The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-12

ton Furnished the Music-A Large
Company of wilmingtonians Joined
in the Big RaIly-Powerful Speeches
by Justice, Grimes and Buck
Kitchin-The Big Dinner-Duplin
Democrats Alert.
The e:35 o'clock northbound VIII
mington and Weldon train yesterday
morning had on board the Second Reg
iment Band and a goodly company of
staunch Wilmington democrats bound
for Wallace. to join with the Duplin
county democracy in the great rally Of
white men in h campaign for the
constitutional amendment. Large
crowds boarded the train at Rocky
Point and Burgaw, bound for Wallace,
arriving there at 10:4S o'clock, and very
soon thereafter the speaking began.
1t was a great event in Duplin
county in the campaign for white SUI
premacy. The rally was called by
D. L. Carlton, Esq, of Kenans-
willie. chairman of the county demo-
cratic executive committee.
The arrangements were made for the
rally by the following committee:
Messrs. John w. Boney, ]. D. Mallard.
d. L. Mcbride. B. r. Graham, and
John w. Stallings.
The rally was a treat success, and
was attended by from 1000 to 1,500
people from Duplin, with a sprinkling
of citizens from the surrounding coun-
ties.
The stand for the speakers was
erected in a grove in the center of the
town and il was handsomely decorated
hI,r- him N
grounds were enclosed in a wire, and
in the audience assembled within the
enclosure were many of the fair ladies
of Duplin.
The speaking began at 1880 a. m,
when the meeting was called to order
by County Chairman Carlton. After
music by the band he delivered an ell
oquent speech of welcome, and upon
n conclusion of his remarks intro
duced as the first speaker Hon. E. j.
Justice. of Marion, Mcdowell county
Mr.. Justice was a member of the last
general assembly, which body passed
the proposed suffrage amendment. to
the constitution, IND his speech was
an able one. urging the people to ratify
the amendment at the election to be
held in August next. He is a fluent
speaker, and from start to finish he
held the close OF the assem-
blage. His speech made a splendid i'm
preston, as was to be judged by the
%frequent and hearty applause which
greeted him. No better or more logical
speech has been heard in Eastern
Carolina han that by Mr.. Justice at
this rally Of the.DuDlin democracy.
GRIMES SCORED REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
The Second Regiment Band played
another selection, when Mr.. Justice
closed his speech, and then DIR. E. Por-
ter. that veteran Pender democrat, in
a speech Of much excellence, introduced
Hon. j. Bryan Grimes, of Pitt county,
the democratic nominee for secretary
of state. Mr. Grimes delivered a fine
speech, making way for a strong ar
gument for the amendment by sum-
marizing the doingS of the republican
party during the Infamous RECONSTRUCT
ton period, and also called attention
to the d~isgraceful days of the fusion
era for the eight years preceding the
overthrow of the fusion gang in 1898,
Mr.. Grimes touched on the national
administration also, showing up some
of it's glazing plumbers, but his speech
dealt mainly with the amendment. His
remark were frequently applauded
and his speech was commended in the
highest terms by all who heard him.
CAPTAIN KITCHENS TELLING
SPEECH.
After more music, L. a. Beasley,
Esq. a brilliant young lawyer of Ke-
nansville, e~loQuently introduced Cap
tain w. H. Kitchin. of Halifax. Cap
tain Kitchin was greeted with enthuS-
iastic applause and for more than an
hour he made a vigorous speech that
was as unique as it was full of deep
reasoning and pointed applications,
bearing entirely on the suffrage amend
ment. He kept the crowd in fine humor
and with the deep earnestness charac-
teristic of him he made a telling
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lists was irresistible, and his rebuke
to the irreconcilableS was keen and
humorous at times. After hearing his
speech it would take a very hardened
populist to acknowledge that he would
vote with the negro party against his
neighbors. His speech was a powerful
one, and made a deep impression on
men of all parties. Many populists
were present IND his speech must have
made a deep impression upon them.
Captain Kitchin closed amid the most
enthusiastic applause.
A SUMPTUOUS DINNER SERVED.
The speaking closed at 2:40 p. m,
with music by the band. Dinner was
then announced, and the great throng
assembled around the long tables on
the lawn and enjoyed a rare feast.
The tables were laden with fine NUT
ton, beef, chicken, pies, cakes, and
other s~ubstantialS and ~delicacies, n
there was the greatest abundance for
the hungry crowd. There vas enough
and to spare, and baskets full of food
were removed from the tables after
the people had eaten to their s~atisfac-
ton.
After dinner, the Second Regiment
Band delighted the people with sew
eral selections. The band played excel
lently, and the music was a splendid
feature of the occasion.
County Chairman Carlton and the
committee Of arrangements are to be
congratulated upon the conspicuous
success of the rally. There Is no room
for doubt that it was a great days
work for the amendment.
DUPLIN DEMOCRATS AT WORK.
Mr.. Carlton, who is now the county
chairman of Duplin, was elected to
that position last Monday at the county
convention held at Kenansville. He
succeeds j. O.. Carr, Esq, and is elected
for a term of two years. He is a young
lawyer of splendid ability and is full