The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-06-28
RALEIGH LETTER.
LEFT over from last week.
GoRMAN News BUREAU,
Raleigh, n. c.. June 10, 1906.

GoRMAN News BUREAU,
Raleigh, n. c., June IS, 1906.
! Raleigh has been crowded with school
| teachers during the past week and most
of them will remain here for the ensuing
three weeks, in attendance o. the State
| Summer School which began last Satur-
! day. There are hundreds OF the workers
here who are engaged in the laudable
task of teaching the young idea how to
shoot and they are among the States
most useful citizens. The Summer School
| is a positive help to them in the prOsecu-
| ton of their calling and it is no wonder
| that so many take advantage of the OPP
pOrtunity to attend it.
The twenty-third annual session OF the
North Carolina Teachers Assembly closed
Friday night, after a weeks session here.
J. A. Mattheson, superintendent OF the
Durham graded schools, was elected
president for the ensuing year, with
| Thomas r. Foust of the Guilford county
| schools, of which he is superintendent,
| first viee-president Mr. II. d. W Conner
was again elected secretary.
The State Association of County. Sup
erintendents also held their fifth annual
session, beginning Saturday and closing
this (Monday) evening. DR.. McIver of
the State Normal and Industrial College
delivered the principal address. Plans
are being perfected by all these educa-
tional organizations to begin soon the
publication OF State journal Of educa-
ton.
There is no more hopeful sign for the
material advancement and betterment
of conditions in our State than this rO-
bust and altogether healthful activity
in 1r nj circ
North Carolina. Ignorance has in the
past been the greatest barrier that has
retarded our progress both as a State
and as individuals, especially among the
common people," No other thing has
contributed nearly SO much to the estab-
lshment Of provincialism and aided its
continuance for SO many years. Because
OF its denseness in many quarters we
have not expanded and developed the
breadth OF vision and view that broad
ems the mind and conduct and makes en-
lightened people tolerant of others about
them who differ from them on the vari-
Gus questions that enter into our life and
public policies of government. That we
are at last getting out OF the old ruts is
certainly a matter of the sincerest con-
graduation.
Although the State Democratic Con-
vention, which is to assemble in Green's
boro July 3rd, is only two weeks distant
there is apparently very little interest
being manifested in that occasion. 1t
will probably be about the tamest State
Convention that has been held in many
years. OF course this Indifference is chief
ly due to the fact that the convention
will have very little to do. Beyond rati-
flying the selections Of the various judi
oi,l Ah, al
to be made is that of one member of the
Corporation Commission, and there ap-
pears to be little or no doubt OF the re-
nomination OF the present chairman OF
the commission. Mr.. Mcneil.
The Raleigh fourth) district cOnven-
ton will renominate Congressman Pou
without opposition. for a third term. He
has made a particularly able and credit
able record in congress and the effort
that was started recently to induce some
one to enter the lists against him for the
nomination this year "died a-borning."
The hot fight in the tenth district, where
Congressman Gudger and Ex-Congress-
man Crawford have for weeks been max
ing q personal canvass for the nomina-
ton, is enlisting much general interest. 1t
is said by well posted public man from
that section here today that the vote in
the convention will be very close. There
are at least four candidates in the sixth
district including the present congress-
man Patterson, former State Senator
Joseph A. Brown of Columbus, Mr.. Good
win of Harnett and Mr.. Cook of Cumber-
land, and there will be an interesting
fight in the convention.
Governor Glenn. who has been suffer-
ing from an attack of intermittent fever
for two weeks, has not yet fully recov-
cred, although he spent a few hours in
the executive Office last Friday and Sat
urday. He has ordered the special term
of Union county court to try the Arson
county lynchers, to begin July 10th at
Monroe, the ease having been transferred