The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-23

to the letter. that 1.-The faithful and
the country generally may have due
notice of the great event about to
happen, and be accordingly grateful
and expectant: Abe Middleton is
about to issie some instructions
through his Sampson lieutenant.
Mr. p NJ Pearsall, secretary of the
State Democratic Executive Committee,
has Just returned from the Senatorial
convention of the Eighth district. That
is Mr.. Pearsall's district, and he was a
delegate to the convention.
There are six counties in the district"
he said yesterday, land there were, upon
an average, about forty delegates pres
ent from each county some of whom
had to come as far as fifty miles to at
tend 1t was, therefore, a very large
convention. and it was an exceedingly
harmonious and enthusiastic one"
The nominations of the convention, Mr..
Pcarsall thinks, were as strong as could
possibly have been made. Mr.. John E.
w. Suggs, the present member of the
House from Greens, was one of the nOmi-
nees, and Mr. Thomas ID. Warren, of
Trenton. in Jones county, is another.
Mr.. Suggs is a practical and successful
farmer, and very highly respected by all
who know him. a Jealous, determined
Democrat and good man. Mr.. Warren
is good man. MIR. Warren is young
man, about twenty eight years old,
native of Edenton and an honor graduate
of the University; for a while was the
assistant professor of law there. A short
while ago he located in Jones county
for the practice of law, and by his inte-
gritty and intelligence and Democracy,
he has made himself a great favorite in
the county among those good people Mr..
Warren was prominently mentioned be-
fore the board of trustees of the Univer-
sity. at their last meeting, as the as
sistant professor of Law, and Mr.. Pear
sail says that no mistake could have
been made in electing him.
ct is absolutely certain that they are
going to be elected continued Mr.. Pear
sall-"both of them by not less than
fifteen hundred majority. Yes, you can
put it down two thousand, for every coun-
ty in the district will go Democratic"
You don't mean Craven in that list,
do you?'' was asked
Eyes, Craven is going Democratic by $50
her history, but she is going to do it.
You know Craven is one of the storm
centers of negroism in Eastern North
Carolina, and our people appreciate the
proposition that those are helped, who
help themselves, and Craven is not go
ing to allow the other sections of North
Carolina to come to her relief and she
not do the proper thing herself"
How did you find political conditions
in that section?"
'As / have already said, there were
good many people from each county in
the district and | talked very freely with
many of them, and l find conditions very
favorable for Democracy. / confess that
there are some sections in some of the
counties that are not in an entirely sat
isfactory condition, but the condition will
yield to treatment before the election and
that district will present solid and
united 'front.'
Touching the condition in Greene county
Mr.. Pearsall said:
eff you wish to make a Greene county
Democrat mad, suggest to him the proba
bility of their not carrying the county.
/ had just as soon bet upon rhe certainty
of Greene going Democratic this time as
any county in North Carolina.
I'm the first place, they are white
men and that ought to be enough, but
t-2-e are unusual conditions in that
county. You will remember a few day s
ago a negro brute attempted to outrage
one of the most respectable white wo-
men in that county. That is one of the
causes. Then you will also remember
that a couple of negro ruffians were the
first in North Carolina to carry out the
instructions of Marion Butler and Spencer
Blackburn. Several months ago. as you
sweet-scented statesmen were to drive
the respectable white men out of North
Carolina. This several days ago was
attempted by couple of negro brutes
on the person of Mr.. Carr, at Willow
Green | tell you that the people of
Greene county; indeed the whole Eatern
part of North Carolina. are going to rise
up as one man in their might and power
and say to the world that they are not
only white people, but courageous white
men. / vouch for the fact that Eastern
North Carolina is going to measure up
fully to the great Importance of this
mighty contest
Mr.. Pearsall reports in good condition,
and says that kinston, where the conven-
ton was held, has improved moro in the
last five. years than any town in North
Carolina, and i'll little while it will be
a real city