The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-20
''HOLD ROB. RSOA
AND SAVE The STATE"
Aycock and Gem Receive
Glorious Ovation.
RED SHIRTS ABUNDANT
Glenn Rolled Up His Sleeves and. G ot
Down to Business
FLOATS OF BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADIES
Ayccck Carried His Audience Almost Villa With
Delight. A Cannon Fired Every Few
Minutes. A Rousing Reception
C;var u;r,
Given Him.
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Lumberton, N. c., July 19.-Early this
morning the strains of brass band in
front Of the Hamlet hotel, where Aycock
and Glenn were resting, awoke late sleep
ers, they rushed to the windows and turn
ed the blinds. There on the track stood
thirteen car leads of excursionists, and
among them many red-shirts from Rock
ingham. on their way to Lumberton to
join hundreds OF other red-shirts to al
low Aycock to alight from the train and
make his speech, threats Of fusionists not
withstanding. The regular train carried
Governor Aycock' as everybody calls
him. Later at Laurinburg, large crowd
assembled to hear ten minute speech
The train stopped at the crossing of
Main street, and Aycock alighted and
mounted box and amid great applause
he said in part: Il am gratified to adj
dress the people who, on May 18th, $685.
set the pace for the Democracy of the
State in advocating White Supremacy.
We are going to win this year by fifty
thousand, but I beg that every thing be
done in order and according to law. North
Carolina was the first State to write a
Declaration of Independence. 1t was the
birth place Of the first white child born
TO English parentage, and that child was
girl. 1t has always been our proud
Eoast that whatsoever things we under
took it was in the name and with the
benediction Of our glorious womenhood.
The enemy are trying to intimi-
date us with Federal interfer
ence-Holton, Pritchard Butler and
their allies may arrest every registrar
In the State. but with white womanhood
at Our lack we can drive them from the
State. In the name of that glorious
woms MR. God, IN the name of our mothers,
wives and daughters we have registered
vow in heaven that we will win in this
fight End tut this cue sticn forever be-
hind Us. When this is done we will have
time for consideration of other questions
and the education of our children. | re-
gret that l cannot address you in this
campaign, but you must remember that
! am calling sinners and not the righteous
to repentance. They tell me that every
white man in Scotland is white.
At every STATEN the PEOPLE piled on.
At Pates all the Croatans came aboard.
Both men and women, who had not gone
through the country, got aboard. The
pulled through the covered BRIDGES their
came a sound which grew and swelled
into deafening road of thousands of hui
man voices, as far UP street as the eye
could reach, was flaming mass of red-a
perfect jam of men on foot and horse
back. They swarmed right up to tire
cars. High above their heads, broad
shoulders and stalwart arms bore two
large arm chairs.
AS Aycock and Glenn descended from
the cars they were caught by the people
like trap balls. First came Aycock. He
was shot in the air like a rocket and
landed in one of the chairs as lightly as
baby. Next came The corpulent body of
Bob Glenn, but as by magic, he too, arose
like a piece of cork and landed in the
other chair. Just then "little Zeb,"
brass cannon, spoke with a crash that
lifted one from his feet. That great mass
began to move. High above it the chairs
and their occupants bobbed and danced
like ccrhs on the waves Glenn sat back
digniied and solemn. but the ridiculous
ness OF the 81 uation seemed to break upon
Aycock with force. He sat grasping
the arms Of ais chair, his derby far back
on his head, and broad grin expanding
his countenance. 1t is to be hoped some
snap shot got good pictures of the scene
Some distance up street the occupants of
the chairs were placed in separate car
riages. drawn by four horses each Other
dignita ries and local politicians got in
beside them Then the procession at
tempted to move. 1t could hardly be
called a procession until it had moved
several blocks, it was seething mass of
men and horses trying to move up street.
While the roar of cheers had not sub
sided. when something like order was OBJ
tanned, it was discovered that right be-
hind the Speakers carriage came a
wagon bearing the rapid fire canon from
Wilmington, behind this came float after
float of handsomest girls in all Eastern
Carolina. Around and behind them
swarmed their fathers brothers and
sweethearts on prancing steeds. decked
lin red shirts and yelling like wild In
dams. Col. N. A. Mclean was chief mar
shall. The procession made an extern
sive detour and returned to the hotel
where it disbanded
When that vast concourse of people had
assembled around the stand in the court
house square. Sheriff Mcleod announced
that Rev. Mr.. Pate would offer prayer.
All heads bowed reverently during the fer
vent and eloquent invocation. Col. Nc
Lean introduced Hon R. B. Glenn. who
WIS warmly received. Mr.. Glenn said
this YVES the largest audience he ever
addressed in all his life, and it can be
truly said he never made so great a
srcech lie rolled up his sleeves
end get down to business and held that
vest auf'ence FIR two hours and a half
lie is the r'ost powerful and vigorous
srealver N III State. Nearly every SEN
tence IN tho lest ho'f Of the speech was
purctuated with Wild aDrlause.
t'rhcove frr five thousand was fur
r'shed. hut did not serve the crowd
fftc- 6'~ne~ TO hcdv 90 rcd shirts head
cd by the band escorted Ayeock from the
hotel 20 'hn s'ar1. Avcock spoke only
fifty minutes, but it was a wonderful
speech and carried his audience almost