The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, May 29, 1908, Image 1

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ESTABLISHED EN 18 TEDDYiCONTROLS The Republican Party Nothing but a Name. TAFT TO BE NOMINEE President Has So Decreed, and Four Hundred Federal Einpldyes Will Do Hi9f Bidding ?White House Autocracy Has Disgusted G. O. P.l Leaders?Mr. Bryan at the Gover nors' Conference. By WILLIS J. ABBOT. This administration is making histo ry, and the sincerity of purpose of the president conquers even those public men who question bis policies and who are inclined to resent the gradual in crease in the federal power for which he so emphatically stands. The confer ence of the governors of the states of this Union held at the White House was a notable event and will by future historians be estimated as one of the great political occurrences of the early iyears of the twentieth century. Pres ident Roosevelt has done many clever things, but none more clever than this ?one. He brought together Democratic governors insistent upon state rights ?nd Republican governors who are in clined to look leniently upon the ex tension of the federal power. He har monized them so that all went away applauding his programme. He brought as distinguished citizens In private life Mr. James J. HUT1 and Mr. Andrew Carnegie, Mr. W. J. Bryan and Mr. , John1 Mitchell, who fraternized and. without sacrificing any of their Indi vidual beliefs or convictions, parted the best of friends and equally devot ed, to the purposes for which tbe con ference was called. . It would be futile and foolish to as ? sert that no politics was talked by the1 delegates to the convention. But the twe statesmen whose names appear most frequently in discussion of the Democratic presidential nomination talked no politics for publication Nei ther Mr. Bryan nor Governor Johnson, though pursued incessantly by newspa per men, said one word concerning any ' iJerspnal^andidacyfor. thenomination. Mr. Bryan utterly refused to give any interviews on political matters, and his speech before the governors, which was received with such enthusiasm as the White House never before wit nessed, bad not one line in It that could be described as partisan. Neverthe less Mr. Bryan left the conference a stronger man than when he went In. He had shown the governors and the delegates that he stood for certain is sues that were not necessarily partisan and that he was quite as able to ap plaud the president upon Issues which he believed to be right us to oppose those he thought wrong. There was no more enthusiastic reception given to any one, not to the president himself, than that given to Mr. Bryan when he spoke. What the Governors Thought. After the conference was over rep resentatives of a New York paper which is bitterly antagonistic to Mr. Bryan polled the governors on theii preferences for a presidential nominee. Here Is the result: Every Democratic governor was for Bryan; every Repub lican governor who did not come from a state having a "favorite son" was for Taft. Governor Folk of Missouri said in my presence: "MtsouiTs vote at Denver will be cast for Mr.. Bryan. II is well known that I am a supporter of him." Governor Comer of Alabama said, "I am for Bryan and believe thai he will be nominated and elected." On the Republican side perhaps the strongest statement made by any One outside of the states In which "favor ite sons" are being urged was that from Governor Warner of Michigan who said: "Quote me in the most vig orous terms as being in favor of Taft The entire state of Michigan is for him, and I have no doubt that he will bt nomiuated and elected." ? Here in Washington there has ceased to be any doubt of the nomination ot Taft, but every day the doubt of his election is becoming more general. A Story From Alaska. Thomas Cale. territorial delegate from Alaska, elected on a noupartisan ticket, told to a number of friends in the house cloakroom the other day a story which has no particular political bearing, but which has some interest as showing the enthusiasm which Mr. Bryan is able to awaken among his supporters. Mr. Cale was a miner in the far recesses of the Klondike in 1800. A paper in Dawson rejoicing In the name of tbe Daily Nugget prepar ed during that militant year of poli tics a goiden souvenir and invited Its readers to vote as to whether it should be given to Mr. McKinley or Mr. Bry an. The editor of the paper was a Re publican aud had no doubts as to what direction the gift would take. The souvenir was a golden circle [Within which were suspended small models of the miners* tools, the pick, the windlass, the pan and the other necessaries of the prospector. The election 'fas held on Canadian sc.fi and was, of course, purely a senti mental affair. Thomas Cale traveled on foot sixty miles from his camp in the Klondike wilderness t<> Dawson. rolling himself in his blanket at night driving his dog te.im by day, merely to east his vote. The result of the election was that .be souvenir was awarded to Mr. Bryan by a vote of more than three to one, somewhat to the disgust of tie Republican news* SSallevJr 1? "?? 08 . . State House p. 69. paper proprietor who had offered it. Oale says that Mr. Bryan told him that it was deposited in his safe .as among- the most prized memorials of his first campaign. 1 The Two Conventions. The Republicans have -practically .finished their selection of delegates to the Chicago convention. On the sur face it appears that the 'convention will easily nominate Secretary Taft'.' That nomination, if made, and I think it will be made, will be accomplished by the power bf one man. There is no longer a Republican party. There is only a Roosevelt, who controls the Republican party. To what extent, the president'can follow up his deter mination to 'nominate Taft by forc ing his election is yet to lx> determin ed. Recently the statement appears that nearly 400 delegates to the Chi cago convention are federal employ ees, owing allegiance to Roosevelt and doing his bidding. That is a- very good start for a nomination to be made by merely a majority of votes. But when it comes to the election a different Issue will be raised. The president can control a convention, but to control the nearly 15.000,000 voters of the nation requires a different order of talent. It is not probable that Mr. Roosevelt appreciates the hostility of public men In his own party to him. His popularity with the voters in cer tain parts of the country, may be ad mitted, but his strength with the lead ers of his party must be questioned. A Pennsylvania Republican congress man told me only a few days ago that he expected Bryan's nomination and hoped for his election. . As he turned away he said: "This seems a strange thing for a Republican to say, but we would like to get back to the system under which congress had something to say in regard to the government of this "country. We are tired of a White House autocracy, and we would willingly retire for four years in order that the record of the last twelve years might be obliterated and the precedent set during that period might now be set aside." It is extraordinary how strong this feeling is. It is not reflected at all adequately in the newspapers, been use the men who will talk In this way to a correspondent or to a political friend will preface their remarks by saying that they must not be quoted by nume. For example, a New England senator ?never mind whom?a senator who has been quoted for some time as be ing one of the "allies" opposed to Mr. Roosevelt, told rae Sunday that the fight was up; that Taft would.be nom inated, and nominated not by the con vention, but by the power of Roose velt. He did not like the nomination. Rather was he for Fairbanks or for j Cannon. But he- said .that the tre-! tnendo?s power of the administration being put back of Tuft hud already accomplished the nomination and that It was idle now to attempt further to antagonize it. Therefore they would accept the inevitable and M r. Tail would receive the nomination. "But." said he. "a nomination grudgingly granted is not equivalent to an elec tion, even though granted by the ma jority parry*. You are likely to find in the coming election many Republic an public men who have ordinarily been out fighting in the open for the Republican candidate who this year will look upon the campaign season as a good time to take trips to Europe and who will shed no tears if Mr. Bryan Is elected. There are-many who will be entirely content with four years' relief from the present domi nant influence in the White House. Of course we will -be back in the fight four years hence, with a determina tion then to keep your friend out of power for twelve years more.'' Newspaper readers would be aston ished to know how general this feel ing Is among Republican politicians in both house and senate, and of course to be in either the house or the senate means to be a politician. The defeat of the Republican ticket by Mr. Bryan this year, which is ?xpected. would cause very few regrets among the men .who occupy desks in the two halls of the capitol. The autocracy of the White House, the absolute despot Ism of the speaker and his four allies in the house of' representatives, the puissance of Aldrich and his steering committee, have reduced the ordinary Republican senator or representative to a position of complete impotence. They resent It. and they would like to substitute for the widely advertised "square deal" a new deal. The Future of John Mitchell. When John Mitchell, the former president of the United Mine Workers of America, was in Washington last week somebody started the story that he might be the candidate for vice president on the Democratic ticket. The suggestion took like wildfire. Everybody was talking about it. ex cept John Mitchell. One of his habits is to talk little and to do much. Par ticularly is he disinclined to talk about himself. I have ? known him since the days of the anthracite strike and have admired him much as an ex ecutive. Perhaps he would make a good vice president, because the duty of the incumbent of that olllce is t?> sit on I he rostrum and let gentlemen like the Hon. Jeff Davis or the Hon. Chaur.eey Depew talk to him. Mr. Mitchell would be admirably equipped for the place of a sagacious listener. He did. however, say to me that, while he admired President Roosevelt for lhe many good things he had dear, in the cause Sf labor, he himself wn. a Democrat and had been all his life. He now holds no office in the gift of his labor organization and indeed de clined a pension from that organiza tion. How. far the suggestion of Iiis candidacy may go no one can tHJ. hut if the favorable opinion it awakened In Washington affords any criterion it may go fa:- Indeed. Washington, D. C. (?en. Stephen I). Lee Dead. Gen. Stephc D. Lee. commander in-chief of the Confederate Veterans and the last general of the Confeder I acy, died yesterday at Lynchburg. WHO THEY ARE. Names, of State Candidates So Far Who Have Announced. MAY BE OTHERS. What Each Candidate Has to Pay to Enter the Race, Which With His Other Expenses Makes Running for a State Office an Expensive Luxury. As will be noticed upon reference to the schedule published in another column the State campaign will open on June 17. and there will be two campaign parties?one composed of the candidates for the United States senate and the other composed of the candidates for state offices. The two parties will start on .the same day, at. different places, and tour the state in different directions. At present there are five candidates for United States senator?Hon. John Gary Evans of Spartanburg; Hon. D. C. Heyward of Richland; Hon. George Johnstone of Newberry; Hop. O. B. Martin of Richland and Hon. E. D. Smith of Florence. These gentlemen, and others who may hereafter enter the race, will tour the state together, and it is to be hoped that people will be edified on national issues by their able address es on topics of the day. There are two candidates for gov ernor?Governor M. F. Ansel and State Senator Cole L. Blease of New berry. There is yet possibility of further opposition to Governor Ansel, as seme of the most insistent prohibi tionists do not relish his recent change on the prohibition issue and are disposed to bring out a candidate in opposition who will stand for un qualified prohibition. None of the state officials is apt to have opposition except Railroad Com missioner Caughman, who will be opposed by several, among whom are J. A. Summersett of Columbia, Hal. W. Richardson of Barn well. F. C. Fishburn of Charleston and Cansler of Tirzah. The superintendent of education is a candidate for the United States senate and for that office ihere are three announced aspirants?S. R. R. Mellichamp of Orangebnrg, E. C. El more of Spartanburg and .1. E. Swearing*'!) of Edgefield. Gen. Wilie Jones, for the execu tive committee, anounce the follow ing rate of assessment for candidates for United Slates senate, congress, etc.: United Sr.atos senate.$50.00 Congress.-"'"."O Governor.50.00 Other state officers.37.50 Solicitor.2."..00 The siate campaign opens up on June 17 and the candidates do not have a great amount of time now in which to lib- their pledges and hand over their coin" for the privilege of telling the "dear peepul" a few things and appealing to them for their sup port. The last hour for filing pled ges is noon of the day before the iti nerary begins. It is necessary to have an experi enced railroad man. one who is thoroughly conversant with sched ules, etc. prepare the oninpaigu itinerary and Mr. B. 11. Todd. city ticket and passenger agent of the Southern, has been assigned to this duty by the subcommittee in charge At least two weeks will intervene between the two campaign meetings in each county. . ....... k EG, S. C. FRIDAY, MAI DOING STUNTS. TEX LOST AT SEA. [?reek Shin Sunk After Going Ashore on Bahama Island. From information received by their relatives in Pensacola. Fla., it is be lieved that four Greeks, two of whom are young girls, and six of the crew have been lost in the wreck of the (greeks steamship Cycladus, which went aground and sank off Bahama islands, May 11. The four passeng ers on the vessel took passage at Pensacola, intending to go to Ge noa, and there secure passage to visit relatives in Greece. The Cycladus left Pensacola arter taking a part of a cargo, and went to New Orleans, ?vhere she filled out for Genoa. When off, the Bahama Islands, from in formation received here, she went on [f reel and later sank. ''The crew and four Pensacola passengers got off safely. The men were short of food supplies. One of the boats, the largest, has reached Nassau, N. P., and this contained the captain and fifteen members of the crew. The Dther boat, which contained six of the crew and the four passengers, has not been heard from. It is fear ed that the smaller of ihe boats has been swamped. NEGRO PROTECTS WIFE. Kliootr; and Kills A Very Bad White Man. Boyce. Stone was killed Monday afterroon on the outskirts of Greer by Henry Fowler, colored. It seems that Stone and two other white men went to Fowler's house and attempt ed to criminally assauic his wife. Fowler came in answer to calls of his wife. He expostulated with the men wnen he was set upon and badly beaten. Recovering from the attack, he seized his gun and fired at close range at the first man in sight. The contents of the load hit Boyce Stone killing him instantly. Fwler at once surrendered to the authorities and was committed to jail. Stone was about 24 years of age and was a bad fellow. About four years ago Policeman roster of Greer was foul ly assassinated and St ne was tried for the crime and was acquitted. Since this time he has lived until recently in the far West, where he was again tried for murder but came clear. Stue has always been a wild and reckless life, and the sad ending to his career was what every one ex pected. HARRY THAW IS INSANE. Slayer of Stanford White Will Re main in Asylum. Harry K. Thaw, the slayer of Stan ford White, will not be released from the Lunatic Asylum. This is the de cision reached by Justice Morse hauser of Ihe New York supreme | court, in an opinion filed early Tues day morning in Ihe matter of Thaw's application for release on a writ of I habeas corpus. Both points brought I up by Thaw*!: attorneys aie decided I against him. The justice declares, that Thaw is now insane and should j not be allowed at large and he fur ther declares thai the commit men I to the lunatic asylum by Justic Howling after the last trial of the case, was entirely legal. FOUND IN RIVER. The Body of a Man Thought to Be j Murdered. At Jacksonville. Fla., the body of an unknown white man. supposed to be a male of some schooner in port, was found floating in the river Tues day and upon investigation u was found that the man had been shot in th:1 head. The authorities believe ihe man was murdered and his body thrown into the river to hide the crime. A thorough investigation is being made. Nothing was found on the body, to lead to an identification. I 29, 1908. ?Macau ley in New York World. BOAT TURNED OVER AND REV. JENNINGS AND DR. LEONARD DROWNED. A Most Distressing and Fata! Acci dent Happened at Tucapan Pond Near Greer Monday Evening. A dispatch from Greenville to The State says: Dr. T. M. Leonard, a dentist, and Rev. Mr. Jennings, pas tor of the Presbyterian church at Reidville, were drowned Monday evening at 6.30 in Berry's mill pond,, eight miles from Greer. The two men were taking'a day's outing and wore fishing when the storm came up Monday afternoon. To escape a drenching they d-ew in anchor and were paddling do the shore, when the boat overturned, throwing both men into the water. Neither could swim and there were no eyewitnesses to the tragedy. Dr. Leonard's body has not yet been- recovered, though the body of the minister was found late Monday night. Further search is being made at the pond for the .recovery of Dr. Leonard's body. Rev Mr. Jennings leaves three daughters, his wife hav ing died a year ago. Dr. Leonard leaves a wife and three children. A dispatch from Spartanburg says: Mr. Jennings was a graduate of the Clinton orphanage and was held in high esteem by Dr. Jacobs and others connected with the orphanage. He had been stationed at Reidville for five years and was serving a num ber of churches. He was loved by the members of all his churches and his sudden and tragic death has caus ed widespread sorrow. There were fully 400 persons gath ered at Tuscapau Tuesday night, com ? ing from every section of the country and 200 are actively engaged in the search for the body of Dr. Leonard. Tuesday night the great pond will be practically dry and the recovery of the missing body is expected. This distressing accident has caus ed wide sorrow throughout the county. Dr. Leonard-was well known in this city. He war. a former stu dent of WofTord coiiege and a rela tive of Dr. O. W. Leonard of Spar tanburg. Leaving Wofford college, he studied dentistry and practiced his profession at Reidville his home. He is survived by his wife and sev ral children. FLAGMAN KILLED. Kell in Front of Engine on Blue Ridge Road. While flagging his train at Ander son Monday morning Mr. Geo. Reed Keith fell in front of the engine. The trucks passed over his legs, complete ly severing both of them below the knees. He was quickly picket] up and hurried to the Anderson hospital. At 10.80 o'clock he had sufficiently recovered from the severe shock ac companying the accident to undergo a surgical operation. Both of his legs were amputated above the knees. He was. however, unable to (?'?(?over from tin- wounds, and he died at 12.15 o'clock Monday afternoon. YOUNG MAX SHOT By Mother of (.'ill Hi' Persisted in Going With. At Monroe, X. C. because William Luther, a popular young society man. persisted in his attention to Miss Margaret Thompson.a school girl.aged 15. against the protest of her mot her, he was shot and serriously wounded by Mrs. Thompson. Luther's condi tion is not regarded as critical. Mrs. Thompson after repeated protests, declared that she would shoot Luther if he did not desist coming to see her daughter. He came Sunday night, and an angry scene ensued, the shooting following. SERVANT PROBLEM. ENG LS H* GIRLS TO BE USED TO SOLVE IT. The State Immigration Bureau En tering Upon an Experiment of Great Interest to the State. A letter from Columbia, to The News and Courier says in the ex periment which Commissioner Wat son has started of substituting a high type of English-speaking house hold servant girl for the negro ser vant girl he is convinced both from employers and the girls themselves ithat he has finally laid the founda tion for a successful, practical solu tion of the vexed negro servant pro blem in this State, and if the experi ment proves a success here it will be "a go" throughout the S?rth. After repeated failures during four years' hard work the commission is now sa tisfied that success is at hand. The first experiments along this line were with foreign-speaking peo ple, and in every case this proved a failure. These are the kind of fore ign servants that are being placed to a large extent in the North. Com missioner Watson then concluded that this section would have to have a higher type than is used in the North ?in order to supplant the negro, who is daily growing more useless exacting- and that the new servants must speak English. He was further persuaded that the newcomers in or der to be satisfied tnemselves and render satisfactory service would have to he in touch with the otner mem bers of the!" families, so as to give the home touch and alleviate the so cial alienation which had made other experiments with English-speaking girls failures. Accordingly persis tent, energetic work was carried on in the desirable farm section of En gland with literature, lectures and personally conducted tours with big vans. The thirty-three English people brought here less than a month ago and located in and around Columbia, Edgefield, Abbeville, Greenville and elsewhere in the State, have all writ ten letters to the department express ing satisfaction, and every girl so located has written letters through the department to friends and rela tives abroad, urgirg them to come on to South Carolina and live. FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORT That's Why a Florence Man Left Home Some Dnys Ago. A dispatch from Florence says the officials of the Bank of Florence gave out another statement in regard to the Lee Brunson affair. After go ing, over his hooks very carefully they have found a shortage of $5,' 000. They have not yet finished their work on his books, but it is not thought that the shortage will exceed this amount. This informa tion comes as a severe blow to the many friends of Lee Brunson there and throughout the State. When the statement was given out that there was a shortage in Branson's ac counts, his father, Judge W. A. Brun son, and the other relatives promptly made good the shortage, and any other that may bbe found, thus ob viating any prosecution of fiis bond. BOTH LEGS CRUSHED. A Sumter Colored Man Meets With Unfortunate Accident. At Sumter Charley Lawry, one of the cojored scavenger cart drivers of the city, met with a most terrible accident Saturday night about 10.30 o'clock in being run over by a switch engine in the Atlantic Coast Line yards. Both of his legs, just below the knees, were so badly crush ed that they had to he amputated. His chances of recovery are fairly good, but it will require several days yet before any definite idea may be formed. The accident occurred near the water track, on a frog switch, and it is said that Lowry was sitting down on the track and that one of his feet became wedged in tjje frog and lhat he could not get his foot out in time to get out of the way. A LADY RUN OVER. And Killed by a Train on the Atlan tic Coast Line. Mrs. Wilson, aged about 65 years, was run over and instantly killed by Atlantic Coast Line southbound pas senger train N'o. 35, Bngiueer Ilous .tpn. at Jackson, S. C, ten miles from Augusta. Tuesday morning about !'.::.". o'clock. Mrs. Wilson stepped directly in i front of the passenger train from a position behind a freight car on the adjoining side track, and the engi neer had not time to stop. The Coast Line passenger train makes no stop at Jackson, und was therefore tol running at slow speed when the wo man made her sudden appearance. WHALE .KILLED. Dig Fish Bagged Near Palmetto Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. A whale 35 feet long was cap. tired Tuesday morning by a fishing party in milsborough bay. two miles off Palmetto beach. A bombardment of two hours with Winchester riflea was held before the whale was kill ed. It was then towed to the beach. It is the first one seen in these wat ers iu many years. ^, 0 $1.50 PER ANNUM. DATES FIXED For the Speaking in the State? Campaign Meetings. A TWO RING AFFAIR. The Two Campaign Parties Will Be* gin to Stump the State on June 17, One Start bigg at Sumter and the* Other at St. Matthews. A subcommittee of the State De mocratic executive committee, con sisting of Chairman Wilie Jones.Com [jtroller General A. W. Jones "and C. L. B lease of New berry, met and ar ranged the schedule for the Demo cratic campaign this summer. Capt, D. J. Griffith, also a member, was unavoidably absent on business. As was decided upon by the State con vention there are to be two campaign: parties, one for the candidates for the United States seriate and congress, and the other for the candidates for the State offices. The State campaign, will open at St. Matthews on June 17, and the senatorial campaign will op en at Sumter on the.same date. The itinerary for the candidates for state offices follows: St. Matthews, Wednesday, June 17? Orangeburg, Thursday, June 18. , St. George, Friday, June 19. Charleston, Saturday, June 20. j Walterboro, Monday, June 22. i Beaufort, Tuesday, June 23. Hampton,(Wednesday, June 24. ? Barnwell, Friday, June 26. Bamberg, Sat rday, June 27. Lexington, T esday, June 30. Saluda. Wec:.iesday, July 1. Edgefield, Thursday, July 2. :' Aiken, Friday, July 3. 1 Sumter, Tuesday, July 7. Manning, Wednesday, July 8. ) Monks Corner. Thursday, July 9. | Georgetown, Friday, July 10. Kingstree, Saturday, July 1L Florence, Monday, July 13. Marion, Tuesday, July 14. Ccnway, Thursday, July 16. Darlington, Friday, July 17. Bishopville, Tuesday, July 21. Bennettsville, Wednesday, July 22V . Chesterfield, Thursday, July 23. Camden, Friday, July 24. Lancaster, Saturday, July 25. Winnsboro, Monday, July 27. Chester, Tuesday, July 28. Yorkville. Wednesday, July 29. Gaffney, Thursday, July, 30. Spartanburg, Friday, July 31. Union, Saturday, August 1. Columbia, Tuesday, August 4. Newberry, Wednesday. August 5. Greenwood, Thursday, August 6. Abbeville, Friday, August 7. Anderson, Saturday, August 8. Walhalla, Wednesday, August 19w ? Pickens. Thursday, Augusc 20. Greenville, Friday, August 21. Laurens, Saturday, August 22. Following is the schedule of meet ings for candidates for United States, senate, congressmen and solicitors: Sumter, Wednesday, June 17. Manning, Thursday, June 18. Monks Corner, Friday, June 19. Georgetown, Saturday, June 20. 1 Kingstree, Monday. June 22. Florence, Tuesday, June 23. Marion, Wednesday, June 24. Con way, Friday, July 26. Darlington, Saturday, June 27. Bishopville, Tuesday, June 30. Bennettsville, Wednesday, July, 1, Chesterfield, Thursuay, July 2. Camden, Friday, July C. Lancaster, Saturday, July 4. Winnsboro, Monday, July 6. Chester, Tuesday, July 7. Yorkville, Wednesday. July 8. Gaffney, Thursday. July 9. Spartanburg, Friday, July 10. [ Union, Saturday, July 11. Columbia, Tuesday, July 14. Newberry. Wednesday, July 15. Greenwood, Thursday. July 16 ? ! Abbeville, Friday, July 17. Anderson, Saturday, July 18. Walhalla, Tuesday, July 21. Pickens, Wednesday. July 22. j (M-eenville. Thursday, July 23. | Laurens, Friday, July 24. Lexington, Tuesday, July 2S. ] Saluda, Wednesday, July 29. Fdgefiold. Thursday. .Inly ."'.0. j Aiken. Friday. July ?l. Bamberg, Saturday, August 1. i Barnwell, Tuesday, August 4. Hampton. Thursday, August 6. Beaufort. Friday. August 7. Walterboro, Saturday, August S. Charleston, Wednesday. August 19* St. George, Thursday. August 20. Ofnilgebtirg, Friday. August 21. St. Matthews. Saturday August 22. VOTES OUT WHISKEY. North Carolina Goes Dry by Forty Thousand Plurality. North Carolina was carried for State prohibit^" Wednesday by a majority that is estimated at from 40.000. The prohibition ticket car ried 78 out of the 9S counties by majorities approximating 48,000. The anti-prohibition ticket has 20 coun ties by majorities approximating 5, B00. This calculation is based on some estimates and the prohibition leaders say it is possible for the pro hibition majority to reach Til).000. A close estimate of the vote would give a prob'.1 it ion majority of about 45, 000. The election passed off very quietly, no disturbances of any mo ment being reported. The total votei casi itt the State. w.as abbout 175tQQ%