Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-31
HEREFORD.
ROUSING COUNTY CONVENTION
FULL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NOMINATIONS.
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Hartford. N. c.. May 29.-The Demo-
cratic County Convention met hsre yes
terday. Every town and township was
represented. and the courthouse was
filled with white men. Not a black face
was seen on the grounds during the
day. The convention opened at IL a. m.
anu the ticket, as given below. was
nominated.
The convention was opened with a
speech by Hon. T. G.. Skinner. The
convention adjourned at dinner time
ana lined up at the table CHAT had been
spread on the grounds during thu dav)
and Partcoh of Il dinner as free as The
air above them and as sumptuous and
mVfLng as any ever spread in this his
loiic old town. The 100 foot table
groaned beneath It's burden with the
dellcacies of the season.
After dinner was over and the twelve
baskets full left over were being gath
cred. lemonade and white sunremacv
badges were brought forth. and while
me young men were attending to the
drinks the young ladies made their
way Through the crowds. pinning a
White Supremacy" on every lapel.
AT O'Clock the courthouse was again
filed with ladies and gentlemen, and
Mr. w &C delivered an address ON
white Supremacy" an extract of
which is given further down.
A white Supremacy Club" was then
organized, after which the audience re-
turned to the open air and they were
given a treat in oratory that had never
before been given them by home tall
ent.
Mr.. P. w. MCMILLAN, our former
townsman, now Elizabeth City, deliv-
cred a speech for white supremacy that
stirred the heart of every one present
Hon. w. M. Bond. Of Edenton. then
delivered a speech that depioted the
horrors of negro rule. Mr.. Bond nan
died his subject we'll. Beginning with
1776. he brought up the history of the
colored race to the present date, and
he says:
1.-THE negro shall not rule"
EXTRACTS FROM SPEECHES.
Mr.. Skinner: 1.-THE white man pays
95 per cent Of the tax. The negro gets
the same benefits from his 5 per cent:
and then they who have served US as
slaves want to rule us, but that time
will never come. If q constitutional
amendment is not made every man has
a gum"
Mr.. Cox: For the first time in thirty
years the white men of this county
have met under this roof in a pure, I'M
polluted atmosphere. No Senegambian
odors assafl their nostrils, no ounce
OF civit. good apothecary,' to send up
a steaming stencil that would make
angels weep"
Mr.. McMullin: "The amendment will
pass, and the white men are marching
on TO victory with the cries nf out
ragged women in their ears. They will
not sac negroes in Office and their
women exposed to the cutrages OF illit-
crate negroes"
Mr.. Bond: "The negro is my friend
every day in the week. every day in
the month and every day in the year
except election day. when he will step
10 the polls and cast a vote for the
dirty Republican who was running him
down while 1 was pleading for the les
SEEMING of his sentence or saving of his
neck"
Mr.. w. G. Cox, the organizer of the
White Supremacy Club. brought down
the house with every sentence of his
address. Mr.. Cox is rising young
lawyer OF this place.
The following ticket was nominated:
For sheriff. David Cox: constable. j. e.
Modlin treasurer, L. w. Norman; reg
ister OF deeds. Robert Knowles: sur
Nayor. j. r. Winslow: coroner I. N.
White, representative. B. r, Ward,
chairman executive committee. w. G.
Cox.