The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-12

without interruption until the meeting
of this Convention. From that day to
this | have given my undivided attention
and time to this work. Acting under this
command Of the committee the work of
organization has been persistently pressed
in every county. Great volumes of liter
allure discussing and explaining the
Amendment, and germane subjects have
been scattered broadcast throughout the
State. The press of the State both daily
and weekly, without a single solitary ex-
ception, has co-operated in this work with
your committee, It is but just to say,
with a degree of zeal and enthusiasm
and helpfulness never before excelIed and
seldom ever equalled in the history of
campaigning in the State. There has been
some public speaking, but there has been
no regular and systematic attempt at
stamping. AS a result CT these COM
bined efforts l am glad to be able to re-
port to you that in every county of the
State, with possibly one or two exceptions.
our organization is in a state of unusual
excellence and efficiency. The people
have generally been brought to a cor
rect understanding of the objects and
purposes of the Legislature in submitting
the Amendment, and what will be it's
effect when ratified upon the rights of
the individual citizen and the general
welfare of the State. do not mean to
say that the influence of the falsehoods
and Misrepresentation which have been
promulgated by the opponents of the
Amendment have been altogether over
come, but | do mean to say that the
leaven of truth and of fact which has
thus been put in motion is rapidly
leavening the whole loaf and the ready
and hearty response of the people to the
work that has already been done gives
abundant and satisfactory assurance that
when the work which is yet to be done by
the press, the candidates of this Con-
vention, candidates of the State and SEN
atcrial Conventions. our White Supremac
Clubs, the committees and the legions of
individual workers throughout the State
before the election. there will be such a
coming together of the white people of
the State in favor of the Amendment as
has never before taken place in favor of
any measure submitted to the people: ;
and on the day of the election the white
people of the State, irrespective of party.
will roll UP majority in favor of White
Supremacy and the candidates nomi-
absolutely crushing to the advocates of
negro rule and negro suffrage.
When your last State Convention met
in this city, two years ago, every de-
partment of the State government was in
the hands of the Fusionsts. Not less
than one thousand negroes were holding
public offices in North Carolina. The
then most influential man in the Repub-
lican party, the recognized leader of its
100000 negro voters; that bright particu
lar star in the Republican armament. the
negro Congressman George r. White
was defiantly inviting the race issue and
insoently declaring that the negroes in
North Carolina did not hold as manv
offices as they were entitled to hold, and
demanding in their name that they be
given more offices than they then held
We accepted this issue; upon it we went
to the people, and they declared that.
negro rule in North Carolina must and
should cease, and negro office holding in