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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
Another Sampson Democrat Joins
the Republican Fold.
Editor Clinton News Dispatch.

Editor Clinton News Dispatch.
Dear Sir:-I wish to inform the
public through the columns of your
paper that in future 1 shall vote the
Republican ticket straight from
President to township constable.
l have always been a Democrat:
am thoroughly disguised with the
Democratic party which I believe Is
an enemy to the 1aboring man, and
I am afraid to risk them further.
They have destroyed local self
government, and after this year will
disfranchise all white men that be.
come of age unless he is educated.
believe further If the Democratic
party remains in power in the State
that it is only question of very
short time when they will agair
amend the constitution and adopt q
property qualification. Then no mar
unless he owns a certain number Of
acres of land and a certain amount
of personal property will be allowed
to vote. I ask all honest Democrat:
who believe as I do to join me IL
voting to maintain what little liber
ty that we have left.
Yours very truly,
J. F. HOWARD.
Turkey, N. c.. Oct. 5, 1908.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
Judicial, Steady, Wise.

The Eagles reason for supporting
Mr.. Taft and for opposing Mr.. Bryan
are based on the important consid-
erations, and have not been affected
by the unimportant. The latter just
now are sensational, but cannot
rightly become or be made signifi-
cant. Mr.. Taft is a judicial. steady,
wise and consistent man, with un-
matched experience in high admin
istrative offices, which he has we'll
filed. Mr.. Bryan has had forgot
ten and incidental record in talk
shop, the House of Representatives.
The people have twice refused to
elect him to the observation-disclosures
Ign Eagle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
Notice to all Voters.

Is your name on the registration
book for the election November 3rd
1908? Go at once and see. Regis
tration closes Saturday, Oct. "a.
If you registered for the prohibi-
ton election in May you are NOT
registered for the general election
Unless you see that your name is on
the registration book before Satur-
day. Oct. "a, you will lose your
vote.
Let every Republican register and
see that his Republican neighbors
register at once.
There is a Democratic scheme tc
disfranchise thousands of voters and
let every Republican precinct com.
mitteeman and every loyal Repub.
lican bestir himself and see that he
and his neighbors have their names
actually on the books NOW.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

Asheviiie. Oct. i0.-Tn Superior
Court yesterday afternoon Judge G..
W. Ward held that conviction for
selling whiskey illegally was not saf-
hcient grounds under the statute for
the disbarment OF an attorney prac-
ticing In the Superior Courts Of the
State. The decision was with ref
erence TO the proceedings looking to
the disbarment OF Harrison Brown,
negro attorney OF Asheville. Brown
was arrested here some time ago
charged with blind tigering." He
was tried and convicted In city pol
Ice court and sentenced to the coun-
years. An appeal was taken to the
Superior Court and again Brown
was convicted by jury OF twelve
men. In passing sentence. however.
the presiding judge imposed a fine
of 500 in lieu of a road sentence
and required the defendant to give
good behavior bond In the sum OF
81 900.
Subsequently the grievance com
mittee of the State Bar Association
| took up the matter and instituted
proceedings for the disbarment oil
Brown under the statute. Brown re.
tanned Jones & Williams. Of this
city, to defend him, and when the
case was called before Judge Ward
this week Judge Jones, of the Jones
& Williams law firm, argued on de.
murrer that the defendant Browr
| could not be disbarred under the
| statute; that the offense charged
was not sufficient under his con
struction of the law to warrant dis
barment. Argument was also hat
on the other side and yesterday af
ternoon Judge Ward, basing his de
cision purely on the statute covering
the matter, held that the charge
against Brown was not sufficient tt
warrant his disbarment.
Notice of appeal to the Supreme
Court has been given.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
Three Young White Boys Sentenced
to Jail.

The young white boys of Raleigh
found guilty of stoning and other
wise mistreating a colored boy near
the Fair Grounds some weeks ago,
were not whipped in the court house
Wednesday morning as was previous
ly stated would be done, but the
Deputy Sheriff visited the home of
the parents and saw all the boys
whipped, except Charlie Saunders,
Robert Wynne, and William Faison,
whose fathers would not allow their
SONS to be chastened. They were
each sentenced to thirty days in the
county Jail.
W. B. Snow, attorney for the boys,
gave notice of appeal. Judge Neal
fixed their bonds at $40 each.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
''MY CHANCES OF ELECTION
GOOD"
Mr.. Walser, the Republican Candi-
date for Congress in Seventh Dis
frict

Mr.. Walser, the Republican Candi.
date for Congress in Seventh Dis
trict.
Washington Post.
Zeb Vance Walser, 4of Lexington
N. c., Republican candidate for Con
gress in the Seventh district oil
North Carolina, Is at The Raleigh
Mr.. Walser was elected Attorney,
General of North Carolina in 1896 by
more than 1900 majority, and
thinks his party will poll good vote
in the State this year.
81 think my own chances of cleo,
ton are good" said Mr.. Walser, last
night. Mr.. Page. my Democratic
opponent is popular man, and the
district heretofore has been Demo
cratic, but the Democratic party in
the State is more or less disrupted
by internal dissensions. Mr.. Taft
and Mr.. Roosevelt are both exceed
ingly popular in the State, and this
will be a help to the Republican
ticket generally. 1t is understood
Mr.. Taft will make several speeche:
in North Carolina.
North Carolina always has beer
a conservative State, and If II doe
not go Republican this year, it /:
just a matter of time when it doe:
dc so. At the last election the Re
publicans polled $4,000 votes, ths
negroes being practically disfran
chised by the State Constitution. The
size of the Republican vote at tina
election seems to be generally over
looked. I will begin my own cam
paign next Monday"
Mr.. Walser is a graduate of thu
University of Michigan, and ha
many warm friends among Northern
people. Although a lawyer he ha
been actively connected with bust
ness enterprises in his native State
having been the president of wood
working organizations, and being TO
many years president of the Firs
National Bank of Lexington.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
Republican County Canvass in John
stOn.

TIE Republican candidates for the
Senate from this, the Fifteenth Sen
atOrial District, Republican candi-
dates for the House of Representa-
tives, and the various county offices,
will address the people of Johnston
County at the time and places indi-
caetd below.
Mr.. W. G. Briggs, Republican
candidate for Congress from this,
the Fourth Congressional District,
or some other prominent speaker,
is expected to be with the county
candidates at each of these appoint
ments.
Following is list of appoint
ments, and the speaking is to begin
promptly at IL o'clock noon:
Pine Level Township, Friday, Oc-
tober 18th.
Clayton Township, Saturday, Oc-
tober 18th.
Wilson's Mill Township, Monday,
October 18th.
Wilder's Township Cat Archer
LODGE, Tuesday, October goth.
Oneal's Township Cat Hare's
Store), Wednesday, October 21st.
Beulah Township Cat Kenly)
Thursday, October 22nd.
Boon Hill Township Cat Prince.
tom, Friday, October 23rd.
Selma Township, Saturday, Octo
Der oath.
Elevation Township, Monday, Oc
tober 26th.
Banner Township Cat Benson)
Tuesday, October 27th.
Meadow Township Cat Peacock's
Gross Roads,, Wednesday, October
2Sth.
Bentonsville Township, Thursday
October 29th.
lngram's Township Cat Foul
Oaks), Friday, October 30th.
Smithfeld Township, Saturday
October 31st.
Remember this: Every Republi
can candidate who is asking fo
your vote in this campaign is in ia
Vor Of local self-government. Thu
platform adopted by the Republican
OF Johnston County in convention OIL
the 25th of last July declares in ia
Vor of local self-government. Thu
platform adopted by the Republican
state Convention held at Charlotte
~ c., on the 26th of last August
declares for local self-government
IL also declares in favor of the Stat
furnishing school books free to b.
used in the public schools unde
proper regulations. 1t stands pledg
ed to double the pensions now givel
ny the State to our Confederate sol
ulers and their widows. 1t also ia
Vors many other needed reforms an,
patriotic measures.
-, The Republican party stands TO
nDerty, freedom, and home rule.
J. C.. STANCIL,
chairman of the Republican Execu
tive Committee of Johnston Co.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
The Caucasian Until January 1st for
Only Is Cents.

Everybody, who are not already
subscribers, will want to read The
Caucasian for the next few months
especially. In order to place the
paper within the reach of all we
have decided to make the price only
Is cents for each subscription from
now until January LIST, 1909, in
clubs of five or more or 20 cents for
single subscriptions. Tell your neigh
bors about this great offer, and ask
them to subscribe. They will get
sii the interesting campaign news,
the election returns and many inter-
esting stories for weeks after the
election.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

Raleigh TO Greensboro. N.
c.. and return account Central Caro-
lima FaiF-this rate includes one ad-
mission TO the Fair. On sale Oct.
10 to 18th, inclusive. and morning
trains of Oct 16th. Final limit Oct.
10. 1908.
$3.05-Raleigh to Greensboro. n.
c.. and return, account Centennial
Celebration and Home Coming Week.
On sale Oct. 9-10-11. Final limit
Nov. 7. 1908.
$505.-Raleigh to Richmond. Va.
and return, account Virginia State
Fair. On sale Oct. 2 to 10th, tnclu-
sive. Final limit Oct. 12th. 1908.
$39.25.-Raleigh to Milwaukee,
Wis, and return, account Brother
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21st, 1908.
$2365.-Raleigh to Birmingham.
Ala, and return. account Holiness
Union. On sale Oct. 1890.
Final limit Oct. &c, 1908.
w. II. McGLAMERY.
P. and T. A.,
Raleigh, n. c.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
Chicago Labor Leader Endorses Taft.

Chicago, Oct. 9.-Daniel ]. Keefe.
General President of the Longshore-
mems organization and member of
Executive Council of the American
Federation of Labor, has made a
statement, in which he declares that
the labor movement must remain
separate from politics and that in
this campaign the unions, as a
whole, have not been committed.
He endorses the candidacy of Sec
rotary Taft, saying that cas- Secre-
tary of War, he has done more to en-
force laws in favor of organized la
Dor than all his predecessors.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
Senator Beyeridge on Bryan.

Mr.. Bryan is an Aaron, but not a
Moses; Henry, but not Washing
ton; a Wendell Phillips, but not an
Abraham Lincoln. He is the storm
of unrest which clears the atmos-
phere, but not the trade winds that
carry to port the freighted ships of
a peoples hope.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
Was Not Boots Brown.

The case of Boots" Brown for
tho killing Of Sarah Davis, colored
aiJ in Raleigh in September, 1900,
was tried in Wake Coutny court
Lost week. After trial of four
davs the case went to the jury Sat
urday afternoon. The jury decided
that the prisoner was not Boots
Rrown, and that the wrong person
uas being held for the crime. The
prisoner was therefore released. He
says his home is in Virginia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
AGENTS WANTED.

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subscriptions for The Caucasian. We
have attractive propositions to make
to the right parties. II you want good
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
Only Is Cents

The Caucasian from now until
January LIST, 1909, for only Is cents
for each subscription in clubs of five
or more. Single subscriptions 20
cents. This is the greatest offer we
have made this season.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

Instead OF Filling Appoiasusens as
Louisburg. Spent Dap In Raleigh
Abusing Other Repubiie.ns-How-
ever, Republicans should Vote for
Him In Order 60 Vote for Taft.


Mr.. Frank D. Jones, OF Gulf, Chat
ham County. Republican eiector for
the Fourth District, spent Saturday.
october 4th. In Raleigh. He was
piled to make speech I'm Louisburg
That day. but instead, he spent the
day In Raleigh abusing ex-senator
Marion Butler and handing out print
ed copies OF letter he had written
TO ex-senator Butler, which were full
OF abuse and untruths Jones may
have thought he was doing good
campaign work, but IL 30, he has
very poor political judgment, for he
woke up the wrong passengers In
Wake County. Many of the Republi-
cans of Wake are indignant and
some declare they will lose their
vote for Taft before they will vote
for Jones. We don't blame them for
FEELING indignant, and il Jones was
running for Office for himself, he
would deserve defeat, and we would
| not ask our friends to vote for him
but unfortunately. he is a Presiden-
tial elector, and, therefore, we earn
| estly ask each and every one OF ouI
friends to vote for him in order te
cast their vote for Secretary Taft
for President
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
Senator Beyeridge on What Bryan
Failed to Trink of.

Mr.. Bryan never dreamed of the
meat inspection and pure food laws,
vet these laws mean more to the
health of the American people than
all the curious devices he ever pro-
posed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
President Roosevelt on Taft's Wis
dom and Moral Courage.

On the bench Judge Taft showed
the two qualities which make a
great judge: wisdom and moral
courage. They are also the two
qualities which a great President.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
OPINIONS IN A NUTSHELL.

Iaege Taft didn't Tad anything
tbs matter With Kansas. and Kansas
dida't and anything the matter With
Judge Taft.-Phtiaaeiphla Press
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
Japanese Acrobat Murdered.

Henry Yamaguchi, a Japanese ac-
robat. was murdered at Newton Sun
day by a fellow-countrNman.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
TAFT TO SPEAK IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA.

Will Speak at Salisbury and Green's
bOrO Saturday-Will Enter the
State on Special Train from Ten
nessee.
William Howard Taft, Republican
nominee for President, will visit
North Carolina next Saturday, Octo-
Der 18th, and will deliver speeches
in Salisbury and at Greensboro. Sec
rotary Taft will make a few speeches
in Tennessee before coming into
North Carolina. He will come on a
special train and will make the first
speech at Salisbury and then al
Greensboro early in the afternoon
1t was impossible for him to come tC
Raleigh as he has other engagements
in Virginia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
Hollers Negro When He is Whipped

When you get a Democrat whip
ped he backs in a corner and squalls
negro at the top of his voice. The
Democrats know they can't answer
the argument that the Republican
party is putting up to them so they
can do nothing else but hollow negro.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

Under Republican r8le North Car
olEna bonds brought i0sic Under
she present Democratic good gov
ernment they are quoted AZ sse
How Is this for keeping up the
credit Of the Old North Statss--
Union Republican
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

Since We come 10 think ahoas IT,.
II Bryan could be elected. he would
not only restore the negro soldiers
who shot up the town OF BrownyiIie.
but he would appoint more negroes
to Office than any Republican presi-
dent ever did. A man that will edu-
cate his own children in a mixed
school would not hesitate 10 appoint
negroes to office.-Clinton News Dis
patch.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

Nov. Bryan Ii mad. and thinks
the Presiden; should step aside.
Well. the President was going along
attending TO his business and Bryan
sent him a telegram. and IL seemed
that he woke up the wrong passea-
ger.-Ciinton News Dispatch.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

Is 1t a fact that ninety-six thou
sand dollars a year is now being
spent on the North Carolina State
Guard? If that be SO. on what Is
the money spent? Wilmington Star
(Democratic). AS this is a Demo-
cratic administration the Star should
send a letter of inquiry TO headquar-
tiers at Raleigh, \. c., as that is the
place to find out where the s96 900
goes for this playing soldier bust
ness.-Union Republican.
We meet men almost daily who
say they have always been voting
the Democratic ticket but have
reached the parting of the ways and
are going to vote the Republican
ticket. We met a very prominent
citizen of another town the other
day who said he attended the Dem
Con. at Charlotte as a Democrat and
later attended the Republican con-
vention as a Republican and is now
supporting the Republican ticket al
the way through.-North State.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15
TAFT TOUR BEGINS SEPT. 25.
Will Make Ten Big Speeches in Ten
Days in Middle West,

Will Make Ten Big Speeches in Ten
Days in Middle West.
Cincinnati. Sept 15.-A ten days
speechmaking tour Of the states In
the Upper Mississippi valley will b.
made by William Howard Taft begin
ming Sept. %. The candidate for the
presidency will swing around a circle
having Chicago, Minneapolis, Denvef
and Kansas City on its periphery. He
will make one big speech a day, each
in different state, and during his
course he will stop at each county seat
thru which the train passes and make
a short address from the rear plat
form.
The itinerary was mapped out last
night after a day of conferences be-
tween National Chairman Frank II.
Hitchcock and the state chairmen OF
the middle western states. The reports
brought in by the leaders were not
particularly joyous, at least on the
surface, it was said, but whatever Of
gloom they contained was explained
by the party chiefs as due to the fact
that the work thus far done has been
largely confined to the labor Of getting
organized, routine and detail prelim-
inaries that do not rouse much surface
enthusiasm. Once the speechmaking
is started full blast. however, and tho
campaign strikes the hurrah pace. tho
leaders expect the story to be differen..
And to uncork the enthusiasm in the
middle west they have arranged the
ten days tour for Mr.. Taft.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15
Bryan at PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, Sept. 15.-Bryan ar
rived here from Baltimore at 1920.
There was a crowd at the station to
greet him. After acknowledging greet
ings he entered an automobile AMI
was driven to the headquarters O.
the Bryan League of Pennsylvania
where the candidate held a brief re-
ception, at which he shook hands with
hundreds.
Bryan then was escorted to the Of
flee of the Philadelphia Record, where
he spoke to large crowd. He re-
ferred to his invasion of the east and
to the fact that democrats in this sec
tion were not so well equipped as
they ought to be to present their cause.
Where we cannot reach the voters
thru printed pages" he said, sit is
more than necessary to meet the voter
face to face. I offer no apology for
coming, altho / am a candidate for the
highest office in the world"
Some one in the crowd asked: How
about Maine?" and Bryan replied:
Maine has returned the lowest re-
publican majority in twenty-seven
years, and to be conservative, have
to concede on this showing few states
to the republicans"
Following his speech the candidate
was driven to the Bellvue-Stratford
hotel, where he was the guest at a
luncheon, given by committee of New
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-15
Popularity OF Democratic Can
didate For Governor Among
Farmers Increases Vote
WIN BY $500
Republicans Also Elect Four Congress
men and Control Legislature by a
Strong Majority-Liquor Issue in
Arkansas, With Prohibitionists
Breaking Even.

Portland, Me-, Sept. 15.-Addtional
revised returns made early today on
the state election yesterday, altered
but slightly the result announced last
night, the plurality of Fernald, repub-
lican, for governor, over Gardner,
democrat, remaining at 1929. with
twenty-six small towns and twenty-six
plantations still to report. A complete
poll is not expected for several days.
The feature of the election was the
increase in the democratic vote thru
out the state. Every one OF the four
congressional districts showed gains,
the increase over 1904 being $4,000
votes and 1000 over 1906. These gains
We're almost entirely in the rural dis
tricts, showing clearly the popularity
of Gardner among the farmers. The
republican vote also was greater by
5000 than in 1906, but fell 1000 be-
low the vote of 1904 The republicans
made good gains in the rural districts.
All the republican candidates for con-
gress We're elected. The incoming leg
islature will be strongly republican.
Plurality Smallest in Years.
The plurality received by the re-
publicans was cut to less than 10000,
for the first time in a presidential
year for more than twenty-five years.
The figures indicate republican
loss of per cent and a democratic
gain of 80 per cent.
The total vote cast was in the neigh
borhood of 100000, which is within a
few thousand of the record for the
state
The next legislature undoubtedly
will be republican, but the majority
will be greatly reduced because Of the
number of victories scored by the dem
ocrats. No United States senator will
be chosen until 1911.
The democrats gained over four years
ago in nearly every county sand city.
altho some of the municipalities which
went democratic two years ago re-
turned to the republican fold, notably
Auburn. Augusta, Belfast, Ellsworth.
Portland and South Portland
In this election the state issues have
largely predominated. There is no
doubt that hundreds of men who today
voted the democratic ticket will in No
vember vote for Taft and Sherman.
The prohibitory liquor law issue en-
tered largely into the fight and no
doubt the vote of the cities and the
larger towns which is favorable to the
democracy hinged entirely upon the
so-called liquor question.