The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-10-06

BERTHE BREADS
IKE FUTURE
Special to The Charlotte Observer.
WINDSOR, n. c., Sept. 1o.-Berue IS
destined to be black in the coming cleo
ton. The negroes are demanding tneir
rights from the Republicans and Popu-
lists. They are in the majority In the
county and are going to make strong
fight to capture all the offices. Next
week the convention that viii nonll-
nate candidates meets here. 1t is not
the present state of affairs here tha>
the good white people complain OF. so
much as that which is to come. Inc
condition now is bad enough but The
future is to be feared. There Is dam
ger ahead. The negroes of this county
are not educated to the point that the
negroes in New Hanover, Craven and
Edgecombe are. They are still ruled
by white men. However they are be-
coming very insolent and worthless.
They are quitting the farmers ana
tiockng to the towns. In fact the
farmers have trouble to secure compe-
tent labor. The last two years has
brought about a great change.
Early yesterday morning l left the
train at kelfOrd, on the Atlantic Coast
Line road and drove here, a distance Of
3 miles. The first man | saw on land
ing at Kelford was the negro postmas-
ter of that place, Frank Clark. At
Lewiston. six miles this side Of KEEL
ford, D. w. Baker, negro politician,
is postmaster He is a notary public
and has recently been appointed one Of
the registrars for the first ward of
WOodvilie precinct. Drew is the next
postoffice in line from Lewiston here.
ID. H. Cherry. also "a negro politician.
is in charge there. And to head the
string l.. T. Bond faced me in the post
office in Windsor where l called for my
mail.
HOW IS THIS FOR HONEST ELEC-
TIONS?
After getting my mail l crossed over
to the county court house, StoppiuS
by the way 20 read the posted list of
registrars for the coming election IN
this county. My attention was calle'.
to the name of John w. Todd, a man
appointed to serve as PopuliSt regis
trar. He is a feIon. The records of
victed there in 1893 of larceny. Here
is what the clerk Of the court of Moore
county says about him:
North Carolina, Moore County. /.
D. A. Mcdonald, Clerk of the Superior
Court of Moore county, do hereby GER
tify that J. w Todd was convicted OF
larceny and receiving, at March term.
1893, of the SUPERIOR Court of said
county, before Hon. Spier Whitaker.
judge, and sentenced to four months
imprisonment in the county jail. in
testimony whereof, | herewith set my
hand and affix the seal of said court.
this 23rd day Of October, 1896
(Signed) ID. \. MDONALD,
CLERK of Superior Court of Moore
County,"
This is the man appointed as regis
trar by the POpuists in precinct 3 If
Windsor township. And yet the Popu-
lists clamor for honest elections. Can
they have honesty from a convicted
thief? This mans vote was challenged
at the last election and the poll hold
ers would not reject him, though the
clerk s record on the books of Moore
county was produced. However, Todd
dld not dare vote. There are several
negroes on the list: II. w. Cherry, a
negro justice of the peace, in Snake
Elite township. and Harry w. Spivey,
also negro magistrate, is appointed in
Indian Woods township.
BERTIE'S NEGRO MAGISTRATES.
BERTHE has her share of negro magis-
trateS and negro conStableS The ne
gro magistrates are: Windsor towl-
snip: f.. Taylor, appointed by the Leg
islature in 1898, and ID. g. Raynor, elec-
ted in 1896. Merry Hill township:
Mark Low, appointed in 1885, and Ar
thur Heckton and Armistead T. Will
son. were elected in 1896. Wilson plead
guilty on Indictment of a charge of dis
posing of mOrtgaged property at the
NOveber term of BERTHE Superior Court,
IN 1897. The bill was found at the April
term, after the election. ROXabel town
snip: Richard Biggs, Bryant Walton
and Frank Pule were elected in 1896
Robert Smith was elected constable at
the same time but ran away to esca De
Indictment and is still a fugitive.
Mitchel's township: Wright Clearey
was appointed in 1866 Snake Bic
township: H. w. Cherry was appointed
IN 1895 and Noah Cherry was elected in
1896. Woodville township; George w.
Hardy. Wiley Wilkins and p. w. Ste-u
art were elected in 1896. Indian Woods:
John \. Bozeman was appointed in
1895 and H. =. Spivey was elected in
1896. Villain Gillian was also elected
constable of that township at the same
election.
In this county Governor Russell has
commissioned two nes'O nOtaries pub
'lc-D. w. Baker and :. II. MOseley.
This is the list Of negro ma gistratss IN
The county
FCSIONISTS ELECT A THIEF AS
CONSTABLE
The Republicans can elect aryhodv
TO office here With the aid of a few
IopulIstS. At tie election of 1896 Cicero
Irguhart cOlo'ed, was elected con-
- ore or Woolville township Rev
=, NAG qualified he v,s.as~to vii; W.
Iira othy of coIt-~hos~t estified on An
49,, ,ff"'f"he had voted for "rrn
Cr<,o. Cicero was bound over to
curt true bill was found agai,.t
inc at the May term of court ~
mo at the November term Of that y.ar
ne was tired On TIE jury were IL .hits