The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-28
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, ". c., June Is, 1904.
Nearly all the officials were al their
posts at the capitol and other state
buildings today. having returned from
the convention at Greensboro. Among
those absent were State Auditor Dix
on. who went with a large crowd from
here TO Oxford to attend the celebra-
ton of st. Johns day by the Grand
Lodge OF Masons at the orphan asy-
lum, and Treasurer Lacy. who made
a speech at Concord.
Your correspondent had a hat
with Governor Aycock and askei him
IL 1t was not probable a lease would
be made before the present year
ended. The Governor SAID he rather
thought so. and added hat there
would be a lease under the terms
given in his speech before the Dem
ocratc convention He said the road
was doing well, very well. and that
he did not propose to haw it about;
n a no disposition would be made
Of il below it's value and unless the
guarantees were perfect. He was told
that it was stated that the Philade;-
phia syndicate which had made a bid
a not put up any guarantee. He
said he a no doubt that they would
put up one when the time came to
make a lease.
1oN ~ Sponc u liz
condition of the state, and said: THE
state is financially in better plight
than in eight years past" -
The Governor enjoyed the conven-
top at Greensboro very much. He
thinks the body should nave followed
the suggestion of the state committee
about the arrangement of business
and the holding of a two days sesb
sion. A Glenn man who heard the
Governor make this remark said his
people would not have agreed to this,
but wanted to dispose of the question
Of nominating a Governor right away,
as he feared thai his man might lose
some votes by delay. The Governor
said that the arrangement would not
a changed a single Glenn vote, so
earnest n so solid were his sup
porters.
1t is current comment of delegates
to the convention that the number
of delegates certainly ought to be
limited. Everybody went, and the
convention was top-heavy. There
ought to be small delegations, and
these ought to have the seats.
President Winston. of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College. says
hat room has been engaged there
for 500 people, all the rooms in the
college building having been reserved
for ladies exclusively. The apph-
ANTS come from as far out as Flor
ida. The Baptist Female University
and the State School for the Blind
have been secured as quarters. DIR.
Winston expects 500 pupils here the
first day. He says the course of lee
lures, all free, would cost ordinarily
at least $25. All the available room
within a quarter of a mile of the~col-
lege have been rented for the use of
the teachers.
Adjutant Genera Register will be
here Monday to confer with the Gov
ernor as to the place of holding the
encampment for the Second and Third
regiments, the choice being between
Wrightsville and Morehead City.
None of the officials will say a word.
but the general public opinion seems
to be that Morehaad City will be
chosen.
An extremely favorable crop report
for this week is expected to be made
by the weather bureau e Monday.
The rains have been very beneficial,
though in some, sections rain is yet
needed.
Though the Democratic convention
did not instruct for Parker as the
presidential nominee, yet the senti-
ment for him is tremendous, and it
| appear to be the impression of the
rank and file of the Democrats that
he will be nominated easily.