The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-25
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and the issue are chosen and the time has
come when the white race must assert its
supremacy.
He depicted the condition of the towns
and counties in Eastern North Carolina
two years ago. and added amid great ap-
plause: I've stood it as long as we could.
Patience was no longer a virtue. 1t was
a question of whether we should stand
by home and wife and child or be run
over by horde of ignorant vicious ne
groes. Do you ask which we chosf?
Are you surprised at the action of the
people of Wilmington? When l tell you
that the amendment will deprive no white
man of the right to vote, but that il will
take the ballot from eighty thousand ne
groes, can you doubt the desrabilty of its
adoption ?" (Applause and shouts of No,
MOI"
When the speaker referred TO Mr. Ay
cock his words were greeted by thund
er of applause. He said: Il tell you the
honor was worthily bestowed. He is a
great and gallant leader, and if you half
way do your duty he will in August car
ry the Democratic hosts to victory" (Ap-
plause) The temporary organization was
on motion of Capt Thos. l.. Emery made
permanent.
The following Committee on Credentials
was appointed one from each county:
BERTHE, A. T. Eason Edgecombe, j. e.
Cobb; Greene. T.. E. Barrow: Halifax,
John O. Burton; Lenoir, H. w. Davis;
Northampton, 3. M. Pugh Warren, d.
NJ. Collins; Wayne. J. T. Hooks; Wilson,
John R. Dildy Committee on Platform
and Resolutions: BERTHE, c. w. Mitchell;
Edgecombe, d. E. Cobb: Greene, Swift
Galloway; Halifax, David Bell; Lenoir, w.
d. Pollock; Northampton, c. G. PEBBLES;
Warren, DR.. l.. j. Picot Wayne w. r.
Allen; Wilson. Dennis Worthington
These committees having retired for
consultation, Capt. Thos w. Mason, was
called on for a speech. Coming forward
amid great applause, he thanked the con-
vention for the honor done him and aG
ded: when we were assembled in Raj
eigh looking for a leader the searching
eye of Democracy found that man in this
town. | know he will be the next Cover
nor. | believe as the years go by and our
children and our childrens children read
the history we are here making, they
will say that days work was one of the
best we have done in a quarter of GEN.
fury. (Applause). We must stand by
him. There must be no faltering or sulk-
ing in the Second district we have held
the first convention. and we must set
the pace"
Speaking of the amendment he said
Its not a question of party politics. It's
a question born of the heart beats of the
white men Of proud State. (Applause).
Talk about disfranchising people We
;cfc bod hut
we are determined that the Second dis
trict shall no longer be misrepresented in
the halls of Congress"
ut is coming, | can hear it; you can see
it, it has spread to other States and
even now Virginia. the mother of states
men, is preparing for it, (Applause.l
I'VE are not going to be laggards. We
have taken up this fight because the voice
of the people OF North Carolina demard it.
and the votes of the people of North
Carolina will carry it through in August.
whoever this convention says shall bear
the standard we'll wear his coors from
our head to our heels. Aycock l regard
as practically elected. The man we nomi-
nate today we'll elect.
Good by, George White; you declared
two years ago that the negro must hold
office. How about it, George? You in
vited the issue of White Supremacy twD
years ago, George now you've got it. and
you, too, Marion and Jeter. George, Jetor
and Marion, go together, stay together
and sleep together if you want to-"
At this point the Committee on CredeI-
tials came in and Mr.. Eason for the COM
mittee reported that all the counties i'll
the district were represented and no con
test. The number of votes given in the
convention to the various counties We're:
BERTHE 27, Edgecombe SO, Greene 90 Hall
fax 40, Lenoir 32 Northampton 33, War
rem Is, Wayne "a and Wilson 81; Total
291. This vote was apportoned on basis
OF one vote for every fifty cast in the
/ last gubernatorial election.
The question of allowing proxies being
raised, the Chair ruled that under the
Democratic rules and laws of organiza ton
proxies were not permitted.
The Committee on Platforms not being
ready to report, the convention on motion
of Capt. Thos l.. Emory, proceeded TO the
nomination of candidate for Congress.
The following names were placed before
the convention: r. B. PEBBLES, by DR.. d.
B. Zollicoffer of Northampton. seconded
by C. w. Mitchell, of BERTHE; Donnell Gill
liam, by L. V. Bassett, of Edgecombe.
]. NJ. Wood of Wayne; Claude Kitchin, by
/ Walter e. Daniel, of Halifax, II. A.
Boyd, of Warren: Fred A. Woodland, by
Judge II. G. Connor, of Wilson; by l.. V.
Merrill of Greene DR.. L. g. Moore, Of
Wilson.
This completed the nominations and the
Committee on Platforms made its report
which was read b. Capt Swift Galloway.
Following is the pla tfo-ll adopted by the
convention: Resolved. That we pledge
our allegiance and devotion to the prin-
ciples enunciated in the platform adopt
| ed by the Democratic national convention
at Chicago in 1896 and in the platform
adopted by the Democratic State conven~
tion at Raleigh, on the I1th day o. April,
1900.
Resolved, That We see in the recent
unseating of the Hon. William l. Craw-
ford, the duly elected representative of
the Ninth Congressional District by the
vote Of George II. White. the negro repre-
sentative from the Second District new
illustration of the dangerous power of the
negro vote in North Carolina. ana we
hereby pledge the people of our Stat tiat
we will do our full duty toward rightins