The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-02

colonel James 1T. oiIEf WIS Al'i N'
resigned 20 accept the position afore-
said. fertilizer Inspector. with n big fala-
~. and with white men working under
him ana that ne was appointed 10 t'at
position by the Fusion Commissioner OF
Agriculture a. the instance Of Governor
Russell?
9Th. Do You denv that there i7 IN the
Fourth collection district OF North Caro-
Ina n general stofekecpor and
who IS a. negro and who was 7nnoinf a
by Mr.. Carl Duncan the Republican col
lecfor Of that district and your APP
nolntee and political manager To the
East?
I'm. DO Won deny that tho REGISTER %
Deeds Of Craven county is negro. and
that no was elected by the Republicans
OF that county,
Sth. DO you deny that the deputies OF
this negro Register OF Deeds. as wei as
three deputies ~ the Republican sheriff
OF Craven county. arc negrocs2
9th. DO You deny that tho Register ~
Deeds OF View Hanover county IS NEGRO
and that no was elected by tho Republic
-6t6. DO YOU DENY that the present
coroner Of Craven county is p negro. and
that one Of the members az the board Of
county commissioners is % negro. and
thar they both were elected 10y the Rei
publican party2
flth. DO you deny that there are scores
Of negro constables and deputy sheri0s
IN New Hanover. Craven. Halifax Edge
combe. BERTHE. Warren and a number Of
other eastern counties. an of whom We're
elected 10y the Republican party?
12,h. DO YOU deny that there are
FORTY negro magistrates in the county
OF New Hanover and that they were
an either appointed by the fusion leeie-
la.ure Of 1895. or elected by the Ropubii-
isth. DO YOU deny that there are
THIRTY ONE negro magistrates n
Edgecombe county. and Chat they We're
AID either appointed by the fusion lecls-
lature Of 1855. or elected by the Republic
can party?
IAN. DO you deny that there are
SIXTEEN negro magistrates I'm BERTHE
county and that they are an either ape
pointed by the fusion LEGISLATURE OF 1855
or elected by the Republican party?
18Th. DO you deny that there are
TWENTY SEVEN Negro magistrates 10
Craven county. and that they were an
either appointed by the fusion Legisla-
turo Of 1885 or elected by the Republican
party?
18th. DO you DENY that there are
TWENTY-NINE negro magistrates in
Halifax county. and that they were au
either appointed by the fusion Legis.a-
ture Of 1893. or elected by tie Republican
party?
l7tn DO you deny that there are
SEN ENTEEN negro ma gistrates in Gram
vile county all of whom were either APP
POINTED by the fusion LEGISLATURE Of 1850.
or elected ~ the Republican party2
10Th. DO you deny that In various east
ern counties there are negro magistrates
10 the number OF nearly HREE HUN
DRIED. including those above specified.
an either appointed by The fusion Legs
lature Of 1858, or elected by the Repubi
can party?
e)'h. 10 you deny that until your
party, within the last ten days removed
them from Office. for political effect there
We're FOURTEEN negro policemen in the
city OF Wilmington. al If whom were APP
pointed by the Republican party?
23d. DO you deny that under the gerry
mander OF the fusion Legislature of 1895.
although there is a white majority IN the
town of Greenvilie. your party so DE-
vided un the wards IN that town that The
negro minority have FOUR members of
the board of aldermen. while 'he white
raj rity have only TWO members OF the
board OF aldermen?
G-1. DO you deny that there are
THREE repr0es running for the Lexis
iature Zoo EdgccOmbe county all OF whom.
were nominated by the Republican partv
and nave been endorsed by the fusion
PoDuists2
18th. DO YOU deny that there are TWO
negroes running Tor the legislature In
Halifax county. both Of whom were nom
mated b. The Republican party and have
been endorsed by the fusion Populists2
10Th. Do you deny that there are two
negroes running tlr The legislature I'm
Granville county and that both were
nominated by the Republican party?
ztn. DO you deny that there is a negro
running for the legislature In Vance coun-
". one In Craven county. one In Pasgro-
tank county one IN Northampton county
one i1 Warren county. and IN several 9TH
or eastern counties. an % whom are nom
mated by the Republican party2
&th DO you deny that the Republican
party has this year nominated ln various
counties IN the east, negroes for register
Of deeds. treaslrers. c0r0uers. c0nsta-
oles. county c0mmissioners. and magis-
trates?
25th Do you deny that there are upon
the Republican ticket n the county OF
Craven. 4 negro for the legislature.
negro for register OF deeds. a negro f0r
treasurer, negro for corner a negro for
county commissioner and uerro Tor
standard keeper. all OF whom were nomi-
mated b. the Republican party and are
It's regular candidates. and that The white
Republican candidates for sheriff and
clerk in that county have promised the
negroes. n elected, they VIII appoint me-
gro deputies?
51th. Do you deny that there are several
hundred negro school committeeman IN
North Carolina appointed by the Repub-
lican party and having authority over
white as well as colored schools2
Now what constitutes negro domination
or negro rule may De a question of op.n-
ion or taste. What The people want 70
know Is NOT what constitutes negro dom
inauon. IN your opinion. hut your un-
eQuivocai statement OF the Facts WIN ref
erence to negro oflce-ho.ding IN me east
and negro candidates on the nart OF your
party go that they. as Intelligent beings.
may decide for themselves whether there
is negro rule in eastern Carolna.
The Democratic people living and tho
democratic newspapers published. IN the
localities where these offices are held and /
candidates are running have asserted and .
rubfished and / ass chairman of The Dem
ocratio marty have asserted ard caused .
10 he published. and d. now assert (ei'her
f-on, nersonai knowledge. or from infor- I
nation obtained from thoroughly trust +
worthy and reliable sources duly veri- /
dea) that negroes appointed or elected 7
av the Republican party. now hold the /.
offices these questions represent them as
boid,rz ara that negroes regularly nomi- |