The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-17
GREAT RALLY PLANNED.

Preparations Being Made to
Have the Greatest Rally Ever
on the 29th, When Hon. w.
w. Kitchin Speaks in Lumber
ton.
Preparations are being made
to make Tuesday, the 10Th
inst, the greatest day Lumber
ton and Robson county have
seen in many a long year. AS
has been announced in this pa
per, on that day Hon, W. W.
Kitchin, Democratic candidate
for Governor, will speak in Lum-
berton. and the Democratic
hosts will gather here and give
him such a welcome as will warm
his heart and assure him that in
November Robson will give him
a great majority of the votes
cast. Looking to preparations
for that day, a meeting was
held Monday evening in the
opera house. The meeting was
called by Mr.. R. D. Caldwell,
p esident of the Lumberton Board
of Trade, which has always
risen to the occasion whenever
the reputation of the town was
to be sustained for hospitality.
Mr.. Caldwell said that he did
not want Robson to fall behind
in showing loyalty to the party
candidate and he was sure it
would not do so. He called Mr..
| D. P. Shaw, who will represent
Robson in the next State Senate,
to the chair and Mr.. Shaw, af-
ter stating that he was in for
anything to give Mr.. Kitchin an
ovation, asked ex-Sheriff Geo. B.
Mcleod, chairman of the county
Democratic executive committee,
to give his opinion as to what
should be done. Sheriff Mcleod
referred to the action of the can
wasting board at its meeting here
last Saturday, mentioned in Mon
days Robesonian, and said ev-
cry member of that board was
enthusiastic over the proposed
rally and that the committees
appointed by that board for each
township would work faithfully
to make the rally a grand sue
cess. He urged the importance
Of giving Mr.. Kitchin a big ova-
ton and doing everything posi-
BILE to roll up a large Democratic
vote at the coming election. for
by that vote the county will be
classed for. the next four years.
He wanted to see l 600 men or
horseback at the train to meet
the next Governor, to have {
basket picnic dinner, and any
thing necessary to make the day
a memorable one in the history
. of Robson county.
After some discussion by
Messrs. Caldwell, W. J, Prevatt
, L. T. Cook and others, a centra
committee to make all necessary
preparations was appointed as
follows: R. D. Caldwell, chair
man; W. P. McAllister, M. w
Floyd, T. A. Mcneil. Jr., Jas
, D. Proctor, E. M. Britt, w. K
, Bethune, L. T. Cook, Franz
r Cough and G. B. Mcleod
: Messrs. D. D. French, w. O
Thompson and A. P. Caldwell
! were appointed a special commit
: tee on decorations, Messrs. G. B
= Townsend and H. M. McAlliste
r were appointed to solicit funds
and Messrs. G. B. Mcleod, L. T
+ Cook and Frank Cough were ap
p pointed to secure a band.
All the people in the count,
, who can possibly do so will b
q urged to come to Lumberton OF
e that day and bring their bas
\ kets and have a basket picnic
q 1t is planned to make the da,
the greatest day that Robesol
has ever known. Mr.. Cook SAT-
\ he could promise that Maxtol
: would do her part, would send
: big delegation with plenty 0
e good things to eat and would ais
V do her part to help out financial
e ly, and Sheriff Mcleod said tina
n he could vouch for other parts G
t. county.
h The committees have alread
gone to work and no time will b
lost in making all necessary pref
arations. The next Governo
will be given a welcome her
that he will never forget.