Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
white Supremacy" the Cry of
Democrats in North Carolina.
Moro Than $500 Men md Women Meet
In Gatcsville and Denounce Negro
Domination = Several Speakers Mako
Enthulastic Addresses Women Sang
Patriotic Airs.
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great waves OF enthusiasm. Pretty
women. with white dresses and red
ribbons. appauded merrily. Much OF
the crowd was composed of horsemen
who had ridden long distances in par
ties OF twenty to one hundred.
BANNERS GALORE.
Among the inscriptions on banners.
floats ana strcainers were noticed the
following in big. easily-read letters
Peace and Prosperity" White Men
for Amendment "An Coons Look
white SUPREMACY" Good Govern
ment. Save North Carolina" Pro
tect our Women by Voting for Amend
mtnt.' "Aycocl aud Turner.
When proceedings were begun $500
men and women were lined up on Court
and surrounding streets. 1t was an in
surfing scene. IS far as ones eye
could reach there were men. men. moth
Ing but men ana banners aud streamers
and iloaters bearing sentiments that
Carried enthusiasm 10 the great crowd.
TIDE SPEAKING.
y hlg platform for tho speakers. dis
tinguished citizens ANA the Phoentx
Military Band had been built in front Of
the Courthouse. There We're brave. de-
icrmined men and pretty women
dressed in white and rcd
After the band had played several
pretty airs there WAS Il beautiful
chorus OF young women. all of whom
were aitired in white. They sang Red.
White and Blue under the leadership
of Miss Ida Walton. Miss Eliza Smith
and Miss Helen Wiley
General W. .. Roberts who was chief
marshal. in a stcntoriau voice. got up
ana introduced the first speaker. Hon.
Daniel liurh Mclean. nj Harnctt coun-
". Mr.. Mclean IS a Presidential cleo
tor.
GENERAL ROBERTS SPEECH.
General Roberts said in part:
Bob. Lee said ~ Frcdcrcksburg
God save North Carolina It was
your state Tint sent most men 10 the
front In lSjl-'G5. and 1t was your men
who surrendered more muslSets than
any other. y citizen OF your State was
tho only man who ever carried the Con
feGcrate flag around the word"
MIR. M'LEAN'S REMARKS
Mr.. Mclean began by congratulate
Ing the people of Gates and North
Carolina because they are getting in
line FOR the establishment of white
supremacy forever. He said there
wore arraycd on his side both the
beauty and the chivalry of the state
l65.0OO chivalrous men and 1i7 600 fair
women-who were willing to unfurl
white supremacy banners To the breeze
II had already been deoreed that the
negro had no part nor parcel in the
political affairs OF North Carolina.
Mclean said 1t was tho mighticst is
sue that ever engaged the attention.
After next election that will be as
Impossible ms 1t will he Tor these same
men to enter the kingdom OF heaven
Negro rule has ended forever in North
Carolina.
The young women in white marched
ON the front Of the platform and sang
ITO for Carolina The band played
BUCK KITCIIIN NEXT
Lawyer Leroy l.. Smith introduced
Hon. w. II. C3uclO Kitchin. of Hail
fax, of whom Vance once said: Buck
will fight rattlcsnake through
fence, and give the snake the first
bite"
Smith said Bucks son. Claude Kit
chin. would soon talec the colorcd Con-
gressman's place in the Second Dis
trict.
MIR. KITCHENS APPEAL.
Mr., l<itchin appealed to the men to
vote the white mans ticket for the
sake OF their children, their sisters
their wives and their mothers. He APP
pcalod to them for the sake of God
ana the sake of patriotism.
The thronE was worked up to
frenzy of enthusiasm by Captain Kit
chn's speech. and the emotion was in
tensihed by ii rendition of Dixie" by
the band.
The white robed women walked out
and sang The Old North State
MIR. POU'S SPEECH
T. w. Costcn. Jr.. introduced James
H. Pou, of Raleigh
The speaker said on next Thursday
the people would dedicate North Caro-
lima TO the white man. They were
not going to shut out the negro by
name. but were going to legislate
against his characteristics They were
going to shut out all colored men who
could not read ana write. all thieves
and all who would not pay their taxes.
The speaker did not want the coop
Grafton of white men after election
day. Then ii would be too late and
people must sleep where they had
made their beds.
The orator had hcen all over the
State and never seen people so much
worked up. He said New Hanover
county. formerly black as the hinges
amendment. There had been regis
tered 30i? white and 3S colored people
lie claimed Wake county by 1000 He
declared that if voting would not keen
negroes from holding Office something
else would.
Cheers were given for the ladies, the
band, the speakers and the girls cho-
rus.
Three more cheers were given for
Aycock and white supremacy.
VIRGINIA VISITORS.
Much credit for the big meeting IS
due County Chairman w r. Cross and
Mir. s. j. Harrell, organizer OF Demo-
cratic clubs. who composed the COM
mttee of arrangements.
Thc pleasure of the Virginia visitors
was greatly increased by DR.. George
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