The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-09

cidents that had come under his obser-
Eyation of the terrible effects of liquor.
He spoke with great force and was loudly
applauded.
This, he said, to his mind was an epoch.
making movement in North Carolina. He
believed the great Democratic party had
aligned all Of its power and influence on
the side of temperance, and he would 90
back and tell his people so, now that he
had heard the speeches OF Mr.. Simmons
and Mr.. Watts ON this subject. All par
ties, he believed, could get together and
thank God for the temperance legislation
we now have. He believed the time was
coming when no man in North Carolina
could be elected to office if he was a
whiskey drinker. Cloud applause).
Asheville, he said, was the central point
OF the liquor interest in Western North
Carolina and it was going to take hard
work to get it out of Asheville For
there they had the biggest foreign popula-
ton Of any town in North Carolina.
Dr. Wente, of Southern Pines, read a
letter showing that the Ohio people were
with this convention in spirit. He then
proceeded to make vigors-s, eloquent
speech, in which he denounced the saloon
keeper as the man who was opposed to
the good people of North Carolina He
would fight the saloon-keeper as long as
his voice held out.
At the close of DR.. Wente's speech, Mr.
Bailey announced that the time for action
had been reached He then made a plea
for the means to carry on the work.
Dr. Templeton asked if the money
would be used to establish a dispensary
Mr. Bailey replied that he would frankly
state the purpose was TO establish dis
pensary in the city Raleigh, and if it
should be found necessary. tc do so in
other places
Then Mr. Bailey called for subscriptions,
and stated that T. j. Mitchell, OF New
Bern, wanted to head the list with SIS.
Then the subscriptions came thick and
fast. Some were for individual subscrip-
lions, and in other cases the persons
whose names are OH the list are response
bic for their counties, towns, or churches.
rs the case may be.
The following is a list Of those pres
ent yesterday and who enrolled their
names as members Of the Anti-Saloon
League: NJ. A. Adams, Auburn; y. d.
Edwards, Fuquay Springs; /. d. Arnold,
Lexington; D. w. Edgerton, Kenly; Rev.
Gordon Matneson, Durham; H. A. Reams,
Durham; Rev. R. s. Stephenson, Raleigh;
Rev. w. II. Herndon, Elon College; ~.
G.. Bethea, Elon College; ]. v. Rigsbee,
Durham; M. A. Leard, Raleigh, w. G. L.
u; A. c. Irwin, Pearl; Rev. j. l.. Shinn,
Salemburg; S. E. Mercer, Roberdel; Rev.
r. l.. Davis, Windsor Jas. H. Frizelle,
Pittsboro; E. p. Pierce, Currituck; Rev.
j. p. Rodgers, Asheboro; Rev. M. T.
Steele, Moryen w. C. Douglass. Raleigh;
w A. Berry, HavelocK; Almon Upchureh,
Carey; ID. r. Robbins, Ellington; Edwin
Shaver, Salisbury; / e. Buchan, Manly; J.
r. Rich Greensboro Rev. r. J. Bate
man, Raleigh: S. T. Moyle, Sanford; ID. M.
Litaker Wadesboro; Heriot Garrison,
Charlotte; ]. W. Bryan, Greenville W. l..
Cuninggim, Durham; A. j. McKelway,
Charlotte; S. c. Olive, Apex; H. H. Poe,
Buie's Greek; A. w. Gregory, Barclays
vile; l. c. Blair, Raleigh: ]. d. Bundy,
Henderson; Rev. J. Marvin Culbreth, Raj
eigh; Geo. B. Sterling. Cary; Rev ]. C.
Johnson, Battleboro; w. q. Green. era
ham, w. c. T. u: j. j. Adams, Graham,
". G. T. u; A. A. Fippin. Wakefield; j.
NJ Beatty, Smithfield: IL b. Scarboro,
isUltSSlliEs H. -. vi Id s. " II,
Turner, Hillsboro; II Pool, Auburn; J. A.
senter, Raleigh; ]. c. Smith, Wake eoun-
ty; w. G. billiard, Morrisville; S. p.
Sears, Morrisville; A. S. Sears, Morrisyille;
g. c. Coppedge, Wakefield; A. w. Set
ser, Morehead City; J. B. Jackson, Colds
boro; w. n. Johnson, Teacheys; w, c,
evans, Kelford; Jas. A. Campbell, Buie's
Creek; G. w. Coppedge, Wakefield; Edwin
o. Cole, Rockingham; J.. w. Oates, Bur
lngton: j. Walter Long, Dobson; Rev. II.
e. Chreitzberg, Gastonia; Livingston John
son, Raleigh; j. G. Parker Linden; Frank
Nash, Hillsboro; Rev. G,RcdWente, South
arn Pines; n. w. Brown, Hilsboro; Prof.
w. r.. Cullom. Wake Forest; Chas. e.
Maddry Hillsboro; T A. Pounds, Clayton;
G. S. Ashwell, Marion; Rev. Henry Sheets,
Lexington; r. L. Morris, Durham; r. p
Walker, Henderson; G. T. Tew. Wake
Forest; Rev. A. A. Butler, Beaufort; Rev.
Jas. A. Smith, Wilmington; w. G. Bar
rett, West Durham; Rev e. r. Leyburn,
Durham; Joseph Evans, Milton; N. Sid
ney Jones. Burlington: g. ]. ID. Parker.
Durham; II. X. Ireland, Elon College;
J. NJ. Holleman, Apex; A. G. McAlster
Asheboro J. w. Little, Wingate; o. l.
Hlnson, Monroe: j. M. billiard, High
Point; w. j. Young, Raleigh; W. w.
Willis, Raleigh: w. T. Herndon, Elon
College; w. A. Bunch, Asheboro; ]. S.
Williams. Henderson; Henry w. Battle,
Greensboro; Jno. D. Grimes, Lexington;
r. II. Rigsbee, Durham;e Rev. j. w.
Goodman, Hillsboro; Rev. w. c. Tyree,
Raleigh: M. 7. McKeel, Washington; j.
j. Bizzell, Kinston; Dr. M. e. Robinson,
Goldsboro; A. p. Barbee, Durham; j D.
Kelly, Durham: ]. B. Hunter, Durham;
"A. F. Johnson, Clinton; Rev. R. H.
Whitaker, Raleigh; Rev. J. G. Massee,
Raleigh; Jno. T. Jenkins, Raleigh; j. w
Creel, Cary; O. 2. Mitchell. Raleigh; j
T. Haywood, Rolesville; L. w Bagley
Scotland Neck; John c. Marshall. Will
mington; George r. Kirby, High Point;
] A. Mcdaniel. Kinston: J. ]. Rogers
Kinston; Rev. P. b. Hall, Kinston; G. c.
Hubbard, Worthville: F. 3. Telfair, Raj
eigh. w. C. T. u; j. r. Cole, Durham;
l.. E. Stag, Waxhaw; r. L. Patton, High
Point; Rev. w. w. Orr, Charlotte; L. w.
Highsmith, Durham; f. S. Blair, Guilford
College; @. Nimocks, Fayetteville; j.
r. Marshall, Wilmington; J. s. Dunn,
Nu;lI;onaS Charlotta. ~ ID