The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-03

In state aHalrS.
The negro James II. Young was made
chief fertilizer inspector and director of
the white blind asylum.
A negro was appointed collector OF Gus
toms for the port of Wilmington and
twenty-five negro postmasters were
named in sundry towns of the East, at
the solicitation of State Republican lead
ers. A negro deputy collector was APP
pointed for the Fourth District and num-
crous storekeepers and gaugers.
For two years the negro was on top.
He controlled the Republican party, and
the administration of affairs was in his
interests.
THE CRISIS OF 1898.
Then the election of 1898 came on.
In the Second Judicial District negro
was nominated for solicitor.
In the Second Congressional District
negro was nominated for Congress and
was elected.
In Edgecombe county three negroes
were nominated for the Legislature, two
in Halifax one in Granville, one in
Vance, one in Craven, one in Pasquotank,
one in Northampton, one in Warren, and
others in other counties
In Craven county negroes alone were
named for the Legislature, registers of
deeds, treasurer, coroner. county COM
missioner, standard keeper, and the can
didates for sheriff and clerk promised to
name negro deputies.
In all the great negro counties, the
darby ran riot over the white man. and
whenever the negro voters had any
strength they were given representation
on the Republican ticket. This was in
tolerable. A crisis had come. The
white people banded together in White
Supremacy Clubs and met the issue at the
polls.
The white people of the State saw the
evil of such an administration and put
their foot heavily down upon it.
NEGROES IN OFFICE.
However. there vet remain many ne
groes in office, whose terms have not ex-
PRED; many postmasters and Federal and
county officers.
In Warren there are 81 negro Justices
whose terms expire this year and next
year and there are four negro post
masters in that county. At Ridgeway.
Macon, Churchill and Arcola-and there
may be others.
In Halifax county the following negroes
were appointed by the Fusion Legisla-
ture:
n. l.. KEEN.
WILLIAM BOWSER
A. C. ALISTON.
j. NJ. pITTMAN.
r. l.. BERRY.
L. s. HARRIS.
S. p. SHIELDS.
p. r. JONES.
II. p. WILLIAMS.
ISRAEL WHITAKER.
JACOB HOWERTON.
A. j. PITTMAN.
LOUIS WILLIAMS.
ED. CHEEK.
j. II. ARLINGTON.
WILLIS PIERCE.
| w. B. DANIEL.
w. +. YOUNG.
| STEWART HARDY.
DENN1SON.
! THAD SHIELDS.
C. C.. BAKER.
HENDERSON TUCKER.
]. j. r. SHAW.
There were also a good many negro
constabes, and negro school, committee
nen too numerous to be mentioned.
Weldon, Halifax, Scotland Neck, Little
ton and until recently at Tillery.
I The negro postmaster first appointed
at Tillo,y j. M. Pittman, is now in Jail,
having been convicted in the United
States court of embezzlement.
The BERTHE County Black record is as
follows;
/ Notares public:
LEWIS RoULHAC. Windsor. appointed
by the Governor. November s, 1899, in
office.
S. NJ MOSELEY, Lewiston, appointed
, by Governor June 10. 1898, out
D. w. BAKER, Lewiston, appointed by
! Governor. April 80. 1897 out. He was
convicted Of steaing postoffice funds.
Justices of the Peace:
d. G. RAYNOR, Windsor township,
elected 1896, time expired.
i 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, APP
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 1885, time out.
! WRIGHT CHERRY, Mitchell's 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 1893, in office.
d. w. STEWART. Woodville township,
elected 1896 and 1898, in office.
WILEY WILKINS, Woodvlle township,
elected 1896, time out.
JOHN A. BAZEMORE. Indian Woods
township, appointed by Legislature, 1895,
in office.
HARRY y. SPIVEY, Indian Woods
township. elected 1886, time out.