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The News and Observer. VOL. XLV. NO. 53. IBIS ML IBCTB MIOUH HIDES ■ KWB AMI CMCUUTIML Sweeping Victorg Ahead Chairman Simmons Forecasts the Election Results from a Poll of the State, lion. F. M. Simomns, Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Com mittee, was seen last night at Democratic headquarters and asked his opinion as to the result of the election pn Tuesday. He has fought a great fight and set's victory ahead for the advocates of White Supremacy. ‘‘What have you to say about the situation, and the result of the election Tuesday?” “Why, the situation is simply superb. The outlook is glorious. Our organi zation all over the State is almost perfect. Our people are aroused to the high est pitch of enthusiasm and determination. They arc going into the fight with the zeal and spirit of one who knows his cause is just and YV ILL TRIUMPH. There is going to be the greatest political revolution that has ever taken place in the State. We will have a SYY EEPING VICTORY. Our entire State ticket will be elected by a large majority, and we will elect both branches of the Legislature; the House by a large majority and the Senate by a good, safe working majority. I have received polls of the vote from all parts of the State, and there is no doubt about our success. Nobody knows this better than our enemies. While o lir people are jubilant and confident, the enemy is and has been growing more and more despondent for three weeks, and now, right on the eve of the election- they are manifestly hacked and hope less. They try to conceal it. Theirs has been a hopeless fight from the begin ning. Although there was a large majority against us to overcome, yet it was impossible for the fusionists to win, with the record of extravagance, corrup tion, fraud and NEGROISM that they had made during the last two years. It was simply impossible that the intelligent and honest people of North Carolina should desire these conditions to continu e » or by their vote endorse them. “How many Congressmen will the D pmocrats elect?” Mr. Simmons was asked. He replied: “We will elect Small 11 the First; Kitchin in the Fifth; Bel lamy in the Sixth; Klutz in the Seventh; Crawford in the Ninth. I think we will also elect Atwater in the Fourth Distr ict with a good fighting chance for the candidates in two other districts. “Will the Democrats support Atwnte 1 ' for Congress? I asked the State Chairman. “Mr. Atwater, though a Populist, withdrew from his county convention, when that convention passed resolution* t° fuse with the Repuolieans. He has made a splendid canvass of the district- denouncing fusion between Populists and Republicans, as inconsistent with principle, and calling upon the Populists not to support such a combination, lie h as made a strong fight tor good, honest, economical government and YY’HLIE SI PREMACY. Besides this, as a member of the Senate of 1897 he v ot( -'d against all bills to negroize the Eastern towns and cities. The Democratic Executive Committee for the Fourth Congressional District, have recommended that the Democrats sup port him, and I believe and hope that h<> "ill receive the united support of our party throughout the district.” “Do you think the election will pns s (> ff peaceably?’ “I hojie so. There is considerable excitement in some sections of the State. But this is due to a determination on the part of the WHITE PEOPLE ot the State to put an end to negro rule, not to any purpose nr disposition to violence. The WHITE PEOPLE of North Carolina have made up their minds that WHITE MEN are going to control the State and make and administer all of its laws, and they sometimes express this resolution in very vigorous language. “I have been advised that the Republicans have planned wholesale frauds on the day of the election, and that the.v are going to make a systematic effort to steal the election. “They YVILL NOT succeed. The WHITE PEOPLE of North Carolina are not in a humor to be trifled with, and they will make it. extremely uncom fortable for any rascal who may attempt in any way to cheat them out of their votes. Two years ago many thousand illegal negro votes were cast in the State. Many negroes who had bee» dead for years were impersonated by repeaters. Thousands of boys, under 2l years of age registered and voted. Thousands of convicts registered and voted. That YVILL NOT BE PER MITTED this year. I have notified our people everywhere to be on their guard against these and all other species of frauds, and due precautions have been taken. The attempt will doubtless be made, but 1 repeat it will not be successful.” HE WITHHOLDS THE BOOK. MAXTON, N. C„ NOV. .".—(SPE CIAL.)—WHEN THE PRECINCT BOARD MET HERE TODAY TO CONSIDER CHALLENGES, IT WAS FOum) THAT B. B. McLEAN, re publican CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF REGISTRARS. WAS ABSENT AND THE BOOK COULD NOT BE FOUND. UPON STATE MENTS MADE BY W. A. LOWE, POPULIST REGISTRAR. A WAR RANT WAS ISSUED FOR McLEAN. WHO WAS ARRESTED UPON THE ARRIVAL OF THE WILMINGTON TRAIN. HE WAIVED EXAMINA TION AND WAS HELD IN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS BAIL. J. M. BURKE. I). A. PATTERSON, AIT GUSTUS SHAW AND OTHERS BE COMING SECURITY. THE PRECINCT BOARD ORGAN IZED TODAY BY ELECTING W. S. McNAIR CHAIRMAN. WHO DE MANDED THE CUSTODY OF THE REGISTRATION BOOK, BUT WAS REFUSED. THE PEOPLE ARE HIGHLY \\ TJP OYi.K THE APPA RENT CONSPIRACY OF THE FU SI ON i STS TO COMMIT FRAUD. WHITE MEN ARMED. NY\vl)(*rn. N. C M Nov. s.—(Special.)- The Democrats of Newbern ami Craven county have shaken of! their lethargy. The resolutions passed on Friday night by the* mass meeting showed that. Af ter a survey of the situation hero I feel justified in saying that the result in « i ( * 4. 5 WILL REJOICE AFTER TUESDAY. ? I u When the righteous are in authority, i the people rejoice; but when the wicked ♦ beareth the rule thepeople mourn."—Prov. ! t 29:2. ! ♦ ♦ 1 ♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Craven county will be it. surprise to Democrats and Republicans alike. Yesterday I accompanied Capt. W. B. Shaw and Mr. Henry Bryan, candidate for the Senate, ten miles in the country, whore they spoke. They were met by a largo escort of mounted men that swell ed as they approached the place where the speaking was to occur. There were probably 700 people present. Mr. S. E. Wbitford. a life-long Democrat, was master of ceremonies. Mr. Green, for register of deeds, spoke first. Mr. .Lis. A. Bryan, for the Senate, spoke for more than an hour and made one of the l»est speeches I have heard in this campaign. Capt. Shaw, from continuous campaign ing, was too hoarse to speak for more than a few minutes, greatly to the dis appointment of • the crowd. Barbecue was served to the taste of all. That Newbern is coining it for its share of attention is shown by the num ber of clever newspaper men who wen* here from a distance. The Washington Post. Washington Star and Richmond D spatch have efficient representatives on tin* scene. After the mass meeting on Friday night Mr. .Tames A. Bryant gave a supper in honor of their honor. *CY” THOMPSON FINDS HIS OWN. Sanford, Nov. s.—(Special).—Dr. “Cy” Thompson spoke this afternoon at Jones boro to a large crowd of negroes, and a few white men. Very few of the white men remained in the hall till Thompson had concluded his speech, as they became disgusted at him, and the actions of the negroes. Thompson and some of the lo cal Republicans of Sanford left to-night for tin* county, it is believed to hold a pieeting with tin* negroes. RALEIGH, N. C., SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEM UEU (5, 1898. TTOOE TOB KHOEIL dd FDB[EE=[F(IDMIL[Lo w Jr * * * * > : *:Dvs W u . ::• *4j •• Campaign’s Glorious End ROUSING DEMOCRATIC RALLIES ALL OVER THE STATE. Concord, Roxboro, Reidsville, Tuckahoe and Other Towns the Scene of Remarkable Demonstrations of En thusiasm and Determination to Win for White Supremacy. Burlington. Nov. 5. —(Special.)—The Democratic campaign in Alamance coun ty culminated to-day in the grandest rally that has over oc curred in this section of the State. At Burlington, seven thousand enthusiastic white people gathered under the auspices of the Democratic County Executive Committee, to hear great rallying speech es by Overman, Guthrie and Brooks; to eat up the greatest spread ever attempted in the county, and to take counsel for the tight for white supremacy on Tuesday next. It was one of tin* most patriotic dem onstrations that has occurred in tin* State, and was a glorious foreshadow ing of a great victory for Democracy in this county on Tuesday next. It was a great mingling together of the friends, neighbors and kinspeople of the lamented Thomas M. Holt, and the spirit of that great commoner seemed to hover over the gathering. It was a monster meeting of the descendants of those heroic regulators of old Alamance, who more than a hundred yea res ago fought back the evils of iryonism and these their worthy gradsons and great grandsons had assembled to light back tin* evils of Russellism. It reminded tin* venerable Giles Me baue of the days of 1840 and caused him to almost forget t -at he moved about with the weight of 87 well-spent years upon him. It inspired the young men and the young women of Alamance county and prompted a determination in every man t«» win the battle for White Su premacy in North Carolina. It cloned the doors of 20 cotton mills in Alamance; county for tin* entire day. stopped thej activity on the thousand farms and j rang up the yoemen from one end of the county to the other. Il was a great plain peoples’ banquet spread by white people for white people upon a table five hundred and sixteen feet long and four feet wide. It slew one hundred and forty-two lambs and pigs, with not a black one among them to feast upon by this vast throng. Os course this great occasion had to have an originator and generous and active promoters and supporters. Its originator was Mr. Robert L. Holt, one of tin* truest of the true blue Dem ocrats of Alamance and one of the State's most unselfish young patriots. It. was promoted and generously sup ported by such men as L. Banks Holt. A. W. Haywood. B. S. Roberson, Col. Eugene Holt. <’id. James 11. Ilolt. E. S. Parker, chairman of the county Demo cratic executive committee, John Q. Gant, the Erwins, tin* Williamsons, the Webbs, Turrentines and other busy «*iti zens of tin* busiest county in the Stale. The pigs and lambs were ’cued on pits superintended by that prince of 'oners, George C. Ranger, of Durham, aided by Mr. Robert Cates. The table was in charge of a detail of 100 managers who sinv to it that every person present was bountifully supplied. The great parade, a mile long, was led by . r »0() marshals on horseback. riding four abreast and the great volume of moving humanity m vod to music by h band of j fifty four pioeos, made up of the cornet bands of Burlington, Haw River and Liberty, The detail work of the great occasion was in the hands of Mr. W. 1 Thurston, a prince <>f managers. The ' speaking was powerful and effective, ; and to the distinguished speakers the | thousands of people listened and choor |ed them to the echo. Hon. Lee S. Over j man was tin* first speaker, and In* made [a masterly speech. He was in splen j sid 'oice. Ti e m**ny sturdy »*«tr •ts i and beautiful women that surrounded him seemed to thrill and inspire him. j‘ His arraignment of fusion control in North Carolina was scathing and his appeal to the white men for the pro tection of tin* State's institutions, of their homes, their wives and daughters brought tears tears to a thousand eyes. Mr. Overman is one of the party’s great est sliunpens and he sustained his repu tation today. He was followed by Maj. William A. Guthrie in a speech fifty minutes long that swayed the crowd and recalled to tin* standard of the white man dozens of wavering Populist voters. Both tin* s|H*akers alluded to the dia bolical hauling up of the Kitchins and their associates on tie* lying negro's affidavit, and declared that no such indignity had been heaped upon honest white men in North Carolina since the times of Kirk and his gang. “They may send soldiers with bayo nets,” sai« Vnjnr Guthrie, “they may issue proclamations by the sc roe, they may swear out bench warrants galore, and they may add to all these their hun dred and twenty thousand ignorant and deluded negro voters and then they may pil«* upon these all the devils in hell; and siill they cannot stem the tide that on Tuesday next will sweep every vet j tige of negro supremacy front the soil jof North Carolina.” Major Guthrie al j ways lias a good, new anecdote to tell. , He told his best to-day. He had just re arm'd from tin* Fast and down there lie saw a flounder fish, and it reminded him of a white fusionist. It was white on one side and black on the other, and it had both eyes on the black side and couldn't see a darned wink on the white side.” A. L. Brooks, of Greensboro, made a regular rallying speech that stirred the folks and sent them home full of Demo cratic enthusiasm and determination. It was a gal: day f**r Burlitigt »n and a glorious climax to a winning county campaign. F. B. ARENDELL. RALLY AT TUCIvAHO. Kinston. N. 0., Nov. s.—(Special.) A great Democratic rally at Tuckaho., Jones county, today. Fifteen hundred people were present. Thrilling speeches were made by John D. Shaw, Jr., and Frank Thompson, Esq. Two hundred ladies were present. An ample spread was laid by them upon a table one hundred yards long. Great en thusiasm prevailed. Jones will go Demo cratic by a good majority. CAIIOON AROUSES NASH. Nashville, N. C„ Nov. s.—(Special). Friday was a big day for Spring Hope, ithe town was thronged with people who met to hear the county candidates, the occasion' being flu* closing day of the canvass. It is now generally conceded SECTION ONE—PAGES I TO 8. - THIRD EDITION: that Nash will go Democratic. Apart from the speeches of the county candi dates, the prime feature of to-day’s ineet- I ing was the speeches of Mr. It. A. 11. Cooley, the Democratic candidate for the j State Senate, and Mr. Walter L. Ga boon, of Elizabeth City. Mr. Cooley showed clearly and forcibly the demerits :of the Fusion Legislature, the absurdity of the cry of disfranchisement of the negro and poor white. ! Mr. Gaboon has spoken in every town ship in Nash county except one. and to day was his last appeal here for his good, !yet liegroized people of the East. He assured us that if the white people re gardless of party did not get together and relieve his people with their ballots of negro rule, the time was not far dis tant when they must go to their relief with their guns. He made it so hot for the Fusionists that he has been informed that Griffin, the Fusionists’ candidate for Treasurer, has advised the negroes to waylay him, Mr. C’ahoon can leave us with a consciousness of duty done, and will carry with him the highest esteem of the people of Nash. RED SHIRTS TO BE WORN. Laurinburg, N. C., Nov. s.—(Special.) All places of business in Laurinburg will la* closed at 4 o’clock on Monday, and every man will put on his red shirt to wear it until old North Carolina has been redeemed. Richmond county will give a good round majority. There is no way to prevent the whites of Richmond from having their own after Tuesday next. Republicans and the one or two remain ing Populists concede this. FIFTEEN HUNDRED RED SHIRTS. Rockingham. Nov. 5. —(Special).—The largest and most enthusiastic political meeting ever held in this county was held here to-day. About four thousand people were present. Fifteen hundred red shirts, about eight hundred mounted. Lockhart, Everett, Wall, Legrand, Wright and others spoke. Tillman ar rived at .’i P. M. from Monroe, and made a. very enthusiastic speech, advising the white people to unite. Several life long Republicans, with red shirts, were in the procession. The white people are united as never before, and avid carry this coun ty by several hundred majority for the White Man’s party on next Tuesday. ANGLO-SAXON DAY IN PERSON. Koxboro, N. C’.. Nov. 5. —There was a grand Anglo-Saxon rally at Koxboro to day. Fully two thousand people were present, although the matter had only been advertised a few days. Col. John S. Cunningham, Congressman W. W. Kitehin and Captain W. 11. Kitchin were the speakers. After a fervent prayer by Rev. N. E. Coltrane, Col. Cunningham faced the 1 fET THIS NEGRO WILL VOTE.! <3> ♦ ♦ After his Admission on Oath that he had | ♦ Not Been in the County Ninety Days, j » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ La Grange. N. Nov. 15. —(Special.) At Jason township in Greene# ♦ county today the fusion election judges decided to allow a challenged Ora- ♦ ♦ veil county negro, Bob Thompson, to vote, against tin* protest of a large ♦ ♦ number of respectable white men. after he had admitted upon oath while ♦ ♦ being cross-examined that he had resided in Craven county the past four ♦ ♦ years; that he voted in Craven county at the last State and National elec- ♦ ♦ tion, and that lie had lacked eighteen days of residing in Greene county ♦ ♦ ninety days. ♦ ♦ The Democratic attorney had the record of this disgraceful proceeding ♦ ♦ presented with the registration hooks to use in case of contest. The white ♦ ♦ people will revenge this act by a big majority in this township Tuesday. ♦ ♦ One of the registrars lias a brother on the Fusion ticket for the House, but ♦ ♦ he can’t elect in that way. John E. W. Sugg, the Democrat, will represent ♦ ♦ Greene county in the next Legislature. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦#♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦#♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ PRICE FIVE CENTS. ■ grand sea of faces, and well did this ! honored and beloved son of North ('aro i lina present the cause of white supre- I niac.v and good government to tin* people j of his native county. The sincerity and honesty of his speech as well as his elo quence made the heart of every hearer swell in his bosom and feel sure that the cause was a grand, glorious and patriotic one Hon. W. W. Kitchin made the supreme plea of the campaign in his appeal to the voters to do their duty as never since 1876 have they had as much reason to put forth every effort for the success of the intelligent people of the State. His able and complete refutation of every slanderous charge made by his opponents brought forth storms of ap plause. It was Kitehin’s home speech, and every shot struck the hull’s eye and rung the bell which sounded the knell i of Republican doom in Person, j Capt. Kitehin told of tin* deplorable i condition of Eastern Carolina under n:— I gro rule. He told of the conspiracy I against him and others and of his vindi cation. He implored the people of Cen tral Carolina to come to the rescue of their brothers in the East. It was a grand day for the Democrats. The presence of many ladies lent in spiration to the speakers, and tin* swell ing strains of the “Old North State" at the beginning tuned the patriotism of the people and lent charm to the occasion. I ATWATEIt AT SELMA. I He Struck Straight From the Shoulder i For White Supremacy. Selma, N. C., Nov. s.—(Special. J. W. Atwater, independent candidate for Congress, spoke here to-day to about S(H) people. He made a fine speech, striking straight from tin* shoulder fur l white supremacy and a redemption of j tie* State from the negro and the Fu -1 sionist. There could not be a doubt as 1 to w here Mr. Atwater stood on the burn ing question of the hour. The county candidates were present and made excellent sjieeches. While Mr. Atwater was speaking the Hou. I James H. l’ou arrived on the grounds. When all the others had spoken Mr. Pou was loudly called for. He took the stand and for more than an hour poured hot shot into the Fusionists. It was a brilliant but pitiless exposure of the meanness and rascality of the pres ent administration. He paid his respects to t>ll it* Olfice-Huntcr Dockery in pass ing. declaring that Dockery had run from him. but that he proposed to take Mr, Atwater, go out to Kenly and ask for a division of time. Mr. Poll asked that every man in tin* crowd who was for white supremacy to bold up his hau l. Tin* crowd was not wholly Democratic, but every hand went up. Not a man held up his hand as opposed to it. After tin* speaking was over. Mr. Pou and Mr. Atwater left for Kenly on the trail of Ollie Office-Hunter. All the , talk in Johnston is of 1,200 Democratic majority.
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