The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-22
FURTHER Fight
SEEMS PROBABLE
tQuestion Oh Preferential Primary
Will Be Brought Up in
State Convention.
GRATIFYING REPORT OF FAIR
Gain in Total Receipts Shown.
North Carolina Flag to
Be Returned.
Especial 70 The Timos-pispatch.l


Raleigh, y. c., March 2l.--The out
State Democratic Executive Committee
last night which continued from s
| O'Clock to 1880 sccms to meet with
very general approval among praoti-
c..lY every element of the party Not
only is this true OF the selection OF
tho day tor the state convention, June
%. and the dates for the precinct meet
ihgs and primaries May is. and the
county conventions, May 90, bat also
| as 10 the Sintewide primary for
i7Jnltcd states Senate.
1t is pointed out that the action of
the committee in ordering" the prt-
mary 10 be held on general election
cay instead OF merely recommending
10 the State convention that this DO
a onr. as the senatorial candidates had
asked and al the original resolution
offered III the convention by 4. w.
Mclean provided. relieves tho cand-
dates OF any necessity OF going into
! the counties ana taking any hand IN
i thc nomination OF the Democratic cali
( didHies for the state Legislature, since
tho definite calling OF the primary and
prescribed obligation for the Demo-
cratic legislators TO abide by the ro-
erl; or the primary in electing the
Senator assures the election OF the
Choice 81 the people as Senator.
The biggest fight last night came
over the proposal of Corporation Com
missioner j.. l. Travis not only to or
dor the primary instead of recon-
mend it. but TO prescribe that the
preferential system of primaries DO
used. II was this that brought about
an evident union OF tho supporters
Of the Simmons ana Aycocls candi-
dacies for the Senate against the
Eitchin and Clark wings, showing
Z Iiitchin -Aycock opposition to prefer
entail plan, ana Kitchin and Clark adj
.vocacy of prcferentials and u roll call
ishowed the opposing alliances lined UP
!fhlrty-ninc against prefcrentials. and
seventeen for prcferentials
There is certain TO be n renewal
OF the hight for preferentials IN the
State convention. whfoh has the power
TO change or abrogate entirely the ao-
ton OF tho committee However there
80 understood TO be II general agree
ment that the order for the primaries
shall stand, whatever changes may DO
made AS TO the character of It or the
regulations governing 1t. Z. J. Jus
tee of Greensboro, gave notice that
he would move In the State convention
TO make the changes that the commit
toe had voted down
The official report OF the last State
Fair. the nfty-nrst North Carolina
State Fair. has been issued and IL Is
most gratifying in Its showing of n
high degree OF success. In spite of the
TACT that the last year wac the most
disastrous In the history CT State fairs
the country over In this report SEQ
rotary Joseph T.. Pogue takes occasion
70 urge that soma steps be taken TO
finance new building TO go un, In
spite of the fact that there Is not
money in the treasury this year for
any new buildings. He wants a mod
orn general exhibition building
financed. and members OF the executive
committee are understood to be very
favorable 10 such an Undertaking. Tho
last fair shows a gain of SI.s55 In cato
receipts due to cutting out passes and
.falf-ratc tckets. The total receipts
for the last fnir were sl,ss4 moro
( than for 1910, and u gain of S.IS2 is
reported in assets. The bonded in.
debteoness is So 500 there being no
other debts, and the fair property boz
iEs valued q, $4,000 The receipts
FOR the gear were SS4,T1S. with balance
in bank of Ss,7o7
Development OF Local Taxation.
The development OF local taxation in
/ North CaroIinn. for the Improvement
OF public schools lis treated in two
bulletins recently issued from the
State Department OF Education One
reviews the rice and progress of local
rchool taxation from 1875, when tho
start was made, 10 tho present time
There were only four local tax dis
!tr1cts in 1850. and the development to
tdate has been 10 1878 districts, with
.Hnnuai taxation OF sl.22S,s26. the taxa
ft'oh for this year being Sl51.o2s moro