The state chronicle., 1892-11-03
BLACKBURN WAS ABSENT.
EWART AND JOHN LEARY HELD
THE BOARDS.
The Republican Speakers Smiled APP
prOyal on the Th1rdftes but Asked
the Su fra ges for the RAIDS.

The Republican Speakers SnIeu Az
proval on the Thirdites but Asked
the Sufrages for the RAIDS.
Bill boys were busily engaged yes
terday posting official republican an
nouncements to the effect that Spencer
Blackburn would speak at the court
house last night. Eaves, Dock.ry 4
Co.. were caucussing with negroes all
the afternoon working up a crowd and
consequently a crowd assembled. At
$50 p. M, the court room was we'll
filled with negroes. In the bar the
white and cJlored leaders were seated,
some of the latter feeling their impor-
tance, perhaps, to the extent that the
attorneys tables were regarded as tit
resting places for their feet. But
Blackburn was not there. By some
means he failed to turn up, though it
was his intention to come through
from Rocky Mount on the 6 p. m
train. However, there was a speak
ing. Ed. johnson, colored, intro
duced ex Congressman Ewart, Of the
9Th Congressional district. He spoke
deliberately and for few minutes
only. He passed over the third party
witt smile of approval declaring that
the republican party had no quarrell
TO make with it and bade the leaders
God speed;'' in the course of
his speech, however, he urged the
negroes to stand to their own party
and to let the third party fight its own
battle with democracy; in other words
let them weaken, if possible, the dem
ocratic strength; approve of their &C
ton, but at the polls look well to the
interest of your own party and your
own cause. Save this the entirity of
his speech was devoted to an arraign
ment of the democratic party; the ne
aroes cheered and he waxed warm. He
declared it was party without princi-
pie, without platform and the likes
The usual republican stump oratory
be sure-abuse without argument
The audience was almost wholly re
publican and he made his charges al
will. He spoke at length upon th'
election law and county government
! declaring the former "damnable" etc
and urged that the force bill was "tel
Thousand times better" Here b
caught himself and swore that he wa
opposed to the force bill Che opposed tn
measure, it will be remembered, in th
5lst congress). 1t was a signiican
. fact that though heavily applauded 8
J every sentence and especially at ever
. climax, bis reference to the force bi
. =, as ''dead issue" met with DEATH
y silence-not sound was hear
Ewart noticed the change and change
tactics, He began again to abuse tt
;e "odious election law" and paved II
r matter over by declaring that the r
i, publicans meant to have "fair ele
D. tions," as he termed it, con
is what may. He refrained from sayir
is "bayonets and battle The negroe
ir howe er, "caught on and he W
ds again vociferously applauded.
no concluded by referring to Loge Harr
gh fusion ticket and urged the negro
sr- again to support their own nomine
ii. for every office, national, state a
IN. county.
re John S. Leary (colore'D was
ill hand and differed from the ex-congre
las man. He believed it better to fl
ars with the third party county ticket,
es- pecially where they had promised,
IN in some counties in the Cape Fear S
m. ton, to aid the republicans in be;
ing and trampelling under foot
solid democracy. He, too, urged
,e. solid support of the republican st
and national ticket. He then went
sed into the old line abuse of The m
ct, racy, ETC., and defence of the pr
ciples of republicanism.