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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28
A REAL STATE CHAIRMAN.

Nearly every Republican in North
Carolina has, either directly or in
directly, received a communication
from State Chairman Morehead dur
ing the last week or two pointing the
way to Republican victory this year,
and also pointing out the fact that
the first step and duty of each Re-
publican to help inaugurate a sue
csssful campaign is for every voter
to pay his poll-tax before the first of
May.
We have received many express
sions from our readers from differ
ent quarters of the State, expressing
their pleasure and showing their en-
couragement of the fact that the
party has at last a real chairman,
who is not holding the position to
distribute patronage and build up a
machine for himself, but who is per-
forming his duty by organizing the
party to make winning fight for
Republican principles at the polls.
Already the rank and file of the
party is encouraged and enthused as
never before, and with a State or
ganization, beginning this early and
continuing such work to the day of
election, Republican victory ought to
be and can be made certain.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28

has been conferred upon him b. hIs
party, TO use his influence TO see that
such action IN taken as will give the
lie to these charges and at the same
time rebound TO the growth and sue
cess OF the party.
This obligation rests upon the
heads OF those who hold positions of
honor and profit from the party more
than upon the individual Republican
In the rank and file OF the party We
wish to take this occasion 10 appeal
to every federal ofice-holder In North
Carolina to show his patriotism and
also show his gratitude to his party
for the honors and benefits conferred
by helping this year 10 send to the
National Convention a delegation of
men, none of whom hold Office.
In our humble opinion, the man
who holds a position of honor and
profit from the party today and who.
under these circumstances, will not
respond to such an appeal, is a man
who would by his acts thereby prove
hat the party made a mistake when
such a position was conferred upon
him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28
SENATOR SIMMONS AND HIS
FRIEND LORINER.

When Mr. Lorimer was on trial be-
fore the Senator at the last session
of Congress on the charge of having
secured his seat by bribery and cor
ruption, Senator Simmons voted to
give him a clean bill of health.
1t will be remembered that it
came out at the time that Senator
Simmons had had Mr.. Lorimer down
in Eastern North Carolina looking
over some swamp lands with view
to investing in the same.
Since that time new charges have
been filed against Mr.. Lorimer at
lacking the validity of his seat. An
other committee has been appoint
ed to investigate the same, and soon
the Senate viii lagain be required to
vote on the question as to whether
or not Mr.. Lorimer shall retain his
seat.
In the face of this new evidence
the question arises, will Senator Sim
mons again stand by his friend Lori
mer in spite of these new charges,
as he did before: or will he shift and
take the back track, as he did upon
the ship subsidy bill?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28

- sunday. many more on Monday.
.na nm IN rnid-afternoon on Tuesday
,hs assembly waited for the opening
NJ court. Finally the news came
over the wire that Judge PEBBLES was
III. Then the courthouse bell was
sounded. and the jury and witnesses
were told there would be no court
proceedings. and we're therefore dis
missed.
All of which 10 . source OF great
expense and disappointment to the
county. the solicitor. lawyers. jury.
witnesses. and TO everyone interest
ed In the proceedings. In fact. IL IL
q pretty serious affair when . county
IL put 20 an expense OF some $500
day. to say nothing Of having a pail
full of prisoners awaiting trial. and
the extra burden imposed upon the
farmers who had TO travel long dis
tances. over poor roads, at a time
when every moment Is precious for
seed planting.
The News is inclined in behalf OF
all the interests involved to express
the opinion that there must have
been, or at least should have been.
some very extraordinary and we'll
nigh insurmountable reason to ac-
count for the long delay in the
Judges message reaching Southport.
Had word been received on Sunday,
or even Monday, when court was ex-
pected to convene, IL would have
helped the situation very materially.
even though ii could not have pre-
vented many of the distant county
people from making the journey. APP
parently special session of court is
next in order. which means re-
quest to the Governor of the State
from the County Commissioners that
he appoint an early date when the
court shall re-assemble. This date
can hardly be arranged for under
four or five weeks at least, as the
law requires that two weeks notice
shall be given through the columns
of the county newspaper, and at this
this all the judges appointed for the
State are very busy in other sections.
These facts, together with the still
further difficulty, later in the spring
season, for farmers to leave their
work, makes the situation, as first
stated, truly serious. And when an
additional tax is imposed on the peo-
pie of the county to defray this mo
court" week expenses, it begins to
appear that there should be some
provision made in the laws of the
State to cover emergencies of this
kind.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28
Those Democrats Who Sheer at Lo-
cal Self-Government.
Albemarle Chronicle. ]

Albemarle Chronicle
Washington, March SIN re-
Spouse to letter from Rev. Thomas
B. Shannon, the Superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League of New Jer-
sey, Governor Woodrow Wilson has
defined his attitude on the local OBJ
ton question. The Governors reply
is as follows:
The question asked in your letter
of April 9th about my attitude to-
ward the important question of local
option is, of course, perfectly legiti-
mate one and you are entitled to a
very frank answer. l would have
replied sooner had 1 not been pre-
vented by imperative public engage
ments. l have explained my views to
you in private, but have, of course.
no objection to your making them
public. l am in favor of local option.
l am a thorough believer in local
self-government, and believe that ev-
cry self-governing community which
constitutes a local unit should have
the right to control the matter of the
regulation or of the Withholding of
licenses
Those Democrats in North Caro-
lima who are always ready to sheer
at the local self-government and To-
cal option idea must remember that
Governor Woodrow Wilson, the most
Iearned as well as the most capable
democrat now in public life and the
leader among the aspirants for the
party's nomination for President is
an earnest believer in those very
principles and expresses himself very
explicitly In few words. And if
we mistake not, Mr.. Bryan, another
national leader, and perhaps chief
Iorce OF the party, has given ex-
preston to the same beliefs.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28
NO TRUTH IN THE STORY ABOUT
THE MOREHEAD-DUNC CON-
PROMISE.

We continue to receive INQUIRIES
about the report that Morehead and
Duncan have reached a compromise
agreement. We again denounce this
report as ungratefully false.
Men standing for Numerically op-
posite policies canot compromise and
work together. The only way that
they could ever get together would
be either for one to backslide or for
the other to be born gain. We do
not expect the former to happen and
We do not hope that the latter will.
Oil and water cannot mix.
We can have harmony only with
those who are in favor of applying
the principle of local self-government
IN the management of party affairs
and who are in favor of working for
the triumph of Republican princi-
pies at the polls.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28
A DISHONEST AND COITENpTI
BILE NEWSPAPER.

The Raleigh News and Observer is
showing itself at this time as unfair
and abusive to every man who re-
fuses to support it's candidate, Mr..
Wilson for President, as it has ever
been to Republicans.
We notice it stated that it has re-
fused three times to publish a COM
munication from Hon. H. B. Warner,
of Lexington, who is supporting Mr..
Underwood for President, who ask
ed for a hearing in reply to an arti-
Gle published in that paper by Mr..
Justice, of Greensboro.
That paper is disappearing and
abusing every man that dares to sup
port anybody for President except it's
candidate, Mr. Wilson. A recent item
that appeared in that paper is as fol-
lows:
supporter of Speaker Champ
Clark for the Democratic nomi-
nation for President. 1t will be
remembered that it was Senator
Pettigrew who was in the COM
bination with Marion Butler to
force the State of North Carolina
to pay the repudiated Recon
struction-day bonds
1t would seem that this attack on
Senator Pettigrew, in which Marion
Buffers name is brought in, is made
because Senator Pettigrew dares to
support Speaker Clark for President.
However, that may be, we want to
take occasion to say that the refer
ence which that paper makes to Ma
rion Butler being connected with
any effort to collect the repudiated
carpet-bag bonds is not only a lie,
but the writer of that article knows
it is a lie.
Marion Butler, in his Raleigh
speech, not only denounced the edi-
tor of that paper as a coward de-
serves to be denounced, but he gave
the truth and the facts about the car
pet-bag bonds to the people of the
State for the first time; and showed
that the charge which the Democratic
machine has been making for forty
years about these bonds against the
Republican party is absolutely false.
Every one who heard or who has
read Marion Buffers Raleigh speech
knows the truth. Those who have
not read that speech should at once
get copy, for no one who has read
it can ever be deceived again by the
lying SANDER of the Raleigh News
and Observer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28
court WEEK" AND NO COURT,
Failure of Judge to Put in Appear
ance Cost Taxpayers of Bruns-
wick County Over Fifteen Hundred
Dollars.
The Southport News.1

The Southport News.1
Everybody, or nearly nearly every
body, to be strictly accurate, came to
Southport, from all over Brunswick
County, to be in attendance on court
week" All the hotels, boarding
houses, and homes of friends, were
filled to OVERLOOKING Court Square
presented festive appearance, some
what resembling a country fair.-a
genuinely mixed crowd, standing
about in groups, or listening to the
vendors of soap, patent medicine and
the like. The horse and mule trad
ers, too, did flourishing business.
Everywhere were evidences that
Southport is the "county-seat, of
Brunswick
Many Of the people came to town
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28
SECOND EDITION ox
HoN BrTLER's RI,
EfGH SPEECH
Printed In Fanapalet =
Sent Postpaid or -
press at 5 Cent.
Copy.

The firss large edi:ioa :,
speech has been exhaass.,s -
. demand has continu.s p
. tina. IL has been necsx.s
. print . second edition s'
. Republican who want. =
. party grow and wiz In -
as well as the Na,ioa -
. get up a club of =, Iess,
. twenty for this speech .ss
. In his order right awar
The speech quotes To-
Bragg Faud Commissios r..
. the facts which brand tore,..
false the charge xh.sA
Democratic machine poli,s,s.
have been making again. -
Republican party for tor1r -
to the effect that they we're -
ty OF issuing the oarps,H..
bonds and footing the s,,,.
Mr.. Butler stated In his s.,
Inat every copy OF that Btar. :.
Fraud Commission Repor -
been burned or destroyed g. :
as he knew, except the one e.
which he had. He quo,.s -
facts to show that /, vas L.
ing Democrats and not RensAs ).
cans who were responsihl. !,
what footing of the State -. :
done.
The speech not only sets l.. ;.
tory straight for the frs, ,l,. i,
on this important matter. bu, : :.
also gives the records Of ho,, .
parties. and besides present, =.
great living issues now be,o,, .
F." the people in both State az
Nation. IL copy OF this spe.<l
. is put in the hands OF ever vo,.
er In the State, it will mean y.
. defeat of the Democratic II.
> chine, which they so richly f.
+" serve, and which the futvr.
growth and prosperity OF IL
> State demands. !
Now is the time to distrihs,.
such literature while the peopls
can read and think. Il will d
> ten times as much good nov :,
it will during the heat of q car
paign. d
The second edition is goiaE
fast, so send in your orders a
once. Address, i
' THE CAUCASIAN PUBLISH
ING COMPANY, i
Raleigh, n. c. i
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28
The Men Who Succeed

as heads Of large enterprises are -
of great energy. Success. today. I.
mands health. To all Is to fail ri
utter folly for a man to endure
weak, rundown, half alive eondiba:
when Electric Bitters will put hin {;
his feet in short order. Pour -
ties did me more real good than -
other medicine / ever took" Eria
Chas. B. Allen, Sylvania, Ga. "Ats
years OF suffering with rheumats.
liver trouble, stomach disorders q;
deranged kidneys. / am again. thasn
to Electric Bitters. sound and vel
Try them. Only SO cents at all dfss
gists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28
4 GREAT THING 1T WOULD RI

4 GREAT THING 1T WOULD BE.
Every few days for the past month
We have noticed that one Congress
sional District after another, in wide
ly different parts of the country, have
elected delegates to go to the Ma
tional Republican Convention unin-
structed.
The following is sample of the
Associated Press news reports of
such Congressional Conventions:
Port Huron, Mich, Mar 1s.
Seventh District delegates to
the Republican National Con-
vention, Lincoln Avery and John
=. Wallace, uninstructed."
We think that at least thirty or
forty delegates have already been
elected in this way. There will, of
course, be great many more dis
tricts that will take similar action
None OF these delegates SO elected
are Federal office-holders, and they
will go to the National Convention
free to confer with other uninstruet-
ed delegates and use their best iudg-
ment for the success of the party.
So far no State has taken this no.
sition as whole. What q great
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28
WITH THE EDITORS.

Hughes may have to let his name
be used after ail.-Dallas Advocate.
The abuse of good roads is not
one of the ways to make them popu-
lar with farmers and taxpayers
Baltimore Sun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28

Certain suffragettes advocate the
abolition of the corset, but the aver
age woman objects to reform in that
shape.-Milwaukee Sentinle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28

Let US hope that the next Legisla-
ture will be above the ordinary In
personnel for there is an abundance
of room for improvement-Al
marie Chronicle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28

A Chicago woman according to a
dispatch, has secured a divorce be-
cause her husband refused to battle,
even when she heated the water and
put it in the bath-tub for him. Re-
port did not say whether he was a
Democrat or a Socialist yellow
Jacket
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28

think IL would be for some Southern
State 10 take similar action. Why
should not North Carolina be that
State. and take the lead in asserting
the independence and manhood OF
Southern Republicans. We have TOO
long been sneered 1t a. dumb-driven
cattle standing for no principles and
having no convictions that we dare
10 express.
Yes. let North Carolina send .
delegation Of It's best men TO the next
National Convention. and let us In
struct them only TO use their best
judgment and efforts TO save the
country from the calamity OF another
Democratic National administration.
Such delegation from North Caro-
lima would be In position at Chicago
to call the other free delegates TO
confer with them for the good of the
party and the country.
p. S.-Since the above was writ
ten We notice that two Congressional
Districts in West Virginia have elect
ed delegates and sent them unin-
structed to the National Convention.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28

Spring is twelve hours of delight
full weather surrounded by fare
backs, billiards., tornadoes, thun-
derstorms, lumbago, malaria and
acute Sun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28

Three setter puppies have been en-
rolled as students in the University
of Kansas by professor who wants
to learn whether dogs have minds.
How about putting the professor I'M
der observations louisville Courier
Journal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28

The Chinese Assembly has granted
ed equal suffrage to women, but
Judging by all the stories that have
been told about them, it would seem
that the Chinese women have suffer-
ed enough already.-Baltimore Sun.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17
BUSINESS IN
FEDERAL COURT

The first days business in the fed
eral court resulted as follows: Sixty
four petitioners admitted to citizen
ship. Eleven denied by court or dis
missed by the petitioners. Eleven con-
tinued until Tuesday morning. The
eleven were continued for various rea-
sons and probably most of them will
be present tomorrow.
OF the denials only one so far has
been on account of law violations, par
ticularly Sunday closing. which shows
that the Judge has not changed his at
titude. Four were dismissed for want
of prosecution, the petitioners being
either saloonkeepers or ex-saloonkeep-
ers and probably afraid to appear: four
on account of incompetent witness;
one on account of death. and one on
account of lack of knowledge or under
standing.
The court was pleased with the
character of the applicants in general
and SO expressed himself. The number
admitted proves this assertion.
The docket was called this morning.
and usual motions made and pleadings
presented. Four cases were set down
for trial:
Lawrence VS.. the Pennsylvania Co.
t(SMdt w. II itLuu$E Luther 10
Lewandowski VS.. Grasselli Chemical
Co.
Noeller vs. Pennsylvania Co.
If these four cases are tried and set
Elements are not made. it will be i'm
possible for the court to finish the work
here this week. and will mean another
week of court This is very unusual
and quite improbable, but it looks that
way now.
Ali the cours- offirIafs were present
with the exception of Noble C. Butler,
clerk. whose daughter is seriously i'll.
This leaves the clerks duties to Depu-
ty Clerk Surprise. who is keeping the
records and admi nistering oaths.
The Lawrence case started at 10
o clock this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17

from congress for the Improvement of
the Indiana Harbor entrance and canal.
This was acted upon favorably The
constitution and bylaws were also or
dered printed.
WINERY Delegated.
Mr. WINERY was then made the Of
fetal representative of the organiza-
ton on the joint rivers and harbors'
committee of the commercial clubs of
the region. AS such he will represent
the Hammond Chamber of Commerce
and not the Hammond Business Mems
association.
The enthusiasm manifested last even
ing is an indication of the fact that
the average person believe that a COM
mercial organization for Hammond is
an absolute necessity and the very fact
that the preliminary organization was
able to go out and get 200 members in
so short time is an indication of the
interest that is being taken in the prof.
ect.
Each of the directors is expected to
announce the names of the committee
men he appoints to the committee Of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17

The Irish Fellowship club of the CAL
umet region was formally launched last
night at a banquet given at the Ma
sonic temple, Hammond More than
fifty members of the newly organized
social body sat down to a deIectable
feast which had been prepared by the
ladies of the Rosary society of All
Saints church and which was served by
them The spirit of good fellowship
which was manifested and the Irish
American sentiment which pervades the
body as expressed last night insures
the success and the future growth of
the body. Any man In the region with
strain of Irish blood in his beins will
be proud of the Irish Fellowship club,
and as the organization grows, men of
other nationalities will feel themselves
honored to be guests at the Fellowship
banquets or to have the privilege of ad-
dressing the club.
> The O's and Mes Were There.
That the irish Fellowship club of the
Calumet region will not be clannish in
picayunish sense with respect to 9TH
er nationalities appeared from express
sions of respect and laudation for other
nationalities. The Irishman. or rather
the Irish-American has certain traits
and characteristics which blossom to
best advantage in an Irish atmosphere.
and it is to foster this Irish penchant
that gives the Irish Fellowship club a
rightful and prominent place in the
social life of the Calumet region.
1t was a distinctly Irish body that
sat down to the banquet last night.
There is a probability that in the
course of time its scope may be widened
to permit persons of other nationaIities
of holding membership. but the first
banquet was Irish in faces and names.
There were the Reilleys and Galatians,
and one to make sure that he is an
Irishman with the name of O'Callahan.
Moran, Malloy, O'Rcurke. Kane, MORT
aarty. Lynch and the CAROLS were
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-17
LOWELL.

Ernest Flint and wife of, Remington.
who visited at the home Of PhftlB Me-
Nay. returned home yesterday.
The Kielman- Kimmet Lumber Co. OF
this place will establish a branch yard
at Shelby. The lumber business at that
place has so increased that it is thought
advisable to locate yard there
Raymond Johnson. the winner at the
preliminary oratorical contest. has gone
to Earlham college at Richmond, Ind.
to receive training for the county con-
test
Ike Gershman. Lowells expert trap
drum performer. went TO Rensselaer,
last evening to play for big ball given
in honor of the militia stationed there.
Mr.. Houton. an expert piano player,
will assist Mr.. Gershman.
The Christian church people of Low
ell expect to begin the erection OF a
nice brick and stone church this spring.
to cost vi 1000 or $4,000. it is said. The
old brick church has outgrown Its use
fitness.
Mesdame Grip Bnyon, Hannah
Spindler, DIR. Davis. John Hack, VIII
Hack John Castle and the Misses Bue-
lab Nichols and Mile Chapman wero
Chicago visitors yesterday.
Mrs Frank Maloy and daughter went
to Rensselaer, yesterday to visit rela-
tives and friends.
Ben Palmer and wife left yesterday
for a several days trip through north
ern Lake county and Chicago.
DR.. Quincy, Paul Hathaway. Sam Pet
RE and Sam Simpson transacted busi-
ness in the city yesterday.