Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-25
Republican Opinions OF the
Suffrage Amendment.
WHAT DocKERY WANTS
Bcis offered on Outcome ora. e. N. a..
halfway LeSIslation-Statcto Pur.
chnsc Pcnitcutiary Shirt Plnnt-A.
AZ N. College Students File Protest
New Hotel nI Pfuchurst-tn
Memory OF BagIey.

Raleigh, N. c.. April 2i.-J. c. T.. IIar-
ris, who is one of Governor Russeli's
special friends and counsel, has this to
say regarding the amendment to the
constitution limiting the franchise of
negroes:
Unless the white people can be made
TO believe that section Cthe grand
father clause) is unconstitutional and
that the amendment will impose an
educational qualification on both whites
and blacks of course the people Will
ratify the amendment at the polls next
year.
Negroes who have heretofore cut
quite figure in politics, say they pro-
pose that in future the Democrats shall
do the political fighting in North Caro-
lima. The negroes now have an idea
tina IL their vote divides it will be
worth something to them. \. u. Ward.
Democratic State Chairman Simmons
law partner. says that in the Ncwburg
section the amendment will be adopted
with whooD.'
y Republican widely known in North
Carolina assures the Baltimore sun cor
respondent that the true reason why
some of the white Republicans are
trying 50 hard tn defeat the amendment
is That they desire To continue to use
the negro vote and know the "sccptrc
viii depart from them If the negro vote
IS eliminated, and that when the white
keNublican party rises they will no
longer he leaders.
WHAT DOCKERY IS AFTER.
1t IS ascertained from John ID. Bel
lamy himself that the effort of Oliver H.
pJcHciy III regard to the Congressional
election in the Sixth District is not to
nave himself seated but to have the
House of Representatives declare that
there was no election at all 1t had
been thought up to to-day that the
effort %! Dockery was TO get the seat.
though. OF course. this is folly But
his idea rs To vitiate the election.
BETS ARE OFFERED.
Bets are offered here ut two to one.
with no takers, that the Supreme Court
VIII decide in favor of H. NJ. Patrick
10! president of the Atlantic and North
carolina railway, -. II. Abbott for Cor
noration Commissioner and j. J.. Burns
as koeper of the Capital, these all being
fuslonistg
iE"rTENTlARY SHIRT FACTORY.
For a year or more shirt factory
has been in operation at the peniten-
tary. New York people putting in Il
reatly .hc contract ended and the fac
tory was closed. Now the penitcn-
t!aty superintendent is arranging to
purchase the plant and operate the
factory.
COLLEGE STUDENTS PROTEST.
y number OF the students OF the
Agricultural ANA Mechanical College
met at the college and passed resolu-
tons protesting against the action of
the rcorSa nization committee of the
l;u2rd Of Trustees. in its determination
to recommend the abolition of the
professorsnip of agriculture and vcteri-
nary science They ask also that Prof.
Emory and Or. Curticc be retained as
members of the faculty.
Jhe action WIS tIKCn tv rt.J- Nr-rt-
cultural Society of the college. It's
membership is confined to those stu
dents who are pursuing an agricultural
course.
NEW HOTEL AT pINEIIURST.
ii is learned that another large hotel
VIII this summer be built ut Pmchurst.
Mi. Tufts place, in Moore county, to
accommodate the guests that are cx-
pected there next winter.
The fame of this wonderful pine re-
gion is yearly spreading and the result
is larger number of guests each sue
ceeding season
During the past winter there were
about LOCO visitors at Pinchurst ana
some 1,5G0 at Southern Pines. Every