The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-03


than secret love, so | will not disclose
10 you the names OF the huhdreu men,
white ana black, VINO nave Written
me that they VIII never vote for pan pan
lei l.. RusseA. Let one OF t.ese l il,.
take II pack ana VIII give tIe pupilo
have nsed"
DR.. A. NJ. Moore, of Durham, read
the report from the committee on
permanent organization recommend
ing II. H. W. Leak, of Wake, for chair
man. and l.. p. Berry, of lredell, TOR
secretary. and the following State exc
cutive committee:
First District-T. W. c. Moore, Pitt
county.
Second District. j. Wood, Halifax
county.
Third Districts. M. Hill, Duplln
county.
| Fourth District-Frank ID. Jones,
Chatham county.
Fifth District-R. b. Fitzgerald,
Durham county.
Sixth District--R. b. Russell, Robe
son county.
| Seventh District. p Berry, Iredell
county.
l y
syth county
Ninth District. NJ. Moody, HAY
wood county.
As chairman OF executive commi5tee'
Frank ID. Jones, OF chatham, ara as
secretary, Dr. a. NJ. moore Durh'i''
Inc report was aoopVeu'
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Prof Canehart Of Shaw University.
raod the fnllowino renoI.t on platf,,rn.
1--WE the anti-RusseU Republicans
of the State of North Carolina. in con
vention assembled. anneal to honest.
self-resnecting negroes in the State to
resent In every honorable wav the
cowardlv insults that have been offered
tbe race bv, the Hon. ID. l. Russell
And we earnestly and conscientious
" beseecb every negro in whose heart
there is still a spark of self-respect and
manhood to exert himself to the ut
most to defend the honesty and in
tegritv of the race by doing all in his
Russell whose name has become a
stencil to the humble. honest and intel
lioent negroes throughout the land.
and whose election would be a blot
upon the fair name of the State of
North Carolina.
's1ye reafirm our allegiance to the
grand old Northern Republican party;
party that from it's incipiency has
been the champion of human freedom:
q marty that stands for American
Iah,n, ALL American industry. q marty
IN vchoea ,zsisa ana natriofio 1eoisla-
ton tbis conntrv has become the most
nlorions Panubiic the world has ever
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resident American citizens ar 10 com.
ply with its treaty obligations we he
| iieve that the Government of the Uni
| ted States sbould actively usa its in.
| fuence and oood Offices ~ rag+ora
peace and give independence to the
island.
| 'We demand that every citizen OF
the United States shall be allowed to
| cast one free and unrestricted ballot
And that such ballot shall be counted
and returned as cast.
We proclaim our unqualified con
demnation OF the unciyilized and bar
Dafous practice, Well known as lynch
ing or klillng OF human beings sus-
pected on charged with crime without
process on law
ne platform was adopted.
pr 4 T. Shepherd, OF Durham, read
/ the 1Oti0NIEg report of the com mi fee