The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-25
|AYcOCK IN SPARTA
IAN Immense Crowd Greets
Him in Allegheny.
The Mountain People Were Delighted. Many
Votes Made For the Amendment Mr..
Pattersons Clear Speech.
Especial to News and Observer

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| Sparta, N. c.. May 24.--Yesterday was
| good day for White Supremacy in Ale
| ghany county. 1t had been announced for
several days that the next governor CT
| North Carolina would speak at Sparta on
| the 21st. The day was an ideal day, the
air was bracing enough to make the blood
go bounding to every part of the body.
BY 10 o'clock the town was filed with
the best people in the county and from
the adjoining counties Of Ashe and Gray
son, Va. At II o'clock procession of
young ladies and gentlemen was formed
and headed for Governor Doughton's to
escort the honored guests through the
streets and to the place of speaking. The
carriage in which the speakers and Gov
ernor Doughton and lady rode moved in
| front and next to it, two ON horseback
carried a banner inscribed, in large let
tiers, ..White Supremacy and next a
long column of young ladies and gentle
men, with badges of a like design, made
an appearance of elegance and taste.
The speaking was in DR.. Doughton' s
yard, because there was no room that
would held the vast audience. The acade-
my will accommodate 200 persons, but
this was too small for the audience was
measured by the acre. There were many
ladies in the audience, and gray-headed
men. who hold as one of the dearest in
terests of life. the way of the fathers,
were present. and the young men crowd
ed about the speakers.
The first speaker, Hon. w. G. Fields,
introduced a feast of good things in a
plain, sensible speech, satisfactory to his
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cause he represented.
S. L. Patterson, candidate for Commits
sioner Of Agriculture was introduced, and
in the style of an honest man represent
ing an honest cause gave to his audience
clear exposition of the duties of his
office and Of the great need of better
government than North Carolina has
under the present administration of
affairs.
Governor Il. A. Doughton introduced
each Of the speakers in very appropriate
terms, but when he came to introduce
Hon. C. B. Aycock he became eloquent
and put decade of history into few
sentences.
Then c. B. Aycock, the candidate for
Governor Of this great commonwealth,
took his place on the speakers stand
and the stiffness of the vast audience re-
minded one of the stiffness of the death
chamber. This was the first time he had
ever appeared before an audience in this
mountain land. The honest face and the
gentleness that beamed in his eyes won
every one. He took hold of his
subject at once and for one hour
and half he told US things Of which we
had never heard before and told them in
such a way we knew them to be true.
His illustrations and explanations did
simply everything so that it is a prob
lem to tell how any man could go home
and vote against the amendment. He
made many votes and when the polls are
counted in August, Allegheny will be in
line with a large majority for the entire
Democratic ticket and the amendment.
This was a grand speech made by grand
man, in behalf of holy cause. We know
these mountain people and when they
know the right they dare to do. No DEM
ocrat in the vast audience went away
displeased, but back to their plows and
toll they went, ready to come again to
hear their eloquent Governor, and to cast
their votes for the white mans govern
ment.
crowd Of our people went with him
to Laurel Springs to hear him the next
day.