Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-10-13
Charlotte News.

ClafIOLJ0 news.
Mr. Charles T. Eudie, of this
city, who has been a life long Re
publican and has never voted any
thing but the Republican ticket,
has Just returned from a trip to
Wilmington. Mr.. Eudie is not only
a Republican, but two years ago
was the Republican candidate for
constable of Charlotte township
against Mr.. Irwin (Democrat). He
has been a prominent f~usionlst
worker, and was a sincere advo-
cate of the principles of fusion,
Last W ednesday Mr.. W. 2.
HOWE and several other Demo-
Gratis were discussing the situation
in Eastern North Carolina, and
Eudie remarked that he was a Re-
publican and a consistent one, but
that he believed in white rule as
much as any man did; that he had
read the reports in the Democrat
ic newspapers about the situation
in Newbern and Wilmington, but
thought hal they we're greatly ex-
a%ggerated. Mr.. Howell then told
Mr.. Eudie that If he would go to
Wilmington, and investigate the
situation there, and did not find it
as stated, he would pay his X
penses there and back, and the fol-
loving agreement was entered
into.
cit is agreed that if upon going
to Wilmington there r II negro
policemen including health officers,
40 negro magistrates and n ne
gro register of deeds, I will vote
and work for the Democratic
party in the coming election. The
expenses to be paid by W. ?.
HOWE. This October 9Th.
CHAs. EUDIE.
Witness: W. G. Dowd.
Mr.. Eudie then offered to go to
Wilmington to e the exact state
of affairs there, and said that he
would report the situation exactly
as 1t was.
Mr.. Eudie left Charlotte for
Wilmington on Thursday morn
ing.
Mr. Eudie gives the following
account of what he saw in Will
mington:
"In the first place Itook a quiet
look around town, before I met or
talked to anybody, to see what I
could e regarding the negro of"
fce-holders. After looking around
the city for. some time I met Mr..
W. Il. Chadbourn, (Republican),
the postmaster. [ asked him for
information about the number Of
negro Magistrates, policemen, etc.
Mr.. Chadbourn said they had nine
negro policemen, one sergeant and
four sanitary policemen, fourteen
in all. He said there were forty
negro magistrates in New Hanover
county. He did not state the
number of negroes in the postof-
flee, but stated that all the clerks
who came in contact with the pub
lie were white. He is a prominent
Republican.
He then gave an Introduction
to Mr.. French. who is acting as
sheriff. A Mr.. Hewlett was elect-
ed sheriff. but Mr.. French is
: acting sheriff and has charge of
all the affairs of the Office. I went
to e him, and he approved what
Mr.. Chadbourn had said. He
stated also that there were also
four magistrates in the city who
did the principal work of the
justices of the peace IN the coun-
ty and that each one Of these had
a negro deputy Mr.. French
stated that he had a deputy who
was a white man. He aid not
state anything regarding negro
deputy sherifs. He is a promi>.
nent Republican.
POSTMASTER Chadbourn said
the city was divided into two
school districts. with three COM
mitteemen for each district. The
board sits together when they
meet. There are two negroes and
four whites on the board. They
have control of all the public
schools, both white and colored."
sWhile in the sherif's office I
met the chief of police. He said
he had. when the negro police
men were first appointed, given
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