The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-26
GRAND DAY AT SALISBURY
Aycock and Lacy Speak There to an
Enormous Crowd.
THEY MEET WITH A SUPERB RECEPTION
An Imposing Procession in Which Ladies Were
aCharming Feature. Powerful Speeches
Which viii Bear Good Fruit. The
People Enthused.
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Salisbury, NJ c., June 25-North Caro-
lima is proud of her young Democrats. 1t
is they who are doing the best work
in this campaign Whatever White Su-
premacy may mean to the old soldier who
sees his children and grand children facing
a problem that bullets could not solve,
what must it mean to the young men and
women with the future spread out be-
fore them knowing that their happiness
and success depends upon a speedy set
Element of this vexed problem? This is
why hundreds of young men, sons of Re-
publicans, like young Mason and Dockery,
are joining hands with us In this contest.
Realizing this the State Convention
nominated young mans ticket. Perceiv-
ing this the shrewd Simmons when he had
called that magnificent body together,
placed the gavel in the hands of E. Y.
Webb of Cleveland. That meant:
Young man, it is your fight. 1t is your
welfare at stake
AS in Cleveland, Richmond, Robson
and a score of other counties, the Democ-
racy of Rowan has placed it's banner in
the hands of a young man. John M.
Julian. son of the able representative
from this county. is county chairman.
With all the ardor OF his young nature, he
has entered upon the work and perfect
ed an organization which challenges COM
parison. In this he has had good help,
for this whole section of the country il
wrought w to fever heat.
The coming of the peerless Aycock
whose eloquence is stirring the people
of North Carolina as no man has done
for a generation, has been heralded with
gladness all over this county. The most
elaborate preparations were made for a
grand rally today. banner was sent to
every voting precinct On each banner
was inscribed the name of the precinct,
together with the words white Supre-
macy and G. B. Aycock."
This is new but, by no means. a bad
idea. Each precinct is in honor bound to
bring back the banner and join the process
sion. and each precinct vies with anoth-
IN the display it makes. Thus is in
sured fair representation from every
section of the county.
More than hundred-possibly 125 other
banners were provided and distributed
throughout the procession. These ban
ners bore various patriotic dvices Here
are one or two: white Supremacy For
everr-Negro Domination Never" ''Vote
for the Amendment and G. B. Aycock, the
friend of Children, of Education. white
Men, Protect Your Wives and Daughters, "
&C.
Before nine o'clock the streets were
crowded. They came in on horse, in We
hicles, on foot. The rains have rendered
farm work impossible, SO everybody came.
The speakers Hons. C. B. Aycock and
B. X. Lacy, arrived on the early train,
looking jaded and worn from hard cam
paigning, but ready for the task before
them. AT Lexington Saturday, the eager
crowd surged around the speakers stand
SO that, after speaking about an hour
and a quarter, Mr.. Aycock was SO over
come with the heat that he turned sick
and had to sit down and rest about ten
minutes. The crowds these gentlemen
are having now are growing to be some
thing enormous.
AT IL o'clock the procession formed as
follows:
Chief of Police and force; Chief Mar
shall T. II. Vanderford and staff: the
Trading Ford brass band; the ladies and
their escorts; the carriage with the speak
er and reception committee; visiting
clubs; the mayor and board of aldermen;
visiting fire company; resident fire COM
pany; Faith brass hand: mounted men
and vehicles; Chestnut Hill, brass band;
bicycle corps led by Assistant Marshal
Chas. Shaver; Young American Trough
Riders led by Will Gaskill school chill
dren.
The column of ladies and gentlemen es-
corts mounted and in vehicles formed on
North Inniss, between Main and Jackson
streets.
Those on foot formed on Main street,
between Council and Bank streets. and
awaited the speaker and counted column.
Prof Chas L. Coon and corps of teach
ers and children of the Salisbury Graded
school formed on North side of Main, be-
tween Fisher and Bank street and Joined