The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-29

! cilncn while a larger number of whites
is allowed only one councilman in thelr
| wards. This state of local government l.
one Of the effects of fusion.
Wilmington and Newbern.
No town was too important TO he TUNED
| over 10 the negroes by the fusionistS. Inc
! charters of Wilmington and NeWbern were
| amended. and the people were allowed to
! elect only one alderman from eaEh Ward,
| while the governor was given the power 10
} appoint another alderman for each "aro'
! The effect was to turn those people owe. -
the tender mercieS of Dan RUSSELL <A"N
now when Won go to Wilmington and New
bern YOU see negro policemen ana hchio
/ officers as thick as blackbfrds.
! Another fusion legislature would surely
| a,tond tha negro domination over other
cities
Hundreds of Negro Office-Holders.
Tn tho western counties the republican
officials are all white, and the people Up
| there we're slow to believe that the eastern
| counties in their own state had been turn
ed over to the negroes.
| To show tho extent Of this domination
east and southeast ~ Raleigh, | VIII give
some examples dhosan at random:
! In Craven county there are twenty-siX
nero MAGISTRATES thirteen negro school
| committeeman, four negro deputy sheriffs'
one coInty commissioner, one Jaller TWO
constables one register Of deeds two Dep
| utv registers of deeds one coroner. In
| the city OF Newborn there are five negro
| policemen one city attorney, three city
! counc.Imen, one cemetery sexton, besides
| the negro engineer aud other negroes en-
! ployod in the public buildings.
In Columbus county there are seventeen
| negro scaool committeeman, five negro
magistrates ana two negro postmasters.
In Hartford there are six negro magts-
trates. one constable, ten negro school
committeeman, two negro postmasters am
one negro on the board Of education.
In Chowan there are two negro alder
! men, eight school committeeman, one
| county commissioner and one member OF
! the board OF education
! In Pasquotank there are three negro
magistrates, one policeman and five school
| committeeman.
] In Perquimans there are six negro mag
! istrates. ten school committeeman, one
member OF the board Of education. ono
| county cJmIn'ssiou and one town con-
| stable.
In Jones there are three negro maGs-
| trates, twelve negro school commit
| teemen, in five townships there being two
negroes on each committee.
| In Hyde there are eight negro school
| committeeman.
In Beaufort there IS one negro school
| committeeman in each township
| In f,oeveu there are seven negro maois-
| trates, one negro school committeeman in
| each township one denuty sheriff.
| In WAYNE there are six negro magis-
| trates, two negro postmasters, three negro
aldermeh' one cleIk III the 3oluSpoio posi-
once. 49,. ,,, .,., ,,,o,fs
| ,ratoe ma nievon erboni committeeman
In Carteret one negro town commits
| sioner
In Edgecombe there are negro pGstmas-
! terS III the town or Rocky Mount 5dIcIe-
boro and lawrence, mere are li'iI yano'
negro magistrates d'su els.is hesi" n,,o
pies, pe7ldcS IL lat &c HuliOo' VI '''e1'
school comnItteeHeL . -
In MontSomery there are -FOUR negro
schooi commit IeeHleh' 49, . ,,
IN flchiholu IHeiG are 'Vii ~ v t,'S't i+
trateS, twenty uIFe vi" 9Si'oot hI
tetneii, TWO lI'Nl"0H .N'll| "'. -, Nr g., -
committee VA'SPt o"'' ""' a.,
Nat}IlcE]' one HtEio y" .'' ',"'.u - -
catlon' one deputy S"e'' III an" '"''' ''0S''
TVtu oFtL9e"lS ,,. .,.,,, L.,
~ rom ult7e S'''IPi, 'o"'itt,aI 100, ,oat
thScr'IninaleIy iron! 'ne CO.. a. , ~ |,,.
eIll Se'Ilolds. atp one can ~" '''0
gro Il pI'5i'77il'S7'
The --latest Sensation.
! ry,,, ocoas.io,, 70 ,,Io,. and . little brief
i',l9 go ho1 ,.a, Morn, orrect an
uu'ii'i4'y Ia" +'''" " '''i ., =,
mo loo' w. a. g., t6'o sor's+inn
which is agftatine the state this week
The Wilmington Messenger tells the story
| thus:
IN le gc'I ,s 81 ' t, ,S,,,n fnr.
gotten was editing The Raleigh STANDARD,
| Holdcn's old paper. and then tn" organ
| Of the rascais who were just beginning
thelr pan 10 ROD '"e people anu SOW 49,, "a"
| tr,,ts ,,1,+1,o,r' s,a,,,,, ,,rnt. an irf,mons
editorial about North Carolina women
who We're democrats, ana it got so hot for
him he was forced to fee the state to
full tines iIlH There is negro paper pub
! lished in this city called The Daily Record,
tts Issue of hprs1lav tha 18th t. there is
an editorial that casts great slur upon
me WIVES ol Poor Wte men, a,'u Is iliJlG