The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-23
RALEIGH LETTER.
What is Going On at the Capital
Thorough Work of Kings Business
CoIlege-Opposition 10 Senator Sim.
mons Developing in the Stase-Talk
of Ex.Gov. Aycock Succeeding film
in the United States Senate.
RALEIGH, n. C.. Feb. 2Otl

in the United States Senate.
RALEIGH, \. C.. Feb. Goth.
The passage Of the immigration bureau
bill in the Senate, practically without
opposition, gives much satisfaction and
it is believed the measure will as readily
go through the House. probably this
week.
The biennial attempt to tax the dogs
of the State met with the usual defeat at
the hands OF the committee when the bill
came up few days ago.
The House on Saturday passed the Sen
ate bill providing the machinery for the
Governor of this State to grant pardons
conditionaIly and it is now the law
1t is becoming more apparent every
day that the successful business men and
companies and corporations are grow
ing more and more careful not to employ
| lack legs" or incompetent persons TODD
| their work. be it what it may. One OF
| the most stricEing illustrations OF this is
| that while the want columns of the news
paper5 daily contain advertisements OF
situations wanted the graduates OF the
| leading business college of the State
| (King's) located here are all placed in de-
| srable positions rs fast as they graduate
| and become fitted to properly do the du-
| ties that will be exacted OF them. This
| college now has very large number OF
students from all over North Carolina
and other states.
Much interest is felt in the forthcoming
debate between Trinity College and Ran
dOlph- Macon which is to come Off at
Ashland, Va.,on Washington's birthday
| Feb. %. Messrs. B. S. Womhle and J. C.
Harreli are the representatives. \ great
religious awakening is reported among
the students at Trinity College and Trim
| ity Park High School, the result OF the
powerful sermons OF Dr. kilgo delivered
during the remarkable series OF special
| religious services that have been in pro-
gress for several weeks.
Said a well-known politician to-day:
"a big row is brewing in the Democrat
| ic camp of North Carolina and if one may
Judge by present Indications it is going
| to result in q split in the party in the
State election next year.
1.-The big fight, | am told by several Of
the leading politicians of the State. isgo-
| ing to be over the State Craftsmanship
OF the party and the election Of United
| States Senator to succeed the present
! State Chairman and T. s. Senator F. NJ.
| Simmons.
| Senator Simmons term (his first) ex-
| pires March 4, 1907, and the General AS
| Sembly to be elected in November OF next
year will choose his successor.
| Il hear it from well posted politicians
| to-day, including prominent members OF
| the Legislature, that the.present Senator
| will have pitted against him in the fight
the most eloquent man il North Carolina
and one of, If not the strongest and the
/ IN RI ,nG
| Charles b. Aycock, who retired from the
yubernatorial chair only one month-aeo
| after one Of the ne st popularand success
| ful administrations in the history Of the
| State
THE genesis of the division in the party
organization islargely due to the extre me
position the majority Of the Democra tic
party in the Legislature took last week
On the liquor prohibition question by the
passage of the Ward bill, the author OF
which is a close friend and former law
partner OF Senator Simmons, and which
Oil was approved and champiOned by
senator Simmons. This Ward bill more
stringent than the sO-calIed Watts bill
which was introduced two years ago by
Il Legislator who is now the private sec
etary OF Senator Simmons who was the
zeal Trainer and author OF the measure.
The Ward bill prohibits the manufac
are OF liquor in towns of less than .OOC
inhabitants and by the passage this act
several OF the oldest and largest distilline
and rectfying establishments in the State
will have to pull down their expensive
| plants. give up their locations (Which
they claim is one OF their most valuable
,ssets) and probably go out of business
altogether. One such case is that of thu
Did Nick Williams distillery. located in 6
little village called Williams. " and which
was established by the grandfather O
The present owner The latter is n. Glenn
Williams. man of means who like hi
father and grandfather has welded mucl
Influence in the Democratic party. Al
IN illustration of this fact. he two wear,
,go Immediately after the passage of tn,
Watts law. secured the incorporation O
che village or rather hamlet OF Williams
(Which is inhabited almostif not entirel,
by those connected with the distilling ant
rectifying company of which Mr.. William
is the head and thereby escaped the pro
vision OF the Watts law which require
that all distilers outside of incorporate,
towns shall be close up.
The advanced temperance men wht
have come so prominently to the from
in the councils of the Democratic part,
within the last three or four years in thi
State, marshalled their forces soon afte
the present session of the Legislature be
gan and one OF their ioudest war whOop
was, Down with the distillery town q
Williams, repeal its character and breal
up the business of this man who has sc
cured special privileges, no matter wha
his aid to and influence in the Demoerati
party has been
so Mr.. Williams came to Raleigh an,
pitched his tent, and ran up to the mast
head of his pennant pole the motto: DE
fence. not defancei' He seemed to b
, making it warm for the fellows who de
manded the repeal of the character of hi
town, the chartering of which two wear
ago he claimed was guarantee from th
. party that he was not to be Invested @
his roperty rights by this or any subse
| Quent legislature.
But his opponents changed their tao
tics and instead OF directly repeating tn
/ character OF his little settlement they in
troduced the Ward bill which will con
fiscate his property ri hts. little NOR
; politely, but equally as certain. 1t passe,
| the Senate over the protest of O. (loze
and more OF the leading Democrats i'm ba
body. the vote being % to 10. 1t wi
2 pass the House, probably this week.
so Mr.. Williams and his friends. an
important contingent of the Democra,
r ic party that does not believe in this ey
, treme character of temperance legisla
ton, and which has no personalinteres
in Mr.. Williams are very mad.
: They lay the blame on Senator Sin
mons, who they claim is responsible 70
the Ward bill, etc, and they are begir
{ ming to declare that they intend to hay
: his scalp if possible. Whether it will b
possible is as yet a debatable question.
The first effective gun in this fight of th
. protestants was fired last Friday morr
ing following meeting of more tina
half OF the Democratic state executiy
committee the preceding night and whic
: lasted well into the wee sma' hours {
' the following morning The result {
that meeting was the formulating of
letter to Chairman Simmons asking hi,