Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-26
PLEA IS HEARD BY CRAIG
TO SPARE TRULL'S LIFE
Governor OF North Carolina VIII
Announce His Decision
To-Day.
RACE FOR ATToRNEY-eENERAL
Entrance OF T. II. Calvert Makes Four
Men I'm Contest, With Another
Observation-Disclosures Men of Lum-
berton Subscribe for Bank Stock.
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Especial TO The Times Dispatch
RALEIGH. y. c.. August 25.-Gov-
ernor Craig listened for more than
three hours to-day to pleas by Cam
eron Morrison and Jake Newell for the
life OF Charles Trull who is under
sentence to die in the electric chair on
September for murder and robbery
In Charlotte. He also heard n brief
nut fearful plea by Mrs. Trull for tho
life OF her son. The Governor said he
would announce his decision as to
executive clemencv Tomorrow morn
ing. special commission on Truths
sanity has reported that they found
Trull of low intellect and Il moral
pervert, but not insane"
Things are happening thick and fast
in the matter of the Impending con-
, test in the Democratic primarie next
year for the Office of Attornev-Cienoral.
First there was the definite announce
ment that r. a. Doughton. of Allie
shany. would not be a candidate Then
came the announcements Of the candidacy
of w. a. Self. of Hickory. that he would
be candidate. followed Yesterday
morning by the announcement from
Edmund Jones. of Lenoir. that he will
also be in the race. Then this morn
ment by T. II. Calvert. present Assist
ant Attorney General that ne will seek
inc nomination at the hands of the
Democrats in the primary as pro-
motion In his work. that he feels that
MS service for the past three years in
| the office of assistant merits
SO now there are actually in the race
for Attorney General, subject to the
nomination in the Primaries Judge
Frank Carter, Ashevlle; w. a. Self
Hickory: Edmund Jones. Lenoir, and
T. III. Calvert. Victor Bryant. here
from Durham to day. says that the GEN
eral expectation there is that r. O.
Everett. OF that place, will enter the
race also, making five active Candi-
dates for the Democratic primaries
This means. said shrewd politician
here to-day. that there will be n sec
ond primary for Attorney-General, as it
will be utterly impossible for a choice
TO be made by the voters, with so many
| formidable aspirants appealing for
their votes.
| y charter was granted for the Plant
ers' Banking and Trust Company, Of
Lumherton. The capital is $3.50. 900 au-
| thortzed. and $4,000 subscribed by
about one hundred and nifty of the
| leading business men and planters of
the Lumherton section OF the State.
they include r. r. Barnes, L. Shaw, J.
l.. Townsend. d. J. oliver. O. c. Spaul-
ding. *. NJ. Barnes. George l.. Thomp-
! son and others: also r. W. Jones. OF
New York. The bank is authorized to
do general commercial and savings
banking and general trust business
There was also Issued to-day a char
ter FOR the Marshville Ginning Com
pany. Of Marshville, Union County;
! capital $4,000 authorized, $4,000 sub
scribed. by r. C. Newman. w. c. Cur
rim and others.
| Commissioner OF Insurance James r.
Young has returned from a weeks stay
| IN western Carolina having delivered
an address last Wednesday before the
state convention OF manufacturers at
AsheNille. and spent several days at
Montreal. Commissioner Young's adj
dress to tho manufacturers had en-
| surance and Manufacturers" for its
| theme. He was greatly pleased with
the spirit that pervaded the conven-
| ton OF the manufacturers, and found
| them generally optimistic on the bust
| ness outlook for the country at large,
the South and for North Carolina Mr..
Young says that the mountains are
swarming with tourists and pleasure
seekers generally, railroads taxed to
their capacity. and automobiles every
where and from everywhere.
! Major w. a. Graham. Commissioner
| OF Agriculture. has returned from sew
eral weeks stay in Western Carolina.
especially at his Lincoln County farm,
and is attending the daily sessions of
the State farmers convention He saws
| that crops throughout the sections OF
the State he has travelled are very
good. and that he expects at least n
good average yield in every section OF
| the State.