The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-17
v, WK|TCH|N TO
SUCCEED HIMSELF
Nominee of the Fifth Con-
gressional District.
HE AROUSES ENTHUSIASM
Kr. kitchin Makes a Ringing Speech
of Acceptance.
WARNING AGAINST THE INDEPENDENTS
Tho Ninth judicial District Convention Nomin.
a.es Judge A. [. Brooks to Succeed
Himself, The Nomination is
Made by Acclamaton.
Made by Acclamation.
Especial to News and Observer


of the Fifth District Congressional Con-
vcntion have ended. The convention
convened in the court house, this city
tonight and elected Judge A. w. Graham,
of Oxford. and John c. Troy, of Durham,
permanent chairman and secretary re-
spectively The convention on motion of
A. NJ Garwood, of Alamance, nominated
w. w. Kitchin to succeed himself, and
this said William Kitchin is good sue
ccedcr.
The district is composed of Forsyth,
Stokes, Guilford, Caswell, Rockingham,
Alamance, Orange, Person and Granville
counties. These were all present and
enthusiastic. The convention selected
the following gentlemen as the Congress
sional Executive Committee DIR. Elias
Fulp, of Stokes; ]. G. Buxton, of Forsyth;
p. ID. Watts, of Rockingham; r. A. Free
man, of Alamance; A. E. Hughes, of
Orange; A. l.. Brooks, of Guilford; B. B.
Stainback of Caswell; Paul c. Graham,
of Greenville; C. T. Wilson, of Person;
w. arris. of Granville.
: ase Graham on taking the chair,
spoke feelingly of the greatness of the
district, greatest both from educational
and industrial standpoints. He said the
Fifth was the greatest manufacturing
district in the State, having double as
many cotton factories as any other.
The Committee on Notification, Messrs.
Biggs, of Durham; Buxton, of Forsyth;
Kimban, of Guilford, and King of Stokes,
having returned to the convention with
its nominee, Mr.. Kitchin. MIR. Biggs, of
Durham, proudly presented the bright,
brainy, handsome young Congressman
who, for the fourth time arose to accept
the high trust reposed in him.
Mr. Kitchin, dike his brother Claude,
is an orator. .fAs he arose to speak some
enc yelled.f Get up higher SO We can
see YOU"
He complied, saying in part: 81 am
always glad when a friend tells me to
go up higher. l remember six years ago
when the honor was conferred on me
promised you if you would hold up my
hands 1 thought l could defeat my Re-
publican opponent. You held up my
hands and 1 did defeat him.
Some one told me l failed then to
thank the convention for that high
honor. If l failed to thank you then
want to say tonight that I thank you
from the bottom of my heart. l ap
preciate the honor more than my tongue
can tell. l have by diligence, by faith
fulness endeavored to show my apprecia-
tion. / would be less than human if
did not appreciate this gift from the
best district in the State. From the
towering hills of Stokes to the waving
slopes in Granville there is a citizen
ship of white manhood not excelled on
the earth. If ] were not proud to be
your representative in the greatest rep
resentative body in the world | would
deserve your scorn. My record is an
open book.
Il have concealed nothing from you l
may have blundered-I have Numbered
and, who has mott have been criticised,
but l can tell this truly: l have acted on
my judgment in the light of a clear con-
science.
This is not the time for political
speech. l shall take up the campaign
and hope to make a speech in reason
able distance of every citizen in the dis
trict. Ny services have been asked in
other States, but 1 shall not neglect my
district.
Il note one peculiar thing about this
convention, l look around and miss no
cards. We remain an unbroken family
with one increase in the household, that
OF good old Forsyth. This is an added
JOY | am glad to welcome Forsyth in
cur district.
I'm the campaign 1 think I can show
you that our strenuous President has
surrendered to the trusts"
He touched upon Cuban reciprocity,
n io1na rfoIi nd loH
to the people TO rebuke the administra-
tion that had so grossly violated the fun
damentals of good government. He said
Democracy stands for liberty, honor.
justice, right, fair dealing between man
and man. Democracy has proved our
civilization 1t was the safeguard of the
purity of our homes and deserved the
support of any patriot. IF division must
come let division not come from Demo-
Gratis. Ny Democracy is unqualified.
1t is like old time religion. It is good
enough for me-
He warned against those who, since
the adoption of the amendment were
going about preaching freedom of
thought where is man in the Dem
ocratic party who ever called himself a
slave? Are you going to say because
the Democrdllc party SdFeu us we snail
destroy it? The very fact that it has
saved us is the very reason we should
preserve it," He warned against indie
pcndents.
j. c. Buxton, NJ. A. Royster and Gen
eral Carr also addressed the convention
in response to repeated calls. General
Carr said there would be pitted against
Kitchin man with the dollar mark on
MIN; that he was on the side of man
mood and against trusts and combina-
lions. Il draw my sword and throw
away my scabbard determined that
North Carolina shall be saved to Democ-
racy.'
The Ninth Judicial District Convention,
AFTER the adjournment of the Congress
sional Convention, convened in the court