French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-07-06
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MOOSE MEN
DISAPPOINTED
Especial to The HustlerI

Raleigh, n. c., July 5.-The men who
piled up the big vote receiver bv
roosevelt in North Carolina at the last
election, and who were hoping tn see
him whip out his enemies in The Re-
publican convention and capture q
dual nomination at Chicago last month
are now apparently the most disgusted
set of politicians visible in this meek
o. the woods.
RooseYelts surrender to the Repub-
tlican politicians and his tardy declara-
tlon OF support Of Hughes, aud his
private conference" a few nights ago
with Judge Hughes. have combined to
actuate . large percentage of them to
swear OF" on Roosevelt dope for all
Iuture time. That q large humber OF
mem Will vote for Wilson is very evil
dent. and they are not mea1y-mouthed
in saying so.
There Is no enthusiasm here over
hughes; his personality as an indi-
Y1dual forbids it, and those who vote
for him will do so largely because Of
the temptation offered by the Federal
| p~le-counter, if a change. in admins
tratlon could be effected.
( Republicans Disappointed.
; Charles G. Latta, the patient whose
charges precipitated the recent inves-
tigation at that institution. escaped
from the Central hospital a few nights
ago by saving his way out" His
escape recalls the collapse of the
charges. which had been helped along
by several others, including a report
by the board of internal improve
ments.
1t was narrated around" that the
latter, or somebody representing it or
connected with this board, would de-
liver several more or less severe blows
at the management and conditions
when the hospital inquiry got under
way. After the e~X-steward and some
others failed to sub5tantiate ever a
small portion of their vOluminous
charges" the public turned to look
for some testimony emanating from
the State board of internal improve
ments. But. instead, the message
came that the chairman was sick. and
that no member of the board would at
tend as "a Witness-and there was an
other collapse on the part of the pros
ccution. But the most disappointed
of all are the Republican politicians
Who were getting ready to manufac-
tUre some campaign material-and
have found nothing to manufacture 1t
out of.
Trouble out of Primary.
Believing he was hooded" out OF
the primary nomination two years ago,
Mr. Wood. the present Democratic
Register of Deeds of Wake County ap-
to the regular election and
running as an independent, defeated
the Democratic nominee by a large
msjority-the vote between them be
inc clearly confined to the normal
Democratic vote, a Republican candi-
date being in the field. Wood has no
opposition this year.
That ~so-called second primary" was
to have been held last Satur-
day, July first. But as refused
to enter it, only a few of his friends
participated in it. Johnson received
over fifty more votes than Pate in the
first primary snld he declined to accept
the boards ruling. He has appealed
to the courts and if beaten there. 1t Is
said he may run as an independent.
Current G~eneralfties.
Eight executions in the death chalr
are scheduled to be pulled on In ia
leigh during the present month. TWO
are white and six are negro men.
men. Five (including the two wh1tes)
are convicted of murder; w of the :
r are sentenced for rape n
one for burglary. There will be
double executions on July 18th
2lst. The first execution for the
month occurs on Friday of this week,
when Laurence Swinson of Winning |
will be 'electrocuted for murder.
The death of Judge R. B. PEBBLES,
who was buried at Hillsboro Saturday,
remove one of the most conspicuous
of the states judiciary. He
was a man of strong personality, as
In individual and as a judge, and ike
all strong men he had enc
and many friends and admir-
erS. }
Officers and enlisted men of the Ma
tionaI Guard will not be allowed to act
war correspondents, the War De-
rules. Wal correspondents
going to the border or into Mexico
m41st 90 as SUCH, with the usual re-
s~trictiOns.
RALEIGH gave its military boys Com
many B. Third Regiment) q great send
Saturday, when the company Capt.
Albert L. Cox ~entrained for the mool-
Iization camp near Morehead CITY.
Friday the boys were guests of the
Women's club, ct their handsome new
building, a barbecue being
the features of the occasion. Company
2 went TO camp with full war strength
he new recruits doubling the number
il; its ranks w week. sage. Confed-
crate veterans of the Soldiers Home
part of the escort to the depo.:
The National and State political
committees are getting into harness
for the great partisan battle to be
tbis year-the hottest contest
in many years.