The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25

The ALA bsorblng Topic Of Diseus'
sion-Negroes and Popuiisss Ignored.
Rusxell,s Game-Repubhcans ana
the Franchise Amendment
Messenger Bureau.

AGE<GAEGA
Raleigh. ". c., July d
Most OF the talk here yesterday and
today was OF the gathering Of repuoli-
cans and Of Governor Russell's recep-
ton to Senator Pritchard last evening.
which about forty republicans attend
ed, among these being some OF the gov
e-nor's bitterest enemies. One OF these.
an office holder in the government ser
vice said: Governor Russell put US in
the position OF having TO go TO h exec
utive mansion 10 see Senator Pri.chard
or else miss him. But we agreed among
ourselves that no politics should be pub
licly talked during h reception Gov
ernor Russell wants it 10 be thought
that he has corralled US all. We did not
var to talk politics with him" But
a lumber of the republicans wee with
him and Senator Pritchard at the ex-
ecutive mansion.
The republicans admit hat they fear
they cannot hold the eastern white re-
rubi.cans in line against the negro
franchise amendment. In fact, they say
the result Of the vote is doubtful. That
concession is fatal to them. Chairman
Holton and Revenue Collector duncan
tell me that republicans who vote for
the amendment are no longer republi-
cans, but other leaders say this cannot
be DONE, and that they cannot be held
in line against II.
No negroes were admitted TO the re-
publican conference yesterday or this
morning. Several were here, having
come in yesterday and today. The re-
publicans are put in a tight place as re-
CARDS the negro, and confess 1t.
A western republican. J. q. Gram, CT
He~ndersonville, gave the strange
prnrrnd Of uhfta nil nnnnStfiOn
IN the Ninth district to the amendment
hat it would bar the Old and good ne
groes and leave as voters h young
ones, who are so Objectionable.
Senator Pritchard tells me that N
two or three months, before congress
meets, the republican state committee
Will meet and have with il other lead
ers, to discuss and settle the policy OF
the party.
The state treasurer has so far paid
$35, 600 of the penitentiary debts for the
period ending December 31st last. These
payments were made oil a~fidavits by
creditors hat the money was due for
debts only to that date.
George l.. Morton, commander OF the
naval reserves in this state. is here.
John A. Wagner, OF Asheville, who
was a captain in the First Mort Caro-
lima volunteers, having declined an APP
pointment in the Twenty-seventh regi-
ment as nrSt lieutenant, senator
Pritchard tells me he recommends E.
L.Gilmer, of Greensboro, late of the Sec
ond North Carolina volunteers, for the
place.
Senator Pritchard has recommended
Herbert J. Hi~rschinger, of Charlotte,
for a I~ieutenancy in the marine corps.
HirsChinger was in the First North,
Carolina regiment.
The republicans frOZe out the popu.
lists here yesterday and today. They
ignored them. All the conferences were
straight they said; with not a ropu-
list invited. Nor did Governor Russell
invite any to his reception.
r. H. Battle accepts the position OF
president of the state fair. tfe has
held it before and knows all its duties.
Henry Davis, colored, is in Jail here
charged with robbing and burning the
store of c. P. Horton in the suburbs of
Raleigh early last Sunday morning, 10
reported in Tuesdays Messenger. He
was captured, at Elon College, yes.er-
day.
The Raleigh Real Estate, Trust and
Insurance Company has organized n
elected j. S. Wynne president.