The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-23


| editor OF Home Rule, thinks II may he
| $4,000. Other Fnpionlsta any they will
| win out by "grently reduced mnioritips."
| declining to name figures.
| "Shake the plum tree mud gohlc up
everything IN sight. Tor we are about 60
lose all," IN now the Fusion slogan. II
was in obedience TO this command that
| Judge Ralph l., Buxton tRcpl. Of Fay
etteville. was elected reporter for the
Supreme court of North Carolina. vice
Mr.. II. 4. Gray ncm), OF Raleigh.
| The most amusing thing yet ia the man
ner in which Col Andy Cowles Is snug
Cling up TO Governor Russell and ex-
pressing huge chunks of admiration for
him. Here's the Colonel's latest bid for
| the Lieutenant Colonelcy of the Firs,
regiment:
"rhe Governor OF North Carolina"
said Adjutant General Cowles. Of that
State, Mt the Ebbtt. twas required by
the President to furnish three regiments
of volunteers. He organized two white
regiments and one colored, and appointed
| for the colored regiment officers Of that
race This is the first regiment evet
organized in the United States having
colored officers. and stands as a unique
innovation in military affairs. The Col
onel of this regiment James III. Young.
| is a man of ability and character. en-
| loving the respect of the best people OF
| the State Since the magnificent bravery
shown by the Ninth and Tenth United
| States Cavalry at San Juan Hill, there
is no doubt of the valor of the colored
soldier
Governor Russell formed this regi-
ment with negro officers against the adj
vice of most of his friends, myself in
Guided. and he was right in thus recognize
| ing these brave men, who patriotically
responded to the call of the country.
"Yes. our State government is fusion
| For the first time since 1876 the Republi-
cans. aided by the Populists, wrested
| the State from the Democrats in 1896
| We elected Republican and Populist
Senator in 1896 and reelected Hon. ].
| G.. Pritchard in 1897. The Governor is
| n big man all around. Physically he is
made in heroic mold, and mentally he is
Il Colossus. Intellectually he is head and
shoulders above any man in the Republic
can party in the South, and is the peer
of any man of any party. He was re-
garded as the best-equippeG lawyer in the
State when practicing. He is Il man OF
very positive opinions and great original
| ity. He is a very good enemy and a
warm and sincere friend. Zwingle,
| Luther, or Knox were not more tenacious
of opinions, and he is decidedly the
ablest man who has occupied the Cover
nor's chair since the civil war.
"Of course we will carry the State, and
on November will have the pleasure
of telegraphing the Post that our major
| ity is 10000"
Not on your life, Colonel
A special from Norfolk, Va, has this
to say concerning the race feeling in
Eastern North Carolina, incident to the
campaign now in progress:
"The conservative element in the ham
let's and cities throughout the black dis
tricts of North Carolina is taking heroic
measures to prevent the clash between
white and negro voters and the white
leaders of the Republican-Populist fusion
faction that seems imminent Every eff
fort will be made to insure the preserya-'
ton of the peace, but it is feared that
none of these precautions will avail. The
whites are determined to abolish negro
domination by the same heroic measures
Senator Zeb Vance found it necessary to
use after the reconstruction. There
is no excitement, but quiet preparation.
"At several points consignments of
arms and ammunition intended for
negroes, who finding it impossible to pIr-
chase them in the State, had sent away
for them, are reported to have been
seized. Occurring when most likely to
increase race feeling already fearfully
bitter, there have been reported from
different sections of the State attempts
to assault white women in broad day
light. At Goldsboro legal process was
served ON two deputy sheriffs from Samp-
son county to compel them to unchain
white boy prisoner who was fettered to
two negroes. Parties arriving from East
ern Carolina hold out little hope OF
peaceful settlement.
Estate Chairman Simmons, of the
North Carolina Democracy, arrived here
tonight, en- route to Elizabeth City. lie
is sanguine of his party's success, and
while admitting that in those counties
that have been negroized the situation is
grave, he asserted that the fight Mt the
polls would be a peaceful one. The
whites, declares, are almosc a unit for
change of government, the gravity of
local affairs having drawn to the white
supremacy party the best elements of the
Republicans and Populists."
Col Jim Young (col), and Col. Andy
Cowles make pretty pair. Andy loves
Jeems so!
A Texan named Wood, who has settled
in Halifax county and is talking FUSION,
writes to Hal Aver that he wants to
challenge Hon. Chas. b. Aycock to a
joint debate. Who is Wood?