The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-10
Fr"m Our Regular Correspondent.
RALEIGH. n. c.. July. I. q

RALEIGH. \. C.. July. Z. 'O2.
With the mercury standing at 100
degrees, sweltering humanity passed
the 4th. and for a week it has been a
hot time sure enough IN this capital
of ours.
Politics seem to be warming up.
too. and the Indications point to a
politically warm time at Greensboro
on the 16th-Over the Associate JUS
ticeships. The COnnor and Brown
men are both claiming the nominal
ton for the Eastern justiceship, but
estimates seen by your correspond
ent appear to make the nomination
of Common the more probable. The
rivalry between the friends of these
gentlemen is Il sharp and incisive
one, if the expression may be al
lowed, and the contest in the Con-
ventiOn will be Il very spirited one.
Messrs Platt d. Walker and Charles
H. Armtield, who are cOntestino, for
the Associate Justiceship OF the West
ern district, are also havingan inter-
esting time of it.
President Winston OF the A. ( NJ.
College announces that this splendid
institution will be ready to accom-
mOdate 800 students next Septem-
Der when the new scholastic year be-
gins, and the indications are that it
will be crowded. Industrial educa-
ton is very popular in North Caro-
lima, as it ought to be, and the con-
slant growth OF the \. 4 ~ is really
phenomenal.
Governor AycGck has appointed
the following. directors of the North
Carolina Railroad for the ensuing
year: Hugh q. Chatham, Elkin; L.
Banks Holt, Graham; l.. NJ. MichauX.
Greensboro; W. H. Williams, Newton
A. w. Graham, Oxford; V. E. Turner,
Raleigh; S. {. Penn, Reidsville; c. Nj.
Cooke, Jr., Bessemer City; States
| proxy, j. r. McLelland, Mooresville.
Colonel Pearsall is visiting Attor-
ney-General Gilmer at Waynesville,
! the latter's home.
! General Julian S. Carr spoke at
Weldon last Friday, the GLORIOUS
4th.' They had a big 18th blowout
there, and if the people are true to
their name it WAS we'll done.
Superintendent Way, of Randolph
county, in the office OF the State Su-
perintendent OF Public instruction,
tells OfanOther great educatiOnalral-
| lv held i'll that county. there being
| every Indication that work for the
local taxation and district cOnsOli-
dation campaign III Randolph is
ahead OF that in any other county
in the State.
Honorable Locke Craig accepts the
challenge OF Senator Pritchard to ad-
dress the people of North Carolina
on National issues.
| Senator Simmons returned to Raj
eigh last Thursday, having aban-
dOned the contemplated trip to New
York for the time being Our junior
Senator is a hard worker for Ou1
party, OF which he is still chairman
The denomination of Hon. Charles
| r. Thomas for Congress in the Third
i District by the Democrats at Colds
bOrO last week was a unanimous
proceeding, all other candinates hav.
| ing withdrawn.
| According to a Washington cor
respondent of Il North Carolina
paper Senator Pritchard intends tC
begin an active political contest fol
reelection to the United States Sen
ate as his own successor; that his
office force at Washington will be-
transferred to Marshall, n. c., where
they will remain several weeks: that
as Chairman of the Republican State
Committee he will in August estab
fish headquarters at Greensboro
whence the campaign work OF thai
party will be conducted. The Sena
tor will make his first speech of the
campaign at PittsbOrO early il
August, it is announced.
Among the last bills passed b,
Congress was that which Senator
Pritchard introduced providing pen
sions for men who after serving il
the Confederate army Gas cOnscripts
later joined the Union Army. Unit
this bill was passed no such could Sc
cure a pension under the pre-existins
law. Under the new act thousand
of mOuntaineers i'll Western NOrtl
Carolina and Tennessee become ben
eficiaries.
1t seems to be Il regretable fac
that SO many good party men ar
staying out of the primaries. It's /;
pity that the disruption of a grea
party should be accomplished be
cause of the personality OF any man
but it surely looks that way now.
LLEWXAM