The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
REPUBLICANS ARE HOPEFUL
READY FOR AN ACTIVE
CAMPAIGN.
Unrest and Dissatisfaction Among
Democrat-To Test Corporation
Commissions Power-Labor Unions
I'm the State.
Messenger Bureau,

AN1ACA6l -. ~ may "
The Republicans are beginning tol
.bestir themselves in North Carolina.
and they are circulating in great
numbers. as a leaflet. an article dated
at Raleigh, April ed, and printed
the New York SUM-. headed Tar
with one of the most PROMINENT
Republicans here, he stated hat the
second district congressional conyen-l
ton. called to meet May 5th at Well
delay being for the sake of harmony
in the party. He does not know
whether hat convention will make al
for Congress. This Re-
publican says the conditions are now
more favorable for hts party sincel
1898; that the Republicans and Pop-l
Iulists are together and hat there IS
less friction between them than in
former days; hat there is a good
IDEAL dissatisfaction among the people
i'm regard TO taxation and in a general
way against the state administration.
HE is frank enough to say that there
will have 20 be something like a
" nv ~ GO
lin, but added that in North Carolina
political revolutions often occur; that
lin 1896 the Fusionists went in on one
land in 1898 the Democrats won in the
face of what were regarded as most
Iunfavorable conditions. This Repub-
Ilican declares hat the unrest is
Igreater now thar in either Of those
campaigns. When asked as to
whether the Republicans would re-
lslect Rollins chairman. ne replied
THAT there was no question as to this;
THAT the hole eastern part Of the
Estate was for him and that he would
Ibe unanimously elected. The local
Republicans here say they had been
told by liquor dealers hat the lat
lpublicans, in case the latter gave up
their organization, and reorganize,
but the Republicans having elected
1.-TWO ex-saloon men, NJ. w. Woodward
land w. d. Upchurch, Jr., find that the
Halter will under no conditions serve
las delegates or taxi any part in poll
,GcS.
A charter is granted to the Lawing-
Robbins Furniture Company, of Char
Hottie, capital stock S10,0 900.
One question yet remains to be
decided regarding the Selma Junction
matter, this being whether the cor
~lporation commission has the power
to order train schedules, etc. This
Twill be argued before Judge Brown
here, the encouragement appearing
flor the state.
Eleven new rural free delivery
%lroutes were today ordered put in
Operation, n each from South
Washington, Redwood, Ivanhoe, Dur
ham, Apex: three from Rougemont
land wv from New Hill. These are
temporary appointmentTS but ii is
livery safe to say that they will be
imade permanent.
United States Commissioner Johr
Nichols says there is certainly a de.
~lcrease of Illicit distilling in this sec.
ltion, his territory including the
ieounties of Wake, Granville, Frank
Hin. Nash, Durham, Johnston.
In an interview with Assistant State
labor Commissioner Faison regard
ling labor unions in North Carolina
lhe avs the regular trades are organ
lizing gradually. There are tive
lstrikes. n at Greensboro, the othe1
lat Durham, for a nine-hour day. H
Says there are fewer strikes here thai
lin any other state, the reason bein,
1.-THE remarkably small proportion o
foreigners in North Carolina.
Deputy Revenue Collector Starke,
Hare destroyed a 60-gallon illici
ldistfllery near Smithfield, operated b,
MRS. Bob. Eason, who was found a
work there. Her husband runs
mill and furnishes the grain. Will
lshe does the distilling, and then h
SELLS the product.
Judge Purrell, upon application O
some Raleigh creditors, grants a
lorder restraining the Capital Print
ling Company, of Hamlet, now in tn
hands of Receiver L. William:
~ldisposing of any of its property.
The state charters the Kuffalo Cit
mills. of Elizabeth CITY. to do genera
lumber business. capital stock s25,
l0e0, Andrew Brown, of Short Hills
Anew Jersey, being the principal stock
holder.