The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-07-30
GOKMAN News BUREAU. /
Raleirh. y. C. July u 1903.

GOKAIAN News BUREAU. |
Raleigh, y. C., July p, 1JO3.)
The newspapers OF North Carolina
have made more successful politicians
and professional office holders than all
other creators and cutivators Of the
| species extant. Sometimes we select the
wrong man, and lift him from Obscurity
| to prominence when we should not do it.
| In this exceptional case Of course the
beneficiary Of our attentions and good
| will refuses to recognize the source of his
| elevation and rescue from oblivion. and
| never has a good word for the newspa-
| pers or the newspaper men. II he is a
member OF the Legislature, for instance,
| he il the first fellow to make motion to
| debar newspaper men from the caucuses
| OF his party. and the quickest one to de-
nOunce the editorial fraternity as whole
when one paper criticises land probably
| most JUSTLY his official acts.
There is more than one of these in
crates in North Carolina high up in the
councils OF each of the parties or holding
| lucrative office today, who would never
| have been heard of beyond the bound
aries of his township precinct had the
newspapers ignored his existence Orgiven
| him what he so richly deserved-a politi-
cal biff between the eyes the first time he
| poked his head up for office. We have
all got few of them on our black
| list.
The possibility Of the nomination of
| Gov. Aycock for NicelPrcsident is now
accepted and he is being supported al
ready by some newspapers outside Of
| North Carolina. The idea of having him
canvass the North and West, especially
| those States which are having trouble
| with the vicious negro element. meets
with favor.
With the exception Of the Governor
| and Lieutenant-GOyernOr every eXecu-
tive State officer ut present holding office
| will be Il candidate for denomination next
! year.
Gen. Matt Ransom $ visit to Raleigh
! last week was a source of much pleasure
to all who met him He and Gen. W. r.
| Cox (WhO was also here) show their
! age with Il more youthful spirit and APP
pcarancc than any other two men of my
| acquaintance in the State, prominent or
| not. They are both well along in the
seventies Zone brunette and the other a
| blonde) but most people would not take
them to be over 90. | know plenty OF
| men 20 years younger who appear to be
| 'I't'i IMAM tlN.' ANU Ntl 'DtH wv ut
| tive ana hard service in the Civil war.
| The Farmers Convention which these
| old warriors and statesmen attended
Gen. Ransom opening the convention
| and presiding the first day-was attend
ed by about 300 farmers of some prOmi-
hence and n most interesting meeting
lasting three days was held. \ perma-
| nent organization was effected by the
| election of r. W. Scott, of Alamance
president, and Prof W. c. Burkett OF
| Raleigh. secretary
Secretary Parker, Of the Farmers State
Alliance, states that the Alliance will
meet at IIillsboro Tuesday, August
11th
The State summer school for teachers
which has been in session here for nearly
a month, is drawing to Il close. 1t has
been very successful and will be made
permanent. Over 300 attended and next
| year 800 are expected. 81
| State Treasurer Lacy (whO is 1T eo-
motive engineer by trade) has bted
an invitation to deliver an mArss at
Portsmouth, Va, August B. sGsM the
late p. NJ. Arthur. Grand dETof the
brotherhood of LocOmOtj Tgineers
| The MasOns have raise 30 900 OF
the 81 ZOO required Il I'D the pro
| posed grand Masonic DISCRIMINATING in
Raleigh, and its earl, Aastruction is
now assured. Grand Ifetary John G.
Drewry, who has be'n promoting the
cause Of the Temple with the usual energy
and zeal that characterizes all his under
takings, is expecting Il valuable addition
to the fund through the receipts of the
big Masonic Bazaar to be held here in
October
| rs its friends have alilest1fy raised $40,
600 OF the 500, 900 necessary to save il
Greensboro Female College will hardly
be closed after all Which is a good thins
for all concerned.
$ time now to be thinking about tn,
next State Fair-to be held Oct 1927
the great annual event with so man,
| thousands Of visitors to Raleigh.
LLEWNAM.