The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-24
Messenger Bureau.

against the negroes and Indians, who
have made affidavits against election
registrars are for false process. To
suits for damages.
T The Southern Railway procured from
Judge Simonton a restraining order
against the corporation commission,
the state auditor and treasurer, and
this order was served this morning
upon these officials. The Atlantic
Coast Line papers were served late
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Watts, large farmer and mel
on grower, who lives in this county,
south of here, said today IL 1T the hot
weather and drought have made the
watermelon crop to a large degree a
failure. For one good melon there are
five or ten worthless. He says the corn
in his section is gone that the tassels
are as dead as they will be in Decem-
ber, and that he would not give a snap
OF his finger for it.
The state crop report for the past
week in July gave the condition of cot
ton at "a, corn SO, tobacco 80. Those
figures are now meaningless. The
great drought has changed everything
for the worse.
The Raleigh baseball team is very
weak in its batting. The game yester-
day was unsatisfactory to the local
talent
No less than $4,000 white supremacy
badges have been sold and are now
being Worn in this state.
This was the last day for registra-
ton for the state election of August
| 2Qd. The registration hora iS Said fn
| be quite close. There was a rush to-
day. The republicans are frank enough
| to admit that the democrats will carry
| this county by 500 majority. These fig
ures are far too low, as 1000 to 1,2O0
| viii be closer to the truth. Senator
| Butler tried to boss fusion politics in
| this county. The republicans say this
| is what ruined them.
Mr.. Dan Hugh Mclean spent the
| day in the city yesterday. In an in
| terview with a reporter, he said:
II am just returning from my can
! vass in the mountains and the pied
mont section of the state. I go from
| here to Moore, and then to- Pitt and
Gates, where big rallies and barbecues
are being prepared. These gatherings
| are largely attended
| II was at Thomasville on the 18TH
| at meeting of the trustees of the
| Baptist orphanage at that place. The
Hpn. H. M. Justice, of Rutherford, de-
livered the annual address. In the af-
\ te5noon he delivered an address to the
| large assel1blage of three or four thou
sgd peonle-upon- constitutional
1 amendmen.. His speech was forcible,
| plain and convincing He demon
| Strated the fact that no white man
| would be disfranchsed under it's op-
| eratiOns. b. that at least $4,000 ignOr-
| ant negro would be. He Demon
| strated tn; the amendment was con-
stitutio1al. and, as Mr.. Justice himself
| is a fine constitutional lawyer, what
| he said upon this phase of the subject
| had great weight with the people
where he is best known. After the
close of Mr.. Justices speechs Mr.. j.
| w. Bailey, editor of The Biblical Re-
( corder, delivered a short, but very ear
| nest address upon the subject of the
amendment. He told the people that
| he had never made a political speech
in his life. and that he did MOI consider
| that he was then making q political
| speech, but that, in the interest of
good order and clean economical gov
ernment of the white man for the
| white man, he desired to urge upon
everybody to vote for the constitution
al amendment, as it was impossible for
the people to discuss intelligently and
| diSpaSSionately other matter of gov
ernmental concern until this all alb
Sorbing question of negro rule was set
tied. and settled for all times. He said
thai he had deliberately weighed and
measured every sentence and word OF
the proposed amendment, to ascertain
If any white men could be disfran-
chised under it's provisions, and was
prepared to tell the people of the coun-
ty of Davidson, upon his honor as a
Christian gentleman, that it would not
disfranchise any native-bOrn white
man, but would eliminate eighty OF
Il
Carolina politics.
Mr.. Bailey'S address amade a pro.
found impression upon the people pres
ent, and many who had hitherto beer
opposed to the amendment went home
strong advocates of it's adoption. Da
wilson county will ratify the amend
ment by decided majority.
I'm my canvass in the piedmont sec
ton, / came in contact with Mr.. d
M Luther, of Asheville, who at on.
time was opposed to the amendment
but after sections and 5 had beer
merged into one and the 5th section
added to the amendment, declaring
, that all must stand or fall together
| Mr.. Luther became an ardent support
, er OF the amendment, and is maxim.
strong and convincing speeches in il:
| favor. He says that Buncombe coun
, ty will go for the amendment by NOR.
. than 1000 majority.
al
Owen H. Guion, of Craven, who is do
ing valiant work for the cause Of whit
supremacy and the constitutions
amendment in the piedmont section o
the state. Mr.. Guion is a fine lawye
and graceful orator, whose speeche
make fine impression wherever h
goes. North Carolina will not soon for
get the valuable services he is render
ing her in this struggle for the rule o
] the white man.
The temperature here yesterday wa
T 10 and today was as hot The odo
Of whitening leaves is in the air. Tn
leaves are literally being cooked on tn
| trees. They are falling rapidly. Tn
/ | appearance of the trees is that usua
l | at the end Of August or in September
There are all sorts of rumors abou
i the fusion ticket; that Cy. Thompson
i taken down; that Spencer Adams
taken down, etc. The fusionists wi
not talk