The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-18
WILL PUSH FIGHT
FOR LOCKE CRA|GE
Mr.. Kerr Opens Headquarters
for Hin in Raleigh and Pre-
diets His Nomination.
diets His NOMINATION.
Ispeoiai to The Times Dlapatch.

RALEIGH n c., March 11.-state
Iheadquarters were opened here to-day
for the campaign of Hon. Locke Craige
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor to succeed Governor Glenn.
j. z. Kerr, of Asheville, is in charge.
He says he will be here now until the
State convention, having procured a
suite of rooms in the Marlborough.
to make eXtravagant claims, but do
say that there is no question about the
fact that Locke Craigc has a fine lead
over any and all of his opponents IN
the contest, and my efforts through
the Raleigh headquarters will be to
continue and increase that lead until
the State convention meets. when we
confidently expect the nomination of
Mr.. Craige."
Portrait Presented to Court.
This morning in the Supreme Court
there was notable ceremony, in
which an oil painting of ex-Associate
prene Court. was presented to be
placed on the walls of the courtroom
along with the large number of other
distinguished members of the court
heretofore presented EX-Chief Jus
tice James f. Shephers was the spokes-
man for the presentation, he having
been chief justice at the time that
Judge MacRae was associate justice.
He was appointed to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the death of Justice Davis.
and was thereafter reelected for a
term and retired with a change of
politics in the State in 1894. Later he
was appointed dean of law at the Uni
versity of North Carolina. position
he now fills with marked ability.
Seventh District appeals are being
argued In the court this week, among
the lawyers here for arguments being
9. *. Nimocks. Charles G. Rose. r. H..
Dye. II. Med. Robinson and Thomas
Fl. Sutton.
Brief Raleigh Items.
In accordance with a resolution
passed by the directors some weeks
Bank, of this city, changes from a
State to national bank. without any
change in officers or management. for
the purpose of enlarging the scope of
its business.
Governor Glenn offers a reward for
Lee Fishel, who is wanted for the muir
der of r. +. w. Allison in Troy last
week. Allison was shot down while
standing in front of his place of bus
mess, with his arms folded. according
to the report of the case made to Gov
ernor Glenn.
The Secretary of State grants char
ter for the Magnolia Fraternal Asso-
citation Uncorporated), the corporation
having no capital stock and being for
fraternal and club life purposes. The
home of the corporation is, to- be Will
mington, and the incorpDrarors are
w. l.. West, II. Z. Truelove. A. II. Weed
en-, Il. B. LeGwin, Albert Anderson, all
of Wilmington.
Professor NJ. E. Dry, Of Wingate. has
been elected principal of the Cary Pub
lie High School, to succeed e. L. Mid
dleton. who resigns to become CORE
spending secretary of the North Car
DINA Baptist Sunday School Board.
On Easter Monday and Tuesday. April
Goth and 21st. the Raleigh Choral So
ciety will hold It's annual music fes-
tivai, which always proves the musical
event of the year in Raleigh. The
program this year promises to be more
elaborate than ever. The affair. Is un-
der the direction of Professor Wade r.
Brown, dean of music in the Baptist
University for Women.