The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-13
Majorities for Democratic Ticket
Ranged Around 2,400.
Rejoicing at the Retirement of But
Ter and Blackburn-CrOp Failures
i'm the East-Battery OF Artillery for
Charlotte-Activity of Federal Of
flee Holders-Other Raleigh News
Notes.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., November 8.

OOCI6IdIy VI CLdU6 GElu6S returned
today from the east and when asked
about the condition of the crops there
said the destruction by the summer
rains which lasted three months was
the greatest he ever saw. He spoke
OF cases in which persons having crops
OF potatoes which should have yielded
100 barrels to the acre did not gather
any; Of corn not so high as the weeds,
and of cotton in the same condition
and further, of farmers who on from
10 to rs acres Of cotton get only two
to two and One-halg bales. In fact the
crop failure there, almost equals the
disaster.
Democratic state headquarters was
closed today, having been opened Au-
gust 18th, though considerable work
had been done previous to that time
in a private office.
1t is noticeable that the most general
satisfaction expressed by democrats
regarding the election is as to the re-
tirement of Butler and Blackburn, both
of whom, as they say, have been put
In cold storage.
AISIulLS W uCllIOCl dIlC cduuudILCI
today say Caswell was carried by 100,
which is 100 more than had been
estimated. The Wake county demo-
Gratis are very happy at their being in
the banner county with majOrities
ranging around 2,400, in one case going
as high as 1853, this being for Major
j. J. Bernard, for register of deeds.
Senator Simmons goes east tomorrow
and will be at his home in Jones coun-
ty until congress meets.
Today Adjutant General Robertson
took UP the matter of securing a new
battery of artillery for the company at
Charlotte. Under a special law pro-
vision is made for supplying such bat
teries but there must be a minimum
strength Of Is, and excellent armories
must be provided, the cost of such I
battery complete being something like
$4,000. Georgia is to get n Virginia
secured me some weeks ago.
A charter is granted the Elmore-
Maxwell Company of Greensboro, to do
q general merchandise business, to
raise various products, make crates,
boxes, etc, capital stock being $25, 900.
The Fuller Combing-Gin Company,
OF Charlotte, is authorized to increase
dts capital stock to $400, 900, $4,000
Of this being preferred. James T. Ful-
Ter is the principal stakeholder; A char
ter is granted the Lenoir Buggy Com
Dany, at Lenoir, capital stock $4,000,
J. r. Boulware being the principal
stakeholder.
Up to this time the fare on the cleo
trio cars TO the state fair grounds from
the city has been ten cents, but it is
learned that in the future it is to be
only five cents.
George w. Barnes died at the Sol
diers Home last night. He served in
Company B., At regiment, from this
county.
Senator Simmons says he does net
believe President Roosevelt will be the
next republican candidate for the pres
idency, but National Democratic Com
mitteeman Josephus Daniels says he
will be, and declares that his active
work in the campaign in New York
in the interest of Hughes means that
he will be the next nominee.
John w. Evans for many years a well
knfwn carriage builder here, is dead,
at the age of So.
There was a lot of talk and a good
deal of laughter at the activity OF
some of the postOff1ce people at the
polls. One man was in a voting
place all day and challenged a great
many of those who came up to vote,
One man, a sort Of Independent, was
challenged, the question being asked
whether he had paid his poll tax
With a round oath he said he had paid
it before the challenger had and proved
this. He had intended to vote for only
two democrats and make the Others
republican, but he was SO mad hat he
voted for the whole democratic outfit
This pernicious activity of the postcf-
fee people will be certified to and com
plant of it will go on to Washington,
Senator Simmons is very much in ear
nest about this and there looks like
there is trouble ahead for somebody.
Among the arrivals was Henry A
London of Pittsboro, who wore a very
broad smile as he told about how the
democrats had swept that county
where the republicans had claimed
that they would do such big things.
It is the general comment that the
election was the q~uietest ever known
in this state. So far as known there
was not a ripple of trouble anywhere
Inc weather was SLIapiS SoA
Everybody was in good humor and il
was a model election all around.
1t seems that a great many people
lost their vote~by failure to pay pol
tax. It is said that in Forsyth county
for example, 100 democrats and 2O(
republicans thus lost their vote. A
gentleman from Charlotte said that tht
republican party had gone to pieces II
Mecklenburg and not enough was lief
to put up a fight. He said perhaps 1,OOS
democrats didn't vote there.
There is a fight on between the Bel
and Raleigh telephone systems. 1t il
claimed that the Bell is advancing
rates. The corporation commission ma:
the rate question before 1t and may
pass on it this month.
Governor Glenn will not leave Ra'
leigh until after the holidays and vii
take the much needed rest. His mothel
Mrs. Chalmers Glenn, who o over {