The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-02
FORTY-S|X
DEAD NEGROES
REGISTERED
But Their Names Will Not
be This Year Voted.
NOR WILL CONVICTS VOTE
REGISTRATION BOOKS BEING
EXAMINED.
NOR WILL CONVICTS VOTE
THE COUNTY CANVASS CLOSES FRIDAY
fusiooists on the Run and Certain Of Defeat
Holton and Thompson in Mighty Bad
Humor. Device on the Flu
sion Ticket.

sion Ticket.
Just exactly forty-six dead negroes
have been found registered in Raleigh
township.
Many of them died several years ago.
In the case of some of them the death
certificate says they are Is, - or ~
years old, while on the registration
book they are put down as 81 or over
A number of them are known to have
been voted since their death. Of course
this will not be allowed this year.
Neither will convicts be permitted the
right of suffrage this year of our Lord.
The books are being carefully gone over.
every name is being closely scrutnlzed
and those who are not entitled to cast
a ballot will not be permitted to do so.
Dead negroes and convicts certainly
cannot vote.
Senator Butler is sick at his home at
Elliott He has been in bed. He was
expected here yesterday to add his coun-
sci to the anti-kitchin conspiracy, but
he failed to show up. They said he was
TOO unwell to come. He has an appoint
ment to speak yet at Mt. Olive and one
at Fayetteville. He closes his campaign
at the latter place.
Not being able to come the Senator
sent a love-letter-a sort of dylng-calf
appeal to the Populists to stand by the
niger and the Republicans in this. their
hour of dire need
This open letter. which is as devoid of
interest as it is innocent of sound rea-
son. will be printed i'll this weeks eau
casian. In it Mr.. Butler sheds scalding
tears over Bryan's defeat. and recounts
the failure of the Democrats to fuse
with the very crowd that is now fuslng
with the Republicans.
This, Mr.. Butler says, in concluding,
s'proves beyond the least shadow of
doubt that the cry which this Demo
cratic machine and these Democratic
candidates are making for White Su-
premacy is the basest hypocrisy"
1t may prove it to Butler and Q few
other cold-blooded 0ffice-holders who are
trying to work the people for all they
are worth, but it doesn't prove 1T to the
common, ordinary, everyday Populist.
The device on the Republican ticket
this year is picture of Mckinley, sur
mounted by spread eagle with flags
on either side. In. the foreground are
cannon. guns, bayonets, sword,
drum and cannon balls. This is to suggest
Federal TROOPS on election day.
The niger Congressman George ii.
White is here. He comes. he says. to
see Steptoe, the Halifax registrar,
through his troubles. He would have
come nearer the truth hal he SAID he
comes to make Steptoe stick to His III
timidation and resignation lie. That's
the kind of brickbat George is.
The Wake county Democratic candi-
dates will close their canvass Friday at
Franklin's. in Swift Greek township.
They spoke yesterday at Sections. in
Middle Creek township, and to-day they
speak at Holly Springs. The crowds
to hear them speak at these appointments
have gradually grown larger and larger
as the campaign has progressed-a sure
indication of victory next Tuesday.
Bluejean Holton will be interested to
know that Sigh Thompson feels just as
bad over the awful fix the Fusionists are
in as he does.
Dan Young is beginning TO learn that
some of his colored supporters will not
stand without being htched.
Joe jenkins and Ollie Dockery are find
ing considerable difficulty in inducing
their audiences to sit still while they
spell-bind them.
Can't some colored brother give Blue
jean Holton a rabbit foot? 1t may pre-
vent his committing suicide.
The Fusionists are like the little fellow
the calf ran over: They don't see any
thing to laugh at.
The fact that Joe jenkins has promis
ed. if elected, to give Otho Wilson a
job is costing him many votes. The
Gideon is not the popular idol he once
was.
Wonder if Governor Russell took his
gun with him to Wilmington? Up to the
time of going TO press we have not
heard OF his plugging anybody.
Sigh Thompson and Africans Blue
jean Holton have filed their great COM
bned and only original ballot device in
Thompson's office, but up to date nobody
except the faithful has been able to see
it. No doubt they fear it may get away
You'll know it if you see it: It's black.
The dead negroes and the .convicts reg
istered in Raleigh will not vote, nor will
anyone vote for them. And it will not
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