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= GEORGE 81 WARBURToN.
Member of the House of ReDrescn
tives from Richmond County.

George Warburton was born in Has
lingden, at Lancashire, England.
He obtained his education in the
night schools and came to the United
states in 1873 having become an ex-
pert mill man at his home in England
He settled first at Fall River. Mass,
and came to South Carolina in 1851.
and a few wears afterwards he moved 70
Rockingham where he now resides In
Feb, 1875 he married Miss Esther
Legg of South Crolina. He is menu
Der of the Presbyterian church. For
seven wears he has been overseer in
the Pee Dee Cotton Mills. lie is one
of the best informed men in the mill
ing business in the entire South and
has written many strong articles in
favor of textile education. lie is popular
among the mill people at his home and
is famiIiary called Uncle George" b.
all! lie has taken deep interest
in politics in his county and is q mem
Der of the State Central Executive
Committee and Is a. member Of the
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nulated the wise policies upon which
the Democrats won the victory in 1898.
They put the Fusionists on record at
every vulnerable point and presented
the Democratic ideas with such clear
ness and force as to challenge the
attention and approval of North Caro-
lima. He was one of the most influential
and capable members in the Senate
He is chairman of the Democratic
County Executive Committee.
In 1904 he was nominated for the
Senate by reclamation and elected by
100 majority. He served as chair
man on the committee of Education
with distinction to himself and with
value to the cause of Education to
North Carolina. No local or narrow in
terests controlled his action at any
time. He led in such legislation as
would promote the educational prog
ress of the State which blessed the
State under Governor Aycock and Will
be continued with equally glorious re-
suits under Governor Glenn. Mr.
Scales served on the following COM
mittees: Judiciary Election Laws Co
dification of Laws Salaries and Fees
He made a srong speech for the Re-
formatory Bill and gave statistics
which convinced the Senate of the ne
cessity of passing his bill. He was
a leader in all wise tenn
perance legislation and his
speech on the Ward Bill was one
of the most effective speeches of the
entire session. Mr.. Scales introduced
a bill in the beginning of the Legis-
lature for increasing of the judges
salaries which with some amendment
became a law. He was also a leader
in STRINGENT divorce legislation. Anoth-
er important bill introduced in the
General Assent bly, was his bill comDell-
ing railroads to deliver freight prompt
ly. The full text is printed elsewhere
in this edition. 1t was one of the most
important railroad bills passed by the
General Assembly and will prove a
great benefit to every shipper and
merchant of the State. Another bill
which became a law that viii
be widely approved introduced
by Mr.. Scales and became law
was his bill with reference to the insu-
rance companies forbidding any assoc
citation to fix the compensation other
companies the agent. lie was named
by the Lieutenant Governor as MEM
Der of the special committee to settle
the bond matter growing out of the
South Dakota suit. His appointment
on that committee was guarantee that
the States interests would be protected
and no settlement made except in ac-
cordance with the declaration in the
Democratic State platform. lie served
the State we'll in that important posi-
ton.
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DONNEIL GILLIAN.
Senator From Edgecombc County.

Donnell Gillian was born in Ply
mouth, n. c., October 31st. 1861. He
is son of the late Hon. Henry A. Gill
liam, ex-Judge of the Superior Court
one of the ablest lawyers and jurists
Of his day Senator Gillian was edu
Gated at Horner and Graves School
Hillsboro. and graduated with honora
at the State University. Obtaining Ii
cense to practice law he settled in
Tarhoro, where he has had a leading
practice for twenty years. His first
venture into politics was as Democratic
presidential elector in 1884. He was
chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee of Edgecombe county for
several years and under his loader
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cry movement that would benefit MS
town and county. He has twice been
delegate to the National Democratic
Convention. first in 1888 and again
IN 1904. He was nominated for the
Senate liz 1904 from the 18th dis
district composed of Warren and
Vance, and was elected by a very large
majority. his opponent receiving only
two votes in Mr. Zollicoffer's county
No man in Henderson enjoys TO q
higher degree the confidence OF the
people of the county than Mr.. Zolli,
Golfer and his service in the Senate
of which he was an Acknowledged
leader, gave him a State reputation as
a wise and able lawyer and legislator
He served as chairman of two OF the
most important committees in the Sen
ate First as Chairman of the Com
mittee on Codifcation of the Laws
and second as chairman of the Senate
branch of the Committee on
the South Dakota Bond set
tlement In the first he was
diligent devoting fully one month
of hard work to the perfection of The
Revised Code. He was honored BY elec-
ton as one of the committee OF the
three appointed by the Legislature to
superintend the publication OF Inc
Revised Code As chairman of the conf
mittee on the South Dakota Bond set
Element he did the State great SER
vice. and was largely instrumental IN
the settlement which met the APPROX
al of all parties in the General AS
sen1bly and the State. He also served
on the following committees: Finance,
Corporations, Salaries and Fees, Fed
eraI Relations, Judiciary. Privileges
and Elections.
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senator From the Seventeenth Dis
lrict.
A. G. Zollicoffer was born in Halifax
county, April 10Th. 1864. He was,edu-
Gated at Wake Forest College and read
law under Capt. William I'll. Day at
weldon, and afterwards became his
law partner in 1879. This partnership
continued until 1891, when a conflict
of courts made it imDracticable TO con-
tinue the partnership. He was married
Feb. 29th. 1884. to Miss Temple Boddie
Perry, daughter of DR.. A. S. PERI :, of
Franklin County. He is memb /. of
the Episcopal church. Mr.. Zolli offer
moved to Henderson upon the estab-
lishment of Vance County in 1882, and
has commanded a leading practice at
the Bar and has been identified with
the most pubic enterprises of the
town. He is vice. president of the Citi-
sens Bank, President of the Corbett
Buggy Company, director and member
of the finance committee of the Hen
derson and the Harriet Cotton Mills,
and other important interests. He was
enc of the charter members of the
Board of Trustees of the Henderson
Graded School and vice-president Of
the board and has been one of the
most useful men in the establishment
, and MANAGEMENT of the Henderson
Graded school, which is one of the
best conducted educational institutions
in the State
Mr.. ZollicoffeT has never sought pub
lie office and has confined himself to
the practice of law. to his business
interests, and the advancement of ev-
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church. He has been prominent in
the politics of his county, having serV-
ed on the board of county commls-
sioners four years, and was one OF
the best mayors Lumber Bridge ever
had He was elected by LOO ma
iority to represent the Thirteenth
Senatorial District in the state Senate,
and had several bills passed providing
for better roads and local laws for
his county. Conservative and patriotic,
loving his state and believing in It,
he favored all legislation that would
advance it materially or morally, but
he did not believe in the policy of
sending out agents to secure imni-
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her marriage Miss Elliott, of Cleve-
land county, and in 1887, he married
Miss Biggerstaff, Of Rutherford coun-
ty. He conducts a large lumber manu-
featuring establishment, With q speciai-
ty Of SASH doors and blinds. He is a
member OF the Methodist church he
served in the Legislature in the ses-
sions of 1879 and 1888, from Cleveland
county and was a member OF the
special session of 1880. Re was the
author of the act passed in 1879 to
give pensions to blind ex-Confederate
soldiers. Mr.. Powers served in the War
between the States, enlisting early in
1861 as private in Company a, 21st
N. G.. Regiment, and in 1882 he was
promoted to lieutenant; he was regi-
mental drill master. aal commanded
the sharpshooters Of his regiment in
twenty-seyen engagements Lie was at
Appomattox at the surrender and Lee
had no Drawer soldier Mr.. Powers
moved frena Cleveland to Rutherford
county in 1890
He has held many places 81 trust
in his county, and elected by major
ity Of 500 to represent his county in
the Legislature Of 1905 He was au-.
thor Of the bill to enlarge the CAPITOL.
and the committee considered u many
weeks but finally decided that as the
Legislature would vote no bonds for
improvements Of any kind at that ses-
sion, a substitute bill was drawn, pro-
viding for the erection Of @ HALL Of
Records, but this bin xas lost in the
Senate. He gave all his support to
the Ward bill. and Voted Tor all teni-
perance measures lie had several
bills passed for his county. Mr.. Pow
ers was chairman of the Committee on
PRIVILEGES and Elections and served OH
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". IL. WATKINS.
senator From randolph County

William Henry Watkins, of RAM
seur, Randolph County was born iii
Stanly County. Jan 8, 1899, and was
educated in the public schools and
Jonesville High School. Yadkn Coun-
ty He married Miss Louisa Smither-
mon. Of Montgomery County, March
II, 1858. He is one Of the most prom
inent and influential men la his county
and has contributed much to the COM
mereial and industrial development of
he represented the twenty-third Sena-
torial District he was one Of its most
sagacious. conservative, but progress
sive members.
He is Treasurer and General Mama
ger Of the Columbia Manufacturing
Company Of Ramseur. and has held
that important position for twenty-five
years, and he is also president Of the
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Sanford Cotton Mills, which position
he has held for twelve years. He is
Methodist
Mr.. Watkins rendered military SER
vice in the 14th North Carolina Regi-
ment in tile war between the states
and was noted for his conspicuous
bravery and faithfulness to his duties
as a soldier Although he participated
in many close engagements where bull
let's fell as fast as rain around him
he was never wounded. At the SUI
render. he was at AppomattoX, and
after the war he returned home With
$3.50 capital, with which he COM
menced a business that has enabled
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him to De a great benefit to the State,
and which has accumulated wealth
for himself
In the Senate he was one of the
first to propose an increase in the old
soldiers pensions. and, although he
seldom spoke, mis- speeches were al
ways strong, emphatic. logical and eff
fectiye. He was chairman of the COM
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds. He served on the following
Counties, Cities and towns
Banks and Banking Mines and Min-
ing, Tensions and Soldiers Homes,
and others His majority in 1904 was
900 and he led the ticket in both
Montgomery and Randolph counties.
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A. M. SCALES.
Senator From Guiiford County.


Alfred Moore Scales was born in
Greensboro. Aug. 10th. 1870. He was
educated at Morson and benson
School and graduated with high honor
at the University of North Carolina.
He was married November 10TH 1895,
to Miss Bessie TAYLOR of Wilmington.
He is a member Of the Presbyterian
church and has served as moderator
Of his presbytery. He is a senior MEM
Der Of the law firm of Scales, Taylor
and Scales of Greensboro and enjoys
a large and growing law practice. he
is a successful and able attorney and
enjoys the confidence of the people of
his county and State to a degree I'M
surpassed by any man in North CaEoli-
na. Mr. Scales as a Democratic leader
has exerted a potential influenza hat
would promote the success of his party
and would make it the vehicle of civic
Righteousness. He has served as city
attorney Of Greensboro. has been y
trustee of the University for eight
years and chairman of the Greensboro
A. &. NJ College for six years. He was
Temporary chairman for the State
Convention in Greensboro and made
an able speech unon the duty of all
good men to take an active part in poll
itics that deserves to be read IN every
school house in North Carolina. It
gave such patriotic advice that it's &C.
moaition ought to fill the hearts Of
every young man in. the State.
Mr.. Scales was member OF the
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and in the House in 1901. and
a large majority. He served as chair
man of the Committee on Appropria-
tions. and was on the following COM
mittees: Judiciary. Railroad and Rail-
road Corporations. Insurance, Consti-
tutional Amendments, Congressional
Apportionment.
Mr. Mason took high rank in the
Senate of 1905 as he had in previous
legislative bodies and justly ranks
among the first lawyers of that body
He is q debater of uncommon abili-
ty and power and added greatly TO
his reputation as 4 learned lawyer. As
chairman of the committee on Appro-
priations. he rendered the state great
service.
1t required him to have a thorough
knowledge of State Institutions and
their needs. so that In cut
ting down estimates and prac-
ticing economy no mistakes
should be made. Senator Masen
gave much Of his time to this mat
ter and had the qualification of seeing
the bill pass the Senate without dis
sentfng vote. something that had rot
been done before in a generation. tie
voted for the Ward bill and all
conservative temperance legislation.
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o. r. MASON.
senator From CASTOR county.

Oscar 4. Mason was born IN CAS-
ton County July Sth, 1868. lie was
educated in the local schools of the
county after which he read law un-
derL. M. Hoffman. of Dallas and Col.
q. M. Folk, and was licensed to prae-
tice law in September 1883. and Tor
some years has had q leading practice
in CASTOR County. He has always been
a Democratic leader in his county ana
section and has been for several years
chairman of the Democratic ExecutiVs
Committee Of Castor county. He was
q. member Of the state Senate in 1893,
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Board of Alderman of Rockingham.
He was elected to the House
by $50 majority. He served on
the following committees: FL
nance, Propositions and Grievances.
Manufacture and Labor and Corpora
tons In the Legislature he took deep
interest in legislation relating
to manufacturing and he fought
for bill making a week )
work 63 hours instead of 66.
Mr.. Warburton has made a study of
the question of the tariff and has writ
ten a series of articles which utterly
annihilated the contention of the Re-
publicans that a protective tariff was
needed by the cotton mills or that it
would benefit them.
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G. N. HAsTENs.
Member Of the House of Representa-
tives From Forsyth County

Gideon Hill Hastens, prominent
Young lawyer Of Winston-Salem was
born in Forsyth county August rs,
1877, and received thorough educa-
ton at Elon College and Wake Forest.
College. and graduated from the
Washington Tenn. Law School III
1900 He was licensed to practice law
ia this state lin 1901 on October 2S,
1902. he was married to Miss Bette
Iindelle. of Kernersville, n. G. lie
was elected to the House of Renresen-
.tatives with PSI majority and there
honored and distinguished himself by
the tenaeity Of purpose and strength
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March 4, 1873, ne was married. 20 MISS
Emma N. Harshaw, of Caldwell coun-
ty Mr. Miller has been engaged IN
several businesses, and has been de-
servedly and singularly successful in
the lumber industry, in raiiroading
and farming. He is a member OF the
Methodist church. Mr.. Miller is d Re-
publican, and in 1901 represented the
Thirty-fourth district with go major.
ity. he did not take a leading part
in legislative work. but was one Of the
most agreeable of Republicans in the
Senate and seldom took part III the de-
hates, but always adhering to the poll
icy outlined in the Republican eau
cuses. He was a member of the fol-
lowing committees: Insane Asyiums,
Enrolled Bills Roads. Privileges and
Elections
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Of logic with which he supported and
aided III securing the passage Of the
McNinch divorce bill, and the Ward
amendment TO the Watts Act and
other reform legislation He was au-
thor of bin allowing Forsyth county
to elect its Justices Of the peace by
vote of the people and had new grad
ed schools established and new school
districts created in his county He
served on the committees on Judiciary
institutions for the Deaf, and Dumb,
Insane Asylums, Election Laws, Courts
and Judicial Districts, and others
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A. Il. BRYAN.
senator FROM Yancey.

a. b. Bryan was born in Madison
county June 2. 1878 and after COM
pleting the courses in the graded
schools he entered Wake Forest Coll
lege. and graduated in 1898. ON Sep
TENDER so. 1903 he was married TO
Miss Xula Hubbard. Of Tusculum,
Tenn. MIR. Bryan Is lawyer by
profession. and is a member of the
Presbyterian church, In the Legisla-
ture Of 1899 he represented Madison
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A. V. MILLER.
senator From caldwcu County.

Anderson Vannoy Miller, of Lenoir,
Caldwell county, one Of the'two Sena-
tors from the Thirty Senator
iaI district, was born in Caldwell coun-
IL august is. 1858. lie finished the
common school course and completed
his educational training in Rutherford
College, situated in Burke county. On
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House of Representatives Some years
ago he moved from Halifax to Reds
vile and was elected to the Senate
in 1902 and in 1904. His Majority in
the last election was $50. He served
as chairman Of the Committee on
Election Laws and was a member of
the following committees: judiciary.
Railroad and Railroad Commission,
Penal institutions Constitutional
Amendments, Libraries and Codifica-
ton of the Laws. A strong lawyer and
effective debater. he took high stand
in the Senate of 1905 as he had done
in 1903
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4. j. BUTTON.
senator From Rockingham County.

Andrew j. Burton was born in the
CITY of Raleigh He was the son of
the late distinguished Rev. r. Q. Bur-
ton, d. D.. for many years leading
divine in the Methodist church in N.
c.. and a brother of the late Hon.
r. O. Burton, ond of the leading
members of the Raleigh bar. After
securing his license to practice law,
Mr. Burton settled in Halifax, where
he was solicitor and member of the
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A. Il. SHAW.
senator Erom Robeson County.

a. +. Shaw, 3 well known merchant
and farmer of Lumber Bridge, u. c.,
was born In Robson county Septem-
Der 9. 1S48, and was educated in the
public schools. lie was married in
November. 1873 to Miss Elizabeth
Mcmillan, Of Robson county. He is
a Presbyterian, and Elder in his
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j. u. CRISP.
senator From Graham County.

joel l.. Crisp. of Stecoah. was born
in Cherokee county December 6, 1872
He received his education in the COM
mon schools on August 10. 1865. he
was married TO Miss Amanda Still
we'll Of Macon county. He is a farm
er, but also conducts a merchandise
business. He has long been active in
the affairs of his county. having served
as county commissioner, Justice of the
Peace. State Representative and Sena-
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Il. Il. POWERS.
Member of the House Of Representa-
tives From rutherford County

Lewis Il. Powers. of Rutherfordton,
vas born March "a, 1841, in Norfolk,
va, and moved to North Carolina at
the age Of II years. He was educa-
ted in the public schools, and ut Yad-
kin College, Davidson county. lie was
married twice, his first marriage talk
ing place in 1863. his wife being before
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and graduated in medicine in the Uni
versity of Maryland, and has been
practicing medicine i'll Wilkes Coun
ty about twenty years. He was married
January 28th, 1892 to Miss Dell Couch.
of Yadkin County He has been for
sometime u. S. Examiner and surgeon
for the Eighth Congressional District
and vas elected to the Senate nv
a majority of 1880 He voted with
his party always on political questions
but otherwise sought to represent the
wishes of his constituents.
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tive terms. his majority at the last
election having been n. His three
terms show that he is strong with the
people Of his district, He is one of the
strongest Republicans in Western
North Carolina and ono the best legis-
lators of the minority party. He took
part in the movement to increase the
pensions of the old soldiers. and served
on the committees on Pensions Mine
and Mining and Penal Institutions.
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ship the party won series Of notable
victories under most adverse condi-
TONS He served on the State Executive
committee and in other ways has held
high positions i'm the councils of the
party. lie was q member of the State
Senate from I1dgec0mbe in 1903 and
reelected in 1905. lie was nominated
in a primary by a thousand majority
and had no opposition AT the election
in November. In the Senate he was
chairman of the Committee on Penal
Institutions and served on the follow
ing committees: Judiciary, of which
he was the acting chairman during the
illness of Senator Mason Of Northamp-
ton, Privileges, and Elections Corpor-
ations, Election Laws, Constitutional
Amendments. Libraries. Justices of the
Peace. Trustees of the University. Co
difieation Of the Laws. The legislation
in which he took the most interest
was the reformatory school bill. to
prevent fraudulent trading and bill to
pay solicitors salaries. In support of
the last bill named. he made a strong
and able speech. Mr.. Gillian was con-
ceded to be one Of the ablest lawyers
IN the General Assembly.
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grants. He believes the State is GO
ing forward rapidly enough and that
ii be best developed by its own people.
He served on the committees on Pro-
positions and Grievances, Roads, Ag-
riculture, Justices of the Peace and
Election Laws.
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the following other committees.
Claims, Immigration, Institutions ioE
the Blind. Pensions, and the JOINT
Committee on Enrolled Bills.
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county in the House of Representa-
tives. and his district the 36th Sena-
torial,. elected him TO the Senate in
1904 without opposition He was in
terested chiefly in a number Of local
bills. He served on the committee
on Judiciary, Propositions and Griev-
anves, internal improvements and
Immigration.
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n. M. G. DAVIDSON.
Member OF the House Of Representa-
tives From Iredell County.

4. M. G. Davidson, OF Statesville, was
born on the 10th of December, 1889,
and was thoroughly trained in the t'ld
Field Schools, not receiving a college
education. He was first married To
Miss Emma Purvis, Of Wilkes county,
ON June "a, 1873, and on October 40,
1882, he was married to Miss Juliet