The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-06
a BANNER UNSULLIED
Closes His Brilliant Campaign in His
Home County and Receives a
Glorious Welcome From
His Neigh
bors.
TO NCTUU'
bors.
BY i. b. ARENDELA.

| VIII be the GOVernOr-e elect OF North
Carolina by a majority that ought to
reach $4,000, invaded his home coun-
ty today and proceeded to lombard
the Forsyth county Notifications of
the rapidly evacuating remnants of
the Republican party in North Car
DINA SO much has been said about
the earnest, energetic and eloquent
| standard bearer since the campaign
| began and so much has been so well
and forcibly written that there is but
little left for me to write or indite.
Capt Glenn has for a dozen years
and more manned one of the four
teen inch guns on the Battleship De-
mocracy He has silenced so many
Republicans and Fusion batteries and
| won so many medals of honor and
| laurels of power that at the last gath
| ering of the hosts of Democracy he
| was advanced to the high position of
| admiral and put in command of the
! field forces of the party, and for four
years is to be COMMUNICATIVE chief OF
! the ship of State. Long time ago this
| gallant captain won the hearts of the
/ masses of the State by his terrific and
| telling onslaught against RadicaliSm,
| ButleriSm, RusSelliSm and every other
| ism that has threatened the peace
| and prosperity of the State Touching
the fuse OF benign political control he
| has sent exploding bombShells into
| every camp that the enemies of good
| government have dared to pitch on
! North Carolina soil. He is a rapid
| fire and he hurls such powerful pro-
| iectiles with such terrific force that
| there is generally nothing left except
the whitening and lasting humiliation
of the opposing forces. It was these
| things that placed the party standard
! in the hands of this Wielder of the
| Democratic sledge-hammer at Green's
| boro and right royalty has he kept
| the banner unsullied and unstained as
! he has unfurled ii on hundred
stumps from Paint Rock to Pontico
/ When his nomination was an
nounced his election was assured just
| as much as it is today, but he chose
to so among the people regardless OF
/ the cost of money, valuable time or
| physical endurance that he might
! again talk with them and TO them.
! study their needs, review the condl-
! tons Of all classes of our citizenship
and then pledge to them his best
efforts in the interest of the continued
| upbuilding of the State and the up
| lift of the people.
For three months or more he has
passed up and down from county to
! county. from town to town rallying
! the Democratic forces edifying the
saints, calling political sinners to re-
! pentanc2 thrilling the gathered
thrOngs and effectually storming the
| tottering forts of political evil. In
! his wake have marched many other
great generals of debate-Aycock, the
| two Judge WinstOns, Spruill and Self,
| Dixon, Gilmer and Grimes, the two
! Kitchins and the two Pous; the two
| storm kings of the huStings, Simmons
and Overman, Newland and Page and
| Patterson, Gudger, small, Thomas and
| Webb, Craig, Crawford and Kluttz,
! Brooks, Bryant and Beddingfeld.
These and scores of others have been
on the hustings, getting everybody and
! everything in trim tor the contest on
! Tuesday next. Not TO beat the Re
publicans, they are already beat, but
for the same reason that the fellow
| kept beating his dog after he was
dad, to let him know that there was
! punishment for the wicked after
death
Captain Glenn arrived at Kerners-
vile from Rural tjall at $50 r. m.
He had returned to his own and his
| own received him gladly. Almost the
entire population of the charming lit
tie town of KernersVille and the sur
rounding country gathered at the s:a-
| ton and as the train rolled iii bear
ing the cOnqucring nero of the hour,
! a mighty volume of glad hurrahs
rent the evening breezes. To the
strains of inspiring music by the Oak
Ridge cOrnet band 4 procession as
formed and led by the band and fol
a beautifully decorated float contain
ing twenty pretty daughters of Ker-
! neTsNille, the procession marched
/ through the town to the nome Of MIR
/ Il. S. Freshman, where he was charm
i mgly entertained. Mr.. Glenn was per-
/ ccptibly wearied and he visifly show
cd the strain Of his arduous campaign
but the cordial greetings of his e'gh-
bors aid friends soon onthused him
| and when the hour for speaking came
he was agluW with his accustomed en-
| thCsiaSm and characteristic euerGv
! No hail or warehouse III kernersVille
was adequate to comfortably seat the
assembled crowd. Five hunar"d OF
more crowded themselves into Willis
hall. and at o'clock the meeting was
called to order by Mr.. Hast ngs, who
il, a beautiful little speech presented
the gifted Glenn to the anxious aud
/ fence As the speaker arose he was
/ greeted by q burst of applause which
was renewed again and again as h
proceeded with his stirring speech.
The Kerncrsvilie or, wd was one
calculated to inspire any speaker.
Every seat tnd every foot of standing
space WAS OCCuDtCtt' iiC leNN'iNo " - y
out in large numbers, their beamlng
faces, their smiles and their eHuoerant
cheering mingling with the voclferous
and roof-lifting cheers OF the men,
were spontaneous tributes to the man
himself as well as the speaker These
people know Bob Glenn. They call
him Bob. They have heard him
many times, they have heard him on
the stump, they have heard him in the
court house they have entertained
MIN at their homes thly love MIN aud
the demonstration here tonight clear
iy demonstrates that Robert =. Glenn
is one prophet with honor among his
i ovn people. His first uttcrances
caught his crowd and from the first
i sentence to the last sentence he