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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30
A GREAT MISTAKE AVERTED.
Cnwfse fractional Leaders Would
Have Damaged Party success for
Selfish Purposes.
Waynesville Enterprise. I

Waynesville Enterprise.
1t was pleasing to note that the
majority in last weeks Republican
State Convention refused to be
used by the faction desiring Chair
man Moreheads political scalp"
This faction was first on the Roose-
welt band wagon, and hoped to turn
this advantage to the accomplishment
Of their complete enforcement. But
it turned out that the Roosevelt men
were not willing to do the gross in
justive of deposing the state chair
man, notwithstanding the sinister
desire of some of their leaders.
This is we'll; for the state chair
manship question is separate and dis
tinct from those of the presidential
preference and the selection of Ma
tional Committeeman. 1t would
have been very unwise for the chair
manship matter to have been precip-
itated at that time, and the fact that
the majority refused to be used to
promote petty factiOnal ends regard
less of the enthusiasm of the mo-
ment is an exceedingly hopeful indi-
cation that the Republican party of
this State is getting on the right
basis
Though Morehead personally ia
vored Taft, he did not use the pres
tige of his high office in an attempt
to defeat the will of the party. He
carried out the sound and praise
worthy principles he announced as
his policy when elected. In short, he
has acted the man and lived up to his
high political ideals. Furthermore,
Mr.. Morehead, instead of giving his
time to the promotion of factional
rows, has been addressing himself to
the rank and file direct-not to pro-
mote factional advantage but to bring
about needful amendments to the
party law which would give the peo-
pie more power and the bosses less.
These amendments, proposed by
Mr.. Morehead, would prevent clashes
between state chairman and national
committeeman; would cut down the
number of appointive members of the
state committee and make that a
more representative body; would
give more authority to the rank and
file
We know not whether Mr.. More
head will make a fight to succeed
himself. We have many good men in
the party who could fill the position.
But we also think it is time for the
rank and file to look we'll to the list
and not allow the Office to fall into
the hands of pie dispensers or bitter
factionalists, who would use it for
their own personal advantage.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30
Poetry For Leap Year.

Tell us not in idle Jingle marriage
is an empty Dream" for the girl is
dead that's single, and things are not
what they seem. Life is real, life is
earnest, single blessedness a fib:
Man thou art, to man returneth,' -
has been spoken of the rib. Not en-
joyment and not sorrow is our de-
stined end or way but to act that
each tomorrow finds us nearer mar
riage day. Life is long and youth is
fieeting, and our hearts, though light
and gay, still like pleasant dreams
are beating wedding marches all the
day In the worlds broad fields of
battle, in the bivouac of life, be not
like dumb driven cattle-be a he
roine-a wife, Trust no future,
however pleasant; let the dead past
bury it's dead: act-act in the liv-
ing present, heart within and hope
ahead. Lives of married folks re-
mind US we can live our lives as well
and, departing leave behind us such
examples as shall ''tell'-such ex-
amples that another, wasting time in
idle sport, a forlorn, unmarried
brother seeing, shall take heart and
court. Let us, then, be up and do
ing, with a heart on triumph set;
still contriving, still pursuing, and
each one husband get-Southern
Recorder.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30
UNWISELY AND WISELY.
One Great Mistake Made and Other
Great Mistakes Averted.

1t is true that the convention at
Raleigh, last week, was great de-
monstration Of Col. Roosevelt's
strength in this State, and never, per-
maps, since the days of Spencer
Blackburn, has there been such en-
thusiasm displayed for a candidate in
THIS section. That those in power ap-
pied the steam roller in an effective
manner cannot be denied and many
prominent State politicians met their
ue1eat, many more were brought back
INTO the limelight Perhaps the
worst features of the proceedings was
Ten refusal of the convention to adopt
Tue report of the credentials commit
Iee' which would have seated Tom
settle and made him a part of the
convention; and the bowling down of
Ool. Henry, who had the audacity to
express himself for the President of
tue United States and elected by the
republicans. When these things we're
uone the convention may have been
intoxicated with success, but when
nen like Tom Settle and Col. Henry
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30
Are Democratic Heritages.
Union Republican

The contingent fund of the House
at Washington has been reduced to
less than ten dollars, and there are
many bills that cannot be met The
Democratic idea Of economy seems to
be pretty hard on the public money,
which cannot be saved by talk alone
The contingent fund of the House has
been exhausted once before this ses-
sion, and its condition now is not sur
prising. Some of the money has
been used in useless investigation ex-
penses, though specific appropriations
have been made to cover most Of the
regular inquiries that have been I'M
dertaken. When a deficiency bill to
replenish the contingent fund again
comes up the eminent Democratic
economist who is at the head of the
Appropriations Committee will have
another chance to tell how much the
Democratic majority in the House is
saving the country. Debt, bonds and
busted treasury are Democratic
Debt. Bonds and a Busted Treasury
heritages.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30

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lets Try and let al Republicans that
sc possibly can know 10. Taas - The
~ay TO have y representative Coavxn-
tion
lam willing and ~aE, al ihose who
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30

had mach 10 do wfsh the failure %
the Convention 10 make n c1e2n
sweep. Then. too. be said there sas
some opposition 10 Lask because o. q
dislike Oh zhe party Of aAny to HI
initiate Moreehad 10 sueg4 an extent
as hIs absolute overthrow woald have
caused Mr. Pearson did not believe
there vas any desire 10 humilsate
Morehead. but he thought that the
delegates should have been allowed
TO have voiced their choice for state
chairman. In such event Morehea6
would have been beaten. he believed.
but IL would have carried no more
sting tRan any other fair defeat car
ries TO men.
Colonel Pearson said that z. Carl
Duncan showed absolutely no dIspo-
sition TO cross the majority. whereas.
Butler was bobhing about everywhere
and pulling OF all OF his old tricks.
He thought the spirit Of Mr.. Duncan
and his friends admirable
Colonel Pearson spoke in exceed
ingly complimentary terms OF the
treatment accorded the delegates by
Raleigh. No men were ever treated
any better" he declared, still he
thought Greensboro the more logical
point for holding a state convention.
He pointed out the great hardships
worked on delegates from the vest
by meeting in Raleigh, IL being i'm
possible for them 10 make the trip
from western points without a night
ride. Then, too" he said, 1.-The real
cream OF the Republican party lays
within aradium of IS miles of
Greensboro and to all Republicans it
is the most accessible point" He
thought the city could easily secure
the next convention, should any eff
fort be made.
AS Colonel Pearson says the real
cream of the Republican party lays
within a radium of rs miles of
Greensboro, yet had the policy advo-
Gated by him and the other Roose-
welt delegates prevailed, the chair
manship, which is now within )
miles of Greensboro and in the very
center of the circle which the Colonel
says contains the cream of the party,
would have been taken across the
Blue Ridge, almost in hailing dis
lance of Tennessee, and not within
175 miles of Greensboro.
To have done this might have
given political power to some and
have been of personal advantage to
others, but We cannot help but feel it
would have been a serious blow to
the progress of the Republican party
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30
Echoes OF THE REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION
The Republican Press of the State Condemns the Unjust and
Revolutionary Schemes of Certain Woud-be Leaders

are turned down 1t borders upon the
disgraceful.
The leaders had mapped out an
other surprise for the Taft men. for
IL was their purpose to unseat Chair
man John II. Morehead and elect In
his stead Virgil Lusk. OF Ashevllle.
but at this iuncture the same Repub-
Iicans. and those who cared more for
the preservation OF the party in North
Carolina than Roosevelt or Taft. as
serted their manhood. adjourned the
convention and for once acted wisely
IN retaining the best ofhcial head
that the party has ever had.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30
The Republican Convention Ends
With HurrahS for Gov. MOrehead
and President Roosevelt.
Hickory Times Mercury.1

Hickory Times Mercury.1
The Republican State Convention
met in Raleigh on May Is. 1t was
the writer's privilege to be there to
see and hear for himself. We arrlV-
ed in Raleigh at 1880 the evening
before. We found hundreds already
there. They continued to come on
every train until noon Wednesday,
when the streets, especially down
about the Marlborough Hotel, were
alive with delegates. Though that
seemed to be headquarters, yet
groups of three or more could be seen
talking together on every corner.
The convention met in Raleigh S
large, fine auditorium, which is hne
and up-to-date, holding from 1000 to
5000 people, On this occasion there
were at least 1 200 delegates present.
Then Mr.. Morehead called Mr.. II.
V. Walser to the chair as temporary
chairman. The committee being out,
the convention took a recess for one
hour. The hour being up the conven-
ton re-assembled. For an hour or
until the committee returned,
speeches were made by Henry, But
Ter, Robertson, Walser and others.
About 2:3O the committee on Gre
dentials was ready to report. Then
the fun began. An appeal was made
from every decision except one, and
in confusion reversed the report OF
the committee. This was the biggest
mistake of the convention. All saw
it after the thing was done. The
committee tried hard to do all fair
But except one or two instances
everything worked the same. Mr.
Richmond Pearson was elected Ma
tional Committeeman by large ma
jority 1t was said that Roosevelt
wanted him.
Then a few wanted to elect state
chairman. They wanted to elect Lnsk
instead of Mr.. Morehead.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30
COL. PEARSON GREATLY DISAP-
POINTED.
Because a Selfish Scheme Was De-
feated Which would Have Been a
Serious Blow to the Progress of the
Republican Party"

Winston Union Republican,
1t seems that under the guise of
carrying the State for Roosevelt the
real purpose on the part of those ad-
vocating his cause was to use his can
didacy to capture the craftsmanship
of the executive committee and that
the end most sought was to take Mr..
Morehead's scalp and carry the chair
manship again across the Blue Ridge
We are led to this conclusion from
the following which we cut from the
Greensboro News of last Friday:
In talking of the Raleigh conven-
ton, Colonel Pearson made no effort
to conceal his disappointment over
the failure of the Roosevelt men to
make a clean sweep of Morehead and
Butler. L am previously disappoint-
ed he said; for l feel that we were
robbed of the substantial fruits of our
victory Colonel Pearson recounted
the action of the pre-convention eau
Gus of Roosevelt's men, when Rich
mond Pearson was endorsed National
Committeeman and Colonel Virgil S.
Lusk for chairman and delegate-at-
large were agreed upon. He thought
that in the failure to carry out the
caucus action as regarding Colonel
Lusk for chairman, the Roosevelt
men had allowed themselves to be
controlled by the minority, or in lit
eral terms, the Morehead and Butler
faction.
Colonel Pearson believed that
western men were largely respon-
sible for the failure of the convention
to accomplish the suggestions of the
caucus. He thought that Chairman
Walser allowed the clerks to deliber-
ately tire out the delegates on roll
calls and was of the opinion that this
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30
r,,r SCHEME OF PARTY DE
STROYERS.
TAI, Would-be Leaders Tried Grab
power in the Name OF Roosevelt
for Their Selfish Purpose at the
last state Convention.

Lincoln Times.J
Tho state Convention at Raleigh,
-.,,cb was overwhelmingly for Roose-
81, under excitement worked up by
..r,ain designing politicians. who
,,n.d 70 profit personally by the pop
-rarifv of Roosevelt, rejected the re-
-, If the credentials committee and
lied several insurgent delegations,
ro-ably those from Wake, Franklin,
I'd Carteret. AS a result of these
toiters have held rump conventions
=, the Third and Fourth Districts and
r.road uninstructed delegates to Chi
.ago half of whom are for Taft for
,-esident. Il would serve right the
saIfsh politicians who are respon-
srbIe for this situation If all these
4sIegafps should be seated at Chicago
md cast their votes for Taft. We
warned our readers long ago that
those would-be leaders espoused the
cause Of Roosevelt only for selfish
r.1rnoses. But what can We say OF
the real Roosevelt followers who al
Loved themselves to be made tools in
the hands of this band of party de-
sfroyers? Here is a lesson for them
if they will only learn.
The party destroyers, however
failed in their attempts to unhorse
Morehead by a small majority. Be-
fore the next convention the people
yill have time to recover their senses.
If Roosevelt is nominated the Taft
followers will voluntarily get out OF
the way. On the other hand, If TAFT
should be renominated, a Taft man
should be state chairman. There VIII
he no need of any row over this mat
ter. Let's not go crazy just because
there are a few leaders who are ready
TO wreck the party for the sake of
little personal ambition. Let's fight
Democrats, not each other.
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30
FLAGGED TRAIN WITH SHIRT.

Tearing his shirt from his back an
Ohio man tagged train and saved
it from a wreck. but III. T. Aston.
Raleigh, once prevented a wreck
with electric bitters. 'I was in a ter
rible plight when I began to use
them" he writes. my stomach, head.
back and kidneys were all badly az
fected and my liver was in bad con-
dition, but four bottles OF Electric
Bitters made me feel like q new
man" A trial will convince you Of
their matchless merit for any stom-
ach, liver or kidney trouble Price
SO cents at all druggists.
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Then a few wanted to elect state
chairman. They wanted to elect Lnsk
instead of Mr.. Morehead.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30

AN willing and ~aH, al ,sose .hO
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-05
FALL TERM
TO OPEN

The fall term begins September 2, |
at the Chickasha Business College.
This announcement should be Of in
terest to every young man or young
woman who wishes business college
education. This announcement comes
from a school that can give you as
complete and thorough a course asH
you can get in any school in the south,
and more than that, we can place you
in a good position, as bookkeeper or
ssenographer, when you complete your
course.
why not enroll September 2 and
let US give you the training and edu-
eation that will increase your earning
,aeity and cause your services to be
in demand? We have helped hundreds
in this way and can do the same for
YOU
This Is a matter that you cannot
afford to postpone.
The raising OF good crops in this
state this year will cause a tremen-
dous volume Of business. In every
city and town the services Of addi-
tional bookkeeners and stenographers
will be needed.
/ By enrolling now and taking a busi-
| ness course you will be making an
investment that win begin to pay you
big dividends as soon as you get your
diploma.
Special offer to Those Who Enroll
September 2.
Those who enroll during the lirsl
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all books and supplies free OF charge
This viii be a saving Of $40 on thi
commercial course and 5000 on thl
= stenographic course. The combined
course Of bookkeeping and shorthand
including books and stationery VII
be sS5 to those who enroll al tn
beginning of the fall term. We max
this discount for the reason that it
! better for the pupils and also for th
teachers to nave all enroll at the sam
time.
Mony young people, during the pas
three years, have been prevented ffoi
taking our course because of the lac
Of funds. TO these we viii say 70
can enroll at the beginning Of ii
term and make what payment you ca
and give lis q note for the remainde
Phone $40 or call at the school &
: full particulars
cHICKAsHA BUSINESS cOLLEGi
(. sos
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-05
ROOSEVELT ON WILSON.

MIR. Roosevelt in the Outlook, pays
deserved compliment to Gov. Wilson
when he quotes with approval the fol-
lowing sentiment expressed By the
Democratic candidate
mo one pretends to find a reason
for not voting for Mr. Wilson in the
character or in the ideals Of Mr. VIII
son himself. 1t is plain That he ap-
proaohea public questions from the
point Of view Of the public In
terest What he said the other
day III q speech al Atlantic City
is genuine expression Of his
spirit He was speaking Of an
issue raised IN that place by lawless.
ness and corruption, Of the need Of
moral pride, and Of the willingness 70
fight evil at all costs. There can be-.
said Mr.. Wilson. SO long as We are
honest men. no quarter with any man
who deals privately or publicly IN Q
practice that is unrighteous; q man
who lays himself, hls life, down foI
that purpose, ought to die more happy
THAN be lived. Life is a little thing
Life lasts only a little while, and II Il
goes out lighted with the torch d
elory. Il is better than II il had lastes
| upon a dull level a thousands year,
That is the test Of manhood
It q the tent Of humanity. and il j
the glory and sign Of Christianity, M
matter what the consequences may b
to himself. either In this world or II
the next
These words. especially as the
come from a man Just chosen 10 IL
ceIye the highest git il the hands 0
hts party, present a view Of public sci
vice thar should actuate an men d
public life They are a pledge Of hi
own purpose.
80 far az the country at larg
knows 1t, Nh. Wilson's record since b
entered public life two years ago ha
not been inconsistent with his loft
purpose or HIS high character Will
ID office be has been not only th
chief executive Of his state, but ais
the leader Of hts party in the state
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-05

chaa standing reputation Of any
person corporation which the
corrected It's being brought
attention OF the management
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-05
Callahan TO Voters

TO the Voters Of Grady County:
In soliciting your support on next
Tuesday. / DO SO with my official rec
ord before YOU
Since March /, this year, when the
services Of a deputy we're dispensed
with. no deputy las been paid by the
county for this office. have done
the work myself, except what has been
done at my own individual expense.
II the people see fit 70 return me
next Tuesday, shall pursue the same
course In the future.
Respectfully yours
J. n. CALLAHAN