The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-03
General Assembly Hears
the virginians.
ELOQUENT ADDRESSES
The Value OF the Exposition of 1907
is Urged, and 1t is Shown How 1t
Will Benefit North Carolina
to Be Represent

An audience, representative of the
beauty and the ability of North Caro-
lima was gathered in the hall of the
House of Representatives yesterday
afternoon to hear of the jamestown
exposition and its plans.
A commission was here from Vir-
ginia to tell of these and to urge upon
North Carolina that it be properly
represented at the great ter-centenniai
lasts for six months. 1t was an au-
dience of such culture as to do honor
to the speakers from Virginia.
There were present DR.. r. l.. Payne,
the Medical Director of the exposition,
Hon. Theo. j. Wool, of Portsmouth.
and Hon. o. d. Bachelor, of Norfolk,
the General Counsel. There was with
these Hon. John II. Small. of Washing
ton, n. c., the Representative from the
First District of North Carolina in the
National Congress who was present 20
tell of the wishes of Eastern North
Carolina that the State be represented.
The meeting was presiyed over by
Lieutenant Governor Francis ID. VIM
ston and the remarks in introducing
the speakers We're made by Hon. Ste
phen u. bragaw, of the Senate, Judge
Winborne and Col. Cunningham, of the
House, all of whom spoke with elo-
queIIIe IN presenting the distinguished
visitors who came to urge that North
Carolina have building and an exhibit
of it's resources and its progress at the
exposition, which is TO be held at
Seawells Point and on Hampton
Roads, a joint land and marine exposf-
ton and spectacle.
The galleries were crowded with
ladies and many of these were pres
ent in the body of the House. With
one exception all the committees ha1
adjourned their meetings and major
ity of the members of the General AS.
sembly were present. The scene was
Il brilliant one and the many eloquent
remarks made received frequent and
vigorous applause.
Judge Wnborne, of Hartford. for
the committee in charge. reported that
distinguished visitors from Virginia
were present as well as Il distinguishes
citizen of North Carolina who would
speak with regard TO the jamestown
Exposition
Hon. Stephen Bragaw. of the Sem
ate. in appropriate terms introduced
Hon. O. ID. Bachelor, one of the gem
eral counsel of the exposition and
chairman of the committee to visit
North Carolina. saying that he is
son of North Carolina, a native Of
Nash, who is doing much to build UP
the interests of Virginia. and who had
been with him at the State University.
Mr.. Bachelor, clean shaver, dark of
hair, and eyes, intellectual in face. Il
young man of good looks then spoke.
He described the exposition to be held
as a unique one. with its combined
land and naval features, and deserving
of the support of North Carolina. He
told of the multitude and influence of
Tar Heels in Norfolk. that he had been
"rooter" for North Carolina in foot
ball games. and that with Congress
man SmaFs inland waterway accomp-
lished there would be more North Car
olinians there, men who stood to-
gether and were interested in each
other.
Then Mr. Bachelor went into de-
tails of the exposition as a place OF
value, dwelling particularly upon the
naval features of the exposition on the
waters of Hampton Roads and in the
land military display. in both of which
President Roosevelt is deeply interest
ed. The navies of the world are eX-
Dected with over 200 warships, many
Federal troops will be encamped as
will military from the States, and for
eign soldiers will add to the military
panorama making real Peace Cong
ress These UNIQUE displays meant
great attendance at the exposition,
which would be notable one in Its
display of resources of the South
Shall North Carolina be represented
there? was the question he then dis
cussed. He held that the State could
not afford to be not represented. that