y. Webb,
Shelby; r. J. Reynolds, Winston; j. ".
Fries, Winston Clement Manly, Winston
r. B. Bailey, Mocksville; w. +. Carter,
Mt. Airy; ]. E. Finley. North Wilkes
boro; c. Call Wilkesboro: J. d. Glenn.
, Greensboro; n. j. O'Drien, Greensboro;
w. H. Osborne, Greensboro; bred Pea
cock. Greensboro; Moses Conc. Green's
boro; J. Elwood Cox, High Point; S. e.
Williams, lexington; Sam1 Finch Lex
ington; H. B. Warner, Lexington; j. II.
Holt, Burlington; A. w. Haywood Haw
River; W. H. Carroll Burlington; T. B.
Parker, Hillsboro; c. Nj. Parks, Hills
boro; Gen. J. S. Carr, Durham; Geo. ~.
Watts, Durham: r. L. Flowers, Durham
Eben Alexander. Chapel Hill; D. McCau-
ley, Chapel Hill w. l.. Poteat, Wake
Forest; C. j. Cooper, Oxford; d. Y.
Cooper, Henderson; A. G. Zollicoffer,
Henderson; l. E. Green, Weldon; c. A.
| Morrow, Monroe; j. c. Covington, Mon
| roe; J. c. Boylin, Wadesboro; j. A. Leak,
| Wadesboro; II. S. Ledbetter, Rockingham;
Cameron Morrison, Rockingham; Hector
Mclean, Laurinburg; Geo. B. Mcleod,
Lumberton; N. A. Mclean, Lumberton
w. F. Swaringer, Whiteville; r. s. White
| Elizabethtown; E. ]. Hale, Fayetteville;
| J. d. Hill, Fayetteville; w. S. Cook, Fay
| ettevlle; w. l.. London, Pittsboro; A. M
| Clark, Southern Pines; d. E Newer San
| ford; U. l.. Spence, Carthage; S. Bryant,
| Randleman; s. ]. Durham, Bessemer City;
| A. NJ Waddell Wilmington; S. H. Fish
! blate, Wilmington; w. c. Elliott, Will
| mington; J. w. Norwood, Wilmington
w. H. Bernard, Wilmington T. B. Kings
bury, Wilmington; e. Porter, Rocky
Point; H. e. Newberry, Magnolia; w. L.
| Hill, Warsaw; Geo. E. Butler, Clinton
A. F. Johnson, Jr., Clinton; Geo. c. Royal
| Goldshorn' n. M. Jurney Mt. Olive; w
| r. Fort, Pikeville; j. r. Uzzell, wilson
w. E. Warren. Wilson; F. M. Barnes
Wilson. B. H. Bum, Rocky Mount; q
| NJ. t. Fountain Tarboro: D. Bell Enfield
Hon. M. w. Ransom, Garysburg; A. j.
Connor Rich Square; B. r. Winborne
Murfreesboro; w. P. Taylor. Winton; A.
S. Rascoe. Windsor: G. w. Mitchell, Au-
lander; w. 2. Roberts, Gatesviile; q. o.
Gaylord. Plymouth; d. W. Patrick, Sno"
HILL Fl. g. Dillon, LaGrangc Myci
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