Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-13
.RALE|GH IS PREPARING
forthcoming or sOLONs
North Carolina Legislature Will Con-
!. vene on January O for Session
L. oe Sixty Days.
CANDIDATES ARE VERY ACTIVE
o. Max Gardner Is Aspirant for Pres
idency of Senate-Three-C ornered
Contest Is Being Waged for Speak
crship of House.
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RALEIGH. n. c.. December 12.-
State departments and people of Rail
eigh are getting ready for the conven-
ing OF the Legislature on January 6,
and candidates for Offices in the gift
of the Legislature, in perfecting it's
organization for the sixty days Of
work, are active in all parts of. the
State. O. Max Gardner, of Shelby, is
the only candidate out for president
pro tenn of the Senate. r. o. Self is
without opposition thus far in seek
ing reelection to the chief clerkship
of the Senate.
"A three-cornered contest Is on for
the speakership of the House, with
It. c. Bowie, of Ashe; e. r. Wooten
of Lenoir, and l.. II. Aired, of John
ston. seeking this position. A. a. F.
Seawell is mentioned as possible adj
d!tional candidate. The western sec
ton Of the State is claiming the
speakership for Mr.. Bowie on the
ground that 1t Is the VESTS time, as
George w. Conner. of Wilson. was tho
Murphy, OF Salisbury. merely filed out
his term In presiding Speaker for
the special session.
T. G. Cobb. of Morganton. is seeking
reelection as chief clerk of the
House. and ]. D. Berry. of Raleigh, is
reading clerk of the House. ]. h Nor
ing, Of Wake. Is as yet without OPP
position for reelection as sergeant-at-
arms of the House. d. Castor. of
Fayetteville. is seeking the place Of
sergeant -at-arms in the Senate.
The organization of the Legislature
as to the filling of these places will
be settled in caucus of the Demo-
cratic members of each branch of the
Assembly on the night OF January S.
A very general impression Is enter
tanned by State officers and citizens
generally that the incoming Legisla-
ture will be markedly conservative in
comparison with Legislatures that
have gathered here for several ses-
sions. The belief is that the dominant
forces of the Assembly will steer clear
of what may be termed radical legis@s
lation of any sort.
Fred a. Trender supervisor of in
dustrial education In Connecticut, is
here, making q study OF the work In
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
Department of Education officials as
to the work In industrial education In
this State.
DR.. a. p. Bourland, secretary of the
Southern Education Board. of which
DIR. j. 7. Joyner, superintendent of
public instruction, is president is
planning to spend much of his time in
Raleigh the coming, year to he I'm
touch with DR.. Joyner.
RALEIGII,s PUBLIC LIBRARY
is GROWING RAPIDLY
The Olivia Raney Library, Raleigh's
splendid public library. donated to the
city by the late r. b. Raney, has grown
to 1890 volumes. G73 volumes having
been added by purchase and through
gift during the year. according to the
annual report just made. There have
been $50 registered users of the library
during the year. and the circulation
has been 1920 Volumes, of which
25,499 were books of fiction; biography.
40: travel and history. 721: general
literature. 1,O61; the average daily cir
culation being 104 volumes. a. a.
Thompson has been reelected presi
dent and Rev. NJ. a. Barber, vice
president. The library reports deficit
of SOS In running expenses. the re-
ceipts having been S4,161 and the cx-
penditures s4.230. The city makes an
annual appropriation toward It's main
tenance of $4,000.
In connection with the apportion-
ment of the $4,000 State missions fund
by the Board of Missions and Sunday
Schools OF the Baptist State Conven-
ton. there was set aside for advance
rnent Of the Sunday school cause n
budget of s2,750. and special Sunday
school committee was aDpOinted with