The Hillsborough recorder., 1870-11-30
SPEECEz
WI OF
SENaT0R WILLIAM a. SMITH,

OF AIAMANc.
In defeEe Of his title to d seat IN The Senate
cfBt1 Cmyli,io, Noe. 22nl, 1870.

4 80 VT <tBAtht ~ -.
In defete of his tile 10 d seat IN The Senate
cf8tI Cmyli,a, Noe. 22ad, 1870.
/, fRSfted expressly for the standard.l
Mn. RESIDENT Objection has been
made Il Icciying my credentials as Sen
ator froni Ala,nance and Guilford. The
Constitntn Of the State Of North-Carolina
deciweT bat Guilford and Alampnec shall
lelect tNs lScnators, and that these two
couiitieftaIi, together, constitute the 26th
ScnatdsiaIdistgict Of North Carolina.
I Al eKitipa was held, sir, and l hold n
icertihtsfl6s election from the Shefisis Il
GuillofdfAa Alpmauce certifying that ".
A. Smilland John n. (iilmcr we're elect
ed from hat district--not from Alammccs
County, but from the 26ih district Of
North CA lslina tl4t w. A. Smithand John
IA. G;ilHf secciye' lpaiority cf tle votes
cast. friend Gl|mer VAS Il Llslieye,
electea|i 1 IL naiprsx nfhile III, ! was
electedEJ 81 7 ulajprifS b hundred votes
over Mt ;iladr. "a sgesud his creden-s
tials; q b we're acceptedwithoat. any OBJ
iestionl fia1 when lnincga offered OBJ
t)biliA Is iaade ep the gFsnd that an
armed isf. 1b.s.. u 4 ,aaasaae cesnty. and
! ! ! ! ! ! 7 !
iIspousilI fqrlsbed |'se this militia. !.
I Must Dis elsj w III nladc stc NJ crcden-
ltials. ',ii sxs hitt be made to throt-
Tie mc,simpls because was 50 unfortunate
al to Il III Alamauco County when the mi
I litn thereg Had / been III command
4 Of tllalhnilitia, aiiss d candidatc then sir.
YOU oiht NOT to allow me q take my seat.
But - pcpaies pot even I private
It..ssI.i,l fron tsas district.
| lhs nach sislh 70 expect that those
who n ~ arrested by she militia would vote
81 ia. ga more, tlan the alan who eoii-
l...s..s =. - ss.l Did I e. W apd &. !:
No, sif' / would hayelicd frst lie went
in as m Klux. and when he ebt scared.
came ont and sworc against them. Fol
that rcason, sir. there are not 200 men ii
Alamanco and Guilford who would vote .for
him to day il there vas on election. Ms
colleague here would not vote for him ii
preference to me. The truth Is, sir, re-
ceiyed ehe hnncred votes more ithan my
party --more than sIr. Welkcr, an able aud
popular man. The party leaders IN Ala
nance voted for me in preference to Mr..
Moore. Tie returns show, sir, that ! was
elected by the Conservatives of Alainance.
II them was intimidation there, why did
my frisnd Gilmer receive hundred votes
more tt#n air. Moore. Mr.. Gimcr made
bat ona speech in the County and received
hnhe1cd votes more than Dr.. Moore. who
stumpef the whole County. The first
choice ~ Tie people of Alamance was Gil
mcr anil smiih. They voted for US, re.
garllcs of party ties. Nineteen Rcpub-
licans tsled lor AIr. tiilmer al one pre-
cinct. md at that precinct | received the
same number of Democratic votes. There
was ort of bargain about il. believe.
They proposed among themselves tlat II
nineteen Republicans would vote for MIR.
Giilmor nineteen Democrats would vote for
Mr. smith. And that sayed his election.
sir! Vas there any intimidation in this I
Ii seems strange that people were intimi-
dated ffuni voting for DR.. Moore. while all
the people on the same side voted for Mr..
tiiliner.
/ am one Of tie most Innocent men in
North Carolipa. 80 far u that is concerned.
| There il no NJ Klnx IN Alamancc Tia. has
anything against mo.
/ A SEsATOR. Dies thc gentleman know
that there are any In klux ~ Alamancc
/ Ma. SpIru. II believe. sir there are
nu Ku klux there who call themselves by
that taIns. Bnt don't want 70 commit
myself TOO Ear on that at present. have
been charged with being a Ku Klux my
self.
would remark here, that il Is hard.
| The last Legislature accused me Of being
4 ku klux, and bad NC up on trial for not
being true and faithful 10 their side uf the
que,ti0t Andnow, when ! 90 before thp
people. aud got the biggest majority ans
man cyor received ii AIalnancc County. Il
is hard 10 have the other side against me.
would like TO know whcrc ] belong
where Il i Billy Smith stands. ought u
have friends somcwhercl III tho last cain-
paign, ! always commenced right where
friend Giliner and DR.. Moore left oIT. and
asscntcd 70 al they said, and only asked
permission TO have my little say il expla-
nation e my views. II got moro votes
than either of them, they ought not "a
pitch into me about that.
but. sir, IL my election Is void bee lusC
There were militia in Alamanco county,
then my friend Gilmcr's election il Ger.
tainly void for The same reason. Guilford
county cannot elect a senator BY itself, moi
Alamance county itsclf II my election Il
void, Mr.. Gilmer's Is void.
i ! - Al A.