The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-18
A BIG CROWD PRESENT
MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED
AND FIFTY PEOPLE GREET
THEM.
GOOD SPEECHES AND GOOD RESUCTS
The Wake County Campaign is Progressing
Finely for the Demecra' Candidates
and White Supremacy.

This is a Democratic year, and the evI-
hand. 1t is manifested by the great
crowds that flock to hear the candidates
and speakers for Democracy wherever
they go, and the chill that is to shake
the Fusionsts out of their wits on No
yenlber Sth is foretold in the little gath
erings of negroes and Fusion ple-eaters
that come out to hear them as they pass
about from place to place.
The Democracy is marching to victory.
not only in North Carolina, but an ONcl
the country. On last Friday Theo'
Roosevelt. the Republican candidate Tor
Governor. went to the great city OF Troy,
Now Work. to open his campaign, ana
hardly had as many people to near MN
os the Wake county Democratic canui-
dotes had to hear them at esNhle
yesterday. 49,,
And Rolesyille has heretofore been 4
Fusion stronghold, but the whlte peop'e
there. as we'll as elsewhere, are WaklhS
nm to the fact that there IS 4 confess
going on in North Carolina, the result
of which is TO largely settle the queS-
tion of whether the white men OF tue ne
,rroos are TO control the public affairs
of North Carolina. And these hoieSvllic
white men have been doing some think
;ng--some real serious thinking-and
tbev have nearly all of them made up
tbo;r minds that it is time to call a halt
in this tendency towards negro rule III
their county and State. and they came
ont Yesterday two hundred and fifty
strong-an unusually large crowd Tor
this nrecinct-and listened attentlvely
and most respectfully to the preaching
of the truth of the white man and the
white metal
Rolesyille has been casting big ma
ior;ties against the Democratic ticket
but this year the best Informed men IN
the township state with confidence ana
without reserve that when the votes are
all in and counted there will be found
to be a majority for the white man
ticket.
The meeting yesterday was a clear
Indication that these are not unsafe pre-
dictions nor extravagant estimates.
The Democratic candidates and sew
eral of the Middle-of-the-R Road candl-
dates were present and made telling
speeches. Among the heaviest licks that
fell on the heads of the mongrel Fusion
ticket came from Messrs Frank Fer
rail- and A. c. Green, who spoke WITH
out mincing words. and told of the sell
out of the Populst party to the Repub-
lican party by the traitors, as they
termed them. who are now managing
the Fusion campaign in Wake county.
Mr.. Ferrall spoke for nearly an hour,
and declared that one of the proudest
moments of his life would be when he
~. ticEat in, North Caro-
lima defeated. Mr.. Green declared that
he was standing now where he had al
WAYS stood in favor of the principles Of
the PEOPLES party, and that he was go
ing TO do everything in his power to
defeat those who had betrayed these
principles for Republican and Fusion
pie.
Captain b. F. Williamson. Mayor
Russ. Mr.. w. C. Brewer, Mr.. j. D.
Boushall. Mr. CASTOR Powell. Mr.. W.
Ii. Hood and Mr.. Fab. A. Whitaker.
candidates on the Democratic ticket
were all present and made short but eff
fective speeches, and the truths they ut
tered went home to the hearts and con
scieces of all those present.
Captain Page was absent on account
of the death of his estimable wife, but
he was not forgotten. Mr. T.. r.
Arendel spoke for him. and Mr. George
W. Norwood. late candidate against him
for the nomination. made n feeling and
effective talk in his behalf.
Mr.. Ed. w. Pou was present, and
there is no use attempting to report his
great and effective speech. Few men
in the State can equal Mr.. Pou as a
forcble. fluent and effective speaker
and he is winning votes in Wake county
by the score, not only for himself, but
for the entire Democratic ticket
Yesterdays meeting, like the former
meetings in the county. was a most sat
isfactory and encoura ging one.