The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-27
GLENN NOT SURE
THAT He WILL RUN
Says He Has Not Told His Most
Intimate Friend That He Will
Offer for Senate.
FOR STATE PROHIBITION FIRST
Puts This Fight Ahead OF All
Other OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
papers OF State.

Especial to The Dispatch.
RALEIGH, N. c., February 26.-An-
swering publications to the effect that
Governor Glenn had declared himself
a candidate for the United States Sen
ate against Senator Overman, the Gov
ernor issued statement to the af-
feet that he has not made up his mind
yet as to whether he will run or not.
He says he has received letters from
great many people In the State ask
ing him whether he would run, and
he has written to some men whom he
thought lie had right to consider his
friends, asking them, in case he did
run, how he would stand in their
neighborhood. and had been very much
pleased with the kind expressions that
have come to him from all over the
State, but that he has never said 10
any one, not even his most intimate
friends, that he would enter the race,
saying that his work as Governor has
not yet been completed, and that this
work must be completed before lie
could definitely consider the matter.
He will make fight for state prohi-
bition In this election without any
reference whatever to his future. ds
he values the success of the temper
ance cause in North Carolina more
his elcVallOH 10 any OHlcc,
Publications of the State.
An accurate summary has Just been
made by Assistant Commissioner of
Labor and Printing NJ. l.. Shipman.
showing that the total circulation OF
all classes of newspapers published in
North Carolina is sol $50. the number
of publications being 295. There are
10 morning dailies. with 5o,151 circu-
lation; 90 evening dailies, with 40,0S6
circulation, 17S weekly, with 1tS,459:
20 semi-weekly, with 1920; 80 month
~. with 1o4715: 8 semi monthly. with
2oS.si0; ANNALS, with 1890; 2 quar-
terly. with 500. and 2 bi-monthly. with
HOO circulation. In this estimate of
the circulation reports from two even
ing papers. three weekly, one monthly,
one semi monthly, and one quarterly
did not give their circulation. these
being estimated. The politics and creed
of the various publications are report
ed to be as follows:
Democratic, 1913; Republican, III In
dependent, IS; Baptist. IL; Methodist,
6; Christian. q Moruvian, / /: Protestant
Episcopal. 1; Presbyterian. .; Primitive
Baptist. .: Free Will Baptist. . Cath
Ollie. /; religious fundenomfnationaD
i: Quaker, industrial, /: fraternal, 3;
textile, i, anll-DelnOcratlc, /: w. G..
I. u. /; trades, Z; educational. 13;
literary. IL; medical. .: agricultural, q;
athletic, / almanac, 3; Lutheran, i;
Pythian. 1; Masonic Il; Holiness, 8;
labor, !; Reformed Church. /: news, IS;
educational, !.
Brief Raleigh Items.
A charter was issued to-day for the
Hookerton Terminal Company, with
Offices at Hookerton, Greene county
and at Tarboro. The capital is S15,-
600, by w. o. Dixon, L. P. Forhall and
others.
A young Norwegian immigrant is
here importunlng the Department of
Agriculture to secure for him a posi-
ton with some good farmer. lie was
attracted by the recent State efforts
for immigrants.
Rev. Livingston Johnson, correspond
ing secretary of the North Carolina
Baptist State Convention, has just re-
turned from Cleveland county, where
the pastors of the county have adopted
a resolution declaring themselves in
hearty sympathy with the State prohi-
billion movement. and expressing the
belief that scarcely 200 votes will be
cast against prohibition in the entire
county.