The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-24
THE BATTLE FOR
GOVERNOR IS ON
Glenn and Stedman Leading With Turner David
son and Doughton All in the
Field.
ARIOTOF ENTHUSIASM
Hon. R. A. Doughton Presides as
Chairman Over the Greatest Con-
vention Ever Held in the State OF
North earolins---An Extraordinary
Tribute to Governor Aycock-.First
Ballot OF the Vote For Governor.


First Ballot for Governor.
Olenh. oo-''fS
Stetlnian -. -. ...419.42
Turner -. -. 1850
DOughton .03
The second ballot is proceeding. as
we go to press, and as yet no change
has been observed in the voting.
Greensboro, N. c., June 23.-The
city of Greensboro is over-fowing and
the overflow or part of it met in
the convention hall for the State
Democratic convention at a few min
utes after twelve o'clock. for Demo-
cratic hosts met here today.
The gavel tap of Senator F. NJ
Simmons, the State chairman, called
the convention TO order and Rev II.
w. Battle led in prayer. vigorous and
earnest for Gods blessing on the work
Of the convention, to assist Secretary
Field, the chair appointed Walter Ca
hoon and the roll showed that every
county was represented. by big dele
cations.
Address of Chairman Simmons.
Then Chairman Simmons spoke for
some time but because of the noise
and confusion was forced to cut his
speech short. He said in part and
with the splendid eloQuence of deep
feeling and convictions:
THE National Republican conyen-
ton is i'm session in Chicago today
President Roosevelt will dominate that
convention as completely as his ap-
pointees denominated the convention
of his party held i'm this State about a
month ago. His control will be alb
solute and complete. He will be nom
mated to succeed himself without OPP
position. He will name his running
mate on the ticket. He will dictate
the platform adopted. He will APP
point the chairman of the National
committee and he will select the dele
gates from every Southern State in
which there is contest and he will
decide those contests. as he has de-
cided every other contest between the
white man and the negro, in favor of
the negro and against the white man.
THE President has not only used
the powers and patronage of his office
to force his nomination and ascen-
dency in his own party but in his adj
ministration of the affairs of the gov
eminent has been characterized by
q disregard of the laws of the land
and the rights of the people. He has
made himself a law unto himself. and
assumed powers and obligations which
find no sanction either in the laws
or the Constitution.
''He wanted the Congress to pass
Service Pension law. Congress hest
tated and failed to pass the law on
schedule time. By executive order he
ordained and promulgated a Service
Pension law to suit himself, and un
aided by legislation put it in opera
ton.
1T is charged by the washington
Post" a great independent newspaper,
published in the shadow of the White
House, and not unfriendly to the
President or his administration. that
hundreds of clerks on the pay roll of
the people, are now engaged under
hurry orders. in preparing pension pa
perS for applicants from the doubtful
and pivotal States of New York, In
diana and Illinois, while applicants
from States where a few votes are not
so material, must wait until after the
election.
HE wanted campaign data for the
use of the Republican committee. II
is charged by the same paper. that
scores of clerks in the department of
the government presided over by his
cabinet minister. who is to be chair
man of the National Executive Com
mittee, neglecting the work of the
Government. are now engaged in pre-
pairing this data, and adjusting it to
suit Republican argument and con-
tention.
"He wanted to recognize the indie
pendence of Panama before Panama
had actually achieved her independ-
ence The treaty of 1916 was in his
way. He saueIched that treaty. The
law of nations was in his way. He
trampled the law of nations under his
terrible feet.
HE wanted to promote one of his
comrades, who fought with him at
Santiago, from a little to big mill
tary office. The law and precedents
of the service were in the way. He
threw the law and precedents aside,
and Jumped his friend from the office
of captain to that of Brigadier Cen
eral. over the heads of eight hundred
officers entitled to precedence over
him.
HE wanted to force negro post