The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-06
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Here is a suggestion from a former
useful State Senator. Mai. n. A. Lon
don, in the Chatham Record, well
worthy the consideration of the off,
GERS of the Legislature:
1--WE hope that tins Legislature will
reduce the number of clerks and Ga
borers" who are usually employed by
our Legislatures. The Fusion Lcgis-
latureS of 1896 and 1897 employed a
large number Of clerks and "laborers''
merely to give jobs to hungry pie
eaters. Indeed their employees were
so numrouS that they got in the way
of the members and almost filed the
Hobbies. The Democratic Legislatures.
and especially the last one, reduced
the number of their employees, and
still further reduction can be made
without detriment to the public ser
vice"
There are many men in the Legisla-
ture who have taken a prominent part
in the educational progress of their
county. Among them is the popular
and capable gentleman from the holly
contested county of Chatham, Mr..
James r. RiVeS, who resigned as
member of the county ~SQard Of edu-
cation to come to the Legislature. He
is succeeded by Mr.. B. B. Phillips.
No county east of Greensboro was
contested in the election so holly as
Chatham and Mr.. Rives has the honor
of having defeated Republican hith-
erto deemed invincible.
Senator Long. of Person, and Seua-
tor Odell of Cabarrus, went 10 prayer
meet ms OH Thursday night and hat
seats at Edenton Street Methods
Church. Il told Joe Brown" said Mr.
Long. that Ne had just as large meet
ngs at RoXboro in the Methods.
Church, and that Raleigh claimed to
he larger than ROXb0ro."
Theer are in the House two mem
bers who in 1873 We're here to make
laws These are Major w. A. Graham
of Lincoln, and Mr. l.. L. Powers. o
rutherford. OF the House of 1901
q. c. Barco of Camden; Wascott Rob
erson, of Guilford: A. w. Graham. OF
Granv lie, and W a. Stewart Of Dunn
are here again.
One misses with sadness from TIC
House the familiar face Of W. II. Lu
cas-, of Hyde, Walter Jones now repre-
scnting that county. EX-CongresSmaI
w A. b. Branch OF Beaufort county
is q member OH the Democratic side
while the Republicans have all ex-Con
eTess.nan i'll the person of John e
Fowler, of Sampson. at one date n the
past 8 Populist. The other Sanpso!
Republican is Geo. f. Butler, me IA
III liar faces of the Sampson Or
phans,' once Populists, later Republi
cans, Duncan and owen, have beer
turned To the Nail.
There has been some sh fling around
DC men in the General Assembly ant
some veteran legislators are again a
their Wesks. One of these s ex-Judgt
A w. Graham of Granville who is
familiar figure, as are Col. Wesco;
Robertson of Guilford, and Mr.. S. G |
Daniel of Warren, three term mem |
bers. Col. John S. Cunningham. o. |
Person, is here again and lie W tn eX |
Judge b. r. WinbOrrc. Of HEREFORD |
occupy a double desk ut the front
the right. while on the other side al |.
the Graham Boys, Major w. A. Ora |
ham, of Lincoln. and eX-Judge A. " |
Graham, of Granville.
The present House Of Representa- |
YES consisting of 120 members. Ia |
not 100 new members. or rather 10 |
noe in the House 1903. The tNent |
members who We're here in 1903 are |
he following Democrats, sixteen il |
all: Messrs j. NJ. Shipman. of Co |
Iunbus; O. Il Guion, of Craven. r. Z
If Dare: john ID. Waddil
Of Forsyth; a. W. Graham, of oxford
Wescctt Robertson, of Guilford: II. & |
Alexander of MecNenburg; T.
Freeman, Of Mccklenbu~g; r. 1
Woodland, or Pamlico j. 3. Little, O
Z tt; T.. j. Britt of Robson; Ira I
of Rockingham; Waite
Nurrhey. of Rowan; c. \. Simpson,
Union; s. G. Daniel. of Warren an
A. +. We'll Of Wayne The four Re
1ui.licans are: Messrs. w. NJ. West
81 Cherokee: A. T. Grant. OF Davie; j
=. Bowman. OF Mitchell; J. II. Dobson
Dc Surry.