The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-28
DUNCAN MAY Be
CHOSEN AGAIN
Position OF National Committee.
man Pearson Probably Will
Be Declared Vacant.
Gspcclal,o The Tlmes.D.sDatch. !

LSpcClh! 10 i ne Times D.sDatch.1
Raleigh, X C. June ?7.-Whne SEN
timcnt for Roosevelt was strong in
Raleigh and Wake county among tho
Republicans before the national CON
von;ion AT Chicago. /, Is believed By
those in close touch with the situation
hcreabouts that tho Republicans VIII
stick TO tho Organization and line up
FOR President Taft when II comes TO
the test. The fact is that Republicans
hercahouts seemed afraid. or at least
very backward. In coming out for
Roosevelt before the convention. There
was scarcely corporals guard got
ten together for the organization OF
tho Roosevelt club that was under
taken several weeks before the State
convention. Republicans expect that
the national committee VIII declare
the position OF national committeeman
from North Carolina. 10 which Hon.
RiChmonL Pearson was elected By the
state convention vacant on account OF
Pearson having deserted the party TO
Join the new Roosevelt progressivcs In
that event, il is expected that. IL he
VIII take IL back, tho place Will be
given TO T.. =. Duncan by the national
committee. the committee having the
power TO MI vacancies. The friends OF
Mr. Duncan insist that he Is again IL
special favor with President TAFT and
that he mas completely eclipsod state
Chairman j. Nj. Morehead. who. they
point out controlled his own county
and permitted instructions for Rooso-
Welt. instead OF taking Il stand Tor
TAFT, as he did personally in his
Washington interview"
The test farm committee OF the state
Board OF Agriculture has returned
from a trip OF inspection to Durham
Granville Guiliord. Forsyth and Rock
insham counties looking into tho de-
STABILITY OF farms offered for sale to
he board 10 be used as tobacco test
farm. Tho committee was in session
here much of the day hearing dciega-
lions in advocacy OF one and another
OF the farms offered 1T is oXpecteu
! that the selection Will be made at
once. y delegation here from Win
ston- Salem. composed OF James *. Nor
fleet l.. y. Corrcl and j. :. Kuykcn-
! dali. urged thc selection OF a section
OF the Van Lindley farm. near Kerncrs-
vile. which. it is claimed. IS splend 'dl5'
| located and has. the character Of soils
that arc needed.
l, can be definitely stated that the
disclosures in the investigation Of the
famous Stewart Bros. fire at Winston
Salem are such that prosecutions have
been determined upon. the only ques-
tion now being as to whether there
shall be immediate arrests or the
| cases left for the grand jury of thu
Superior Court. soon to convene. The
fire was In the printing house of Stew
art Bros, former State printers.
Charters have been issued for the
Sanitary Steam Laundry. Raleish n.
| capital $4,000 authorized and $4,000
subscribed. by II. c. Howell James l.
| Woodward and rthcrs and the ]. S.
Miller Furniture Company. New Bern.
capital $4,000 by j. s. Miller and 9TH
crs.
The North Carolina Veterinary
Medical Association has adjourned q
two days session here TO meet In
Salisbury in July. 1913. AS officers
fer the next year. DR.. l.. +. koonce.
OF Raleigh. is president DR.. j. p.
Spoon. Burlington vicc-president: Dr..
w. a. Hornaday. Burlington. secretary,
and DIR. 7. y. Spencer. Concord. treas
| urer. Dr. G. 4. Roberts and DR.. T. y.
Spencer were recommended to Cover
nor Kitchin for appointment as mem
bcrs of the State Board of Examiners.
The board this time licensed four new
Veterinary. surgeons-T H. Wood
Greensboro: r. \. Groves, of Virginia (.
II. II. Parker. GastonIa, and b. T.
Simms. Raleigh.
The association is preaching the COS
pei of sanitation quite effectively in
it's efforts TO have cattle stables and
sanitary manner, and the members of
the association arc cooperating with
boards of health and the authorities
generally in every effort to improve
conditions.