The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-04
THERE'S MORE TO FOLLOW
An Answer to Senator Pritchard's
Hard Riddle.
HALIFAX, WARREN, BERTHE AND VANCE
rom 7 hese Some Idea May be Obtained OF
What the People Of Eastern N. g., Have
to Endure Under Republican
and PopuIist Rule.

81 challenge my Democratic friends te
show a single county in Eastern Nortf
Carolina that was dominated by negroes
by virtue of Republican and Populis'
rule. Senator Prtchard in his speech
before the Republican State convention
Oh, give us something easy Senator!
Ask us what the people of Wilmington
will say about your charging them witt
murder and the bribery of negro tt
SANDER white women
Question us in regard to what would
happen if for once Butler should be-
come honest or you bind yourself te
Truth.
Oh let us work out for you by the
binomial theorem, the difference between
Editor Manly and Spencer Blackburn, who
boasts the possession of his discarded
mantle.
But don't give us anything so hard as
showing you an eastern county In when
there has been Negro Domination.
If you insist, however, we shall nave
to reply Ito be continued in our next
somewhat as follows:
Since the advent of Fusion there have
county.
There are now in the twelve town
ships 81 negro justices of the peace whose
terms expire some in December 1900,
and the balance in 1901.
There are known to be certainly four
negro postmasters in Warren now to-wlt:
at Ridegway. Macon, Churchill, and Ar
cola, and there may be more.
IT, S1 tur of
pointed enc negro justice of the peace
in Sandy Creek township, SIDNEY DAVIS,
who had to make his mark to oath OF
office when he came to qualify and this
can be seen and proven by the book in
clerks office now
Warren now has negro register OF
deeds, NJ F. THORNTON. At one time
a negro HARRY FALKNER was elected
clerk of court, but he failed to give the
required bond.
writes: st do not know of single per-
son who voted with us in '9S that is
against the Amendment, but on the con-
trary there were many Populists against
us then who now declare their purpose to
vote for the Amendment"
Warren's vote for Congress in 9S:
Fountain 927: Lloyd, 27S; Geo. H. White,
the negro, 1926.
The following were negro magistrates
in Halifax county under Fusion rule:
N. L. KEEN.
WILLIAM BOWSER.
A. c. ALLSTON.
]. NJ. PITTMAN.
r. l.. BERRY.
L. S. HARRIS.
S. P. SHIELDS.
p. r. JONES.
H. P. WILLIAMS.
ISRAEL WHITAKER.
JACOB HOWERTON.
A. j. PITTMAN.
LOUIS WILLIAMS,
ED. CHEEK.
j. Fl. ARLINGTON.
WILLIS PIERCE.
w. b. DANIEL.
w. f. YOUNG.
STEWART HARDY.
DENNISON HARRELL.
THAD SHIELDS.
C. C. BAKER.
HENDERSON TUCKER.
]. J. r. SHAW.
There were also good many negro
constables, and negro school committee
men too numerous to be mentioned
There are now negro postmasters at
Weldon, Halifax, Scotland Neck, Lttleton,
and until recently at Tillery.
The negro postmaster first appointed
at Tillery, J. M. Pittman, is now in jail,
having been convicted in the United
States court of embezzlement.
BERTHE county's negro officers are as
follows: &c
Notaries public:
LEWIS ROULHAC, Windsor, appointed
by the Governor, November s, 1899 in
office.
S. M. MOSELEY, Lewiston, appointed by
Governor, June TO- 1898, out
ID. w. BAKER, Lewiston, appointed by
Governor, April 80, 1897, out He was
convicted of stealing postoffice funds
Justices of the Peace:
D. G.. RAYNOR, Windsor township,
elected 1896, time expired
EMANUEL TAYLOR, Windsor town
ship, appointed by Legislature, 1895, in
office.
ARTHUR HECKSTALL, Merry Hill
township, elected 1896, time expired
A. T. WILSON, Merry Hill township,
elected 1896, time expired
MARK LAW, Merry Hill township, ap-
pointed by Legislature, 1895, in office.
BRYANT WALTON, Roxabel township,
elected 1896 and 1898, in office.
FRANK PEELE, Roxabel township,
elected 1896. time out.
RICHARD BIGGS, Roxabel township.
elected 1896, time out.
WRIGHT CHERRY, Mitchers town
ship, appointed by Legislature 1895. re-
signed
NOAH CHERRY, Snake Bite township
elected 1896 and 1897, in office.
HAYWOOD CHERRY. Snake Bite town
ship. appointed by Legislature, 1895, in
office.
SIMON CHERRY, Snake Bite township.
elected 1898, in office.
GEO. w. HARDY, Woodville township
elected 1896 and 1898, in office.
d. w. STEWART, ,Woodville township
elected 1896 and 1898, in office
WILEY WILKINS, Woodville township
elected 1896, time out.
JOHN A. BAZEMORE Indian Wood.