The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-17


graduate. He says that the Northern
people appreciate the position Of the
whites in this State on this question, and
that they sympathize with the whites.
In his opinion, the only way to defeat the
Amendment is by the manipulation of
1cgro votes. He is very decided in his
political views, and says that an ignor-
ant white man is better to vote than an
ignorant negro.
lie called my attention to the fact
that at the very time the Senators from
Massachusetts voted to give to the ne
groes-only recently freed from slavery
unqualified suffrage; that very State had
an educational requirement as well as
a requirement for the payment of poll
aN. Furthermore he says that all the
yankees who have anything at stake in
This State, will vote for the Amendment. F"
Preparations are already being made
for the election to he held next August.
The Secretary of State has had printed
$4,000 copies of the new election law
and he has ordered 1000 registration
books and 1000 poll books. These will
be ready whenever the counties make re-
QUESTION for them. There are between
1.o00 and LOGO voting precincts in the
State and registration books will have
20 be sent to every one of them, as a new
registration is ordered.
The News and Observers publication
Of the lawyers fees paid out during the
rast year by Governor Russell created
much comment here yesterday.
Referring to the 81 500 and over paid
to Mr.. james III. Pou for expenses and
services in the tax cases." Mr. pou
says:
That money was used in defraying the
expenses incident to the preparation Of
he States case. 1t was used IN paying
for the printing. in paying the fees of
officers before whom the affidavits were
made. and in many counties in employing
local assistance in preparing the affida
Wits, &c. 1t was agreed by the CONSUL
for the Corporation Commission tkat
all accounts be sent to me- | would
present the accounts to the Governor ana
end out the checks.
Judge Connor. Mr. Simmons. Mr..
Wood and Mr. Il. w. Pou all sent to
me accounts for expenses incurred in
their sections, and l drew checks to pay
the same.
Much of the expense is in the form
Of legal costs, which the State will re
rover in case it wins the suits. Nearly
MI of the costs incurred by the STATE
have been paid in advance. Only i'll a
few counties have the costs been marke'.
due the officers" and to be paid at the
end of the suit.
None of this expense account is for
personal services or expenses of myself
Or my associates. We paid our own ex-
penses to Asheville, Richmond anj
other places. None of this is intended
in the expense account. That account
includes only such expenses rs were
considered necessary after consultation
with the Corporation Commission and
the Governor. Itemized lccoun-s of
these expenses what for, how much
and to whom paid, We're filed with the
auditor.
THE expense of preparing the egi-
dence, printing, &c., averaged not quite
$50 per county. These EXPENSES includes
the taking of at least $500 affidavits.''
This weeks Smithfeld Herald, speak
ing of a popular gentleman and success
full business man whose name has been
mentioned in connection with State
Treasurer, says: Among the ispirants
for the nomination for State Treasurer
on the Democratic ticket we notice the
name of Mr.. Ashley Horne, of Clayton.
MIR. Horne has been mentioned for this
position before, and a few years since
he received quite complimentary vote
n the convention If he enters the rare
next year, his friends are sanguine of
his success, and we know that his name
win add strength to the ticket. lie is a
riety."
Republicans are actively at work
against the Amendment all over the
State. A circular letter recently issued
signed by ID. A. Osborne, II. Ii. Mcneil,
A. r. Vail and ID. A. Davis, Of Ashe
county, calling upon Republican leaders
to meet in the office Of Mcneil & Nc
Neill, at Jefferson, on the first Of Janu-
airy Ito assist in deyising ways and
means to fight the amendment. has
come into our hands. Democrats should
be up and doing.
Mr.. James FL. pon said last night
the impression had gotten out that in his
speech in the Federal court the other
day he charged District Attorney Ber
nard with knowing of the revenue abuses
being practiced in Johnston county.
Il did not do this, I he added. II
did say these abuses were open and
fragrant and such that man in his
official position ought to be cogniZant of
them, but / do not charge that he ac-
tusilly knew of it. | have told him about
these abuses now, however, and he can
not in future plead ignorance"
Honor Roll at Bingham.