The news & observer., 1904-10-07
MOUNTAIN STATES
FOR PARKER
Thus Declare Democrats
From West. RepubIi-
cans Political
Strabismus.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Washington, oct. 5.-Democrats
exists thai Parker and Davis will carry
that inter-mountain state and that the
congressional and State tickets will be
triumphant This merely confirms
previous information received. 1t
seems strange that the Republicans
are infatuated with the idea that
somehow they are going to get every
one of those small Rocky Mountain
commonwealths this time. They were
never more mistaken in their lives
The hallucinatIon above mentioned
also characterizes the Republican
confidence in New York. 1t is such
faulty as this that will beat them in
November if they are defeated. No
such arrogant over-contidence has
ever seized upon any American party
previous to national election.
The Connecticut local elections. so
far as they have any significance, are
encouraging to the Democracy. The
slight gains made show that the party
workers are vigilant and active. The
Nutmeg State is just now rather more
likely to drop into the Democratic
column than New Jersey. SO alto
is Rhode Island. Another state in the
eastern list which shows a Democratic
trend is Delaware. The abortiVe eff
forts at racifying the rival Addicks
and anti-Addicks factions have some
what discouraged Republicans here.
But of all Democratic prospects be-
yond New York and West Virginia
those in Indiana are brightest. Tom
Taggart is q tower OF strength. II
anybody can make that state lean for
Democracy the chairman of the Ma
ton Committee can. His greatest
efforts now are apparently directed to
that contamination.
Eli Rodgers has been appointed
postmaster at Oakley Pitt county
vice, VIM. II. Williams, deceased:
Julia A. Woodruff. at Lowgap, Surry
county vice. Alonzo Davis resigned: !:
John V. Miller, at Venus, Ashe county,
vice. A. l.. Miller. removed; Columbus,
M. Dalton, at Fairbanks. Henderson
county. where a new post office has
been established supplied by special
from Edneyville. 3 miles southwest.
Rural Service News.
The following appointments were
made in the rural carrier force: On
route 6. from Shelby, Joseph l.. Baber,
with John w. Hargrove as substitute.
To commence November /, 1904, a
v.
No. 2. from Siler City, Chatham
county, has been ordered. Length of
route 25 1-10 miles; area covered
20 square miles; population served
TAI: number of horses on route 1866.
The following appointments in the
rural carrier service have been made.
on route No. 4. Clayton. Martin l..
Cromarte. with T. l.. Hutchinson as
substitute; at Duke, on route No. 2,
OH Tnn i
Alley as substitute; at LAGRANGE, on
route No. 5, Eugene M. Best. with
William T. Best as substitutes: at
Leaksville. route No. /. James M.
Price, with Charles b. Price as sub
sttute; at MooresborO, on route No.
/, Willard w. Green. with Hill Green
as substitute: at Orrum. Alphonso j.
Surles. with William a. Barnes as sub
stitute; on route No. i, at Palmyra,
route No. l. Wade l.. Mizell, with
James r. Stevenson as substitute; at
Poors Knob route No. 2, Robert {.
Meadows, with Cornelius j. Wallace as
substitute.
Rural free delivery schedules are
now arranged ana published in the
Postal Bulletin for new rural deliveries
from Oxford. Aurora and Henry; also
star schedules for routes from Snider
to Levi. from BelWood to Iite and
from Fox to Stedman.
Among the discontinued post offices
is Grady. Robson county the mail
going to Lumberton, and BrasWell,
Columbus county, mail to Chadbourn.
dates are 18th of October. The Grady
office is closed on account of rural free
delivery.
The following North Carolina post
masters are commissioned: Sallie Z.
Cowpen, Alliance. and Sarah T.. Shore
MarIer.
The post office site at Clear Creek
Cabarrus county, has been changed
one-half mile north, Willis Hough
postmaster.
Star Route Changes.
Star mail service changes are thus
Indicated: On the route from Wash
ington to Aurora supply Blount Creek
at new site; Archer to Clayton. supply
Archer at new site; Belwood to Zite
modify recent order so as to decrease
distance slightly; Pennington to Abe
marie, require carrier to travel road
via Carpenters Store both ways. be-
tween Palestine and Albemarle. in
creaSing % per cent. the distance.
At the Comptroilers' office the fol-
lowing approVals or reserve agents Of
the Atlantic National Bank, Whining
ton, are announced Continental Ma
tionaI, Chicago; National Bank of
tional, Philadelphia Giraed National
and the Tradesmans National. both
Philadelphia, Bank of Pittsburg Ma
tional Association. Pittsburg; First Ma
tionaI Boston; Citizens National and
the Farmers and Merchants National.
Baltimore; Fifth National, Cincinnati,
one of the very longest lists of reserve
agents / ever saw.
Lawrence Holt, ESQ, has returned
here from Battle Creek, Michigan.
where he has been for five weeks,
greatly improved in health. For some
time he has suffered from insomnia.
Peter M. Wilson is on his vacation
in North Carolina.
Captain J. S. Tomlinson of the
Treasury Department is enjoying his
annual leave of absence.
Wiley Shook, of Clyde, is registered
at the National.
J. c. Baxter and wife, of Winston,
were at the Raleigh; also Mrs. e. d.
Latta and daughter of Charlotte. At
the Metropolitan are e. II. Hutchin-
son and j. w. Cunningham. AT the
National is S. Fl. Turner, of Goldsboro.
CICERO w. HARRIS.