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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1896
Page
2
The Durham Recorder is returning to Durham after a failed move to Hillsboro. Subscribers are urged to settle accounts at the office with lessees King and Rollins. Editorial notes discuss national politics, Cuban war, and local legal questions.
The text argues that despite past neglect by the colored electorate and factional tensions, the colored voters will ultimately cast their ballots for Russell in November, maintaining loyalty to the party ticket while some may delay until paid to stop opposition.
The program grants eleven free scholarships covering tuition, board, lodging, and lights, with one awarded to each U S Senator from the state and one to each Congressman from the recipient’s district. Winners must pass competitive exams in grammar spelling arithmetic and U S geography and history. Exams set for August 15 at a designated location, with vacancies possible on August 26 in Asheville.
In Gotosnoro North Carolina on May 15 Special report notes James H. Holt Jr. the young cotton manufacturer who switched to the Republican party as a protection advocate was made a delegate to the St. Louis convention and was seen in the city by chance during a return visit.
J. H. Hoxt Jr denounces his Republican allies after witnessing a Goldsboro rally with “howling negroes” and McKinley badges. He renounces affiliation to join Democrats, advocating honest money and protection for southern industry while condemning Russell’s mob behavior. An adjacent ad seeks workers for home-based tasks in Philadelphia.
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