Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
Especial to Virginian-Pilot.)

Enlte people or the negro VIII here
after dominate in this State. We have
had negro rule long enough, and the
determination is to throw it Off and re-
store the White people to the control OF
affairs. The canvass has been warm
but very encouraging To the Demo
Gratis. The fight is over the adoption
OF an amendment to The constitution
limiting the franchise and the election
OF State officers. We expect To win q
victory. We have been forbcaring
whereas the negroes and Republicans
and certain of their Populist allies are
very Offensive. Serious trouble will
not be surprising. When It will come
or where 1t will appear cannot>be fore
told.
REPUBLICAN, ACTIVITY.
The Republicans are sending out "A
Circular, claiming that Democrats, i'll
certain eastern counties, have APP
pointed negro poll holders Inquiry
about this matter shows that in II
large number of precincts in the black
counties OF the east the Republican
party Is composed entirely, or almost
entirely OF negroes. Senator Travis, Of
Halifax. who IS also chairman OF the
executive committee oil that county,
stated to-day that there We're ten pre-
ciEctS IN Halifax county i'll which there
was not single white Popuist or
white Republican. Other members OF
the Legislature from the east make the
same statement nbout their counties.
il is well known fact to everybody
nNlnS III the eastern part OF the State
mat this is true OF q good many pre-
cincts In the black counties: ana in
these counties some fen negroes have.
been appointed uoll-hoiders to repre-
sent the Republican party. Who says
that in communities, in which the ne
gro practically constitutes the riepubli-
can party, lie is not u flt representa-
tive of that party?
STRANGE BED FELLOWS.
The News and Observer says:
Politics make strange he'd fellows
Here's what heddcd down lOpcthnr
In the capital yesterday;
Governor Russell, the Man withou.
q Party.
Marion Butler, the populist chair
man, state and national.
Ben Duke, OF the American Tobacco
Company.
BIuejeon Holton, the Republican
state chairman. with the iaybrd head.
They were in conference. They con-
ferrcd long and secretly
What did they do?
In the language Of Mr. Iipling that
Is another story that Well tell at an
other time. The fat-frving process
must not be crushed in its infancy
Suffice us to say. Butler and the
Octopus have lain down together: Rus
sell and Holton have buried the hat
Chet.
Where 90 the dear people come in?
REGISTRATION BOOKS TAKEN.
a special from Clinton says
Mr.. w. y. BaGSctt, registrar of Hon
eycnt township, reports that on last
Saturday evening he left the voting
place after shutdown to go ta li1 home.
about seven miles distant. 1r!tA - mule
and and buggy; that just before reach
In the road, evidently disguised.
two of whom caught the mule
by the bride and the other four
rushed to the buggy, two on
each side. and he said: MEN, what
are you doing?' They replied: .I;,
the darkness he could see that they
We're armed with pistols or clubs. he
could not say which. Just then still
another man in rear of him said:
-, a'oyS, 1 nave got t. and on looking
PACK he saw a number OF men, fifteen
twenty Or twenty-five, in the rear of
him. On account of the darkness he
failed to recognize any of the crowd
They appeared to have n black mask
on their races. one of them then
spoke and asked: Are you certain
you got it?' Another one replied:
yes" let him go. The other man
then spoke TO Mi. Baggett ana said
old man. you git now The two
loose. and MIR Bagcett drove on 10
his house, about half mile distant.
and examined his buggy and found his
registration book ana papers all taken
by the mob. He believes from a threat
made by Il Popu.ist that-there WOULD
ibe no election held at Honeycutt's.
that crowd Of populists took the
books. He Is strengthened in This be
lief by the fact that the hook showed
twenty-sevcn Democratic ma iority. not
fY,-r Of tt,n 10
Democrats.
a VULGAR HARANGUE.
At Sparta Wednesday Ruff Iender-
son. Frank Linney ana others spoke al
Whitehead, four mics from this place.
After Mr.. Dancy, Democratic speak
Ell had finished. Henderson and H. i.
Jones went 10 Felix Turk. a negro VINO
had been refused the right OF registra-
ton because he was not old enough.
and Jones held the Negroes head While
Rough" examined his teeth.
After thorough examination
Tough" announced from the speakers
stand that the negro was % years old.
and in a vulgar haranguc boosted that
he was United States Commissioner.
and that the registrar had better reg
lister him or he henderson, would see
that he got in trouble.
The Jones referred to- you will re-
member. was elected to the Legislature
as Democrat in '96. and since that
time has affiliated with the Republi-
can party.
SCENTING DANGER.
We learn from Durham that John V
Rigsbee the Republcan-P opnlist flu
Zion candidate for the Office of sheriff
of Durham county. the same man who
said that he would shoulder his run
and go TO the polls on election day."
rather than see his old friends dis
franchised. tried to intmldnte Mr.. j.
II. Allen, the registrar at Five Points