The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-10-23


Held in Raleigh Last Thursday
State News of Interest.
RALEIGH, n. C.. Oct. 20, 1902.
Next week will mark the greatest
industrial and social event OF the
year in our good Old North State
Estate Fair Week. and all of Raleigh
and the whole State of North Caro-
lima are looking forward to that
most enjoyable and profitable OF all
occasions with anticipations filled
with pictures Of Il happy, Jolly, good
time.
Thousands OF our people, from Will
mingtOn to Asheville, are now making
preparations for the trip to Raleigh,
and felicitating themselves with
pleasurable recOllectiOns and antici-
pations on the advent of another OF
those annually recurring social re.
unions. when they meet SO many OF
their old friends and relatives and
form new ties OF pleasant and lasting
friendships.
Meet me On the grounds of the
great State Fair" is an old invita-
ton voiced this year with more fervor
and meaning than usual-for this is
the fftieth, or semi-centennial, ami
versary OF the Fair, and the manage
ment say it is to be the best one In
the history OF the North Carolina
Agricultural Society. Don't miss it
this year OF all the years. Remember
| the dates-October 9th to :,1st, in
elusive.
Senator Simmons is being favor
ably regarded by national leaders at
| Washington for the position of
| Chairman of the National Democratic
| Committee, vice Senator j. X. Jones,
of Arkansas, who has been defeated
in his fight for reelection to the Sen
ate. and whose unsuccessful cam
paigns of 1896 and 1900, which re-
suited SO disastrOusly to the Demo-
cratic party and the defeat OF Bryan,
did not add to his reputation as Il
party manager.
Senator Pritchard spoke at Tar
bOro last Thursday, the date set for
Hon c. b. Watson, who also spoke
there. Mr.. Pritchard's challenge for
Il Joint debate not being accepted,
| the two Senatorial candidates did
not meet, Senator Pritchard speak
ing in the morning and Mr.. Watson
in the afternoon. The press dispatches
stated that ''at least 300 to 400
people attended to hear each
speaker" and that ''our people gave
Senator Pritchard a very attentive
and respectful hearing, for which he
| thanked them Congressman kitch-
in also spoke at the Watson meet
ing.
Hon. Lee S. Overman is ''shelling
the woods in the East still, speak
ing at GOldsborO, kinstOn and La
Grange on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Bob Glenn, who is at
Monroe tonight, spoke in Raleigh
one night last week to an audience of
less than 200 people, including a
number OF ladies-and yet he is, by
all odds, one of the finest ''stump
speakers in North Carolina, as well
as fine orator on any occasion.
| Governor Aycock and Senator
Simmons are billed to speak at
Shelby next Saturday, 25th. Mr..
Craig seems to have dropped out of
the canvass since his Joint debate
with Senator Pritchard closed, and
General Carr, who has been out of
the State for several weeks. has made
no speeches as aSenatorial candidate
yet.
Next Saturday is the last day OF
acknowledgements that.
NEGRO POLITICAL CONFERENCE.
The biggest political farce of the
year occurred here last Thursday.
when less than Il dozen so-called
negro ''leaders' arrived in Raleigh
to attend the more or less heralded
estate Convention of anti-Pritchard
Republicans. OF course no conven-
ton could be held, with less than ten
counties represented, but a sort OF
conference is said to have taken
place and a lengthy address" was
issued to the negro voters, this
having Il number of names affixed to
it, all of which were prefXed by the
regulation 'HOnorable'--the ''Hon. "
Scotland Harris, chairman; and the
Hon H. W. Harris, secretary; even
placing the distinction'Of ''hOnOrble'
before their own names when signing
the document. The conference .
assumed the authority of appointing
and naming a State Committee, and
adopted resolutions, the burden OF
one Of which was a denunciation OF
Senator Pritchard for removing the
negro pOstmasters of North Carolina,
| followed by an appeal to President
Roosevelt to stay the hand Oh
Pritchard and prevent him from
naming a white man to succeed Wick
the postmaster at Wilson, the last
negro postmaster in the State. After
clubbing themselves the regular Re
publican party and authorizing
their estate Committed to ''cOnsOli-
date with any anti-Pritchard white
Republican that might show himself,
the seance ended, and the small bunch
OF negro politicians (all of whom. |
believe, have tasted more or less
deeply of the sweets of public office
beat a retreat for their respective
homes - leaving Il solitary sore
head here to hold the bag. They
will not be heard from again. very
likely
There is no good reason why the
Republican party or any erpoliti-
cal party should be all white: there
is every reason why neither of them
should be all black. and the practical
demand for the latter by these NAL
contents will not be endorsed by
anybody except themselves, or few
Others like them who are abnormallv
suffering the pangs of appetite for
the public teat again. The Demo-
Gratis do not and cannot endorse"
them