Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-21
NORTH CAROLINA.
Sensation Caused by the Exposure OF the
GideOnites.

Sensation Caused by the Exposure Of the
Gideonites.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. 10, 1892.
There has long been suspicion that the Sc
cret political order of "Gideonites'' was enRi-
neered in this state by s. Ohio Wilson, who has
been an organizer Of the Alliance and against
whom an alliance man has made the open
charge that he was receiving $3.50 month of
alliance pay to do third party work. Today
NJ. L. Reid and J. s. Bell, both prominent men
in the Alliance, make afidavits that Wilson was
the chief organizer Of the Order Of Gideon in
North Carolina, Bell says that the member
ship was to be thirty in each county, and IL was
made the duty Of chiefs and members to obey
the orders Of their superiors. There il ma
tional chief, state chief and chief for each con-
gresslonal district, also one for each county,
The obligations were very rigid, and Bell de-.
clined to go into the order. The penalty Of Q
disclosure Of the secrets was death, he says
Reid was made q member in August, 1891, lust
after Wilson's return from the Indiana polls ma
tional alliance council
The chairman Of the democratic state COM
mittee publishes these affdavits and makes
complete exposure Of this gross violation Of
the state law, which, under the act Of 1870,
forbids under very severe penalties any secret
political societies or organizations. There are
calls for the arrest and indictment Of Wilson
and his assistants in the violation Of the law
These arrests will probably be made The evil
dence Is clear that this secret, oath-bound
order exists, and is at work in the state with
It's emissaries in every county. The attention
OF the grand juries is called to the matter, and
no doubt there will be some presentments in
few days. 1t will be the greatest political sem
sation OF recent years. The act Of 1870 was
designed to put stop to the workings Of the
Union League and Of several secret societies of
similar character, and certainly had the de-
sired effect There has been too much truck
ling to the alliance during the past two or
three years, and some OF the people who were
working that order for all 1t was worth availed
themselves Of the popular ignorance or fear Of
their order to organize these new societies and
violate the law. Wilson Is q man who has the
bitter enmity Of the democrats.
1t Is quite strongly intimated that John
Saunders. straight-out republican nominee for
In favor Of Stroud, the third party's candidate
II II said that John H. Williamson, independent
republican candidate, cannot get many votes
though he says he can command Q good vote
Bum, the democratic nominee, will certainly
have hard work TO carry the district
The local qusrrels between republicans are
feature Of the present weeks political develop
ments. At Charlotte there are tho Brady and
Gordon factions. Brady says there ID Q clear
cut bargain between the republicans and the
third party, by which the republicans win vote
the third party county and Legislative ticket
and In return tho third party Win vote the na-
donal republican ticket.
II need surprise NO one II the rspnblioan
state ticket b taken down IN North Caroline.
Tn STAR's correspondent believes that thsrs =
perfect understanding between the rspubli-