The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-06-05
OUR RALEIGH LETTER
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD AT THE
CAPITAL.
Prospects of q Southern Cotton Till
1erger or Trust - Congressional
Contests Creating Interest 4 Con-
tinued Disseuslon in Democratic
Ranks r1eans Defeat-VariOus Tat
ters of Interest.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

tiers Of Interest.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
| RALEIGH. y. G.. June. ,, ,O2.
| The prospects OF Il Southern cotton
| mill merger or trust. probably two
| OF them, are much more indicative OF
| success lust now than a week ago.
and really it looks as though the
combines will be accomplished. Rep
resentatives of both the Underwood
and the Fries plans held seperate
conferences at Greensboro last Thurs
day and Friday and adopted meth
DDS OF hurrying up each scheme
The two plans differ and there has
developed considerable rivalry be-
tween the promoters. \ large num-,
Der OF mill-Owners attended the meet
| inws. The Underwood Plan (sO-called
after the New York gentleman who
proposed it, is confined to yarn
mills. | believe and it is stated that
a majority of the distinctively yarn
mills. representing nearlv 2OO.OOO
spindles. have announced their pur-
pose OF entering into the combine.
FThp Fries Plan (alSO financed by
Northern capitalists, with MIR. II. +.
Fries. of Salem. as chief representa-
tive) looks to a merger OF number
of the leading big spinning and weav-
mo mills and other textile plants,
and NAV be successfully organized,
also, irrespective OF the Underwood
combination.
The schemes become Il matter OF
vital interest to the industrial pros
peritv and growth of North Carolina
and the South generally.
CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS.
There promises to be Il lively con-
test in each Of the several Congress
sional districts-both i'll the cOnven-
lions and at the polls. Major E. }.
Hale, of Fayetteville, editor of the
Observer, ex-Consul to Manchester
and a gentleman of large experience
in public affairs and ripe Judgment,
extensive acquaintance and widepop-
ularitv, will be a candidate for the
: Democratic nomination for Congress
; in his district The announcement Is
; made following the appropriation by
Congress- of $4,000 to begin the
work OF improving the upper Cape
= Fear rivera scheme with which Ma!
T Hale has had more to do than any
other man. and to whom great credit
1 is due for its success. (Of course it is
1 understood that this appropriation
/. is intended to be only a starter FOL
c the great work to be undertaken
i and that the next Congress will bt
/ asked to appropriate a large sum tC
t continue and complete the work }
V Mai. Hale's friends think that hi:
e presence as Il member OF Congress:
). would greatly aid in securing future
: liberal appropriations. Cumberland
Il is now in the Sixth District, repre-
o scented at present by Congressman
y Bellamy of New Hanover, and tn
h fight for the nomination will be be
is tween these two gentlemen and Stat
Senator Joe Brown, of Columbus
Is The new Sixth District is compose
/ OF Baden, Brunswick, Columbus
t Cumberland, Harnett, New Hanove
g and Robson POu. the kitchin
+. and kluttz will be re-nOminated
4 practically without opposition, j
" the Second. Fourth, Fifth and Eight
n Districts. In the new Tenth Distric
Speaker Walter E. Moore is said t.
h be the probable nominee. The Eighth
" | Ninth and Tenth Districts will b
r closely contested by the Republicans
the others are safely believed to b
in Democratic, provided the party
a united in its support of the nominee:
1T General. w. p: Roberts, of Gates.
OF cOntesting the nomination with Con
ld p.ressman Small in the First Distric
Is and in the Third there will be a col
:" test between several applicants fc
+ Mr.. Thomas seat.
IL CONTINUED DISSENSION MEANS DEFEAr
NJ The split in the Democratic part
w in Mecklenburg county promises t
20 become a serious affair III its result
n An anti-primary mass-meetlng Ia
10. now been called Ito meet June II
- and those Democratic voters VIII
have refused to take part in a
"oath-bound" primary (said to |
, in the neighborhood of one thOusan
T., and largely composed of the cOuntr
re vOters), expect to put up ticket
ia, opposition to that put upby the pr
| mary Democrats.
y
IN, to me today that the Mecklenbu1
or row is likely to cost the Democra'
IS Il Congressman. Mecklenburg snO
' nd in the Ninth District, placed there
~ to offset the heavy Republican M
ioritieS OF Madison and Mitche
The new Ninth District is close (;
best. when there is harmony i'll OF
ranks. A great deal of the Oppos
ton to Judge Clark is located
,e- Mecklenburg. also, and with tv
all Democratic county tickets i'll 4
ere field. the friends Of each fighting Il
'ue other, the prospects OF ralnbO
An hued success are not OverpOWerlng.
le' VARIOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST,"
8. State Senator Cam. Morrison,
~ Richmond county. is said to be ma
49,. inc strong run for the Dem
80, cratic Congressional nomination
~ the new Seventh District.
"" The State Board OF Agricultn
!" acts in Il very niggardly manner t
/, wards the State Fair this year, v(
re ing only 800 for premiums for ag
80 cultural exhibits. Heretofore douf
~ that sum. or 81 800 has been vote
IL Colonel John $. Cunningham and o
" or two other members fought ha
81 for the usual appropriation. h
We're OutvOted.
~ The docket OF the Supreme Cot
1l was exhausted with the close OF la
week and no more cases will be hea
VI at this term. The Justices will
49, main here a week or two prepari
' opinions to be filed i'll the cases
:r which decisions have not vet be
-a",s handed down.
a.. The friends of Mr. John {. Drew
a prominent citizen of Raleigh, a
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