The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-15
so DECLARES Mr.. AYC0CK
Make an Affidavit to That and
Vote With You.
THUS IN EFFECT SAID MR.. CRISP
The Affidavit is Made ana Mr.. Crisp, Chairman
of the Republican tx. Conn.,, Of Caldwell
County, 0bligates Himself to Vote
For White Supremacy
(snecial 10 Vows and Observer.l

Especial to News and Observer
Lenoir, N. c., June 1.-THE best argu
mentative speech ever made in this
county was delivered yesterday by Hon.
Charles B. AycoclI in the presence of
twelve hundred people, and the result
was that some Republicans wore White
Supremacy buttons home. The following
affidavts explain the effect it had on
the Republican Executive Committee and
chairman who doubted the sincerity of
Mr.. Aycocks assertions.
North Carolina, Caldwell County.
Charles b. Aycock being duly sworn,
deposes and says that he has carefully
examined and studied the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the
State OF North Carolina, and that he not
only believes, but is entirely confident
that no white man born in the United
States win be disfranchised thereby pro-
vded he registers at any time prior to
1908. Affiant further swears that the
amendment provides that the voter must
have paid his poll tax by March LIST of
election year for the preceding year, but
this provision is safeguarded by the
further provision that no one over fifty
years OF age shall be required to pay
poll tax, and the further provision that
the commissioners of the several coun-
ties may exempt from said tax those I'M
able to pay it on account of poverty and
inlirmity. Afriant further swears that
the amendment does not disfranchise any
native born white man, but that the
white man may disfranchise himself by
refusing or neglecting to pay his poll tax
or by confession or conviction of any
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jurisdiction of the same. Affiant further
swears that any person who registers
prior to 1908 under the provisions of the
Constitutional Amendment need never
learn to read or write, but can continue
to vote until death without learning to
read or write. c. b. A9COCk.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
14th of June, 1900.
(Seal) J. Y. M'CALL, c. S. c.
Caldwell County, North Carolina.
j. A. Crisp. being duly sworn, deposes
and says that after reading the fore
going AFFIDAVIT of C. b. Aycock, he here
by obigates himself to vote for the
proposed amendment TO the Constitution
of the State of North Carolina.
j. a. CRISP.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
June 14th, 1900.
J. V. M'CALL,
Clerk Superior Court, Caldwell County.
North Carolina.
North Carolina, Caldwell County.
The undersigned citizens of Caldwell
county, being duly sworn, says each for
himself that on the morning of June
14th 1900, and the day after the Hon.
Chas. b. Aycock Democratic candidate
IN no
of Lenoir Mr.. j. A. Crisp. the nominee
OF the Republican party for the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, in the Legislature from
said county, and chairman of the Re-
publican County Executive Committee, IN
the presence of these atlantis came to
Mr.. Aycock and proposed that if Mr.. Ay
cock would make an affidavit similar i'll
form to the one above set forth as evil
dence Of his good faith and the good faith
of the Democratic party, that he. Mr..
Crisp, would obligate himself by an
affidavit duly sworn to by him to sup
port the Constitutional Amendment by
voting for the same at the polls.
EDMUND JONES. County Solicitor.
EDGAR A. POE, Mayor of Lenoir.
f. b. PHILLIPS, County Superintendent
of Public Schools.
j. Il. MASON, e&-hepFeSenlaIlNe from
Caldwell county.
NJ NJ. COURTNEY.
p. J. JOHNSON.
A. II. BOYD, Sheriff Caldwell county.
H. C. MARTIN. editor News.
MARK SQUIRES,
II. S. BLAIR, editor Lenoir Topic.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
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(SealD j. V. M'CALL, C. S. c.,
Caldwell County.