The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-02
PURE PART|SANSHIP
A Republican Postmaster who
is Shown to be Guilty.
It Was Publicly Proven That He Had Originat-
ed Lie. His 0fficiousneSs and
Pernicious Activity.

There will be no trouble in proving
the pernicious activity of Federal of
fice-holders in North Carolina.
The aftidavits are being made ready.
Before the Democrats are through
with this thing they will not only
establish offensive partisanship but
will also establish enough facts to
send more Republican postmasters to
the penitentiary.
Chairman simmons yesterday re-
ceived a batch of affidavits that will
be sent on to the Civil Service Com
mission. Here is a sample:
North Carolina, BERTHE Countv-Be-
fore j. A. Modlin, j. p, Woodville
Township:
Daniel W. Baker, duly appointed
judge of election, representing the
Republican party in Woodville town
ship, Berthe county, North Carolina,
being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is chairman of the Repub-
lican executive committee in Wood
vile township, BERTHE county, and that
he is intimately acquainted with the
political proceedings carried on in and
by c. II. Lewter, the postmaster in
the United States postoffice at Lewis
ton, n. c., and that to his certain
knowledge the said c. II. Lewter
makes himself exceedingly active po-
litically in trying to intimidate vo-
tiers, and that he uses the United
States Dostoffice as place to gather
the colored voters together to confer
al. 10, 81 ,lxyic,
them, and that by using the office for
this purpose, it makes it extremely
inconvenient for patrons of the office
to get their mail, and especially for
ladies; and by their congregating in
said office, they at time become very
boisterOus.
And deponent further says that the
said c. IL. Lewter is keeping in said
office at the money order depart
ment a private registration book, and
that he has told the colored voters
in said Woodville township that they
were legally required to come before
him and register as much so as they
were to go and register before the
legal registrar, and that he has heard
parties who went before the duly
qualified registrar to ask him fol
their name as he had registered it
to carry it to the said {. Fl. Lewtel
to be entered on his private registra
ton book, as he had told them they
were legally required to do SO.
And that deponent further states
that said c. II. Lewter had publicly
charged him with selling out to the
Democratic party, and had accused
n,iF of RArfin an1 Inhr
| L. Harrington, chairdman of the Dem.
| ocratic Executive Committee for said
Woodville township of giving him a
| check for same, which was publicly
| proven, in his presence, to be false
and that said Lewter had originated
| the lie.
The deponent further says that said
C. II. Lewter has been q delegate tC
the various Republican conventions
and has made himself very officiOus
and in every instance trying to domi
| nate the conventions and trying tC
| carry everything according to his OWL
| dictations, and has repeatedly tried tC
have him impeached as chairman OF
the Republican township executive
committee, and to have him read out
of the party.
(Signed) DANIEL w. BAKER,
Aftiant.
Sworn to and subscribed before mC
this the 30th day of July, 1900.
(Signed) j. \. MODLIN, j. p.
These came facts substantially are
sworn to in affdaEits by Mr.. j. w
| Spivey and Mr.. John l.. Harrington.
Tho Civil Service Commission will
be asked to send an inspector to the