New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
SHENG.
''RED SHIRTS" WIN THE DAY
NEGROES DISFRANCHISED IN NORTH
CAROLINA-AMENDME AND DEM
OCRATIC TICKET CARRIED
BY THIRTY THOUSAND
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BUNE,l

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNEl
Raleigh, N c., Aug. 2-The election law, pat
termed after the GoebeI nfamy aided by terror
inspired by the Red Shirts" and the overpower-
ing influence of the cry of white supremacy has
produced a Democratic majority in the election
of to-day Of not less than thirty thousand for the
proposed constitutional amendment and the
State ticket
The Red Shirt tactics continued UP to last
night Yesterday at Selma Thomas Massey, a
Republican SPEAKER. was dragged from the stand
AMI beaten SC badly that he is not expected to
live. At Concord yesterday Harry Tracy. a
Texas Popuiist leader taken from the stand
anu driven out OF that town. Cleveland three
Republicans were snot and pGdIy wounded To-
day in st Paul Township. Robeson County a
riot occurred because Democrats challenged and
delayed the voting and wanted the polls closed
when a large number of Populists and Repub-
licans had not voted. This plan was resorted
TO at many places where the Democrats were in
a majority IN other places the ballots we're
placed in the wrong boxes and not counted.
The election law prevented twenty-five thou
sand negroes from registering, and the Red
Shirts terrors caused several thousand not to
vote. In the western counties where Senator
Prltchard expected a large Republfezn vote the
race issue has produced Democratic gains In
most of the western counties there was reason
among white men.
The great effort made by Senators Pritchard
and Butler to stampede the ilIiterate white vote
from the Democrats because of the proposed
constitutional amendment failed utterly. The
prejudice of this class against the negro is most
easily raised. and it swayed the sentiment for
the amendment in order to get rid of the negro.
Governor Russell and number of Republican
| leaders did all they could to present the ac-
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amendment as the sole issue Of the campaign
| because they knew that whenever the race ques-
ton was raised the Democrats won by large
majorities, but they were powerless to combat
Senator Pritchard. who controlled the State
through the Federal office holders
REPUBLICANS FOR AMENDMENT
There were considerable number OF Repub-
lcans who voted for the amendment because
they felt that the party could never again con-
troll the State with the negroes as Republican
voters. These men had nothing but the best Of
feeling for the negroes, but they were compelled
to accept conditions they did not make and
could not correct. These Republicans now hope
for the assistance of the Democrats Of the State
who unalterably opposed to Bryan and
Organism The number of these men is much
greater than In 1896 The fact of the election
to-day for all State officers leaves this class OF
Democrats free in November and they will vote
for Mckinley and for Republican Congressman.
Colonel A b Andrews. first vice-president Of
the Southern Railway Company; D. W. oats.
/ cashier OF the First National Bank Of Char
lotte; H E. Fries. leading mill man. and many
others of like character openly declare they in
tend to vote for Mckinley. Governor Russell
and his friends propose TO begin at once to re-
organize the Republicans by inducing this class
of Democrats to take charge. and make State
organization and put their own electoral ticket
and candidates for Congress. and the old time
Republicans to stand behind them all they can.
This movement cannot and will not take place
under the present leadership of the Republican
party Unless Senator Pritchard and his reve-
nue. machine viii give way TO the Mckinley
Democrats and let them take the lead and man
age and control. the State will give fifty thou
sand for Bryan. Otherwise there will be good
chance to carry the State for Mckinley.
One Of the strange results OF this campaign is
the intense hatred the Populists have for the
Democrats The Populsts declare on all sides
that they do not intend to vote for Bryan. but
intend to work and vote for Mckinley. Nearly
every Populist leader except Butler has ex-
pressed himself 1t would be strange thing
after this campaign TO see Senator Butler on
the stump with the Democrats for Bryan.
Josephus Daniels Editor of The News and OBJ
rerver" says such course by Butler would
drtve off enough Democrats to give the State TO
Mckinley.
II the conditions of the Presidential canvass
on October / 10 is such that ii clearly ap
pears that Mckinley will be elected, there will
be no opposition t. all the negroes registering
who did not do so for this election and they
will be permitted to vote and their votes will
be counted The same influence that forced this
-esult in 1896. can do again this year. and
that influence the business men OF the
State Leading Mckinley Democrats OF this
city are saying tonight that. the negro now
being out of the way. another Red Shirt" will
never be seen in this State. AS the returns
come In Il appears that the Republicans and
PopulIsts have simply been overwhelmed They
will hardly carry ten OF the niEety-seven coun-
ties.