The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-13
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white folks in the mountains and We
know that Crawford was fairly elected.
The resolutions, introduced by Mr.. j. Y
Jordan, contain concise statement OF
the outrage against the voters Of the
Ninth district and are as follows:
"Whereas in the congressional contest now
pending between Hon. w. y. Crawford ant
Richmond Pearson, before the House of Represen
tatves of the United States, the said Pearson has
succeeded in securing a favorable report, rec
| ommending that he be seated and that our gal
liant Crawford be defrauded and robbed OF the
| position to which majority of the votes OF
| the Ninth Congressional district elected nm,
which said report will probably be adopted; ano
'.Whereas, This report recommends that ~
| 600 voters be DISTINGUISHED because a negro IA
pist was lynched by both Republicans and Dem
ocrats in Macon county on the night before elec,
| ton the said negro having brutally assaulted
the wife OF Republican and the Wlie OF a
minister of the gospel in the absence OF Their
Whereas, This wholesale disfranchisement of
the white voters of this district and especially
of the voters of Asheville township, Buncombe
county Is attempted because a negro thief and
periurer-one James w. Harison--who is now
serving a sentence for larceny in the chain
gang of Buncombe county, was properly arrested
for having falsely and maliciousiy sworn that
bride had been offered him by two of the
most honorable citizens Of Buncombe county;
and
''Wlereag Tie said Pearson and his Republi-
can supporters have by this contest and these
particular acts fairly and squarely placed them
selves in support and approval of Wilful and ma
icious attacks and assaults upon the persons
and characters of the good white people of the
Old North State; and
slandered and caused to be slandered our hon
ored fellow citizen, J. Harry Martin, man OF
unblemshed character;
Therefore, Be it resolved. by the Democrats
of Bmcombe county in convention assembled;
Il. That we denounce, condemn and despise
this effort to overthrow the will of majority
a., a. III 1tas.D
and condemn the false fraudulent and malicious
SANDERS made by said Pearson against the
people of the Ninth Congressional district in ms
notice of contest and brief. and we declare that
Richmond Pearson and his sympathzers, by hav-
ing made themselves the champions of negro
rapist and negro thief and perjurer, should be
despised and scOrned by every Respectable cltl-
zen of this district.
50 That we especially condemn and denounce
the effort to attach political significance TO TIE
lynching of the negro Mosley for having made
the most brutal assault upon two respectable Ia
dies who were assaulted in their own homes. IN
the absence of their husbands when 1t has been
| clearly shown that there were Republicans, Pop
uEists and Democrats in the lynchlng party.
80. That We convey to Hon. ". /. CRAWFORD
our expressions of esteem and regard and assure
| him that this effort TO cheat and defraud hlm
| only makes his friends and followers more reso-
1 lutte and determined to resent this act OF inJu5
tice and mcte out to his traducers that which
| they so richly deserve.
| This resolution was unanimously adopt
| ed as was one offered by Mr.. j. ID. Muir
| phey pledging the united and harmo-
| NOUS support of the Democracy of Bun
| combe to the Constitutional Amendment
| in order to rid the State of the menace
| of the ignorant negro vote
strong delegation of leading Demo
Gratis was appointed to the State Conven-
| ton They will urge the nomination of
| General Davidson for Governor be-
cause they believe he is in every way
we'll qualified for the high office, and be-
cause they believe the nomination ought
to be given to the West this year. Bun
combe has furnished two of the State 3
greatest Governors-Swain and Vance.
General Davidson is of the same stock
honest, manly, able and straightforward.
He would make Governor of the best
type.