The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-27
CAMPAIGNING ALL ABOUT rHE
STATE.


Poor Butler is badly baked in his
LAUNDERING, blunderbus schemes. Sim
mons. ever ready for the u~nprincipled
gang, is fighting the populist devil with
very hot fire. This IS very good. Com
lpelIing the senator to drink deep CT his
own poisonous ~concoction Is e good
thing in a hot July campaign
Up in Surry county where many law
less black radicals appear to dwell
there is a youngster h has talked
wild Of assassinating democrats. A
special to the Raleigh News n OBJ
server dated East Bend. N. c., July
20. says:
In company with two republicans
and one democrst on last Sunday. one
Thee. Davenport sd that IL any war
was started on account OF the amend
ment that he did lot expect to go to
the war, but would get him a Winches-
ter and waylay the road and shoot
every man he saw who voted for the
amendment"
That young man will have a quick
trip to hades.
Bryan Crimes democratic candidate
for secretary Of state, had a great re-
ception at his home at GrimesIand.
Pitt county. Mr.. Tom Beckett made
an eloquent speech. and Mr.. Grimes
made an impressive speech. A splen-
did dinner served to $500 people. The
correspondent of the News n Obser-
yer says:
"Fifty-six pigs, sixteen broiled NUT
tons, and trimmings of bread, cake and
biscuit wa Sthe feast set before us, and
this, together with good music by the
IOceola band from G~reenville, was our
entertainment thus far"
A great mass meeting at Newton de-
nounced in round terms the infamous
attempted intimidation of the people.
Mr.. NJ. d. Kimbough, leading rad in
Davie county, says Aycock will be
elected by 40, 900.
Democrats must work like beavers
for the legislature. Do not forget But
Ter is greedy and hot for it. He is for
office at any swing. He writes:
eff so we had better sacrifice the
state ticket, because WE MUST HAVE
THE LEGISLATURE OR POLITI-
CAL LIBERTY IS DEAD IN NORTH
ICAROLINA. BUT IF YOU THINK
1T WILL HELP YOUR LEGISLA-
TIVE TICKET IN YOUR COUNTY
TO FIX UP A COOPERATIVE
STATE TICKET, WITH REPRESEN-
TATIvES OF BOTH PARTIES ON 1T
IOR IF YOU THINK IT WILL EVEN
NOT HURT THE PROSPECT OF
YOUR LEGISLATIVE TICKET TO
DO THIS, THEN OF COURSE THE
WISE AND PROPER THING TO DO
rs TO FIX UP THIS COOPERATIVE
STATE TICKET AT ONCE AND
HAVE THE TICKET PRINTED
He is willing to slaughter everything
to save himself. What a cunning, sly
rascal he is.
-Four hundred negroes at Raleigh did
not register. The News and Observer
lclaims Wake by 1000. The white men
Registered. That is the right thing to
do. How was it in other towns?
Cy Thompson is making so many
votes for the democrats that it leads
the News and Observer to say:
Yesterday a democrat, who had
seen several men who declared for the
amendment after hearing DR.. Thomp-
sons speech against it, rot to a
democrat in Raleigh: Please have DIR.
Thompson sent to as many places in
the county as possible. His speech
makes votes right along for the amend
Iment."
There is excitement in Surry over an
assault made by a dirty turn-coat law
yer and three bad negroes on Regis
ltrar McCorkle. They tried to force
registration Doubtless being armed
was his preserver. Linch ours
ing loudly assaulted the registrar with
a knife, but was baffled by the revol-
yer till citizens and an officer arrived.
He was arrested and three indictments
were sworn out.
A negro convict has been voting for
Twenty years says the Fayetteville
lObserver. He could not come it this
year. The News and Observer says
THAT this is the kind of voters whose
rights Holton and Butler are so anxi.
Gus to protect that they are arrestine
registrars"