The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-27
TO STOP ELECTION INTERFERENCE BY
FEDERAL OFFICE HOLDERS.
fUSIONISTS BECOME DESPERATE
They Resort to intimidation OF Regis
trars and Stealing Registration Books
Chairman simmons Places Charges
Against Omce-Holders Before the
Civil Service Commission-The Vance
Statue Placed in Position-white
Registered Majority I'm Wake 5000
Especial to the Messenger.)

Raleigh, ". c., July 23.-Dem-
ocratic State Chairman Simmons
today forwarded to the civil service
commission a copy of his recent letter
90 the president, and wrote the COM
mission the following letter:
L herewith enclose a letter addressed
by myself, as chairman of the demo-
cratic state executive committee of this
state. 70 the president. The letter is a
true statement of the meddlesome on
duct and pernicious activity of federal
omceholders IN the state campaign
which is now in progress in this state.
L am % getting together affidavits.
when l propose to submit to your
commission, showing open and fragrant
violation by these officers of the civil
service laws and regulations, which
1t is Your duty to enforce. AS Don as
l have secured these affidavitsI will
submit them to your board for inves-
tigation and adjudication"
Chairman Simmons is also in COM
munication with ex-senator Arthur P.
German; Senator Jones, chairman of
the national executive committee;
Senator Morgan, OF Alabama; eX-Sen-
ator David E. Hill, of New York; Sen
ators McLaurin n Tillman, of South
SdloillId, ScIldUOT MONEY, Oh -hlSSlS-
Sippi, and Senator McEnry, of Louis
lana. He expects to enlist these gen
tlemen in behalf Of the people of North
Carolina, against the attempt of the
federal ~oficehOlders to take charge Of
affairs Of the state. He has asked
these gentlemen to assist him in Sc
curing full investigation and adjudica-
ton by the commission. He has also
written to ex-senator Ransom, Gov
ernor Jarvis and Mr.. c.. b. Aycock
upon the same subject. and asking not
only their cooperation, but that they
appear before he commission.
1t is stated that affidavits are already
coming in showing meddlesome inter-
ference of federal oficeholders in mat
ters of election as we'll as pernicious
activity.
1t lis further given out that not only
Chairman Simmons, but the white
people of North Carolina are determin-
ed to press this matter n to have a
decision at as early a day as possible
that this is a matter not only of state
Importance, but of national concern;
that if the republican party does not
intend to enforce the civil service laws,
it ought TO repeal them; the national
campaign will o open and it is a
good time to lave an understanding
as to what the civil service commission
proposes to do about sue as
is now taking place in North Carolina
on the part of federal officeholders in
this state.
A telegram to Democratic State
Chairr2 in Simmons says the registra-
ton books of Honeycutt'S township
Sampson county, were taken by a mob
Saturday night The registrar says
they show a democratic majority Of
twenty-seven. This is Senator Marion
Buffers own township.
ri - -. -L,- 49,
ty is 5000.
The state superintendent of public
instruction today received $500 from
the Peabody fund for negro teachers
institutions, of which four or five are
to be held at points not yet selected.
Vance statue was put in position this
afternoon. The face is admirable, n
the pose is good. The statue was COW
cred a few minutes after it was put
in Mace.