The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-16
TO ORGANIZE CLUBS
White Supremacy 0rganiza-
tons to be Started at Once.
Hon. Francis D. Winston Here in Charge Of the
Work. Explains Object and Purposes
of the Clubs.


Mr. Francis D.. Winston. of BERTHE coun-
ty is at the Marlborough. He comes here
mittee, for the purpose of assisting in or
ganizing White Supremacy Clubs all over
the State. During a conversation with
him we learned the following facts about
the work
The organization of clubs will be
pushed at once by means of an organizer
in each county. These organizers will be
appointed by the county chairmen, and
they will be expected to visit every town
ship in their county and arrange for at
least one club there, and in the large
townships more than one club will be
organized. These clubs will be working
bodies and not dress parade organiza-
tions; through them the Democratic party
will appeal to the good character and
the highest aspirations of the people.
The State committee believes that a
man can render the party and his race
more service by belonging to a club.
than by remaining outside. Every white
man is urged to become a member of
one of these organizations. The organi-
Zations in the cities will be in the wards
and in the voting precincts. Each club
will have committee to look after the
different parts of its work. The commit
tee on registration will see that every
voter is duly registered. The Commit
tee on Campaign Literature will distrib-
ute among the members and others, all
literature sent out which will contain
a full discussion of the amendment The
COMMITTEE on Speakers will arrange for
public speakings in every township I'M
der the auspices of the club. And the
Committee on Challenges and Polls, will
be given such duties as the name of the
committee indicates.
| quote from the Constitution, Article
., Article g THE purpose of the organi-
zation, will be to fully restore to, and
make permanent in North Carolina the
Supremacy of the White Race; to promote
individual efforts in behalf of the party
and it's candidates on the part of the
voters. and to bring the head of the or
ganiZation in the counties and State
more closely and easily in touch with
the township organizations, and individ-
ual party voters
The qualifications for membership are
outlined in the plan Of organization as
follows-Article .: Every white man
who desires White Government in North
Carolina, and is willing to use every
practicable and honorable means to re-
store and permanently establish White
Supremacy therein, and who proposes to
support candidates pledged to effect that
purpose in the ensuing election. shall be
eligible to membership in the township
club
1t is the purpose of the executive COM
mittee to have at least one club in every
township in North Carolina, in good work
ing order, by the first day of June Later
on, an organizer will be appointed for
each Congressional district, who will have
charge of the work within that terri
tory.
The plan of organizat ton and constitu-
tion and bylaws has been prepared by
the executive committee. and it is
very succinct statement of the PLAN pur-
poses and work of the clubs These are
being distributed to the various coun-
ties.
1t is proposed to have, later on in the
campaign, one day set apart as White
Supremacy Club Day. On that day every
club in the State will be in session. and
will hear an address on the Constitu-
tional Amendment and the supremacy
of the white race.
These clubs are formed somewhat on
the plan of the white government unions
of two years ago. They were a most po-
tent factor in the last campaign, and
the clubs this year will be equally so.
quote you the preface to the Constitu-
ton
Our State is the only community in
the world with a majority of white voters
where it is seriously proposed to take
the control of the public affairs OF the
State out of the hands of the white peo-
pie and commit them to a political COM
bination, composed chiefly of negroes
and dominated almost entirely by negro
influence
BY united effort of the good white peo-
pie OF the State, irrespective of party, in
1898 the State was rescued from negro
rule, and the amendment to the Consti-
tuition, to be voted upon by the people
in August, is submitted for the purpose
of forever removing the danger of recur-
renee of negro ascendency in the State.
The necessity of continued cooperation
of the white people of the State for self
protection is shown by the fact that
the party that negroized the State, and
which for this and its other short comings
was hurled from power in 1898, is again
seriously asking the people to restore
1t to the control of the State and actually
INDUCES the hope that. with the aid Of
10000 negro votes soidly cast for it. it
may succeed in regaining control of the
government.
The plan of organization is to be COM
mended. Each precinct must be organized
and the status of every man known. Mr.
winston will remain here some weeks and
give this matter his entire attention. He
speaks in Durham county on Saturday
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