The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03
SIMMONS TO PRITCHARD.
CHE DoN'r ANSWER"
Hon. Jeter G.. Pritcnard, Marshall,

President asking for Federal troops,
you deny that there Is in any part OF
North Carolina negro rule or DOM
ination.
Now 1 desire to ask you some ques-
tons, and I insist that you will ans
wer them over your own signature.
LIST. Do you deny that there is ne
gro candidate, running for Congress in
the Second Congressional district, and
that he is the regular nominee OF the
Republican party9
End. Do you deny that 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
negro Collector of Customs at the
port of Wilmington that there are
from fifteen to twenty-five negro post
masters in Eastern North Carolina, all
of whom both negro collector and
negro postmasters, were appointed by
President Mckinley with yot1r ap-
proval 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
regiment OF negro troops, director
of the white Blind Asylum, and that
he was appointed to that position by
Governor Russell9
9Th. Do you deny that this same ne
gro colonel, James III. Young, was, I'm.
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 ap
pointed to that position by the fusion
Commissioner OF Agriculture, at the
instance of Governor Russell?
9th. Do you deny that there is in
the Fourth Collection district of North
Carolina, general store-keeper and
guager, who is a negro, and who was
appointed by Mr.. Carl Duncan, the
Republican Collector of that district
and your appointee and political man
ager in the Easts
7th. Do you deny that the register
of deeds of Craven county is "a negro
and that he was elected by the Repub
licans of that county?
9Th. Do you deny that the deputies
of this negro register of deeds, as wei
as three deputies of the Republican
sheriff of Craven county, are negroes
9th. Do you deny that the registel
of deeds of New Hanover county is :
negro, and that he was elected by thu
Republican party?
10th. Do you deny that the presen
coroner of Craven county is negro
and ono of the Board of County Com
missioners is negro, and that the,
both were elected by the Republican
party?
11th. Do you deny that there art
scores of negro constables and deput,
sheriffs IN New Hanover, Craven, Hal
lfax, Edgecombe, Berthe, Warren ant
a number of other Eastern counties
all Of whom were elected by the Re
publican party?
IL. Do you deny that there ar
FORTY-ONE negro magistrates in tn
county of New Hanover, and that the,
were all either appointed by the Flu
sion Legislature OF 1895, or elected b,
the Republican party?
18th. Do you deny that there ar
THIRTY-ONE negro magistrates il
Edgecombe county, and that they al
! we're either appointed by the Fusio1
Legislature of 1895 or elected by th
Republican party?
Nth. Do you deny that there ar
SIXTEEN negro magistrates in Bel
; tie county, and that they are all eithe
appointed by the Fusion Legislator
of 1895, or elected by the Republica
party.
10th. Do you deny that there az
| TWENTY-NINE negro magistrates L
Halifax county, and that they wer
all either appointed bv the Fusio
Legislature Of 1895, or by the Repul
llcan party?
18th. Do you deny that there 81
SEVENTEEN negro magistrates i
Granville county, all OF whom we,
either appointed by the Fusion Lei
islature of 1895, or elected by the RI
publican party?
/ 18th. Do you deny that there al
SEVEN negro magistrates in Caswe
county, and that they were all eithe
appointed by the Fusion Legislatu1
of 1895, or elected by the Republica
party?
18th. Do you deny that in varior
Eastern counties there are negl
magistrates to the number of nearl
THREE HUNDRED, including thos
above specified, all either appointed b
the Fusion Legislature of 1896, {
elected by the Republican partyy
2Oth. Do you deny that until you
party, within the last ten days n
moved them from office, for polite,
effect, there were FOURTEEN negr
policemen in the city OF Wilmington
all of whom were appointed by tn
Republican party?
21st. Do you deny that one of til
members of the Finance Commute,
of Wilmington, is a negro, appolnte
by the Republican party?
22nd. Do you deny taat there ar
negro policemen and negro alderme
in the city of Newbern, all elected b
the Republican party7
23rd. Do you deny that under tn
gerymander of the Fusion Legislator
of 1896, although there is white ms
jority in the town of Greenville, you
party SO divided up the wards in tina
town that the negro minority hav
FOUR members of the board of alder
men, while the white majority hav
only TWO members of the board G
aldermen?