The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-17
OTHER COUNTIES
ORGANIZING
THE STATE WILL GO DEMOCRATS
&c IF WELL ORGANIZED.
OBJECT or WHITE GOVERNMENT UNIONS
Is to Enlist Every White Man in the State Who
Is Not Holding Office or Is Not Prom
ised One by the Republicans.


Gumberry. y. c., August 16.--(Spc
ciall--White Government Unions wert
formed in every precinct in BERTHE county
today. The purpose is to enlist every
white man in the county who is not hold
ing office or promised office by the Re
publicans.
News of like character comes from
other counties in the State. The white
people are becoming aroused. They see
that unless they exert themselves the
ruling gang will carry the State lower
and lower till it will not he fit abode for
decent and respectable people.
There opght to be thorough reorganl-
zation of the white voters in every
county in the State. and it was to effect
this that the Democratic State Executive
Committee suggested the white govern
ment unions Wherever the leaders have
taken hold of the plan suggested good re-
suits have followed.
The plan is thus outlined in the pro-
posed constitution and bylaws:
CONSTITUTION.
Article 1.-The name of the >organiza-
ton shall be The White Government
Union.
Article 1.-THE purpose of the organi-
cation shall be to re-eStabliSh in North
Carolina the Supremacy or the White
Race: to promote individual effort in be-
half of the party and its candidates on
the part of the voters. and 10 bring the,
head of the organization in the counties
and State more closely and easily III
touch with the township organizations.
and the individual party voter.
Article III.-Neither oaths. grips,
signs. nor passwords shall be allowed.
Any Union may. if it desires. adopt :,
badge, button, insignia, or uniform.
Article IV-The organization shall be
divided into County Unions and Town
ship Unions.
Article V.-Every White Man who de-
sires White Government in North Caro-
lima. and is willing to use every practic-
able and honorable means to restore
White Supremacy therein, and who pro-
poses to support candidates pledged to
effect that purpose. in the ensuing cleo
ton. shall be eligible to membership Of
the Township Union.
Article VI.-The County Union shall
be composed exclusively of the chairman
of the several Township Unions and the
Chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee of the county, who shall pre-
side over its meetings.
Article YII-Each Township Union
shall elect a president. vice president
and such other officers rs may he deem
ed proper, and the president of each
Township Union shall be. ex officio. II
member of the County Union.
Article VIII.-The Union will meet ut
least once n month, but the work shall
be constant. and each member Of the
Township Union will be advised by the
President of his Union as 10 the work
expected of him. and he will report,
from time to time, personally to the
president as to the progress he is max
ing
Article IX.-The Township Unions
will be purely working bodies and tiseir
work viii be:
1. To organize. register and bring ont
the party vote in the township.
2. To ascertain and report to the State
and County Chairmen the doubtful and
floating votes in the township, TO the
end that they may supplement the eff
forts of the Union to win the votes Of
such voters for the party, by sending
literature, public speakers, etc.
3. To arrange and organize, for eff
fective party work, at the polls on the
day of election.
4. To foster and stimulate Individual
work on the part of the members of the
Union in securing full registration, i'll
winning doubtful and floating voters,
and in persuading those white men. who
have been alienated from the Demo
cratic party, of their duty to their race.
themselves. and their families.
Article X.-The object of the County
Union is:
l. To secure concert of action between
the several Township Unions in the
county.
2. For the purpose of discussing with
the chairman of the County Executive
Committee and determining questions re-
lating TO matters of organization and
party work.
J. Arranging for speakings in different
parts of the county, ana providing ar
fractions and means for securing large
attendance at such meetings.
4. For the purpose of receiving from
the County Chairman such literature as
he may have for distribution among
members Of their respective Unions.
.. FOR receiving instructions concern
ing any plain Of campaign that the State
or county chairman may desire to put
in operation through the Unions in the
county, and to agree upon Il programme
to secure concert Of action in inaugural
ing such work or plan Of campaign.
Article XI.-Each Union shall be per-
mtted. if it sees fit to do so, TO admit
as members women and boys under q
Il I.,1 IL, 4
be entitled to n vote.
Article XII.-In. addition to the indi-
vidual work. before provided for, it shall
he the duty of the members of these
Unions to promote, in every honorable
and legitimate way. the success Of the
Democratic party. and the success of its
candidates. by assisting in the advertise
ment of Democratic meetings, and in
securing the attendance at these meet
ings of as large crowds as possible; in