The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-27
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BEGIN TOMORROW
The Books Will be Open For
Twenty Days.
A NEW REGISTRATION
All White Men Owe it to Themselves
and Their Families
TO REGIS SER AND VOTE FOR AMENDMENT
Butler Makes an Effort to Intimidate the Re.
gistrars But Simmons Balks His Game.
The Registrars For the City
of Raleigh.

Registration under the new election
law begins tomorrow.
An entirely new registration is re-
quired-no certificate on account OF
removal or change of residence, but
a straight out-and-out new registra-
ton.
The books will be opened tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock, and will remain
opened twenty days Sunday except
ed. which means that they will close
for registration on July 21st, at sun
set.
The books will be open at the vot-
ing places of the respective precincts
on each Saturday from 9 o'clock a. m.
until sunset. Other days they will
be at the residences of the registrars,
who can legally register voter any
day except Sunday.
1t is of the utmost Importance that
every really white man in the State
register at the earliest opportunity,
and vote for the Democratic party and
the Constitutional Amendment. To
neglect to do this means Negro Rule
Hnd corrupt government IN North
Carolina. 1t means more, 1T means
that your home, your wife and your
loved ones will not have that protec
ton which they have a right to ex-
pect from you.
You may depend on it that the ne
gro crowd-those who oppose White
Supremacy-will be fully registered.
If proof of this is needed read the fol
lowing from a secret letter written by
Senator Butler, who is conducting the
Negro campaign from this city. He
writes under date of June 22nd to his
trusted aides:
YOURS FOR THE FIGHT"
One of the greatest difficulties that we
will have in this campaign is to get our
votes registered. The present election
law requires each voter to answer about
thirteen questions, and to get his answers
exactly correct or he will be denied regis
tration. Therefore, I have prepared
blank containing the questions and the
oath each voter must take SO that every
voter can familariZe himself with it be-
fore he goes to register, and be ready
to answer each question promptly and
correctly. l enclose you ten copies OF
these questions. AS soon as you receive
this letter write me at once and let me
know how many more copies you need
to enable you to put one in the hands
of every voter about whose capacity te
register correctly you have the least
doubt, and l will send them to you by
return mail.
The registration books are open on juno
2Sth. Get every one of our voters TO &c
and register on the first day. This is o.
the highest Importance, for whatever
people from registering, we must know
it at the earliest possible moment in or
der that we may take steps to check
mate it in time to get the voters regis
tered.
want you to go to the place of regis
tration on the 2Sth Of June, and stay al
day. and at night report to me at ono
how many voters of eacll party registered
and how many were denied registration
and for what cause.
We can win this election, and we mus
do it, but to do it you must comply wit
these requests without fail l rely upo,
you to do so.
Yours for the fight.
The question blank referred to con
tains first the oath. Directly unde
the oath in bold type, evidently ir
tended to scare and intimidate thu
registrar is the following threat:
AN ATTEMPT TO SCARE
If, after taking the foregoing oath, tn
registrar should refuse to register you
name upon the registration book, the
fill in the following blanks to the ques
tions, and have him swear you to them
you signing and the registrar also signin
at the proper places. If he still refuse
to register you, then forward this pape
to Marion Butler, Chairman Peoples Part
Executive Committee, Raleigh, N. c., an
the matter will receive prompt atten
tion.
There are twenty-three of the ques
tons, ranging from give your flu
name" and ''post-office address" IL
shave you been convicted of a felony
and ''if so by what court"
In connection with the above threa
the following from an authorized ir
terview given out this week by Chair