The news & observer., 1897-02-21
NEGROES LEFT OUT.
THE AGREEMENT TO GIVE THEM
THE GOLDsBoRO ASYLUM
BROKEN,
Or. Fox Person, of Wayne. and Or.
Alexander, of Tyrrell, Two Mem
bers oftne House, Have Pro-
vided Themselves With
Good Positions.

DR.. Fox" Person. Of Wayne, n Popu-
list and DR.. Alexander, Of Tyrrell, Re
publican, have settled the asylum problem
to their entire satisfaction.
In the distribution of spoils, it had been
arranged that the asylum at GodsbOro
should so to the colored Republicans, the
Raleigh asylum to the Populsts, and the
MOrganton asylum to the white Repub-
licans. But this distribution did not sat
isfy these two political doctors During
the campaign DIR. Person. who is no doc
tor at all, was promised the Goldshor0
asylum. DR.. Alexander who is looking
out for a job, had his eye ON the Raleigh
asylum, they decided to make a swap,
and unless the arrangement is broken up,
they expect to succeed Dr. Miller and DIR.
Kirby. We do not know anything about
DR.. AleXander's standing as a physician,
though we do know that the medical pro-
fession would not regard him as a suitable
man for the position. AS to Dr. Person,
It is said that though he read medicine,
years ago, he has not praeticed in a long
time, and is not even a registered physi-
clan.
In order to carry out their scheme, these
two political doctors had to leave the
negro out in the cold He was promised
the asylum for negroes at GoldsbOr0, and
three negro physicians have already been
reading MP on mental disorders to be
ready to take positions in their institu-
ton. The scheme Of Drs. Alexander
and Person will be serious shock TO
them, and they may demand a recasting
of the slate. But Alexander and Person
think they are too smart for Sambo.
Yesterday afternoon, when the House
AeyNyt nN oE
DOcBery to repeal the charter of the
Goldsboro Asylum, and the bill of Black
burn to repeal the charter of the Morgan
ton Asylum, came up for consideration.
Mr.. Blackburn offered as a substitute for
the two bills, one providing for the repeal
of the charter of all three asylums.
1t provides for the appointment by the
Governor of a Board of five Trustees
who are to be confirmed by the Senate
for each institution. These Trustees to
be vested with the power of the general
management of their respective institu-
tions and to appoint all officials from the
highest to the lowest, and to take charge
March 9th.
This substitute had never been intro
duced in the House, the members Of the
committee had never seen it. and after it
was read, motion was made to give till
Monday afternoon to examine its proyis-
ions and consider them before acting on
the substitute. Finally tho vote was put
for postpOnement by Chairman Thomas
II. Sutton. of Cumberland, and it stood:
Ayes-White (Rep1, Of Alamance;
Pearson Dem). Johnson (Rep.), White
ner Pop9 and Dixon of Cleveland Dem.)
Noes-Peace, colored (Rep.), Young,
colored (Rep), Dr. Alexander (Rep),
Blackburn (Rep) and Parker of Per
quimans (Pop)
Chairman Sutton voted against post
ponement. Blackburn then made a mo-
ton favOrably. 1t was a tie vote again.
the members voting just as on the previ-
Gus vote. and Chairman Sutton voted to
report the bill favorably. And that is the
report that will be made on Monday.
Last night Blackburn and Jim Young
are said to have waited on Representative
White, of Alamance, and informed him
if he dares to vote against the bill to
repeal charters Of these institutions they
win see to it that his son, w. e. White,
who is a candidate for Railroad Commits
sioner, is defeated for that office. This
shows the revolutionary tactics that
these men are res0rting to in order to
bring the charitable institutions under
control of politics