The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-07-21
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RALEIGH \ C.. July Is 5
Some time ago these I4,,..
that, while his nomination a"'
be inevitable on the score 81 rlFsN
ty; there was no enthusiasm ta
Parker among North CaroGao
Gratis. aud
That statement WAS literally f.,
held good up to ten days a~H NE y
we did not know the man D
But it can not be trutbfulIr
today. The manly and coura.. ~ s..
gIam of Judge Parker To the V W,
convention, Immediately surca. az
nomination (as Reproduced in e ~
respondence last week stirred ,t 'Is
and aroused the admiration {,
Democrats here, and we am ~. "
our standard bearer. He nn r'u
ably has the grit, the self-copSdaa'
the individuality tas We'll As !.
teilec,t'al ia IL which We m tn
forehahu INA. J. .,psstsSell tn nal
only a good president hut n
president.
Great must have been the sur,.
those who had characterized Ind s.
ker as the autOmaton of David /
who had been given the credit q, s.
covering" Judge Parker. For Ia,
not only was not aware thai w.
message was to be sent to the 90. 8
ton, but did not actually receive !, IS
self, the telegram having been adi,. s.
to Mr.. Sheehan.
There seems to be no donL, Il
Judge Parker was not pleased MI, =
record of a 'quitter' which N, S
made in his fight with Mr.. BRYAN
the gold plank before the platiom &
resolutions committee. SO he III
personally into the ring and deF5 &
the solar plexus blow which Mr. &
failed to hand Mr. Bryan.
THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY &
The county convention all ovr 2
State will be held soon. One OF the
important duties which they ana &
senatorial district conventions wi E
called upon to perform is the non E
ton of candidatesfor the Legislature f
| From many counties comes the II
ing information that n great INN,
ment is to be made in the personnel I
character of these nominees. and
intellectual, capable, discreet and !.
otto men will be selected
| This is cheering news, and it is i
hoped that it will apply to every cor
| in the State.
| Some of the legislatures of this n
land Democratic ones at that
not been what they should have j
Too many weak-minded, shallow ]
utterly untitled for the place, have !
sent to Raleigh OF late years. Ofeol
there were able and highly qualified |
resentatives and senator's in all Of ii
But they have been few and far
tween" and gradually growing ahI
ingly scarcer. Scores OF alleged N
latOrs" have done actually nothing
cept to warm their seat and sign
auditors ,vouchersfo for their per diem
mileage. And some few have disgrst
by their personal conduct, the cout;
which sent them here
! But the Indications point to sta
legislature next winter, and the coua;
that this year nominated fourtbE
men for this position will live to NJ
it. Some exceedingly important mat
will claim the attention of our .
General neutrality-suspicious. with vi
lit is to be hoped) there will he an al
force of good and honorable and int
tual legislators to deal-''men." tall
sun-crowned with ability and the DE-
and determination to do what they
lieve to be right.
A RALEIGH NEWSPAPERS ENTERpm.
Your correspondent having been
dered the position of Associate Ed
of the Raleigh Times, | have aeel
the offer and last Thursday took gen
charge of the local and telegraphic b
columns of that paper.
Mr.. John c. Drewry, one of the 4
successful business men in North 4
lima land who can WELD when he cho
an editorial pen as gracefully and str
ly as though he had been i'll the bus
all his life) and who owns the paP
just completing new brick bulk
erected specially for the Times plan
the heart of the business district Of
city, in which there will be installed
few days a new 81 900 perfecting pl
Mergenthaler typesetting machines
other of the latest improved mechaI
equipment. The size of the paper i
be enlarged to six pages and later Of
and eventually made the peer Of
evening daily in the South.
| The Evening Times already ha
local circulation much larger than
the other papers published IN Kal
combined. A fine telegraph service
be provided and it intends to largel!!
crease it's general circulation outsId
Raleigh.
| desire to add. and it is pleasuI
me to do SO, that | will continue my
latiOns with the weekly press Oh
State-thOse papers which have Sc
for the last five years with Raleigh
tiers. My connection with the u
will not enterfere with this work:
the contrary, it will be "a distinct ad
tage and aid, which will be OF benei
the State papers that take the co
pOndence service of the German )
Bureau, and Geographic reports Oh
usual Importance can be wired Ia L
ordering it up to the hour they g
press.
STATE CONVENTION OF FARMEks'
Secretary c. W. Burkett, who Is
professor of agriculture at the AT
tural & Mechanical College. eNpr''
the hope that the farmers Of North
lima will attend in large numbers
second annual convention OF farmer
be held in Raleigh August 81
They will have a profitable ana pie"
time and can secure the low Sul
School railroad rates. Tickets ca,
bought at railroad stations for han
regular fare, good to return until an
GLIDING August g. Come on J. ue'
and return on or before SATURDAY.
fine program has been prepared
here all farmers attending thls me-
can secure both board and lodglnl
the 4. 4 NJ. College at the low ra,
only 30 cents a day. Write to
Burkett for any additional partlGG!.
desired, to this address: Prot 7"
Burkett, West Raleigh, \. {.
Freemasons throughout the star
be glad to learn that the plans io c
building Of the beautiful Masonic ~ !,
in this city are progressing splenGI
Grand secretary John {. Drewry WI
also secretary of the Temple DUR
Committee. is in fine spirits over
outlook and says the work OF cons
ton can begin before very long;
WASTING COUGHS.