The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-02
Warned by Leading.
Men Of Wilmington.
THEY PLAINLY STATE
The SITUATIoN TO
COY. RUSSELL.
Unless Republican Ticket is
Suppressed Many Lives
May be Lost.

has m resnraea 70 Washington from
Nor.h Cssoliaa. he will be here 9
shart tims aud return again to take
mart in the. red hot political campaign
IS Droesess. He will make number
of apeeches. He describes the hgae as
desperate Que.
The sisusf;on in Nsr.h Carolina
seams to grow uore dangerous every
dav The following correspondence
hesvsen . number Of WiImiogton busi.
"a, ns.a men and Governor Russell Is
made public Coz che srst time. and ex'
plains how serious the outlook Is
wilmington. N. c., Oos. "a, 1898.
Hon. D. Is Rosseil, Raleigh. N. G.,
ssDear Sir: We have been deeply
concerned dnriag the past week by the
varv excissd stase Of our iohsbisaoss.
Il view of he approaching election.
uh;ch th,esssas to provoke var be-
sreep, the vhisesaDd black RACES.
We have frequently observed during
polisicsl campaigns in the past de-
pres of hostility, which, ct times, ap.
reared 10 .hreasen the public peace.
but which passed of when wiser
counsel prevailed; bat the present
a.a.e OF excitement is apparently aud
really beyoud bounds. and ne declare
"a Won our conviction that ue are Oh
the brink Of revelation, which Gao
only be syersed by the suppression OF
the Repnbiican ticket
The Write people and taxpayers gen
.ally apsosess that they have been
driven 70 desperation, and We. have no
hesisssian 10 saying that even the us-
usl io,i;scresioos OF political partissns
on the pexs election day will precipi-
easa oona;cs which may cost hon.
areds aud perhaps thousands OF lives.
and the partial or entire destruction OF
the city
We, therefore. on behalf OF the con
seryasise business 6rms in Wilmiog
ton, deeply Interested 10 the peace and
ue,fare Of onc commnnity, ensrest you
5 as the representative of the Republican
passy here, to,meet the emergency and
aYers 4 calamity by the means which
ne have indicated. or some other per-
saonal or poIi.ica; sacrifice. which would
be gratefully recognized and approved
by our conservative aud patriotic peo-
Die, Who look to you IN this extremity
Respectfully,
Alex. Spruc. & Son..
Jobu Wilder Atkinson.
J a. Sloan,
William Gilchriss.
Corbett 4 Gore.
Govesner Russell's reply vas as fos-
io1s:
Gentlemen The substance Of your
letter 10 shat the Republican ticket OF
New Hanoses county must be sup
pressed: tha. is. sbe Repubiican voters
os that oousty shalt not vote the ticket
of ,hei. party. That If they do SO.
there will be- revolution aud conaic.
which NAV cost hundreds and perhaps
shoussnds Of lives. aud the partial or
u,tsr destruction Of the city,
Who constitute. who are the men oo
the Repubiieaa ticket? TIE Repabli-
aan CON yen.ioo of New Hanoses coun-
sy have GOT oomioa,ed ticket. Ac
cordiog to uy information they pro
nose to nominate a ticket that will .oe
composed. g,sh ooe EXCEPTION. of white
men That exoepsian ia sbe register OF
deeds, colored ma:. who has held
that Office for two 3ears. who. | sm
Informed aud believe is compeseos and
has made reasonably good cficer.
and as TO whom | bave heard 10 CON-
plains as 20. bis ffciai coodoct. TIE
kepublieans. propose. as am informed
20 vote for sae following members OF
the legislature. For the se"ase B. E
Keith; for the house, D L Gore and
r B Davis.
Now. who are these men :? Mr.
Keith is reputable mesesacs o. your
city he vas voted for by perhaps
90 oer osDs OF tbe Democrats of your
county 10 the lsst election as 40 elecsor
on the Presidential ticket. aod was
elected by tho people Of North Carolina
BY majority Of some 10000
Cap, r B Davio bas been Ior many
years leading mau 10 North Carolina
He has been ooe %: the lsaders OF the
Democratic, party 10 The State He has
been elected b7 their votes and has
se,ved as ooe OF their most important
roeo 10 the State Legislature. He is
eep,,emaa of education aod culture and
an orator OF distinction. He was also
an eleesor forsthe State at large 10 the
last Presidential election and was elect
ed By the whole people OF iae State oy
some 20. 600 majority.
Mr.. D L Gore is man or large
>e o~.o,a;vo h0einess ooD-