The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-05-16

| for the nomination OF auditor, as well
as Chief Clerk Hackett OF the House. Be-
! sides Sena tor Aycock, to whom referred
az holding aspirations for the position
| OF State Treasurer, land this is no new
matter, for his name was forequenty
, discussed during the session of the Legis
lature four years ago as we'll as at the
last session. and one or two mentioned
mot by me but in other newspapers,)
there is another Senator whose name
has been frequently mentioned in the
same connection and referred to four
years ago, namely. Senator Jack" Rain
hrrdt OF Lincoln From what reaches
me AT this time there is left very little
ground to doubt that there will be one
or more strong candidates for the nom-
nation for every State office, other than
the gentlemen who are now holding
those positions and satisfactorily per
forming their duties. 1t is a privilege
which those aspirants evidently intend
to exercise and there is actually and
really no call for any of the men now
holding down the jobs to become ''indig-
nant and Angry and get excited over
the matter and attempt TO convict news
paper men aud newspapers OF the silly
charge of creating and booming OppOsi
II scintilla of the truth in it.
Last Saturday the commission APP
pointed by the general assembly to look
after the application OF the expenditure
Of the half million dollars voted for the
better care of the States mental defect
ives, was in session here, with Chairman
L. 4. Webb q: Asheville. presiding. One
OF the most important acts Of the com
mittee was the decision to lorate the sep
arate new quarters for epileptics exclu
sively (wbO now constitute a large pro-
portion OF the patients of the Raleigh
and MorgantPn asy lumns for the insane)
a Raleigh. near enough to the present
Central Iiospital that both institute Ons
may be directed by the same general
head or superintendent. The removal
OF the epileptics from the present institu-
tions will make room there for quite
number of the present uncared-for or in
carcerated in jaiIs and poor houses. But
another wing to tue present Raleigh
asylum to be used by male patients and
similar to the new wing built last year
for females, is absolutely necessary, and
it is hoped and bell, we'd the work OF con-
struction on this building can begin this
summer The sooner the better, surely.
The State colleges and city schools are
getting ready for the closing exercises OF
the scholastic year. Prof. Moses who
has so ably and acceytably managed the
graded schools of Raleigh for more than
twenty years altogether will retire from
the superintendency. He came to this
decision a year ago and notified the
school authorities here that this must
he his last term 1t is matter of regret
for no city has better head than he has
been to the splendid system OF graded
schools Raleigh now enjoys.
There will be radical changes in the
management of two of the three fine col
leges for young women here. President
Dinwiddle has sold his interest in Peace
Institute and will go TO California in
search OF better health, and DR.. McNeely
DuBose will retire from the rectorship of
st. Marys college. Prominent Pres by
terians have purchased the stock OF DR..
Dinwiddle and Peace will continue
to be operated under the patronage of
the Presbyterian church. The new pres
ident has not yet been announced. Nor
has the name of the successor of DR.. Du-
Bose as yet been made public
The subject of politics is taking on
added interest gradually and with regard
to both State and national affairs. The
prospects are that there is going to be
something doing pretty generally from
now on till after the n nominating conven
tons next summer and the elections Of
next year. OF which more anon in these
letters as time passes
LLEWXAM.