The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-30
Chairman Simmons Pro-
pounds Searching
Questions to
PritChard.

Hon. Jeter G. Pritchard, Marshall, \. &.
Sir: am informed that in your speech
es and your statement to the President
asking for Federal troops, you deny that
there is in any part of North Carolina
negro rule or domination.
Now l desire to ask you some ques-
tions, and / insist that you will answer
them over your own signature.
1st. Do you deny that there is ne
gro candidate, running for Congress III
the Second Congressional district, and
that he is the regular nominee of the
Republican party?
2nd. Do you deny that there is Il
negro candidate running for Solicitor III
the Second Judicial district, and that he
is the regular nominee of the Republican
party?
3rd Do you deny that there is q negro
Collector of Customs at the port of Wil-
mington; that there are from fifteen 60
twenty-five negro postmasters in East
ern North Carolina, all of whom both
negro collector and negro postmasters.
were appointed by President Mckinley
with your approval and consent?
4th. Do you deny that the negro
COLONEL, James III. Young, was, un-
til he resigned that position to accept
the position of colonel of the Third resl-
ment of negro troops, u director of the
white Blind Asylum, and that he was
appointed to that position by Governor
Russell?
9Th. Do you deny that this same negro
colonel, James III. Young, was, until ne
resigned to accept the position afore-
said, fertilizer inspector, with big sa'a-
ry, and with white men working under
him, and that he was appointed to tnat
position by the fusion Commissioner of
Agriculture, at the instance of Governor
Russell?
9th. DO you deny that there sin the
Fourth Collection district of North Caro-
lima, a general store-keeper and gauger
who is negro, and who was appointed
by Mr. Carl Duncan, the Republican
Collector of that district, and your a2-
pointee and political manager ir the
East?
7th. Do you deny that the register of
deeds of Craven county is negro, and
that he was elected by the Republicans
of that county!
Sth. Do you deny that the deputies OF
this negro register of deeds, as well as
three deputies of the Republican sheriff
of Craven county, are negroes!
9th Do you deny that the register of
deeds of New Hanover county is ne
gro. and that he was elected by the Re
publican party!
10th. Do you deny that the present
coroner of Craven county is a negro, and
that one of the members of the Board
siccin
and that they both were elected by the
Republican party?
11th Do you deny that there are
scores of negro constables and deputy
sheriffs in New Hanover, Craven, Hall
lax, Edgecombe, Bertie, Warren and a
number of other Eastern counties, all of
whom were elected by the Republican
party!
~. Do you deny that there are FOR
TY negro magistrates in the county of
New Hanover, and that they were all
either appointed by the Fusion Legisla-
ture Of 1895, or elected by the Republi-
can party!
18TH Do you deny that there are
THIRTY-ONE negro magistrates in
Edgecombe county, and that they were
all either appointed by the Fusion Leg
publican party?
14th Do you deny that there are SIX
TEEN negro magistrates in BERTHE coun-
t., and that they are all either appointed
by the Fusion Legislature of 1895, OIL
elected by the Republican party?
10Th. DO you deny that there are
TWENTY-SEVEN negro magistrate tes
in Craven county, and that they were
all either appointed by the Fusion Leg
islature of 1895, or elected by the Re
publican party?
10th. Do you deny that there are
TWENTY-NINE negro magistrates il
Halifax county. and that they were al
either appointed by the Fusion Legisln
ture of 1895, or elected by the Republi
can party?
18th. Do you deny that there ar,
SEVENTEEN negro magistrates il
Granville county, all Of whom wer
either appointed by the Fusion Legisla
ture of 1895, or elected by the Republi
can party?
18th. Do you deny that there arr
SEVEN negro magistrates in Caswel
county. and that they were all eithe
appointed by the Fusion Legislature o
1893, or elected by the Republican
party?
18TH DO you deny that in various
Eastern counties there are negro mag
lstrates to the number of nearly THREE
HUNDRED. including those above spe
clfJed. all either appointed by the Flu
sion Legislature of 1895, or elected b,
the Republican party?
Goth. Do you deny that until YOU
party, within the last ten day remove,
them from office. for political effect
there were FOURTEEN negro police
men in the city of Wilmington. all o
whom were appointed by the Republica,
party?
21st. DO you deny that one of th