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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-04-02
CAUCUSES ON
APRIL nth.
Chairman Metzger Of Central Committee
Issues Notice for Caucuses- County
Convention April Is.

Chairman G. B. Metzger, of the
Republican Central Committee,
has issued a notice for the holding
of the caucuses to elect delegates
to the County convention. The
date set for the caucuses is April
1lth and for the County conven-
ton, April 18. The notice fol-
lows:
To the Republicans of Williams
County, North Dakota: Notice is
hereby given that caucuses will be
held in each of the precincts of
Williams county, N. D., at the
regular voting place of each pre-
cinct, on the 18th day of April, A.
D., 1908, between the hours of
three and FIVE o'clock p. M, to
elect delegates to attend Repub-
lican County convention to be
held in the Court House in the
City of Williston, N. D., on the
18th day Of April, 1908, at the
hour.of two O'Clock P. NJ, which
will elect ten delegates to repre-
sent the County of Williams at
the Republican State convention
at the Opera house in the City of
Minot on Thursday, May 14th,
1908, at eleven o'clock A. NJ,
which will choose eight delegates
and eight alternates to represent
the State of North Dakota in the
National convention of Republi-
cans called to meet in the City of
Chicago on June 10th, 1908, to
nominate President and Vice
President of the United States:
also to nominate four Presidential
electors to be supported al the
next general election, and to trans
act such other business as may
come before the convention. Each
precinct will be entitled to elect
and send to the County conven-
tion one delegate each, with the
exception of the following pre-
cincts:
Equality Township, two dele
gates; Crosby, two delegates; Am
brose, two delegates; Buford, two;
First, Second and Third wards in
the city Of Williston, which will
be entitled to two delegates each.
The County Central committee
of Williams County will pass up
on the credentials Of all delegates,
and will meet for that purpose at
one O'Clock p. M, Apr. 18, 1908,
at the Court House in the City of
Williston, and notices Of contest
must be accompanied by state
ment in writing setting forth the
grounds of contest, and presented
at that time.
6. B. Metzger,
A. Il. Knauf, Chairman.
Secretary Pro Tenn.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-04-02
ORGANIZED GOOD
GOVT. LEAGUE
Williams County Good Government League
Organized Monday Night--Object
Of League.

At meeting of citizens from
several districts Of the county held
on Monday, the Williams County |
Good Government League was or
ganized. The object of the
League is to secure clean, good
government for this county and
to preserve it. The last term Of |
court accomplished much and at a |
great cost. That work must bel
preserved and become not only a |
hope but a warning of the condi-
tions which occur if indifference
allows evils to spread.
The spirit shown at the meeting
and reports from the districts in
dictate wide spread desire of the
people to promote morality, tenn
perance, law enforcement, Chris
tianity and industry, and will
ingness to work actively in behalf
of the protection of their home
and family interests. The leagued
is therefore expecting heartW|
welcome in every districts s3pqj
inspiration shall be Linid
great ideal government for VIII
people, of the people and by thq
people,
The officers elected will hold
office till July when permanent
organization will take place. They
are, Pres, r. M. Calderwood:
1st Vice-Pres. Rev. Ole Ellingson,
Epping; 2nd Vice-Pres., S. S.II
Nelson, Crosby; 3rd Vice-Pres,
Elder William Keltner, Williston;
4th Vice Pres, Danes
vile; Secretary, F. E. Farrell,
Williston: Treas. Rev. Chas. Al.
Schaaf, Epping. A resolution
was voted calling on our national
congressman and senators to
strengthen by vote and influence
the temperance legislation in con-
gress.
The next meeting will be held
at the NJ. E. church parlor, Mon
day, April 13, at 2 p. m. sharp.
Those wishing to join the move
ment are invited.
This League is not a party Or
ganization but a broad union of
every man, woman, boy or girl
who wishes clean, good govern
ment and to help in securing tenn
perance, morality, law, liberty,
education and every right and op-
portunity God has opened to our
industry and enjoyment in this
county, state and nation.
F. E. Farrell, Secretary.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-04-02
GREAT MANY REGISTERED.

Tuesday was the last day upon
which people could register for
the City Election to be held next
Monday. Reports from the diff
ferent wards show that there has
been quite an increase in the num-
Der of voters in the city since last
year.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
or MAURY COUNTY
ORGANIZATION PERFECTED AT
WELL ATTENDED coNvEN-
TON HELD HERE TODAY.

Organization Of the Sunday Schools
III the county was effected at the frs
convention for Mau.y county held at
the First Presbyterian church Thurs
day. There was a good attend
anee OF delegates from the city and
many from other places in the county
and the interest manifested was en-
COuraging.
The organization was perfected by
The election of w. Andrew Dale as
President. Maj John t. Williamson,
Vice President; DIR. A. S. Page as Sec
rotary and W. p Brownlow as Treas
urer.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. A. E. Clement, pastor of the
First Methodist church The princt-
pal addresses of the day were those
delivered by Judge Carthell, the State
Secretary and H. P. Ffguers, The
will come to a close this
afternoon.
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PLEAD GUILTY OF
LARCENY CHARGE,
SEVEN NEGROES ARE GIVEN SEN.
FENCES IN COUNTY WORK
HOUSE.

Wednesday the grand Jury brought
in batch of indictments and Judge
w o. Gordon and County Attorney
Joe Whitthorne Immediately had the
misdemeanor cases transferred to the
dockets Of the County Criminal Court,
Ed Vance, Clegett Anderson, VIII
Hooten, Ural Davis, Jim Mayes, Jim
Bradshaw, John Lanier, all colored,
plead guilty to petit larceny and were
sent to the county work-house. Jim
Mayes also plead guilty to carrying a
pistol and was fined fifty dollars and
costs. The case against s. P. Nash
was mol pressed and his friends paid
the costs. The following cases were
set for next Tuesday: Gus Cockrell
and Richard Cockrell for wife deser-
ton; A. w Davis, Billie Sheppard
and Clarence Scott for dynamitlng
fish; ody Davis and Frank Wilson for
assault and battery; Walter Carter
and Lacy Coleman for larceny.
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REMARKABLE TRIBUTES.

| Never in the history of this nation
/ except upon the occasions of the VIC
lent deaths of three Presidents, has
| there been such universal sorrow
manifested at the passing away OF q
man as has been expressed at the
murder of Senator Carmack. When
it is remembered that Mr.. Carmack
was a private citizen and had been one
for two years at the time of his death
these tributes appear all the more re-
markable. Had he been President OF
the United States at the hour of his
death more honor could not have been
done his memory and more genuine
sorrow could not have been expressed
at his loss.
Except for a brief period of about
ten years Mr.. Carmack never held
Office And the Offices that he did
hold gave him no power or no patron
age. He never had Offices to bestoW
nor honors to award his followers.
He was without the money to influence
the organs of public opinion and ne
was without the power to reward
those who followed his banner, and
vet he died more devotedly loved,
more greatly admired and more gen.
timely mourned than any man in the
history of the State. The only re-
ward that he ever gave his followers
was q life of conservation to their
highest services.
The tributes which have come from
the people of every community OF the
State, the praise that has been ac-
corded him by the best elements of our
the sorrow and the GRIEF
that have been manifested by the
noble women, speak more in praise OF
his lofty character and his life OF
service consecrated to the noblest and
highest ideals of duty than could the
loftiest or most enduring monument
Of marble.
But the people of this State and or
this county in particular owe 1t to
themselves and to their posterity to
erect a monument that shall commem-
orate the virtues of this great and
good man. Let monument rise in
Maury county that will prove an In
,piration to generations that are to
come; that will point them the way OF
luty and to the life of service.
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MAuDLIN SENTIMENT.

Public opinion has the unfortunate
habit of wasting too much sentiment
upon the violators of the law II a
person has influence or position, no
matter how fragrant his misdeeds, he
is sure to receive the sympathy OF
many people. Should the criminal
chance to be favored with more than
his share Of this worlds goods, ex-
pressions of sympathy are sure to be
numerous and emphatic. No sooner
is he arraigned for the crime than
large number of people begin to create
a sentiment that not infrequently ends
in making a hero of common th1ef
or red-handed murderer. Many other
wise rational and healthy-minded peo-
pie yield to the temptation to extend
sympathy to the murderer, the THIEF,
the forger-in fact, almost every
sort of yiolator of individual rights.
Flowers are sent to the murderer's
CELL people call to extend sympathy
to the bank wrecker and the slick and
accomplished forger becomes an OBJ
tect of pity. The wife bereft of a hus-
band and the children deprived OF a
fathers love and care by the bullet OF
an assassin receive little sympathy
while the author of all their woes is
the object of the most tender consid-
Grafton. The hundreds of poor and
unfortunate victims of the populations
of the bank cashier are little thought
Of but he and his family are looked
upon with deep commiseration.
And thus 1t is with other crimes In
the catalogue. People are uncon-
cerned for the victims of the criminal
and seemingly rnmindful of the rights
Of organized society. Their sympathy
is all for the accused and apparently
their only obligation is to defend and
naliate and minimize the ofrense.
They forget that their first and higher
obligation Is to society. Their first
duty is 10 the state II. instead of
tears for the accused and flowers for
bis cell. the people would uphold and
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PROPERTY
TO HIS CHILDREN
WILL OF LATE M. M. HARRIS, OF
WlLLIAMSPORT, FILED FOR
PROBATE.

The will of the late M. NJ Harris of
Williamsport has been admitted to
probate in the County Court. Under
the will the property is to be held
intact until the youngest child reaches
twenty-one years of age, which will be
about fifteen years from now The
estate is then to be equally divided
between the following children: James
H., Jesse H. William T. Harris, Mrs.
Mary Bratton, George S., Andrew
Jackson, Eugene, Byron F., Chester c.,
Thelma L. Harris. William F. Thorn
as is named as guardian of the minor
children, and w. T. Harris qualified
as executor of the estate.
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NIGHT RIDERS TO
EXECUTE BOND
JUDGE MATTHEWS GRANTS PRAY.
Err OF APPLICATIONS FOR
WRlTs OF HABEAs CORPUS.

Special to The Herald
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 3.-The
habeas corpus proceedings for release
on bail instituted by eight men indict-
ed in Obion county in connection with
night rider troubles and who were
transferred to Nashville for safe-keep-
ing terminated today when Judge
Matthews granted the applications.
The prisoners will be taken this
afternoon to Union City, where they
will give bond for their appearance at
the special ter moi the Circuit Court,
which will convene next Monday. The
bail fixed by Judge Matthews was
$40 900 in some cases, and $4,000 in
the others.
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pnnlsHMENr A nErERENT.

That the sure swift and certain
punishment Of violators Of the law
constitutes the best and most effective
deterrent for crime is demonstrated In
the experience Of this country as com
pared with that of Great Britain. Dur.
ing last year there we're almost 5000
homicides in this country and for this
terrible slaughter only 123 persons
paid the penalty on the gallows,
though, of course, there were large
number sent to the penitentiary, the
vast majority for short terms. OF
this number very considerable pro-
portion were pardoned before the ex.
piration of their sentences.
1t is safe to say that no punishment
whatever was inflicted as result OF
half of the total number of homicides
last year. In other words, 5000 per-
sons were deprived of Gods most
priceless gift by their fellow citizens
and no penalty whatever was paid for
the crimes. Every man with murder
in his heart, can before he goes out
to slay the victim of his hate and
malice, assure himself that his
chances for expiating his crime on the
gallows is only about one in 100. He
also has the assurance that he has
more than an even chance to get on
without any punishment whatever.
In England and Wales in 1905 there
were altogether 1888 persons com
mitted for trail on various charges.
OF this number 10,481 were convicted
and punished. In other words five out
OF every six offenders, even assuming
that all committed for trial by the
examining courts were guilty, were
punished. In this country 1t is safe
to say that not more than one in every
two is punished and it is doubtful II
that per cent will hold good.
England and Wales have a popu-
lation half of that of the United States
and vet only 5000 more persons were
committed for trial on all offenses In
those countries than should annually
be held for murder in this nation. II
a conviction was sure to follow crime
there would be fewer crimes in this
country. In all London with its 6,0OO,-
600 of people, made up of every class
and nationality, there are fewer muir
ders per annum than there are in the
State of Tennessee with only 100000
inhabitants. In fact, there have been
years since this century began when
there were more murders in Davidson
county than there were in all the city
of London with forty times as much
population and hundred times as
much misery and squalor and poverty |
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sustain the officers in their efforts to
punish the guilty and protect organ
lied society justice would oftener tri-
umph. Only BY a fair and impartial
administration Of justice can life and
property be safeguarded and yet little
encouragement is given those officials
who earnestly seek this end. On the
contrary this maudlin sentiment for
the accused or criminal is often the
chief obstacle in the way of law en-.
forcement and the main bar to the
triumph of Justice.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
THE NEws-scIMlTAR.

A. G. Floyd, formerly OF Columbia,
but now the City Judge of Memphis,
has been appointed Receiver for the
Memphis -Scimitar. The finan-
cial troubles of this paper are a source
of regret to every patriotic Tennes-
sean who believes in a free and UNI
trammelled press and all sincerely
hone that its difficulties will be soon
adjusted and that it will continue pub
LEGATION. Memphis is the most inv1t-
ing field for an afternoon paper in the
South and properly managed the News
Scimitar should be profitable enter
prise, wa DE FLOYD, newspa-
ner man of experience, ability and in
tegrity, at it's head we are confident
that within a short time the clouds
will roll away. 1t would be fortunate
for the people and for the paper II
Judge Floyd could continue indefinite
ly as its editor and manager.
The News-Scimitar has been Dit
too cratic and sensational for the
South. 1t has not always been care
ful as to the facts In the publication
of the news and in its editorial col
umns. but that 1t has sought to serve
the interests of all the people all the
time we do not doubt. 1t has been
free from corporation control; its soul
has been its own and there are few
papers in Tennessee of which as mucn
can be said. It would be a calamity
IL the paper should pass into the hands
of selfish corporations that already
control SO many papers in Tennessee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
INITIAL SESSION.
Opening Night Characterized by Inter
esting Discussion of Class
Organization.

The opening session of the Conven
tion was held on Wednesday night al
the First Presbyterian church and de
spite the very cold weather, the cold
est of the season, there was good
attendance, made up largely, however,
of the Sunday school workers of the
city, there being ouly comparatively
few delegates from the country. There
was much interest manifested and the
discussions can but be profitable to
all who heard them
DR. T. A. Wharton presided at the
opening session. Judge Carthen OF
Nashville, the state Organizer for
Sunday schools, was present and de-
liyered strong and interesting ad-
dress on the necessity for and impor-
lance of class organization, Follow
ing his address the subject was dis
cussed at some length by Rev. A. E.
Clement, Dr. T. H. Athey and Rev.
Geo. H. Mack, all of whom endorsed
what had been said and pledged hear
ty cooperation in the work of organi-
cation
The prayer and praise service was
conducted by Rev, G. H. Mack, pastor
of the First Cumberland Presbyterian
church.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
gaNDs OFF. GOVERNOR

HANDS OFF, GOVERNOR
The Governors Nashville organ
animadverts upon the manifest dispo-
sition Of President-eleet Taft TO inter
ere in the election OF a Speaker Of the
/ 4Ouse Of Representatives II calls at
l.-ion 10 the fact that the President
as no right TO dictate 10 a coordinate
s,anch Of the government; that the
.iouse is not ONLY authorized BY the
.rganic law TO elect its presiding ON
90. but that it is capable Of doing so.
IA other words il Is none or the
Presidents business.
So far so good. These are well de-
,eryed criticisms But they apply
with equal force 10 the Governor Of
! Tennessee. 0ar constitution is pat
srued upon that Of the United States.
The Governor exercises even less pow
n over legislation than the President
And yet two yars ago We had the
,pectacle. FOR the first time in the his
.ory of this proud commonwealth, of
he Governor debating to both the
Senate and the House whom they
should elect as their presiding officers.
But not one word did this same organ
say in protest.
That the same methods will be used
to brow beat and coerce and dictate
| to the members of the Senate and
House next month that were used
with such good effect two years ago
no one familiar with existing condf-
tions in Tennessee will deny. The
machine must save the liquor power,
for without that infamous prop 1t
could not survive the next election.
The machine manipulators are shrewd,
INSCRIPTIONS and alert. They know
that legislative contests are won and
lost in the organization. Hence they
are already at work to dictate to the
members whom they shall have for
their presiding officers.
The old hackneyed selfish plea to
stand by the administration" will be
used to whip the members in line.
All of the political power and patron
age of the Governors Office will be
brought into action to persuade and
coerce members to abdicate their con-
stitutional rights and prerogatives In
favor of the Governor. The consu-
tuition which the Governor has sworn
to uphold and support will be ruth
lessly defied and he and his cohorts
and the emissaries of the liquor pow
er will bend every energy to make the
legislature merely an automatic reg
lister of the imperial will of the Gov
ernor.
But the Senator or the Representa- |
tive who allows the Governor to dc
tate for whom he shall vote for
Speaker or what measure he snail
support is false to the people whose
commission he bears and an enemy
to the institutions of his country lie
proves himself utterly unworthy of
confidence and becomes an object OF
contempt in the eyes of every honest,
patriotic citizen.
Candidates for Speaker or for other
offices before the next General AS
sembly who label themselves admin
candidates and who appeal
for support because they are favored
Of the machine, deserve defeat and
no self-respecting Legislator can fall !
10 rebuke them Let the Governor
,onfine his operations within the con-
3titutional limits. If he will not do
his voluntarily teach him that he
must.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
For Sale At Auction

On Saturday, December BIB . M
farm one mile out on the o'"eD
pike, will sell at public ao''
head of mules. 3 mares. & N'" Il
Jersey heifers. hogs sa''s ia
ing implements, etc. ~ m"''"'
on all sums over ten dollars al
Alt MRS. JULIA HILS0'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
PHOSPHATE PLANTS
CLOSE FOR REPAIRS
TENNESSEE AND CENTURY w"
PANIES SUSPEND OPERA loN'
TO FIX UP MACH lNERN

The plants of the Tennessee il. =,
plate Co. at Ridley and the VSn'~ y
Phosphate Co. at Century have e'. n.
down indefinitely for repairs "
machinery. Both Of these plano =,
branches CT the Federal Cheln'o' =,
and when running on full time epr .,,|
large forces of men. 1t Is hopVV !.
the necessary repairs Will so0u
made and the plants will resllle''
atoms.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

During the past twenty years more
than 10000 couples in Tennessee have
been divorced. This is an average OF
1900 per annum. There are on the
average 500 marriages in Maury coun-
ty every year and this is the hfth
county In population in the State, 1t
is sad commentary on our civiliza-
ton that so many marriages should
be severed every year by the courts.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

Cow Patterson is not altogether I'M
mindful of the services of those who
labored for the perpetuation OF the
machine as was evidenced by the
haste with which he decided to issue
a certificate to Senator Mansfield. The
Governor knew that he could Ill afford
20 lose the republican wing of his
administration"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

Who would have dreamed In 1896
that within twelve years the party OF
Quay and Mark Hanna and Blocks
of Five Dudley" would be compelled
by the force of an aroused public SEN
timent to publish the sources and
amounts of its campaign funds?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

A Statewide Prohibition Democrat
will be the next Speaker of the SEN
ate. Ye of little faith remember this
prediction and see IL verified.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

The Chattanooga News takes very
gloomy view of the outlook for the
conviction of those who have SO nag
rantly outraged the laws of the State
and disgraced our civilization during
the past six weeks. Let us hope that
the pessimistic view of the News will
prove unwarranted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04
TO SERVE DINNER
ON PUBLIC SQUARE

The members of the local Womans
Christian Temperance Union will
serve dinner on the public square on
the First Monday In March.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

picking they will need to fill out the list with
The n better.
Dolls Doll Furniture Toys
Pianos Not
Ladies' Shopping
& a over gifts membranes.
bring a those want remember it easy
for
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

The American might have Dune
Cooper paroled for a few days for
the sacred purpose of assasslnatins
Bishop Hoss.-Cllfton Mirror.
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McEa %. Andersen & Fi..,,
Old Uncle Santa
Claus Will Help
Run the Store from
Now Until Christ.
mas Day.

& that fact makes this s,,-.
the ONE BEST PLACE for vo-
TO depend on to have I'd
Christmas list filled ou.
The good old Saint. as usual
has fitted up our Second Fla,
for his headquarters d eye,
now lots of people ars s,yl,