The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-15

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the oath feature of the Mecklenburg
primary law. This recalls the war waged
in Mecklenburg before the last primary.
The executive committee, after a not
fight, suspended the oath feature for
party harmony, though doubtful OF thelr
right to do so. Now it is to be suspend
ed by law. The legalized primary Is
coming everywhere, and Mecklenoul8
law. as it will be amended, is model
Dr. Ivey G.. Riddick, member OIL the
House from Franklin, now has MS hedu-
quarters at the residence of his proCher'
Prof. w. c. Riddick, in West ftaielSh'
Dr. Riddick also has sub headquarters
at the Marlborough House The DOCTOR
saws that General Carr is sui IN inc
race, and it to stay.
."rbere are five Pitt county men in the
LEGISLATURE" said Mr. King OF Pitt,
Yesterday. "They are the Senator anu
two representatives from Pitt, and theh
John w. Moore, of Cumberland, ana b.
f. Shelton, of Edgecombe.
There are two one-armed men IN the
House-Messrs. Wooten, of Lenoir' ana
Simrson. from Union. Neither loSt MS
arm in battle, though Mr.. Wooten went
through the entire war; and his name
annears in honorable connection IN Judge
Clark,s history of the regiments lie
wont into the battle of Reams station
with the ton of his head shot off so as to
exnose the brain, and received promotion
Immediately thereafter. After coming
TO- war
with both arms whole, he soon became
y victim of the cotton gin and surrendered
his left hand and forearm to the rapldlty
of the saws. Representative simpson
was a victim of a cane mill
Down in Union county" said Senator
Beasley, Lives a feeble old man whose
eloouence once electrified the General
Assembly of North Carolina, at time
when fiery oratory was the order OF tue
day. The old gentleman is now living III
complete retirement upon his farm ana
draws a pension as a soldier OF the
Mexican War. through which he went as
a private soldier in General Taylor
army. He was the representative from
Union county in the General Assembly OF
1861, which ordered the secession con-
vention. The speech was delivered IN
advocacy Of the convention, and was a
general presentation OF the Confederate
cause. So eloquent and striking was 1t
that the House Immediately ordered
large number OF copies of 1t printed.
Other Southern States Immediately had
large quantities printed and the speech
at once became a, popular piece OF Sc
cession literature and has been printed
in desirable form. The old gentleman
name is C. @. Lemmond."
Representative B. S. Nissen, of Forsyth
Yesterday received telegram from
Winston, saying: To-day is Watson
birthday Give him a present. But
the caucus didn't do it yesterday after
noon. The News and Observer man was
too bashful to ask Mr. Watson what
birthday it was. However, friend OF
the candidate was heard to say that he
was just the right age for United
States Senator Anyone who likes can
figure it out from that.
Representative Nissen, of Forsyth, says
that people are all the time getting his
first name Robert. He says that his
name is Bob, just plain Bob, and that
he was named after the best fighting
bulldog in his county.
The Committee on Fish and Fisheries
of the House, Thos. w, Blount, of Wash
ington chairman, met and organized
Immediately after the adjournment OF
the House yesterday. The committee de-
cided to meet always in its usual place,
to the right Of the Speakers desk, in the
hall of the House. w. T. Woodley, Jr.,
of Chowan, was chosen as secretary
There was no business for the COM
mittee.
While the Senatorial caucus was in
progress yesterday afternoon, the chair
that was trying to sustain the weight OF
Speaker Gattis, finally collapsed, after
doing noble service. The Speaker is
comfortably above the average in pond
crosby of body as well as intellect. Mr.
Gattis was given new chair and the
disabled one was taken to the hospital
A vote of sympathy should have beer
taken for that chair. But there was only
ripple in the gallery, and the monot-
onous balloting went on and on.
The Committee of the House on Edu-
cation, A. w Graham, of Granville
chairman, held a meeting yesterday just
after the House adjourned in the office
of the superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton. No bills were taken up. The com
mittee merely organized with 7. e
Whitaker, of Gulford, as Secretary.
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The Edgecombe delegation are remind
cd that the Democracy demands that the
people elect all their officers from justice
of the peace and district school commit
teemen up.-Tarboro Southerner.
Carr for Senltor.
To the Editor:-Did the last LeGisla-
ture diGfranchise the old Confederate sol
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