The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-24
THE POLITICAL CHALDR0N
GREAT OVATION TO AYC0CK AND
GLENN AT lUMBERT0N

Representation Dy MISS
French 900 Red shirts In Line.
Fully 5000 People There-Import-
ance OF Registering roday-Chair-
man johnson and other Committee
men at Work.
The most important political event
yesterday in eastern North Carolina
was the great demonstration at Lum-
berton in honor OF the coming OF the
Peerless Aycock and Hon. r. b Glenn
TO that town TO discuss the issues OF
the campaign.
There were a number OF Whining
tonians in attendance u Captain T.
H. White n Mr.. ". 4. Whitney were
there with the Buck kenan' rapid
fire gun which figured 50 conspicuous
~ in the stirring 1ssS epoch Of VII
mington's white supremacy crusade.
They were in the great procession
which was one Of the principal fea-
lures OF the demonstration yesterday.
and we're, OF course, one OF the most
conspicuous and most interesting Of
all.
The day was truly a -ousing one for
Aycock and the amendment. The peo-
pie Of Robson and the surrounding
counties were out in vast throngs and
gave Aycock and Glenn a tremendous
ovation.
People in all kinds of vehiSles began
to arrive by daylight and they contin-
ued TO pour in from all directions
Messrs. Aycock and Glenn arrived on
49, - -
and We're met at the depot by several
thousand people. including several
hundred red shirters. The train rolled
In amid the most deafening cheering
and the widest enthusiasm. When Mr..
Aycock alighted from the train he was
seized and placed in n chair by red
shirters who carried him - a carriage
Mr.. Glenn also received an enthusiast
tic greeting and the carriage in which
he and the next governor were given
seats was followed up town by a YELL
ing procession OF red shutters and =
pushing, cheering throng Of people.
The Lumberton, Maxton and Lau-
rinburg bands headed the procession.
Immediately Upon arriving up town,
the procession rendeZvoused at the
| court house. There a grand parade was
formed with the band at the head, fol-
lowed by the carriage with the distin-
guished speakers, several handsomely
decorated floats and other vehicles oc-
cupied by beautiful u ladies robed
in white, and numerous carriages filled
with ladies and citizens. 4 notAh.1
conveyance was a Phaeton decorated
in pure white drawn by a white horse
with two white men in white livery as
on either side. In the
phaeton was Miss French, daughter
of Col. Foster French. She was at
tired in pure white and wearing a
| haa1rtifn1 silver nnrnnaf the whole
presenting a beautiful representation
of white supremacy.
Several hundred red shirters brought
up the rear, and as the processforn
moved through the principal streets
the bands made the welkin ring wits
inspiring airs. The streets. stores and
residences along the route were packed
with people who cheered themselves
hoarse and waved miniature fiage.
The procession returned to the court
house and after a few moments inter-
mission the speaking too place from a
stand in the court house yard. IL Is
estimated that the crowd in
was 5000 to 5000. Among the red shirt
ers were many Croatan Indians and
several negroes. Aycock badges and
white supremacy buttons Were worn
by thousands.
When the hour for the speaking ar
rived, at 12:45 p. m, the Hon y. A.
Mclean introduced Mr.. Glenn. The
speaker was greeted with tremendous
cheers and made one OF his greatest
speeches. When he concluded, the
great throng was invited to a sump-
tuous barbecue spread on tables in the
grove about the court house.
After dinner Mr.. Mclean introduced
Mr.. Aycock with a stirring speech that
elected cheering from the thousands.
Great good has been done by the
speeches and it is predicted that Robe
son will give $500 majority for Ay-
l cock and the Amendment
The energies of campaign workers
in Wilmington and New Hanove.
county just now are concentrated upon
the work Of getting the white men to
register without further delay. Chair
man johnson, OF the executive commit
tee, said last night that the Second.
! Third IL Fourth wards are especially
behind in this respect and. too. there
remains only two days in which voters
!, al register. The Messenger would
urge every white man who has not
already registered to do so today.
A meeting of the Second Ward
White Supremacy club was held last
night In the S. a. L building. the prin-
cipal business being that OF finding out
who had and who had not registered
in the ward. 1t was discovered theat
quite a number have failed to register.
The committees and clubmen gen.
orally are called upon to see to it that
i they and their friends who have not
, registered to do 50 to-day.
:, The First Ward White Supremacy
club will hold a big rally In Hibernian
ii hall on Monday night which every
! member Is urged to attend
y Hon. C.. q. Aycock. our merit 0ov-
ernor, made a rousing speech yester-
i day at Hamlet from the platform of
n train. He was en- ro1te to Lumber
ton to take part In h Demonstration
there.
are hat a large number
Of people viii go from this city TO
Whitevilbe Saturday to participate in
the great white supremacy demonstra-
ton As previously announced. Hon.