Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-31
ASPIRANTS FOR LEGISLATIVE
HONORS.

/ NOANOA va
! 1876, for the biennial session lasting
sixty days. There will be some honora
to pass. around, a few compliments to
best0w upon worthy ones and a num-
! berlof clefkships for fortunate" aspir=
ants: First and foremost, the duty of
selecting a Speaker will devoive upon
| the Democratic caucus Of the House,
and four aspirants are mentioned in
connection with this important post.
| These are: Emmett r. Wooten, Of Lee
| roir; L, H. Aired, of Johnston; A. A.
f. Seawell, of Lee, and T. G.. Bowie, OF
Ashe. No mistake will be made, 1t
matters not which one of these capa-
hle and deserving Democrats is select
ed to WELD the gavel over the popular
branch of the General Assembly. Fo-
Principal Clerk and there is little like
present incumbent, MI. T. G. Cobb ed
itor of the Morganton News-Herald,
appears to have a clear field and Will
discharge the duties with the same
care and efficiency that has character
i2e6 his record in the past. Mr.. John
n. Berry, of Raleigh, desires the po-
sition of Reading Clerk of the House
and would serve the members admir-
ably in that capacity. There may be
other aspirants for this place, as usual.
MIR. J. H. Moring, an aged Confederate
veteran of Wake county, will ask for
a second term as Sergeant-at-arms of
the House. Hon. M. D. Kinsland, OF
Haywood, wants to be E~ngrossing
Clerk once more, and ought to have IL.
ON the Senate side, our own Max
Gardner would like to be assistant TO
Governor Daughtridge and
the indications point to his election as
President Protein of the Senate. This
will be a happy selection, for Senator
Gardner has had the experience and
possesses the ability to preside with
ease and dignity. Mr.. r. Otis Self, OF
Jackson county, expects to again be
Principal Clerk and there is little like
I:nood that he will be disappointed.
E1S IudhCS q 6OOu OACs VA w" ~" N~S
ten, another veteran of former days,
and a most deserving party worker,
is a candidate for Sergeant-at-arms OF
the Senate, with fine prospects of land
ing the plum. And there may be
others
The Baptist State convention, during
the session in Raleigh last week,
adopted a resolution similar to the one
passed by the Western North Carolina
conference in Shelby a short while
ego relative to matrimonial certif-
Gates. The resolution, which is ad-
dvessed to the legislature, asks that
the statute prescribing the form Of
marriage license be so amended as to
i require under oath from the person
applying for said license the fcondi-
ton of the persons to be married, con-
dition to be answered by the word
Jingle widow or 'widower' or 'di-
vorced,' as the cas- requires and If
divorced the ground on which the di-
yorce was procured, stated in the legal
terms applicable, together with the
| state and county where and the time
| at which procured. The object sought,
il was explained, is to put ministers
| on guard with reference to those who
may appear before them having ma
trimonial intentions. The clergy is
generally opposed to divorce in any
form and many of them object to off,
ciating at the marriage of any individ-
ual who has been divorced. The sub
ject matter of the resolution in Ques-
| ticn will doubtless be considered by
the forthcoming session of the Gener-
al Assembly.
If the reported condition of the 1884
national banks, at the close Of business
November 80, is to be taken at face
value there need be little concern
about a money stringency, if these
Should open their vaults to the people.
The capital reported exceeded one
tIllion dollars; circulation outstand-
ing, $40, 1921; secured by bonds
and other securities $270,O78 1876.
This is some money" and if the hale
Of it were thrown into the channels of
trade it would create such an impetus
10 business that all the. calamity how
lers would tire of their job. Presuma-
bly,, the state banks throughout the
country r equally prosperous. No
danger of a money panic.