Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-08
WHITE GUARD SHOT.

chat their father should have loaned lis
name to the negro cause.
WHITE GUARD SHOT.
That the negroes are inclined TO be ugly
was again manifested last night, when
they stoned a street-car In Brooklyn, the
negro suburb OF this city. They forced
the motorman to turn his car back into
the city. and later on in the night some
one whom the police have not yet de-
tocted shot Mr.. William Mott, one OF
the citizen guards, who was patrolling
at the corner Of Seventh and Harnett
streets. The shot was fred from ambush
and took effect I'm the gentleman's leg
He was not seriously wounded. Every ef-
fort has been made by the citizens to-day
10 locate the man who did the shooting
hut II is like looking for a needle in
hay-stack, for negroes pretend to know
nothing OF the affair. a detail from the
naval reserves was turned out after this
disorder. but they found things exceeding
ly quiet. and returned 20 their armory.
10 was reported that a county ticket is
being printed here tonight by the ne
groes. but this is discredited. II county
ticket Is sprung tomorrow, and any et-
fort Is made TO vote II. bloodshed Will
follow. the whites say. Another feature,
which Is thought may provoke trouble is
the presence of a number Of strange ne
on a road leading from the swamp regions
to-day in squads Of eight or ten, and
every squad was inspected as II entered
the city limits by a body OF armed ciu-
zens. among whom was a prominent eX-
congress sman The negroes were not ~
all disposed 10 talk, and the impression
prevails that they have been imported TO
vote In that event. their appearance at
the polls tomorrow will certainly pre-
10 EttnHflnn
tonight appears to a close observer TO
be critical The whites are. however, con-
fident Of success. and II really appears
that I'm Eastern North Carolina there IS
going to he tidal wave In favor OF whlte
supremacy IL further appears that it is
a very difficult matter TO obtain hearty
Democratic co-opera tiOn in the western
part Of the State There are In North
Carolina eleven counties In which there
are practically no cOlOred voters, but
which. nevertheless, are Republican, ana
have been so Tor twenty-five years.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLAN
The Democratic leaders in this city neld
a meeting at the courthouse tonight
and mapped out their plans fully for the
election tomorrow. There were present
none but the officers OF the various wards,
but All told the attendance aggregated
about two hundred. chat the meeting
was a determined one was emphasized
by the chairman. who. before taking ms
seat. unbuckled from around his Wdis,
a Colts revolver. and laid 1t on the laole
before him. Hon. ]. ID. Bellamy, the Dein-
ocratic congressional Nominee from lHla
district, was present ana mace NH'I'
address. counselling conservatism. 1t was
decided 10 appoint twenty-five citizens
each for the fifteen precincts In the city,
making. in all, 375. and they were naneo
and instructed to 20 armed and prepared
to meet any emergency which might dl47e'
At this iuncture Mr.. Bellamy arose
and read from the election laws the
clause prohibiting the carrying OF guns
To voting precincts. but the ground was
taken that this referred to shotguns duu
NOT to pistols. and the original order foI
the citizens to go armed was reiterated
Early I'm the night there was a meetIns
of the Democratic Campaign Committee
hold and the merchants were memorial
ted TO relieve all OF their white EN-
nlovees from any business WhatsoeVe''
in order that they may be free to go TO
the uous and remain there throughout tuF
day.
pr-SSEIJ. FEARED VIOLENCE.
,rbera is more uneasness manifested
among both the whites and the biaVhs
here late tonight than has been the c"se
for the paS week. In Ule fiISl an" i -. .i'
wards AT II o'clock the negroes were Eath-
erlng I'm great numbers, elnd there ms
been some display of firearms among
,hem. Several shots were fired. though
no damage was done, SO far as can ue
learned. In the Fourth Ward NUMBER
of white men congragated, and there were
several shots there also but no one was
hurt. The city militia are under AIMS AT
their Armory, and ready to move at
moments notice. Nothing more lui! ~
5icates the intense feeling throughout the
state than a telegram which was received
here tonight by Mr.. James fprunt' the
nroprietor of q large cotton compress
and the wealthiest man in the city. lie Is
a stauncb Democrat. but to aim Governor
RuseeU who is I'm GoldsbOio', to-night
addressed a telegram, asking If ii woulu
be safe for him 10 come here tomorrow
to vote. The telegram was turned over TO
The most influential Democrats IN the
| city who wired the Governor that theE
| knew Of no danger that threatened MN
NOW. They further told MIN, however,
! that in the event Of rot, Which vas al
! least liable to occur. they could not IN
/ sure his safety. Later adVices from tile
/ Governor TO members of his party an
uounce his purpose TO come here on the
carly train tomorrow morning and vote
and return to Raleigh on the next tram
q,ba conservative element do aot think
! that the Governor will be molesfad, but
| tbere are those among the most ptomi-
| rant citizens who say his life will be in
| io,,a,d,, during his entire stay Ecre.