The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-06
WHO SHALL VOTE?

The following resolution offered by Maj.
E. j. Hale. was adopted:
Whereas. the Democratic organization
of North Carolina is a part of the Ma
tional Democratic organization. and this
committee is the custodian of the inter-
est of said organization in North Caro-
lima; and.
Whereas, this committee is instructed
by the platform of the State Convention
to make provision for the holding Of q
primary on the first Tuesday OF next
November for the election of a United
States Senator by the Democratic voters
Of the State. as we'll as by those who
have voted the Democratic ticket in the
State election: and.
Whereas, it is the duty of this commit
tee. as we'll as it's earnest desire, to
stimulate as far as possible the voting
for Bryan and Stevenson and for the
Democratic Congressional candidates,
therefore. be it
Resolved l. That the term Democratic
Voters inthe Democratic platform, be
construed ito include all white electors
and Croatan electors. who vote on the
said election day for the Dembcratic
Presidential and Congressional tickets,
and that they be entitled to vote in the
Democratic primary as well as those who
voted with us in August, but who will vote
for Mckinley at the time said primary
is held.
Resolved 2. That we hereby extend an
invitation to every voter in North Caro-
lima, not already so entitled, to qualify
himself for voting in the said Senatorial
Primary by casting his ballot on that
day for the Democratic Presidential and
Congressional tickets.
THE NEGRO ISSUE. /.
Immediately after the adoption of the
resolution, offered by Maj. Hale, describ-
ing the electors for the primaries, Col.
Means offered the following resolution,
which, on motion of Mr.. H. A. London
of Chatham, was tabled by the unanimous
vote of the committee, except COL Means
who voted No:
Resolved. That the insertion of the
word white" in the resolution about
primaries shall not be construed to mean
any justification OF raising again the race
issue in this State, which we affirm again,
as we did in the last campaign, has been
settled in North Carolina. That every
voter who shall vote for Bryan and Stew
enson electors and Democratic nominees
for Congress, in each Congressional dis
trict, ON November 9Th, 1900, shall be al
lowed to vote for a United States Senator
at the Democratic primaries ON that date,
as well as those who voted the Demo-
cratic ticket in the State election in Au-
gust.
PLANS FOR PRIMARY CONSIDERED.
The committee crowded the machinery
for conducting the senatorial primary.
There were two plans presented
1. The plan offered by Mr.. A. D..
Watts put the conduct of the primary in
the hands of the county executive com
mittees. AS introduced it made provision
for the selection by the county committee
of two persons for each voting pre-
cfnct'' to hold the polls in each precinct
No provision was made that they should
be men of different views on the sena-
torial question Mr.. Scales, of Guilford,
after the plan introduced by H. A. Lon
don, had been voted down, offered an
amtndment that the two poll holders
should 'tbe men of different views in the
senatorial question when possible" and