The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-18
RICHMOND PRoHIBIIIoNIsTs.
Advance GucPd of the Movement i'll
the Legislature Arrives. With
Petitions More Numerous
Than Registered
VOTERS

Major John ID. Shaw, prominent
attorney of Rockingham Mr.. Walter
Is. Thomas register of deeds, of Rich
mond, ex-senator Cameron Morrison
and x-Representative A. $. DockerN.
the advance guard of the prohibition
forces of Richmond county came IN
Yesterday and are working earnestly
for Senator Everett's prohibition bill
for Richmond county. which passed
the Senate Saturday.
Register of Deeds Thomas brought
the registration books of the county
with him and says he has gone over
the petitions and compared them with
the registration books and declares
that the petitions for the bin COM
prise a majority of the registered
voters of the county. Although there
Iare so negroes registered and many
names on the books Of dead persons
and persons who have removed from
the county he declares the prohibition
petitions now in hand show a clear
majority of all the names on the BOOKS.
He is satisfied the petitions show
majority of 200, of the registered Vot-
ers of the county for the bill ana
within 100 votes of the Democratic
vote in the last election when the
party received an average majority of
over 900 votes. Besides these regis
tered voters immense petitions from
the noble women of the county will be
presented
These gentlemen will be joined to-
morrow and Thursday by large dele
cation from Richmond county to urge
the passage of the bill. The delega-
ton will be composed Of Richmonds
best manhood. There will be present
Rev. John N. Cole. presiding elder OF
Rockingham district, Rev. w. r. Coz
pedge, pastor of Presbyterian church
of Hamlet, Rev. d. c. Britt pastor OF
Baptist church Rockingham. Rev. +.
IS Waight, pastor of several county
churches in Richmond and Rev. r.. q.
kilgore, of the NJ. f. Church, Rev.
John Hall, pastor of NJ f.. Church
Rockingham Rev. Mr. Graves ana
MI. SeaIpolt, pastors OF Methodist
churches in the county, ID. G. Whitlock
Chairman of Democratic Executive
Committee of the county, john l..
Everett, Clerk of the Superior Court.
II. S. Ledbetter, chairman of the
t5oard of County Commissioners. eX-
Representa- tiVeS w. r. Covington ana
A. j. Little, eX-RepresentatiVe Waiter
l.. Parsons, now cashier of Bank or
Pee Dee, w n. Everett, mayor of
Rockingham, Robert l.. Steele, presi~
dent of Steele's Mills, w. C. Leak,
president of Pee Dee Manufacturers
Company, X. G.. Leak, Jr.. president
of ROberdel Manufacturing Company,
John S. Ledbetter, president of Led
better Cotton Mills, r. A. Johnson.
prominent manufacturer, s.. S. Steele.
superintendent of Roberdel Mills. w.
b. Cole, superintendent of Steele
Mills, +. Y. Blggs, superintendent OF
Leak, Wall & McRae's Cotton Mill.
W. r. Bousal. large railroad contrac-
tor of Hamlet, j. NJ. Jamison, hoteIst
of Hamlet O. r. Goodwin and other
prominent business men OF Hamlet,
w. E. Grassland, Dr. j. II. Williamson,
d. NJ. Morrison and many other farm
ers from the county and a number OF
the merchants and mill operatives OF
Rockingham.
Delegates from Robson, Scot
land, Moore, Chatham and probably
other counties affected by whiskey
from Hamlet and Hoffman, will be
present.
Ex-senator stephen Mcintyre will be
with delegation from Robson. Mr..
John ID. shaw, Jr., M. L. john ana
w F. Gibson will be among the Scot
and workers for the bill; II. A. Page,
John Blue, Hon. d. L. McIver, and
others from Moore, Hon. II. A. Lon
don. from Chatham.