Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-08-23

yea Against the Amendment, and
i3of1hes. are Very Small Counties.
reporter called on Chairman sim
nons last wee3 1t Democratic
teafGnarters and asked him for i D Il,
stat"mont of the general plan Of thn
campaign which has just ended in -
sgnal a victory for the a1nncdmcnt
ana th" Demo rate ticket
IN reply 10 this inquiry Chairman
simmons said that the campaign on the
Part If the Fusoaist3 began neariY
eighteen months ago At first it was
conducted very cautiously. almost So
crctiv The Federal Office holding Gle
m"nt was organiz"d and used r the
purpose Of agitation and distribution
" literature The ntral iea in this
claEIestine campaign was to fill the
minds o. the uncducated with doubts
nud apprehen ions as 10 the amc1d-
lo7nt and Its effect upon them. TIE
q Neville GaZ ito. q 70 meg Demo
'apcr, Was subsidized and together
Wtfa The Caucasian and the Union Re-
ppbHc1n At Winston was quietly circu-
iatcd throughout the rural districts all
over the state Every Federal Office
hohol vas supplied with copifs s of one
Or tie other OF these sheets to be hand
"d out who're il would do NEST in mi
leading and Il ewing the uneducated
white voters
OPENING or THE CAMPAIGN
When the Democratic Executive
Committee met III this city on the lih
of last December, mncn headWay nd
ben made by our enemies in their d.
bpicablo attempts TO deceive the peopi"
arc the political situation was alto
rethor uHsaiis factory. After 4 full dis
su-stOn cf the conditions a they then
existed the committee decided thar il
Va the part - pfu iCaCe t" open the
,1npaign II en q and the chairman Of
Tho committee was directed to take
stops 10 that end On the first day Of
January headquarters were opened
and from that time until tho election
the chairman OF tho c1mmittce z I've
his entire time to tha campaign. Jan
IA = and February We're devoted to as
crtaining tho exact situation, getting
together the naIQCs Of those who had
become disaffented and in sending out
arefUlly prepared literature The lal-
anre Of the time between then and the
meeting OF III state convention was
u'N0ted 10 getting the county and
township organizations in good work
iHL S'h'l'toh, anu ~ 'fEdhiAihE III
'h' campaign 81 edlt3'loh "hlth II
So II II wa me-: stlE ~ SuNe lH'
1''Vl''H''il' ana carry liie '2IAu'.
ing this time arrangements were made
- "Hl,H "podt - weekly nt"SPdp'!S
iupi'SH'd can Week from i've 70
iHiuHH 81 '3ihptEn iAdlteI piepd ti
al headquarters. Wh'le many lhouSaha
"sp'p n aha doeHineh's were sou,
o"l niI'Ss'S 70 ne voters ~ lh' ruI'l
"lS, ,flr'7 IS f"-ut oi ihese Ell -
ana me agencies thus tmpioyed' me
pa' "FRahiza,'oh VAS III tairiF sooo
"ol hlhg eAhditloh Wheh the stare con
Nth'oh m'' ~ TINS titN II April. ana
vas '"'" aP.di'if 20 'lose dSq'idiii'ed
WIN 'he STATION ti1 WIN proper
mahAs'ment anu 'horough WORK ana
"a sanitation. ihe hAh} ih'eh' '' Won,
"Hhouth ~ that tlme th' SITUATION dld
Hot lHstlfy 100 great commence
d" state convention Vas perhaps
nol oniY inc iargeH' hht the most en-
fhhslasti body that ever assembled
~ me state ior similar pQFpos" ana
as was natural there followed from y
teeline or oNer-confld'nc2 On th'
part of IN" Dem Gratis not justine -
'ee situation AS result Tor nearly
fhree weeks after tho Adjournment at
e" convention hn; little headNay was
" madH III the 'amNalcu. ana II" fiGo =
faa '" SCI 3.arm hc'y against rs. 10
con7'oraet TIN, ap' 10 ar us" onr
friends 70 fail sense of tho DANCE
"hisA threatened IL. and ~" lmpor-
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