Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-07-05
CRISP ACTS IN GOOD FAITH.
Proposes to Stand Square Up to His
Agreement With Aycock

Proposes to Stand Square Up to His
Agreement With Aycock.
Lonoir Special.-It now seems that
the action Of Mr.. J. A. Crisp, assistant
postmaster. and Republican nominee
for the Legislature in this county. in
proposing to Mr.. Aycock 70 pledge
: himself. under certain conditions, 70
vote for the constitutional amendment,
and which was thought at first TO be a
Wig game Of bluff Was in good faith
and that he proposes 10 stand by his
proposition sink or swim. The follow
ing circular letter addressed to his par
~ in this county, sent out by Mir. Crisp
/ explains itself:
"LenOir, n c.,
June 18TH 1900
TO th2 Republican Executive Commit
tee and Republican Party of Caldwei!
County:
Being the chairman of the Repub-
/ liran executive committee and also the
nominee of your party for the Legisla-
turc. and in view Of certain conditions
that now exist | deem it wise to call
YOU together to the end that you NAV
take such action as may seem best to
you.
rs YOU know. | have been and am
now, and always shall be in favor of
the wh: to mans rule in North Carolina.
| have said, together with numbers Of
other Republicans whom | can name.
that | did not believe the Democratic
party vas sincere in it's declaration
that the proposed amendment to the
Constitution disfranchised only the
cOlored man. l. together with others,
have said that if | were convinced that
! no white man would be disfranchised
by The proposed amendment, | would
support it.
/ On June the 18th, 1900. Hon Chas.
! b. Aycock, Democratic candidate for
/ Governor, spoke in Lenoir, and in the
i afternoon and after the speaking l was
i talking TO a group Of Democrats; IN
j the conversation | told them | was as
/ much in favor Of white supremacy as
/ they or any Of them and that if | be
+ lievcd that the proposed amendment
would disfranckise no white man,
would support it, and further, that |
did not believe that Mr.. Aycock was
I sincere III his statement that no white
i man would be diSfranchiSed. and that
if he would go before the clerk and
make affidavit to the fact that no white
4 man would be DISTINGUISHED that |
would file an AFFIDAVIT, to support it at
the coming election. On the next NOR
ming 1 received letter from Mr.. Ay-
cock asking me to meet him at the
clerks Office Having little in this
world but my honor and reputation
and having pledged my sacred word.
which is dearer 70 ne than all this
worlds goods. and meaning exactly
what said | Wen, and the following s
affidavit was filed:
North Carolina.
Caldwell County
C B. Aycock being duly sworn.
deposes and says that he has carefully
examined and studied the proposed
amendment TO the constitution of the
State Of North Carolina: that he not
only believes but i entirely confiden,
that no white man born in the United
States will be disfranchised thereby
provided he registers at any time prior
TO 1905 Affian, further swearS that the
amendment provides that the voter
must have paid his poll tax by March
= .he 1st of election year for the preced
ing year, but this provision is safe
guarded by the further constitutional
age shall be required to pay poll tax
and the further provision that III.
commit ~sioners of the several counties
may exempt from said tax those una
ble TO paw il on account of poverty or
inflrmity affiant further swears tha;
the amendment does not disfranchise
any native born white man, bu. the
white man may disfranchise himsel'
ty refusing or neglecting 10 pay his
poll tax or by confession OF convictior
ef an infamous crime before any court
having jurlsdic'ion-
Affiant further swears that any
person who registers prior 20 1908. TN
der the provision Of the constitutions
! amendment. need never learn 20 reac
and write but may continue 10 vot'
until death without learning 10 reat
or write.
tSignedl C. b. AfCock.
sworn 10 and subscribed before m
this l4th day OF June. 1900.
: j V MCCALL.
&C. :. c. Caldwell County"
! North Carolina
caldwell County
, ~ A. Crisp. being duly sworn
? deposes and says after reading III
foregoing scidavit Of c. B. Aycock
hereby ohliga,es himself 10 vote for h
: proposed amendment 10 the consutu
? ton Of tie tSate o. North Carolina
S lSean - A CRISP.
' sworn to and subscribed before m
this June 14th. 1900.
lsssn -. V. MCCALL.
&C 5 c. Caldwell County
II took this sep after mature delio