The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-10-13
SIMMONS AS STATE CHAIRMAN
His Great Service 90 the Democratic
Parry and the White People Of
the state.


Parry and the White People Of
the state.
! have read with pleasure the COM
munication OF Hon. cameson .Morrl@
son Of chadiotte In The Charlotte
Observer Of August is. giving In
part the splendid record of achieve
menf which our senator. Hon. v. NJ
Simmons. has made In the senate OF
the United States. I endorse every
word which Mr. Morrison has so well
written. Il il a record OF which not
only the Senator's friends, but the
entire people OF the State. may well
be proud. and should isnure his re-
turn TO the senate. not only as re-
ward for duty ably and faithfully
performed. but for the best interests
Of the people OF the State who viii
be more efficiently served BY a fe-
preventative Of experience than BY a
new man. ~
But. splendid az his record in the
senate has been. we people OF the
east have greater reason for our
support ~ y N. simmons II "a his
matches record OF services TO the
democratic party and the white peo-
/ pie of the State IN the hour Of their
greatest need.
We all recall the lll-siarrcd cam
palgns ~ 1894 and 1896 when a
combination OF republicans and
popuiists carried the State overwhel-
mingiy. the lat,or year By forty thou
sand majority We remember when
Russell was Governor and Prichard
and Butler we're Senators and the
fusion legislatures OF 1896 and 1897
with their records of incompctency
and slclousncss. It's still recent and
vivid 70 memory how these fusion
legislatures tore down the safe
guards which the democratic pre-
decessors had thrown around the
white poplc Of the eastern counties
and the consequent election and APP
pointrnent OF more than one thou.
sand negroes 20 ofilceuin the State.
The shame and degradation OF Il all
Il yet n horrible nieht-mare. Such
we're the unbearable conditions
which obtained In North Carolina
under fusion rule.
The coming OF the year 1898
found our party COUNCILS divided
Some OF our leaders and newspaper
fearing our ability 10 overcome this
Immense fusion majority OF the pre-.
ceding election. advocated fusion
with Marion Butler and the popui
lists on the basis Of division Of Of.
ices. while others. with y. N. Sim.
mons d their head. favored q
straight party nght on the race issue
This confess within the party ragged
| for months The fight against IA,
sion was conducted from Mr.. Sim
mons law Once IN Raleigh. Will,
that for fusion was carried on from
a nearby newspaper ONCE whet
the convention met the siraIght.onti
won atl the fusion was defeated
From this contest within the part,
can be traced several Of the demo
cratic antagonisms which even nos
confront our Senator. and II is 4
this he IA indebted for the undyinl
hatred aud malice OF that traitor 4
hls State. Marion Butler.
i After the convention Mr.. Simmons
was commissioned a. chairman 0
the State committe 20 lead the light
which all conceded TO be desperate
10 dislodgc the fusionists aud re
store the government OF the stat
10 the white people. Simmons plan
when conceived In wisdom and car
} ried ont with a determination an'
courage unequalled In the annal
/. Iof American politics Deaf alik
] 10 ~ Tears Of the tImig In ~ owl