The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-03
ABURST OF APPLAUSE
Or. KiIgo, Loosing vitrioIic Floods
Upon the Press of the State and
Upon the News and Observer in
Particular, Begins Reading Edito-
riaIs From the Latter and these
Arouse the only Unanimous Applause
of the Trustees.
Especial to News and Observer }

Especial to News and Observer
Durham, N. c., Dec. 2.-It was at an
early hour this morning. after excited
debate lasting about seven hours that the
vote was taken ON the Bassett matter.
The trustees present voted as follows:
IN FAVOR OF BASSETTS RESIGNA-
TION.
HON. F. NJ. SIMMONS, of Raleigh,
United States Senator.
COL JOHN F. BRUTON, of Wilson,
President of the First National Bank.
REV. JOHN N. COLE, of Rockingham,
presiding elder of the Rockingham district.
REV. T. N IVEY, of Raleigh, editor of
the Raleigh Christian Advocate.
REV. ANDREW P. TYER, of Wilson.
REV. F. A. BISHOP, of Raleigh, new
pastor of Central Methodist church.
REV. N. NJ. JURNEY, of Mt. Olive.
OPPOSED TO BAssETT's REsIGNA-
TION.
j. H. SOUTHGATE, of Durham, presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees
B. n. DUKE, of Durham and New Iork
Treasurer of the American Tobacco Com
, pany.
CAPT. v. BALLARD, of Durham.
c. w. TOMS, of Durham. Superintend-
ent of w. Duke, Sons & Co.'S factory.
H. A. PAGE, of Aberdeen, leader of the
anti-Clark forces in 1902.
j. A LONG, of Roxboro, banker, mer-
chant, dealer in tobacco.
]. W. ALSPAUGH, of Winston, ex-
President of the Board of Trustees.
W. r. ODELL, of Concord, codefendant
with Duke and Kilgo in the Gattis suit.
REV. S. B. TURRENTINE, of Green's
boro
REV. T. F. MARF of Charlotte.
COL. G.. w. FLOWERS, of Taylorsville,
father OF Prof Flowers.
DRIED PEACOCK, former president of
Greensboro Female College.
DR.. w. G. BRADSHAW of High Point
DIR. r. T. WHITE, of Oxford, banker
and business p'@.'.
R. L. DURI.A5i. of Spartanburg, S. c.,
brother of #. Plato Durham
REV g. A. OGLESBY. of Aberdeen,
JOSEPH G. BROWN, of Raleigh, Presi-
dent of the Citizens National Bank.
REV. ]. B. HURLEY, of Fayetteville.
Just as adjournment was reached one
trustee spoke up and said: II suggest
that the matter of how each trustee voted
be kept a secret" Another trustee said:
CDR. Ivey has gone to catch his train
Somebody started after DIR. Ivey, but he
had already gone a considerable distance
and could not be reached, and so no ac-
ton looking to secrecy could be had.
Hence | an able to give the vote as 1t
was cast as stated above.
The proceedings opened by reading a
letter from DR.. Bassett. 1t was curiously
worded. 1t seemed to be a resignation
with string tied to it, Most trustees
regarded 1t as resignation and the de-
bate was had upon the idea that it was
a bona fide resignation, but later 1t was
stated by some of DR.. Bassett's champions
that it was not reslgnation-only an
offer to resign if called upon to do so.
The next thing on the programme was
for President Kilgo to be invited to come
in and state his wishes and the wishes Of
the faculty He did so in a speech making
about one hour and half, made up of
three parts: /. A TRADE of abuse of the
newspapers of North Carolina, with an
extra vitriolic dash at 'the Old Reliable
News and Observer; 2. Appeal to stand
by Bassett as an exposition that freedom
of speech is permitted at Trinity College;
g. Reading with approx ''Io~'"'- from
the News and Observer, bearing on the
enforced resignation of President f.
BENJAMIN Andrews, of Brown University.
II Is uooUlCSS " IiieC ehN cSSS PeNA "
of his speech were the News and OBJ
servers editorials. During the entire
meeting. nothinr was said or done
that met the unanimous and hearty ap-
proval of every trustee present. 1t was
rather novel to see DR.. Kilgo standing up
reading editorials from the News and OBJ
server, and using their wisdom as climax
OF his speech. But it shows that, IN spite
of his lack of love for the States greatest
daily, he knows good thing.
The News and Observer came in for a
good deal of denunciation during the long
drawn out debate. One trustee actually
proposed that pronouncement be made
to tie effect that ''the News and Observer
is an enemy of Trinity College, 1t was
not passed and no action was taken. One
trustee, speaking of the suggestion, said
this morning: 'The News and Observer
has never been an enemy Of Trinity Col
lege. It has criticized DR.. Kilgo and DR..
Bassett, but it has never been an enemy
of Trinity College prominent Meth