Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-07-19
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1ILLSBoHs,
SPEAKS TO SPLENDID
Gro WD THERE.

Audience Made an Impressive
Speech Big Meetings a, LOUIS
burg. Oxford aud koxboro-A
Landslide Coming.
tCbario,te Observer, July 13, 1900.
HiIisboro, July l2-Corn~aII.s
could not have taken f;,llsboro To-
day. He could not have even tar
RED in this fort of Orange county
had the people who assembled here
this afternoon to hear Mr. e.. B. Ay.
cock been hostile toward him. for
there were enough nIe here, il they
had been we'll armed and real mad.
to have whipped the whole British
army in lT5 They came in from
all parts of Orange and adjoining
counties OF Durham, AiamaDce ADD
Chatham. There must have been
5000 voters 10 the audience. Be
sides, there were many women and
children in the crowd.
This has been a good day for the
amendment and tie Democracy OF
this county Mr.. Avcock spoke to
as many people as could hear him
in the court house yard Every man
in the audieuce seemed to be full OF
zeal, enthusiasm aud determination
The local leaders OF this county have
been at work in behalf OF the amend.
ment. The people here to-day were
ripe and ready tor the mastertul
speech of the eloquent leader OF tie
white forces OF the State. They
have been reading, discussing and
studying the amendment, and by the
3 time MIR Aycock could utter his
. words Of praise tor and explanation
j, Of the various pats the crowd would
cheer. The sentences sunk into the
0 souls of the hearers ard as one mar
the multitude yelled and %applauded
| Business seems to be suspended
in North Carolina on. account OF ths
Z campaign. Cotton mill men, mer
= chants, professional men aud tar IN
D crs are wiling to give time and ser
vice in behalf Of the great question
before the people OF the Sta,e. the
mills shut down, the stores and of
fees close aud the plows stop in or
der that all the white men may hea
the convincing arguments OF tn,
Democratic speakers. The negr
question mus. be settled and The or,
If negro rule be hu>hed This is tn,
great browning effort and The whit,
people are in earnest. They realiz
J. the importance of carrying this cleo
: ION AND ra,ifying the amendmen,
aud thereby eliminate the i~lliterat
negro from politics in North Gar
$, oliia.
IN The crowd here to day was mad
II mp of all sorts aud conditions {
hl,e men. | saw the land.owne
and the teuan, the cotton mi
10 owner aud the operative j; the me
"a chaut and the clerk, and the minis,e
4. and the layman in The processio
ur ard sitting sid" by side, listening
or the speaker. The town and count
pd suspended business in honor OF II
in day.
ne Mr.. Samuel Nj. Ga,ti>, Chairma
il of the Democratic Executive Cor
mit,ee of Orange Connty, and b
Ia capable and worthy ileu,enan
!, proved their stewardship to da
.h They advertised The speaking AT
brongo. together the larges, crow
nf ever assembled in iiiIl>boro tor
of similar purpose. Among those vi
deserve special mention fer cre1l,
=, hle work are Messrs G. Nj. ParI
Thomas II. Webb, D. G Parks al
W y PritcIiard.
Mr. { NJ Parks and brother d
=" a mercantile business here for
=, - number OF years and IN that way
,"e came aclnainted with most all
~ the farmers IN O auge county. y
c NJ. Parks has gone about his !
W l.tical work in a wise, prudent a
F'e systematic way. He has been Ia
tul and kind in dealing with one a
:! all, aud has made a thorough tn;
io-man canvass No man was
" Eored by bun. Those who ~
= nigh, he put to work, and those
. doubt he has plead with. II
cou!d not convince a man he trI
~ t,s wife or his son. | noticed
a"' SONS Ct several old moss back |
u'e publcans III the horseback pars
this mornlng
~ Mr. Thomas II. Webb has bt
~ active in tie town and among
- operatives OF his mill. the Emo {
ton Mil which VAS shu, down
account ot the rally. Mr.. W.
;" PIichard was IN Command OF ab
;" 100 men on horseback from Cha
Hil. which is Ii mites from here.
"'' saw men in Mr.. Fritcha,d's slu
III the saddle, who had not b
" astrIde a horse before in ten year
The parade TO day was a splen
success There were over 300 Il
on horseback and quite . str'nG
fais huyrias |, vas LODI hy ,ha N