The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-30
THE VOTE IN ~CUMBERLAND.
The Figures Are signiRcanf-Two
Remarkable Colored ConyenfionSL
The Revolver That Shot Br. VIII
Hams-News and Personal Notes.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to the Messenger.)
Fayetteville N C., September a.
The reliable returns received up TO this
writing from the % precincts of the
county show that ~. A. Sinclair. can
didate for the State Senate, has re-
ceived lis votes against 1o1 2-3 o
McNeill. AS wired to The Messenger
last night. this fight dwarfed every
thing else in interest at the primaries:
for, while there Is no vote In the COM
ing election on the liquor question, it
Is generally conceded that the sena-
toriaI contest is really a measuring OF
forces of prohibition and anti-prohi-
bition. The result is significant. In
1902 there were 1853 votes cast for
prohibition or saloon license. OF which
prohibition received 1851, or a little
over 76 per cent. The Democrats OF
Cumberland cast in the county nomi-
mating convention $50 votes. allowing
10 TO each Of the :3 precincts, large or
small. Those 220 votes cast in the
precincts yesterday represent the indi-
vidual 2.700 n more Democratic
votes in the gubernatorial election Of
1900; or. for the discussion of this
question, the 2.56S votes in 1902 on
prohibition. Mr.. Sinclair, representing
prohibition, has received 116 OF the
230 convention votes, equivalent to
1.249 Individual votes put of the total
1853 votes, and Captain McNeill a
received I01 2-3 convention votes and
1882 individual votes, a gain Of SO per
cent. in h anti prohibition strength
in the county, or go votes. The re-
mainder, Z 1-2 convention votes. were
cast for Captain J.. H. Currfe. and 5
for j. H. Cogdell for the State Senate.
The figures for Creek tFayette-
yille) are just as significant. In 1902
the four city precincts cast AGO votes
for prohibition, n 112 for license,
or a fraction over four-fifths for prohi-
bition.s Last night Mr.. Sinclair re-
ceived one-thirt:eth of one vote V
half of the combined vote Of the four
precincts-so that the city in senti-
ment is about equally divided an pro-
hibition-a gain of Sc 2-3 per cent. for
anti-prohibition. AS will be sc Gen., the
result of the primaries has given Mr..
Sinclair ] over a majority in the
ty convention, pr:ma facie; but the
correspondent has ben informed that
there will be a contest over Hope Mills
No. 2, Cross Creek No. 3, and Flea
Hill No. J.. 1t cannot yet be said posi-
lively that Mr.. Sinclair will be nomi-
mated. There were endorsements here
and there for differnt candidates, but
no forecast car now be made as to
the other county officers. The corre-
spOndent claims for the above figures
Only approximate accuracy, as to the
strength of the Two leading senatorial
candidates in the coming county con-
vention, but they will be found not
far from the mark.
TWO remarkable cOlOred conyen-
tons nave been in session in this city
for the past few days-the State Col
ored Baptist Sunday School and the
Congregational conventions. The del
egates are very noticeable Cor their
intelligence, decIrOuS and orderly
bearing, and the proceedings of the
two bodies nave Leen very interesting
throughout. Prominent speakers have
been DR.. N. H. Roberts, DR.. Pegues.
DR.. Vass and Rev. E. E. Smith. of the
Sunday school convention, and Rev. II.
w .Thurston and w. S. Walden, of the
Congregationalists.
Deputy Sheriff Monaghan, by a
clever piece of detective work has
come into possession of the pistol with
which William McPhay, the negro
now in Jail, shot Mr.. Williams. while
robbing the latteT's store at Cronly,
from which wound the correspondent
learns that Mr.. Williams will be a
cripple for life. Il is a Smith and
Wesson revolver. IS calibre, and Mr..
Monaghan ecureJ it through Nc
plays sweetheart. -
Miss Della Matthews will! personally
conduct a tourists party to st. Louis
and the West, starting the first week
in October, and going by the Chesa-
reake and Ohio route. Miss Mat
thews' popularity assures the success
of this pleasure expedition. which will
umbe 90 or % and will De accom-
panied by Captain Kyle, Of the At
,antic Coast Line railroad.
Mrs. II. r. Hall. who has been I'M
der treatment i'm TIE Highsnith hospi-
tai, 4 recovered sufficiently to re-
turn to her o on Dick street.
Mrs. Mary Hinsdale and Miss Belle
Jennings have returned from the st.
Louis exposition.