The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-06
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4 Carthage BLADE non. Lie -. ONeF-
man addressed a court house fun OF
democrats, populists and republicans
and a number of ladies Monday at /
o'clock- His speech throughout was
lstrong and carried his hearers. even
the opposition. with power and con-
~sistency. No white man who hears
such speeche can with reason. vote
against the amendment
Charlotte Observer: VIII King. a
~lcolored lineman in the employ OF the
Queen City Telephone Company, fell
from a pole at the corner OF Fifth and
college streets yesterday afternoon
and was killed almost Instantly
During h storm yesterday afternoon
Bessie Smith. the l5-year-old
of Mr.. and Mrs. w j. Smith. who
lives near the Atherton mill. was
struck by lightning and seriously in
Ijured.
Charlotte Observer: Rockingham.
June 26.-Big preparations are being
made here for the grand red shirt rally
at Ellerbe Springs on July 4th- Il Is
intended that this shall be a never-to-
be forgotten day for Richmond county
Hon. F. NJ. Simmons has accepted an
Invitation 10 be present and speak on
this occasion. Three thousand red
shirts. headed by the w. o. W. Ban
and Chief Marshal T. C. Leak. Jr., his
aides and 90 assistant marshals. VIII
lact as an escort to the distinguished
speaker from here that morning.
Roxboro Courier: Governor Thomas
u. Jarvis made a most excellent speech
here Monday TO one OF the largest
lcrowds yet assembled TO hear a politi-
lcal speaker this rear. On yesterday he
lspoke TO a splendid crowd al Hurdle
Mills. We heard a leading populist
SAY that it was the clearest and most
plausible speech he had heard in a
long time. 1t was such that would
lconvince any unprejudiced mar OF the
Justice and benefits of the ~mendmen
1--WE can t~ruthfully IA that he greatly
strengthened the party by coming 20
Person.
Sampson Democrat: At the regular
I~session OF the legislature, SIMPSONS
two populist representatives, Messrs.
r.. M. Crumpler N e. H. Johnson,
voted for the amendment At the ad-
~Ijourned session lately convened Meth
Ter voted against il, Mr.. Johnson ask
ling to be excused from voting and Mr.
ICrumpler was not in his seat at the
roll call. In consequence OF their votes
in the legislature or this question IN
favor of white supremacy, il is alleged
hat the republicans of Sampson coun-
ty made the demand that Messrs.
johnson and Chumpler be dropped,
land the populist county convention
danced to the. music and refused TO
nominate them for anything.
Raleigh News and Observer: The
News and Observer is in possession of
reliable information to the effect that
1.-THE republican state committee, through
its henchmen IN some of the eastern
lcounties, is soliciting campaign funds
from the negroes. In my section"
said Mr.. Thomas NJ. Arlington, who
is here as a delegate on his way to the
national democratic convention, the
negroes hav in several instances told
their employers that have letters from
republican headquarters, soliciting a
contribution of a dollar, and that the
letter states that the money is to be
used in buying votes of white men in
August election And the negroes say"
continued Mr.. Arlington, that they
are sending the dollar" Cou any
Greater insult be heaped upon a white
imam? Is there a White man in the
Estate that will not resent it? We think
lnot.-Up to last Monday III white
supremacy clubs had been actually or
lganized in the state and arrangements
(made for organizing 222 this week. r.
Id. Winston says there will be 1000.
Those counties which in 1898 did not
have Tub are now most for
them and those county chairmen who
at first opposed the club idea are now
most active in seeing that they are
properly formed.
Raleigh News and Observer: A let
ter from Lincoln county INFORMS MT
lFrancis D. Winston, who is here or
Iganizing white supremacy clubs, that
in the township in which state Sena-
tor Lowe lives a club has been organ
lied with a membership of 6S, though
There has never at any time in this
township been more han % democralc
votes cast. This means that 40 white
Republicans in the township will vote
for the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, n
lC., June 27.-Hon. r. b. Glenn address
ed an enthusiastic crowd here today,
and his speech, which was one of the
finest heard here in years, was a vote
winner for the amendment. After the
speaking Squire w. H. Robbins, who
flor a number of years has been one OF
1.-THE leading republican politicians OF
Mash county, arose and stated to the
: audience that he would vote for the
amendment. There We're also many
lpopulists in the audience among whom
were influential men from various
Iparts of the county, who did not hesl-
tate to say that Mr.. Glenn a not
overdrawn the picture of the grave
Iproblems which confronted the white
men of the state in thiS~campa1gn foI
white supremacy, and while they had
heretofore opposed the measure to a
l~certain extent they were convinced OF
Its importance to all true Anglo-Sax-
Ions, and would use their influence in
ibehalf Of the amendment.