The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-12
WAS A GREAT DAY
Ell IN CHARLESTON
The North CaroIinians Cap
ture the Historic City.
CHEERS FOR GOV. AYCOCK
Unstinted Praise Given the Press of
North Carolina.
AUDITOR DIXON AND EDITOR ROBINSON
A South Carolina Newspaper Tells of the i'm
pressions Made at Charleston Exposi-
ton by the North CaroIinians
This Week.
CHEERS FOR GOV. AYCOCK
Unstinted Praise Given the Press of
North Carolina.
AUDITOR DIXON AND EDITOR ROBINSON

State, writing to his paper has the fol-
lowing to say concernins the North
Carolinians in Charleston and the ex-
ercises of Thursday:
'rhe coming of the North Carolinians
to Charleston has done a great deal to
make the people of Charleston take a
deeper interest in the people of North
Carolina, while the people of North
Carolina, delighted with their reception
here and pleased with the great expo
sition wrought by the people of Char
lesion, will go back to their homes feel
ing that such reunions should be more
frequent
In speaking of the parade the State
says:
when the procession reached the
auditorium Governor Aycock, from the
stand occupied by President Roosevelt
yesterday, reviewed the troops. 1t must
have delighted his heart to know that he
is the commander in chief of soldiers
such as these.
THREE GOVERNORS.
There We're three governors on the
stand in the auditorium today. Cover
nor Richards, of Wyoming arrived in
the city today. He has been down in
South America fer three months and
came back by Charleston.
Col. Averill, who presided over the
meeting, said that when the exposition
was first projected, he had called on
the Governor of North Carolina and on
the other officials of that State to ask
| their advice about a State exhibit. He
had taken courage from their welcome
and their approval and he had since found
out that their encouragement was more
than empty words. To prove this there
is here a magnificent display of the re-
sources of North Carolina. After thank
ing the press Of North Carolina, he in
troduced Governor McSweeney, who re-
ceived a genuine ovation.
The Governor Of South Carolina made
a pretty little impromptu speech which
caught the audience who cheered the
Governor repeatedly. He said that he
had attended nearly every important
ceremony on these grounds since the day
of the laying of the corner stone, and at
no time had he felt keener pleasure than
today. He declared that the people of
Charleston had been captured by the
speeches, and the presence of the Cover
nor of North Carolina. I'VE know some
thing of his make said Governor
McSweeney, and we know something OF
his work to drive Radcalism out Of your
State" wild cheers) He ought not to
so back to his law office when his term
of service is ended. He ought to go
higher, and if the people OF South Caro-
lima but had the opportunity they would
put him there" more cheering) Your
soldiers have made a great impression
on the military spirit of South Caro-
lina" said Governor McSweeney. when
you go back you will carry with you
the love- confidence and esteem Of every
man, woman and child in South Caro-
lima" The governor then presented Mr..
Geo. S. Legare, counsel of the city of
Charleston, who made a very pretty
speech of welcome, acting for Mayor
Smyth.
He then introduced Gen. Royster, of
Oxford, Adiutant General of North Car
olina, who in enthusiastic terms, ad-
dressed the soldiers. He then presented
Governor Aycock.
GOVERNOR AYCOCK.
Then the crowd went wild. Gov Ay-
Geek is rather homely in appearance, and
his speech is ornamented with the regu-
lar North Carolina twang, yet he gets
way down into the sympathies of those
who hear him. He is strong man. Yes
terday he caught the Presidents fancy
and when he made a good hit, the Presi-
dent would laugh heartily and slap him
self on the leg just like any other old
citizen In eloquent terms he told how
the South Carolinians had saved their
sister State from the ravages of the In
dians; he told how the men of the two
Carolinas got together at Kings Noun
tain and at Camden, "and when South
Carolina went out, We went out, too,
he said grimly. I'VE joined you then in
a Confederacy which lasted four years,
we Joined you today in a Confederacy
which shall last 400 years" (Cheers) "a
confederacy of industry; a confederacy
of commerce; confederacy for progress.
He declared that the commissioner
could have accomplished nothing with
out the aid of the press of North Carolina.
There has been a cooperation of in
fiuence which has made the North Caro-
limo exhibit a success.
When he concluded the audience gave
three cheers three times for Governor
Aycock, Governor McSweeney leading
the cheering.
DR.. Is. f. Dixon, the State Auditor,