The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01
QUESTIONS TO PRIrCHARD
Some Plain, Simple Questions as TO
Negro Domination Which the n
tor is Asked TO Answer

tor is Asked TO Answer
Hon. Jeter S. Pritchard. Marshall.N-C-:
Sir: I am informed that in your
speeches 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 I desire to ask you some ques-
tions, and I insist that you will an
swer them over your own signature.
1st. Do you deny that there is a ne
gro candidate, running for congress in
the second congressional district, n
that he is the regular nominee of the
republican party?
End. Do you deny hat there is a
negro candidate running for solicitor
in the Second judicial district. and
that he is the regular nominee of the
republican party?
3rd. Do you deny that there is a ne
gro collector of customs at the port Of
Wilmington; that there are from ff-
teen to twenty-five negro postmasters
in eastern North Carolina, all of whom
both negro collector and negro post
masters, were appointed by President
Mckinley with your approval and con-
sent?
4th. Do you deny thai the negro
COLONEL, James H. Young, was, un-
til he resigned hat position to accept
| the position of colonel of the Third reg
iment of negro troops, a director Of the
white Blind Asylum, and that he was
appointed to that position by Governor
| Russell?
5th. Do you deny that this same ne
| gro colonel, James H. Young, was, un-
til he resigned to accept the position
aforesaid, fertilizer inspector, with a
| big salary, and with white men work.
ing under him, and that he was APP
| pointed to that position by the fusion
commissioner of agriculture, at the in
| stance of Governor Russell?
9Th. Do you deny that there is n the
| Fourth collection district of North Car
| DINA, a general store-keeper n gaug-
| er, who is a negro, and who was APP
pointed by Mr.. Carl Duncan, the re-
| publican collector of that district, and
| your a%ppointee and political manager
in the east?
18th. Dc you deny hat the register
of deeds of Craven county is a negro,
and that he was elected by the repub-
| licans of hat county?
Sth. Dc you deny that the deputies
| of this negro register of deeds, as we'll
| as three deputies of the republican
| sheriff of Craven county, are negroes?
9Th. Do o deny that the register
of deeds of New Hanover county is a
| negro, and that he was elected by the
republican party?
10th. Do you deny that the present
| coroner Of Craven county is a negro,
and that one of the members Of the
| board of county commissioners is a ne
| gro, and that they both were elected by
the republican party?
18th. Do you deny that there are
! scores of negro cOnstables and deputy
| sheriffs in New Hanover, Craven, Hall
| fax, Edgecombe, BERTHE, Warren and a
number Of other eastern counties, all
| Of whom were elected by the republi-
can party?
18th. Do you deny that there are
| FORTY negro magistrates in the coun-
: ty of New Hanover, and that they were
all either appointed by the fusion legis-
) lature of 1895, or elected by the repub-
| lican party?
18th. Do you deny hat there are
THIRTY-ONE negro magistrates in
| Edgecombe county, and that they were
| all either appointed by the fusion leg
islature of 1895, or elected by the re-
publican party?
18th. Dc you deny hat there are
SIXTEEN negro magistrates in BERTHE
county, and that they are all either APP
pointed by the fusion legislature of 1896
or elected by the republican party?
18th. Dc you deny that there are
TWENTY-SEVEN negro magistrates
in Craven county, and that they were
all either appointed by the fusion leg
i~sIature of 1895, o. elected iy the re-
publican party?
18th. Do you deny that there are
TWENTY-NINE negro magistrates in
Halifax county, and that they were all
i o;tl0r o-n0int01 hy thn f11cinn 1noiC1a-
ture OF 1895, or elected by the republi-
can party?
18th. Do you deny that there are
SEVENTEEN negro magistrates in
Granville county, all of whom were
either appointed by the fusion legisla-
ture of 1895, or elected by the republl-
can party?
eastern counties there are mag
istrates to the number of nearly
THREE HUNDRED, including those
above specified, all either appointed by
the fusion Legislature Of 1895, or elected
by the republican party?
goth. Do you deny that until your
party, within. the last ten days remov
ID them from office, for political effect
there were FOURTEEN negro police.
men in the city of Wilmington, all OF
whom were appointed by the republi
can party?
23rd. Do you deny that under thu
gerrymander of the fusion Legislature
Of 1895, although there is a white ma.
jOrity in the town of Greenville, your
party so divided up the wards in tina
town that the negro minority have
FOUR members of the board of alder
men, while the white majority havt
only TWO members of the board of al
dermen?
oath. Do you deny that there art
THREE negroes running for the legis.
lature in Edgecombe county, all o
whom were nominated by the repuhli
can party, and nave been endorsed by
the fusion populists?
25. Do you deny that there are two
negroes running for the Legislature il
Halifax county, both of whom were
nominated by the republican party an
have been endorsed by the fusion pop
ulists?
26th. Do you deny that there are tive
negroes running for the Legislature il
| Granville county, and that both wer'
nominated by the republican party?
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