The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-19
. NEGRO BISHOP
Went to Governors Man
sion When Requested
to Stay Away
The Incident Recalls "A story ~ H"N
"A Boston Negro innbnrras~'u
Richmond Ladies During
Governor o"Tcrrnii=

letter from Richmond 20 the >at'
folk LAudmurE adds - faF AHsi7'th
about the social equality that "as e
traduccI Us BISHOP potter IN L'.
mond AT the close - tn" Eftf
convention Il rnyt
as a seuuei 10 the Potter FrrEunH
epIeadc I'm which g 1iRhii4ry ~ 10
Episcopal ehurch broke bread ~ hi'
private table with IS t@l'f'H ttfi,'P
duvipg tho recent convention tH thl7
civ ~ the Gcnernt Episcopal rhufrh
Of the United Statev. comes he '.h-
rrmatiou Of the report thai the Arr
an a44H.t. WA present at "a reception
rendered IN honor ~ the I1rd btHt"b
af London. at III" guh"fn'i"fta' f'"n
sion. at which time several lazy fH'hA
we're presented - the ueEr" prrIaff
white no public notice up - Ms
time has been taken Of tbs Incident.
vet the discussion or IL has daily as
stunned large proportions.
"A capitol policeman @aJS y" "a"
BI4hap Ferguson when ~" dr"Y" hp IN
4 carriage aui that tn" prelst" th"n
Vas me, By several white k.i~rora-
Uans. vino talked with him on 10
porch These gentlemen. according -
the i'm pr ersfou gathered by the polic"-
man urged him not 10 enter ~ -
presumed that the negro bishop FAn
the gauntlet in tho pres OF W"
crowd. which waa large The invita-
ton had been read in both houses ~
the general convention. and the report
had been published that the general
public waH invited.
Nobody thought II Hishop Fcrgu-
son. one way or the oihsr. at least
this feature OF the situation r~euas TO
have occurred 10 the governor alon"
He had had a similar ~prop"nittou -
deal with at the jamestown F1posi
ton. people then we're asking wha
he would do n the Haitian minister.
A negro. sought 70 attend = of Ms
~receptie7z Not a word would the gov
ernor say one way or the other. when
a reuorter asked him nbout his plans
In that connection. but II IN now Whir-
percd that he mapped out the SANE
line Of treatment which he intended
for Bishop Ferguson In other ~or3H.
IN Is believed that at the expedition ne
also had hts guards on the loosnnt f"r
,no negro minister. Re this ms ~ ruaT.
81 seems that the cuaks Hatalan ap-
pareutly Kept away. Certainly no one
has ever heard II his having TESTED
the social squailty question al the H-
position.
The governor. when seen tonight
admitted that the persence ~ bishop
Ferguson at the function Was true He
said that he was extremely HorrJ That
the incident had ever come % lght
because of the fact that hc hated -
say or do anything that might hurt
the feelings ~ Bishop
He said. however. that he desire
II 70 be distinctly Understood that he
had ordered hle servants 10 Inform
! Bishop Ferguson when he arrived that
the e~ntertalrr4ent was purely n social
affair and that tie race feeling Ia this
section made Il deeirable for no COLI
ored man 10 5e present and impoE~i-
bic for him 70 be receives.
a case souewhat analogous % th~
present one bat Tar more Irritating
occurred at the executive mansion dur
ing the. administrator oy Governor
OFerrelI. when that executive gave
an afternoon reception - a part II
Massachusetts legislators. Among the
visitors vas a Boston negro. by the
name Of Tcamoh. Several ladies Who
were In attendance uoaGed most frns-
tily 20 the man when m attempt VAS
maEe t. present him Governor
O'Ferrei! was greatly euraged at oc-
C~urrence.