The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-14
CAMP A|GN IN WAKE
Pou Has Completed His Can
vass of the County.
He Will This Weak Go to Nash aEd franklin
MendenhalI Speaking to Very
Small Crowds.

Hon. E. w. Pou, Democratic candi-
date for Congress in this district, adj
dressed the voters of ST. Marys town
ship, this county, at Auburn yesterday.
After thanking his hearers for his
nomination, both on his own account
which, he said, has not had Demo-
cratic Congressman III a century, he
discussed briefly the issues as to trusts
and imperialism.
Then coming nearer home he stated
that upon the question of election
frauds so strongly alleged by his OPP
ponents he proposed to take the often
siye, and for the purpose of showing
that Democratic voters had been de-
ceived and defrauded he read the fol-
lowing affidavit made by one of the
most respectable citizen OF Chatham
county:
7. NJ f. White, of the county of Chat
ham, hereby certify that | was present
at Harper's Cross Roads on the day Of
election last August and voted at said
precinct That during the day report
was circulated by certain Fusionists and
Republicans to the effect that the Legis-
the election, and had incorporated in the
Constitutional Amendment on that day
a Properly Qualification, of either $500
or $500. That these persons were de-
claring that white men could not vote
unless they owned property to the above
amount. That numbers OF white men Ct
can not say exactly how many, were
deceived by this false statement and some
of them were thereby induced to vote
the entire Fusion ticket, while others vo-
ted against the amendment.
just after the polls closed on the day
of election, had a conversation with Mr..
Nathan Dixon, brother of the clerk of
the court of Chatham county, an active
Fusionist, who was on the grounds all
most the entire day of election. Said
Dixon told me that he knew that the
above report about the property qualifi-
cation was lie, but that he had used it
for every thing it was worth and told
the boys to do the same thing.
l further certify that | would swear
to this statement if justice of the peace
were here present.
This October, 1900.
M T. WHITE.
Witness: NJ. A. WARD.
All present assured Mr.. Pou that he
would get a big majority on Novem-
Der 9Th and that he could count on the
good people of St. Marys to do their
whole duty.
Mr. Pou yesterday finished his canvass
of Wake county, for the present. This
week he speaks in Franklin and Nash.
Then he will turn back and make
re- canvass of the district, ending it just
two days before election. These two days
he will spend in his own county-Johnston.
81 have made several attempts, said
Mr. Pou yesterday. ito get joint can
vass with my opponent, Mr.. Giles, but
every time he has declined. Last week in
Chatham we had appointments very close
together and / sent over a proposition
for a joint debate, but he replied that he
didn't care to engage in joint discussion
This invitation is open to him at any
time, provided he will give me the assur-
ance that he is in the race to stay"
AS has already been stated, the canvass
of this county is being made for Giles
by Mr. Mendenhall So far, however, he
has met with but little encouragement
and has had very small crowds. At Nc
Cullers, on Thursday his audience was
composed of twenty-one persons-forty-
five negroes and sixteen white men.