The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-20
MEMS Political AND OTHtRHISt
The Political Campaign Opens in
April
Will Anti-P rohibitionists Put Up a
Candidate FOR GOvernOr-Co Ans
wor large Oh Arson-Bank change
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Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, N. c., March II.

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What may be termed the opening
gnn of the political campaign Will be
fired in Stanly county April 4th, when
the convention will be held, that u
To- being the first to hold. Craig ex-
poets to carry that convention On
the other hand Kitchin expects TO car
~ Lee county, SO it seems that there
will be a set-off. In fact, kitch1n ex-
poets TO carry Lee almost unanimously,
his trends say that they had a great
deal to do with the formation or
this new county which has made so
handsome a start. April will there
fore bring plenty of news and conven-
lions will be held every Saturday here
and there. Craven will hold one or
the early ones, but nobody seems to
be claiming that. The strength OF
Ashley Horne seems to be in holding
the balance OF power, SO that If there
is a deadlock, either side can go to
him easily. This is Horne's real
strength!
One Of the questions which is being
asked here is that whether the anti
prohibitionists will put up a candidate
for governor. Two men have been
talked Of, one east of Raleigh and the
other west Of it. Some very we'll in
formed men said today that they did
not think there would be any nomi-
nation of the kind.
The anti-prohibtion party has now
come into the field with A. Ii. Boy
den Of Salisbury as it's chairman n
it's h~eadouarters will be at that place.
The tumble Of King, the Texas-NeW
VT yp-L~- Fn-r1;nr hoo nnrrCnl no
surprise In North Carolina. In 1895
the newspaper wags here, he then be-
ing much at Raleigh, dubbed him c.
Fake King and he did not like 1t a
bit.
Solicitor Armistead Jones today re-
oeived notice from the Dudley IL
burning case in which a grandfather,
son and grandson are charged with
setting fire to their home to get the
furniture insurance after they had re-
moved the furniture from The house.
Tie grand son is held under a $3.50
bond and the others in 81 900 each,
and they will be tried at Goldsboro
on this very serious charge,
Insurance Commissioner Young is no
tilted today that Ed. Allen. cOlOred, at
Monroe, had been convicted OF barn
burning. He was informed Of he ar
rest here Of, : white man named
Williams charged with burning a
dwelling at Warsaw to Which place
he has been taken.
.r The supreme court is this week
hearing appeals from the 7Sh district,
which is often spoke OF as the Fay
etteville district.
The Raleigh Savings bank which is
to have its headquarters in the Ma
sonic temple, is to have the handsom-
est banking room in tie state, It is
SAL.
The Commercial and Farmers bank
of which 3. S. Jerman is president
and Herbert w. Jackson cashier, has
become the Commercial National bank,
with a cash capital of 800, 900 and a
surplus Of the same amount. The bank
is II years old and has been very sue
cessful. This gives Raleigh two ma
tional banks the other being the Cit
t2enS.
Additions continue to be made to
the list of anti-saloon speakers, which
now numbers almost 225. The state
is to be thoroughly covered.
1t is now stated by students OF the
A. and nj. College that nitrate Of sill
yer was not used upon the faces of the
hazed cadets in January, but that var
nish vas used.