The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-01
THE DELEGATES TO ST. LOUIS.
All Sorts of Rumors as to Their Pref
for observation-disclosures
ance of-the Conspiracy Cas@A
Light Vote Predicted-Othcr News
Notes.
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fNdISIsHr ~ ~
Captain r. B. Glenn will be here TINS
to confer with StatC Chairman
lSimmons in regard TO the
There appears TO be no question that
1.-The committee will re-elect Mr.. Sim
imons chairman. Mr.. A. ]. Field has
Ibeen asked by Mr.. Simmons If he would
retain the secretaryship, and replied
THAT he thought he would.
There is all sorts of tall about the
vote of this state, some predicting that
lit will be a very light one, the Demo-
lcrats feeling so entirely confident Of
l~sweeping everything. The governor
lsaid some days ago that he thought
1.-The Democratic majority would be even
larger than that he received. The Re-
lpublicans say they count on getting
more votes than they did four years
lago, though this is doubtful.
Governor ycOck returned today
from Fremont. where he went to see
Ibis brother Mr.. o w. Aycock, who
lon Thursday had a Slight stroke OF
paralysis. The governor said his condf-
ttion wac improved.
The governor hax three bids in hand
HOT the ASIdltlC Liz -~oi
lrailway-from the ATLANTIC Railway
iCampany, an Asheville syndicate and
Ia Philadelphia syndicate, and saws he
thinks he will get up to something like
is per cent or very close to 1t for the
Iroad for a fifty year lease.
Judge Frank !. Osborne was here to-
Iday and applied for a continuance =
the case against V. +. McBee and Is. :
Finch in the Superior court, on the
Icharge OF conspiracy against the state
In the Atlantic and North Carolina re-
tceivership matter, basing his apphca-
ltion upon the fact that Captain W. HI
day, the chief counsel for McBee and
iFinch is sick. Captain Day being the
Imost familiar with the case. The re-
IGueSt for continuance was made TO So
llicitor Armistead Jones, who has writ
ten to the attorney general Of the state
lat Waynesville in regard TO the matter
lit appears that there will be a continu-
lance and that the matter will not be
heard in July.
The state poultry show = to be held
here in January next and the peop.t
will have TO bestir thems % rave
tine proper place for ii. There is great
Ineed for an auditorium building il
(which all sorts Of things Of this kind
lshould be held.
Revenue Collector Duncan has gone
TO Beaufort on account OF the very
iserious illness Of his brother David
who has for several years been cashier
lin the office here.
At the state poultry farm about g.
monaghan pheasants are being raised
lin ~incubators and the expectation is &c
have quite q number of these fine
birds later on.
There are all sorts of rumors abou'
1.-The standing of the North Carolina del
legation, 50 far as presidential prefer
fences are concerned. One prominent
imam declared that of the "a delegate:
ito the st. Louis convention over hal
,really favored Cleveland. Another
isaid this was an exaggeration, but thai
There would be at least s Cleveland
linen. Your correspondent had a cha
with one Of the most prominent men fr
tine state and asked him what III
Thought about this. He replied: 81 d.
hot believe that there is a Cleveland
Imam in the crowd. If so he IS certainl,
mot representing the state of Nortf
ICarolina. There are TOT 5000 Demo
lcrats in the state who would prefer t
lsee Mr.. Cleveland nominated. Yet
want Il say that / believe he would b
detected if nominated. He could certain
lily carry this state. The other day
very prominent gentleman said to m
that he would greatly like to vote TO
!Nr. Cleveland as a nolpartisan candi
ldale- Inc RepuDicdHS are ~Vloeill
laf-aid OF him-they are afraid of any
body. Their desperate efforts TO &c
the negro vote in the northern state
Ishows they are scared to death anC
points out our opportunity. W. J
bryan cannot shape the Democratic
lpolicy in this state, but ne has infuenc'
land many friends"
Mrs. b. F. Dixon, wife of the stat
tauditor, who has been very sick, ha-
$50 far recovered that h was abl
to-day TO leave here for Bessemer City.
Professor W. z. Dodd, of Randolph
macon college. is here securing materia