The sun., 1908-06-30

anouBtriai interests OF NORM CaRonne.
The lesson of Georgia has not been lost
upon the Tar Heelers, le4ns hope. Mr..
KITCBIN seems TO have played upon the
supposed antipathy Of the tobacco trust
TO him and his 10 It, He is apparently
somewhat Of an optimist, however. His
fayorite word Is Splendid BRYAN IL
that splendid patriot" when I re-
feet Mr.. KITcHIN told the convention,
upon the splendid type of citizenship
Of that splendid AsHBY HORNE and on
the great merit, the great work OF the
splendid and noble son, LOCKE CRAIG"-
these two were his competitors--when
he 80 reflects he feels that he was not
selected for his superiority to "those
splendid Democrats.
Mr.. KITcHIN Is sure to make a "splen-
did" campaign, and II he Is little short
Of adjectives it is because that pilgrim
to Parnassus and Esopus, the Hon. Jo-
sEPHUs DANIELS, Mr.. BRYAN's Secretary
of War, has monopolized those and most
other parts Of speech. We have watched
JosEPHUs in many a palpitating hour,
but never before has he 30 rocked the boat
OF emotion. Dazzled by his squadron
strophes, we ask ourselves, as this in
very truth JosEPHUs or has our immortal
friend Dithyramb DICK left his bower in
Pilduzer Park and famed the Charlotte
convention with his choral wings?"
THE only dissllltlon In the convention was the
division of delegates over tho candidates. Tho
m
ously enunciated than ever before: the forensic
cloquence that diverberated through tho mastodon
auditorium. whether It proclaimed and praised the
virtues Of candidates or magnIned the glories OF
the Democratic faith, such eclipsed all other
convention oratory. for the past decade. Democ-
racy sat there sun crowned Its heart hutterlng
and throbbng with Joyful excitement Its soul re-
spending with the God given shouting instinct to
the cxhllarating. immortal, life giving truths that
heroes In the party faith spoke with moving power
1t was mighty people and the memory OF their
momentous gathering is imperishably flxed In tho
hearts Of every man. woman and child that at
tended one OF their sessions. There only two
things in my knowledge unto which may liken
the Charlotte conventions: One was the Pentecostal
phenomenon when the Apostles spoke with diverse
tongues and multitude Of thousands were con
verted: the other being the Student Bible Confer
ence at Nor,hneld. Mass, which attended seven
years ago. when thousands OF students from all
the colleges OF the land met In the great auditorium
at Northfcld during the famous conference estab
ished by DWIGHT l.. MOODY and gave vent to their
Christian enthusiasm and zeal with voices lifted
to the highest pitch. continuing the remarkable
demonstration for hours. Christianity and Democ-
racy are shouting faiths and the convention at
Charlotte showed that North Carolina has the
shouters."
"Dissilition, "diverberated!" Splendid,
splendid, Mr.. KTTCHIN! "A vortex,
whirlwind and tornado" of style, as
JosEPHUs says of the cheering, yelling
and mufic. One more peep; let us dare
to be Daniels once more:
with the six and more thousand beamlng faces
OF whom more than one thousand In the galleries
were handsomely attred women. the scene
celestial, IL was inspiring and Democracy was In
heavenly places"
With sorrow we leave the heavenly
places and come down to earth. While
the convention was nominating KITCHIN,
WALTER CoHooN of Elizabeth City "re-
ceived a telegram announcing the ar
rival of new baby at his house. 1t will
be named BILL KITCHIN."
Why not JosEPHUs DANIELS CoHooN?
For not BILL KITcHIN but JosEpHUs
( DANIELS was the real hero Of the con-
vention and made it epic.