The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01

From Domination by the Ethiopian.
Powerful speech on the Situation by
Major Guthrie the PopuIist Nominee
for Governor Two Years AgO-DemO-
Gratis and POpuIIsts Present the Case
i'm Burning Words-Strong ResoIu-
lions Adopted
The cry Of the East has gone up for
1eliverancc from negro domination.
The true condition of the political sit
uation of this part of North Carolina
waSgIaid before the white men Of the
state yesterday at a great white
mans convention held at Goldsboro.
The disgrace and humiliation Of
q fair land was revealed in burning
words Of ~eloquence and strong resolu-
tons.
Some days ago the.Hon. F. NJ. Sim
mons, chairman ofThe state demo-
cratic executive committee, called d
white mans convention to assemble at
GoldsbOro to discuss the sit
uation in Eastern North Carolina and
let the state know what fusion has
done to negroize this part of Carolina
and bIacken and blast it's social and
political affairs, ruin it's business, and
imperil the peace and good order of d
once prosperous and promising part of
the state.
Chairman Simmons invited white
men from all the counties of the state
to attend this convention, and most all
the counties of the East and MANY
of the counties of the West sent their
representative men to meet together to
consider the grave situation and de-
wise a remedy for relief from the Ne
mesis of destruction and ruin that
spreads it's black pail over a large por-
ton of the good Old North State.
Reduced rates were allowed and spe-
cial trains were run by all the rail-
desired to attend.
Early yesterday morning the high
ways leading to Goldsboro were lined
with buggies, carriages, ago. and
all manner of vehicles bearing white
men to the convention, and as the spe-
cial and regular trains arrived they
brought in others from the surround
ing and more distant counties. Besides
the special trains on the other railroads
and the upper branches of the Atlantic
Coast Line, a special train was run
over the Wilmington and Weldon rail-
road from Wilmington, leaving here at
s a. m. A number of the citizens of
Ni1rninotnn went I'M on this train and
others followed on the regular train,
which left here at $3.50 a. m. All along
the route men got aboard and the en-
thuSiaSm of the occasion was manifest
ed by the cheering crowds at the va
TiOus stations. When the trains reach
ed GOldSbOrO the streets were thrOng-
ed with men, and bands of music were
playing, and the crowds greeted every
arrival with cheers. Many disting-
uished sons of Carolina from the East
and West were there, and they made
their headquarters at the Hotel Ken
non.
Three bands were on hand to fur
nish music for the great rally. Two of
the bands were from Wilson and New
Bern and the other was Wilmington's
Second Regiment Band, which went up
with President James W. Monroe on
Thursday evening. At 1870 a. M,
lttuCu ny liz otNoIlb INISliliCill dllu
the distinguished men headed a pro-
cession, and the thousands fell in and
moved to the court house to the strains
of marshal music. In front of the
court house a stand had been erected
and around it assembled a throng of
men and women estimated in numbers
at 5000. On the stand were about
thirty of the leading men and states
men of the democratic and populist
parties, including the Hon. F. M. Sim
mons. of Raleigh, chairman o. the
democratic party in North Cardinal;
Major w. A. Guthrie, of Durham, the
populist nominee for governor two
years ago: Hon. w. f. Fountain, of
"FarbOro. chairman of the populist par
~ty in the Second congressional dis
.~-trict. and for a while acting state
chairman of his party; Ex-senator 7.
y. Jarvis. of G~reenville, the Hon. A.
NJ. Waddell., of Wilmington: Hon.
Walter H. Neal, of L~aurinburg: Hon.
e w. Pou, of Smithfield; Hon. DOnne1l
( SifTIam. of TarborO. chairman of the
q 9mOcratic party in Edgecombe: Hon.
c: B.. Aycock, of Goldsboro: Ex-Con-
ressman F. A. Woodward, of TarbOrO;
II ON. Cyrus Watson. of Winston. DEM
oc ratio nominee for governor two years
q; the Rev. N. NJ. Jurney and many
9th .ers. The following newspaper rep
res entatives were also on the stand:
r.. ID. A1SllutIi. VI liz INdl6ISu news
and Observer: Andrew JOyner. of The
Winston Journal; H. A. G. Bryant. OF
The Charlotte Observer: r. J. Pence, of
The Raleigh Post; c. l.. Stevens. Of
The New Bern Journal: Joe Robinson.
The G~o1dsboro Argus: j. E. Thomp-
of The Wilmington Star. and T.
w. Clawson. of The Messenger.
THE CONVENTION.
At II m. after inspiriting music by
the Second Regiment Band and cheers
by h multitude. the Hon. F. NJ. Sim
mons, democratic state chairman.
arose amid the perclain of the throng
and called the convention to order. He
said he was gratified to see his great
mass meeting of the white men OF
the East and West. He stated tho
some ten or twelve days ago he issued
a call for the white people of North
Carolina to assemble at Colds
boro, and he deemed it proper. |
as chairman of the democratic
party in North Carolina. to state
the object md purpose of the conven- |
ton. He announced that the purpose
was TO discuss and make known the
aeplo1able condition of the Eastern
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