The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03
County Chairman Goes Alter Dr..
Bowling Without Gloves
RECITEs SOME HISTORY.
Calls Attention to What Conditions
We're From 1895 10 1899 When
the Republican Party Was In
Power In the State.
other Speakers.

Chairman Fl. A. Foushee spoke to a
large gathesing of voters at Fair
Mills last night together With other
candidates on the democratic ticket.
lThe speech of Chairman Fotshec was
easily the feature OF the meeting and
he was app'auded to the echo by the
oandience. In part Chairman Foushee
said:
| In 1896 I was county chairman Dr.
Bowling was then living in Maneun
township. He was the strongest
democrat in that township. He was
SO strong that he leaned backward.
In 1898 everybody was astounded TO
learn that DR.. Bowling had como OFT
as an independent candidate on the
republican ticket-mark that, an in
dependent candidate on the repubi:.
can ticket--for treasurer. His oppo.
lnent was the late Pat LunEfo.d, who
though crippled man, was the ont
runningest democrat that ever struck
Durham county. Everybody knew
there was no Chance for DR.. Bowling
and that he must have something up
his sleeve: for Il is well known that
DR.. Bowling always looks after his
own interests first Lunsford beat
him by about 500 votes. When the
smoke of battle cleared away the
public was again astonished to learn
that the republican boss Of Durham
county had turned Sheriff Rigsbee
out as a stamp clerk and put DR..
Bowling in at very comfortable sal
airy. Sheriff Rigsbee had grown gray
in the servscf OF the party but Il
made no ( ance. D.. Bowling got
the place.
The doctor then moved TO town and
drew his salary: he put In clerk 10
do the work and praciicea medicine.
Thereupon Sam Ho.tol appeared on
the scene and had the doctor turned
out as stamp collector.
We next find him In the constitu-
tianal amendment campaign fighting
for dear life 10 keep the negro in
power. He was violently opposed TO
the constitutional amendment and
fought white supremacy 10 the last
ditch.
The people Of North Carolina rose
up and declared that they had con-
cluded to put an end to negro voting.
There we're then 1.i0O o. l.2OO negro
voters In Durham county and they
voted like sheep for the republican
ticket. II grieved DIR. Bowling sore
ly to see so many radical voters cut
out. Like the sest OF the radical
leaders Or. Bowling always had a
yearning for negro votes. Most OF
them now say they are in favor Of the
constitutional amendment; that they
never did like the negro voter; that
the republican party is now a Tespect-
able party; that they are just as
white as the democrats.
Not 20 with Dr.. Bowling: he still
bankers for the solid phaIanx Of i.l00
negro voters and he comes out aud
says publicly 4 worked and voted
against the constitutional amendment
and J am glad OF II. White suple-
macy Is all tommyrot anyhow"
Tho people have loEg memories:
they know that the republican leg
islatuyo OF 1895 appointed more than
100 negro magistrates; that they ap-
pointed a negro on the board OF cdu-
cation in q number Of counties: that
In Granville county they had a neg
on every school committee; that In
Du4ham township We had a negso on
the school committee who had the
power To visit every white school and
every white lady teacher had to have
Der voucher passed on by this negro
before she could get her salary. We
had 10 or Il negro members Ii the
Legislature: a negro CONGRESSMAN. q
negro solicitor. negro doorkcepeT.
negro jailofs. negro county commas
sioners. negro policemen and negro
aldermen; III fact conditions in Will
mington got so bad that the white
men banded together and armed
themselves and drove out the rcpub-
iican aldermen and told The negro
leaders that the ciimste of North Car
olina would soon Prove deadly aud
they left aud did not stand on the
order OF their going.
No man that lived through the dark
days OF 1895 TO 1899 can ever forget
the conditions existing In North Car
oliua and yet Dr. Bowling said that
white supremacy was @tummyrot"
coud anybody think that Dr. bowl
ing's statements II he really expects
to get the white men Of Durham coun-
ty TO vote for himi No a thousand
times no. What he is really running
for Ii the postoflicc. He knows that
Near Chairman Giles was so busy
drawing his ss.soo ssiafy and set
ting on those fine leather back chairs
In the postmasters Office that he for
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