The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-18
SENATOR OVERMAN.

brilliant speeches Maoe DeIofe
the Joint Caucus of the Leg
islature When He Was Chosen
to Succeed Himself His Ca
reer Reviewed.
In Thursdays paper was men
toned the result of the joint eau
Gus of the Democratic Senators
and Representatives of the Cen
eral Assembly, held last We'd
nesday night, which nominated
Senator Lee S. Overman to sue
ceed himself in the United States
Senate. In placing Senator
Overman in nomination Senator
A. S. Dockery made a brilliant
speech, paying merited tribute
to his ability and service. The
speech is reproduced from The
News and Observer:
I'm startling striking contrast
to the stormy scenes Of six years
ago, we are met tonight, in pro-
foundest peace, with absolute
unanimity, to rename a great
and distinguished United States
Senator.
North Carolina, except when
traitor hands have dealt the
cards, has sent none save her
bravest and her best to this, the
highest hall of national legisla-
ton. Men of mark and merit
have ever occupied this exalted
station. That all hands should
be outstretched and all eyes up
turned to the man whom we
have met tonight to honor, is in
itself tribute sufficient and
enough. That in this aspiring
and ambitious age his name, and
his name alone, should be present
edfor this post ofpreferment and
power, speaks in thunder tones
of his place in the pride, and his
hold in the hearts of all North
Carolina. For six years, well
and worthily, has he worn the
Senatorial toga. During his
first term he has achieved a
name and attained a fame second
to that of no Southern Senator,
barring possibly the murdered,
martyred Carmack. With thhs
character Of a Culberson, the
brain of a Bailey, the manliness
of a Morgan, the patriotism OF
a Pettus, the virtue of a Vance,
but without the turbulence Of 2
Tilman, he is the peer of any
living Senator. His Democracy
is as orthodox as was the religion
of the Apostles. He is a Noun
Plsgah on Democratic heights.
"A graduate of Old Trinity il
early manhood, as private secre
tary, he sat at the feet of the
venerated Vance, and schoolet
by the beloved Jarvis in a like
capacity, his early training wa
toward splendid service to the
State.
''For five times, in 1883, 1885
1887, 1893 and 1899 he was ;
leading member of the Genera
Assembly, andthe dashing Speak
er of the House in 1893. In 199
; he was the nominee of the Dem
ocratic caucus for United State
Senator, but was defeated by
. coalition and conspiracy of Re
publicans and Populists-a can
cerous condition now happil
passed away. In 1900 he wa
President of the Democrat
State Convention, and his ring
ing charge to that great assem-
blage Of white men: Down wit
Russellism, Radicalism, Rasca
, ty and Ruin was both a pre-
phecy and a command. In 1905
having been the victim at tn
hands of the States enemies, h
became the victor at the hand
Of it's friends, and was electe
to the United States Senate. 7
. thus honor him, many deservin
( Democrats, many magnificier
q men, were kindly requested
3 step aside.
o Prophecy made in Senate
Is Overman's behalf, has passe
into the realm of performane
10 now. He has done somethir
3 for North Carolina. He has bee
3 placed on the most importal
- committees of the Senate, n
70 tably, Claims and Pension
where he has secured thousant
of dollars for his constituents
whom it can be truthfully sal
They need the money! Publ
Buildings, where, through h
influence millions are being e
: pended in North Carolin
Privileges and Elections, whe
/. he subjected Senator Smoot, tt
y Mormon, to a rigid crosse
animation, reaching the co
clusion that one wife is all a Fl
low is entitled to, and more TIL
3. he can manage; Military Affair
y to which the Brownsville-F
raker affair was referred, and
found that the negroes not or
did it, but over-did it; Fore
Presentations, from whence
sent a favorable report fol
Forest Reserve in North Ca
~ lima, passed it in the Senate, a
- it went it's way rejoicing ur
" it hit "Uncle Joe," and the |