The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22

Chairman Simmons has completed ana
will send out this week To the various
county chairmen the plan of organiza-
tion of White Supremacy Clubs. Mr.
Simmons says that these clubs will be or
ganized throughout the State this year
and by the middle of June he expects
To see at least two thousand of these
clubs in full blast in North Carolina
He predicts that before the election
there will be such a coming together or
the white people Of North Carolina i'll
support of the amendment as has nor
been in the State in any previous cleo
ton.
The following is the preface to the
plan of organization of these clubs:
Our State is the only community III
the world with a majority of white
voters where it is seriously proposed 10
take the control Of the public affairs OF
the State out of the hands Of the white
peple and commit them TO Il polticai
combination composed chiefly of negroes
and dominated almost entirely by negro
influence.
by the united effort of the good white
people of the State. irrespective of par
~ in 1898 the State was rescued from
negro rule and the amendment to the
constitution to he voted upon by the
people in August is submitted for the
purpose of forever removing the danger
of recurrence of negro ascendency in the
State.
The necessity for the continued CO.
operation of the white people of the
State for selfprotection is shown by the
fact that the party which so recently ne
groized the State, and which for this
and its other shortcomings was hurled
from power in 1898, is again seriously
asking the people to restore it 10 the
control of the State. and actually in
dulges the hope that, With the aid or
100000 negro votes solidly cast for il.
it may succeed in regaining control Of
the government
The purpose of the organization Ia
declared TO be:
To fully restore and to make perma-
nent in North Carolina the supremacy
Of the white race to promote individual
effort in behalf of the party and its
candidates on the part of the voters. and
to bring the head of the organization in
the counties and State more closely and
easily in touch With the township organ
izations and the individual party voter
Neither oaths grips, signs nor pass
words shall be allowed, and meetings
shall be open. Any club may, if it so de-
sires adopt Il badge button, insignia.
or uniform
The fifth section of the plan provides
that:
Every white man who desire. white
government in North Carolina, and is
willing to use every practicable and hon
Orable means to restore and permanently
establish white supremacy therein. and
who proposes to support candidates
pledged to effect that purpose in the
ensuing election. shall be eligible 10
membership of the Township Club
The fourteenth section of the plan rro-
ibits any club in its organized capacity,
from seeking TO influence the nomina-
tions of candidates or influencing conven-
tionS
Their work will he confined to build
ing up and promoting the interests or
the party generally, and the election or
candidates, after the same have been
regularly nominated, and intoxicating
among the people the necessity of es-
tablishing and maintaining white SUI
premacy, as the only hope for the pre-
servation of our civilization
The organization shall be divided into
County clubs and Township clubs. The
County club shall be composed exclu-
sively of the charmen of the several
Township clubs and the chairman OF the
Democratic Executive committee of the
county, who shall preside over its meet
ings The Township clubs will be purely
working bodies, and their work will
be:
n 1I11y l,.s,,
the party vote in the township.
,. To ascertain and report to tho State
and county chairmen the doubtful and
floating votes in the township. 10 the
end that they may supplement- the efforts
of the club TO win the votes of all white
voters for the party by sending literature.
public speakers, etc
). To arrange and organize for ef-
fective party work nj the polls ON the
day Of election.
t. To foster and stimulate indiyidra,
work on the part of the members of the
club in securing n full registration in
winning doubtful and floating voters. ana
in persuading those white men who have
been alienated from the Democratic party
of their duty to their race. themselves.
and their families
The object of the county club is de-
cfared to be:
L. To secure concert of action between
the several Township clubs in the coun-
~.
,. For the purpose Of discussing with
the chairman of the County Executive
committee and determining questions
relating to matters Of organization and
party work.
). Arranging for speakngs in different
Parts of the county, and providing at
fractions and means for securing large
attendance at such meetings.
4. For the purpose of receiving from
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