The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-20
HIS SPEECH AT GARNER
The Negroes Didl't Like it and They
Said So Plainly.
FUSION COUNTY TICKET INCOMPLETE
REYNOLDS Has Been I.yited to The Second Choice
For Sheriff, But He Hasn't Yet
Said That Barki's Was
WiIIin',

Comedy is ever abroad but nowhere
has it given more lively evidence of it's
presence in this campaign than it did at
Garner, in this county, on Wednesday.
The occasion was a speech by little
nobody called McRary, who was nomi-
for elector.
His audience, by actual count, consist
ed of 20 negroes and white men. His
speech was a patch work of sound anG
fury meant to pass for eloquence and ar
guments, but even the poor negro was
sapient enough to see there was nothing
in it,
So when this SPELL Binder had about
concluded one of them called out Say,
Mister, tell us bout dat Constushun l
'Mendment.''
Il have tried to explain it to you.
said the S. B., evidently somewhat fretted
at the density of his hearers. "As
have already stated it is unconstitutional,
but if it is passed it will deprive you ne
groes and poor white people of your
right to vote"
One negro laughed at so palpable con-
tradiction but the S. B. failed to see it
and continued:
But it will never pass. We have all
the negroes with US in our opposition to
it, and now if we can get the poor viii e
folks it's defeat is certain
Later one of his negro audience re-
marked that 1--WE amt gwne jine no pore
white folks. in nothing. They amt never
done nothing for me. Humph, eff dat
white man comm 'roun' here trying to
get niggers ter g'lcng wild pore white
folks he better stay at home. Hear me
man, we amt gwine do it,
The negro ended by saying he was fer
the Constitutional Amendment if the
white people were for it, he didn't care
if it did disfranchise him.
McRary and Henry Dockery were adj
vertised to speak at Cary yesterday. bat
they did not put in an appearance, there
by disappointing a crowd OF free Ameri-
can citizens composed Of Is visiting ne
groes from Apex and New Hill, local
negroes and white men, to wit: Pros
Massey, Bill Strain and Jeff Utley.
1t is 10 be hoped that Mr.. McRary has
not been lassoed by his committee and
yanked from the stump. He is joy for
ever and maker of votes for the Amend
ment in this community, and we are loath
to give him up.
Give us back McRary, Mr.. Holton.
The Fusion ticket in Wake is still .
thing past finding out. Nobody knows
who will be on it, SO many of those nom4-
mated have jumped the game. In fact
only three seem to have held their bases.
These are the Hon. Hill King, of Onslow
county; the Hon. Haywood Knight, who
advises negroes to beat registrars, ard
the Hon. Bill Stancil, the only unmarkt d
yearling in the lot.
What are you going to do about your
ticket?" l asked the Hon. Pat Stewart,
King Bee of the Fourth ward.
'.Oh, 1 think Wen put Reynolds on in
place of Hill for sheriff. he said.
Twill Reynolds accept?"
Well we haven't heard from him yet,
but l think he will Well vote for him
anyway" replied the aforesaid X. B. ard
member of the nominating committee.
But how about the rest of the ticket?"
''Oh, they'll all rum" said the K b.
They just talk one way to you and anoth-
er to us. For instance there's the Rev.
H. w. Norris and the X. B. laughed as
he put an unnecessary emphasis on the
Crew HE tells you fellows he's with
you and he tells us he's with us. He
tells you he'll vote for the Amendment,
but he tells us he's against it and will
join the canvass next week.
How about Pittman Stell, he don't
talk two ways?"
Well not put anybody on in his place. :"
$50 you'll discard Hill and draw Rey
nclds from the pack and stand Pat?"
"That's about the size of the situation. :"
But never once could the K. B. be in
duced to predict victory for his ticket
Ballot boxes for this county have been
prepared, and are now ready to be sent
TO the various precincts in the county.
There are six boxes for each precinct, or
PIC boxes for the entire county of SO pre-
cincts.
The boxes are the same that were
used in the past two elections. They will
however, no longer have to be hauled
back and forth between the court house
and the voting place, there being no re-
quirement in the present election law for
preservation of the ballots.
There will be six tickets and therefore
six ballot boxes in each precinct, as fol-
lows: State officers, judges amendment,
county oHlcerS, members OF the LeSlSla-
ture and township officers.
The State committees have the first
three tickets printed and the county com
nittees have the last three-members Of
the Legislature, county officers and town
ship officers
Samples of paper prescribed by the
Board of Elections for tickets were yes
terday secured by County Chairman Jones
preparatory to having the tickets for
Wake county printed. Last year there
were 10000 tickets printed This year
owing to the fact that so many more peo-
pie than ever before desire to vote the
!. Democratic ticket, $4,000 tickets will be
printed The tickets will be issued from
the press early next week. The printing
of them will consume about two days
County Chairman Jones, of Wake, say.