The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-17
Democratic COMMITTEES.

The Democrstic committee met here
on Friday. 1t is not known for what
purpose they met Something " going
wrong. 1t was a pretty good crowd OF
lawyers. That ia, those present, and
those absent were lawyers, too. The
correspondent to the Asheville Gazette
gets of the most timely thing about
them. There is more In 1t than the
committee or its friends would like TO
admit. We quote in part a. follows:
"The machine having found prior to
this that they were found wanting
when weighed In the scale by the great
mass Of common people, had formulat-
ed the executive committee % meet In
Raleigh at noon on Wednesday. May
10. Prior to this we will organize .
TRADE Of red shirts In Richmond county
to meet in Rockingham Thursday night,
May 8, where some of our itinerary
will speak to them on that occasion.
This, however, is only an experiment,
for we had rather rule by "law," but
will get ourselves in shape % that II
'Iaw" and fraud" fail we can use
"force." This, however, was not at all
successful for the people some how or
other can't be scared % easily. a In
'98. We don't know. nor can't under
stand why this Is the case, but It b
q lamentable fact. Well, then our next
plan will be to send little Joey Daniels
down in Alabama 10 attend q meeting
| to discuss the great race question Of
the south. While there speech max
ing and cohorting in general little joey
and the red shirt mayor Of Whining
ton must get their heads together and
suppose themselves in New Orleans
and write out q very windy article on
the conditions in Louisiana. And !,
must be then in order 10 come ont IN the
News and Observer on the morning o1
the meeting Of the executive COMMITTEES
or the connecting Of the political ma.
chinery. This committee after many
long discussions and resolutions decides
that we do not know what to do. but
we must do something quick, % w
hereby resolve: ~- .4. -
First. That we win make an d.
fair promises we possibly can think .ol
to convince the. people that the amend
ment will not disfranchise any whit
man. and that. the Legislative whici
meefs in June viii connect SECTIONS .
and 5 80 that we can make the foll,
thin that II one section h uneonstitu
ttionAl that the whole measurs q VII
fall with it. Resolved second, Tha
the plans contained IN the above r.
olutions fail to work ws wm inauxu
jrafe the red shirt cian IN an thos
Iseetions where We think that Il can b
worked. We wust keen M the oid cry a
"niSger" at white. heat and also eol
vince the people that II b only nieEsr
and rsvsnue doodIes who are orposin
ithe anendment. Resolved third. Tha
lh any and an the shove rssolution
fal to work We must put our slsctio
, lmaeh hinsry to work % that ~ ea
ieAptups at least $1,000 votes tkat SsoaI
iotheFw3se b ieounted aeainst a. An
that ws instruct Chairman 8imnoa
, 70 whftewash the remainder of tho
negro beys whom b has smpjeyol I
white SupesmAeyst IhsAdpartsFs.l q
! the people are doubting ,oar siaesrit
} I'm tie professions we have made b
tward q white sopsfnreBkag And y
; further adviss and instruct Chairma
. lSfmnoas to send out TO a many - Z
|. fthinh ssfe fhsss eirulaD siving, 4
! fshuet3oos 30 our hencAmsn IN ss<
/ ltownship how to arKue ana coudu
Z the eampaien. Feeling saueA feaissu
we haagine,. they sdiouasd subject
ffhe cAQ Of the chairman"