The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-08
IT WILL BE ADOPTED.

They are coming, Father Abraham,
fifty thousand strong. There is no
power on earth that can resist the
mighty tide. The Democrats are al
most solid for the Amendment. There
is not day that now passes but sees
many honest Republicans declare their
intention to vote in August for White
Supremacy Mr.. c. l.. jenkins, OF
Fairview, sends us a subscription, and
writes as follows: Il never voted
the Democratic ticket in my life, but
l am one Republican that wants the
floating gang of negro poll-tax dod-
gers and election sell-outs out of reach
of voting unless they shoulder their
proportionate part of taxation"
In this connection also the following
partial list of prominent Republicans
who have come out in favor of adop~
ton Of the Constitution may not be
unintcresting:
Col. A. W. Shaffer, the Republican ex-
postmaster at Raleigh.
Hon. Thomas Settle, former Repub-
lican Congressman from the Fifth district
Prof Alex McIver, of Chatham, for
thirty years one of the leading men ot
the party and for four years State Super
intendent of Public Instruction.
Mai Joshua B. Hill, of Raleigh, former
Republican u S. Marshal.
e. V. Cox, of Pitt, former Republican
member of the Legislature.
Henry Makepeace, of Moore county,
United States Commissioner. and formerly
Republican nominee for the Legislature.
Hon. Thomas M. Argo, the leading Re-
publican member of the Raleigh bar.
A. A. Campbell, of Cherokee, former
Republican member of the House.
Thomas p Devereux, on of Raleigh's
leading lawyers.
James B. Mason, the most prominent
Republican in Chapel Hill.
Col ]. c. L. Harris, of Raleigh, one OF
TIE most prominent Republicans In the
State.
Joseph Perry, we'll known Republican
of Moore county.
d. A. Biting, well-known Republican
of Forsyth county.
James A. Crisp, Republican chairman
OF Caldwell county and nominee for the
House.
Chas. H. Mebane, Republican State SUI
perintendent of Public Instruction.
J. M. Allen, editor of a Republican
newspaper the State Journal
r. s. Eaves, of Rutherfordton candidate
for Judge on the fusion ticket in 1898.
Judge H. R. Starbuck, a fusion Super
ior court Judge.
Here also are the names of few
prominent Populists who say the
Amendment is constitutional, and
that they will support it:
Mai. VIM A. Guthrie, Populist candt-
date for Governor in 1896.
Geo. e. Boggs, Populist candidate for
Congress in the Ninth district.
NJ H.. H. Caldwell, Populist candidate
for Congress against Kluttz two years
ago.
A. D. K Wallace. Populist candidate
fer State Senate in this district.
DR.. H. F. Freeman, State Senator
and leading PoYllst in Wilson county.
l.. c. caldwell, ex-Rairoad Commission
or, and chairman of Populist State con-
vention.
]. z. Green, editor of Our Home, Popu-
list organ in the Sixth district.
Dr. w. P. Craven and DR.. ]. B. Alex
ander, Populist legislator and senator
from Mecklenburg county.
w. B. Upchurch, member of Legisla-
ture from Wake county and for several
years president of the Farmers Alliance.
]. N. Price, Populist candidate for the
Legislature in Union county two years
ago
A. C. Green, of Wake, Weaver elector
and State Senator.
], a. Marsh, chairman Populist Execu-
tive committee in Union county.
j. J. Marshall, leading Populist Of
Forsyth county.
E. A. Conrad who was chairman of the
board of county commissioners of Forsyth
county for several years.
These two lists include by no means
all the Republicans or Populists who
have declared in favor of the Amend
ment, but only those that occur to us
just now. Almost every issue of this
paper for the past two months con-
tains the declaration of some leading
Republican or Populist in favor of the
Amendment. The fact of the business
is that the best element of all parties
is supporting the Amendment and
only the office-seeking gang, who ex-
pect to get into office by negro votes
are fighting it. s.llfE M