Negro Clash Over Delegate Seats In Raleigh Convention
In Raleigh North Carolina the heated Republican district convention pitted black delegates against white leaders over National Convention delegates. Ed Johnson urged negro recognition while white factions argued disfranchisement and control. The meeting adjourned with tensions and resignations as negroes walked out and the remaining white delegates reasserted leadership.
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Theoroce
Hemubliean Congress
Baurta
Parks
Raleigh
Philadelphia
Jim Rang Waty
A. Johnson
Distriet
Tatun
Vance
MetQintey
Eni Lee
Johanon
United States
Lin Young
Saysee
Franklinton
Fate
Wake
Republican Party
C. T. Bailey
J. M. Milliken
Randolph
Mar Hal
Johnson
Milliken
Bailey
Jim Young
Smith
Postmaster Bailey
Dave Lane
Savage
Loebody
Jute
Chatham
H. B. Pac
Caucas
Ed Johnson
Congressional Committee
Folmsen
North Carolina
Stair
Jim
Giles
F. D. Jones
Bat
Sheppening
Canmel Commisters
J. A. Giles
Conmal
Sermon to Radicals and North Carolina Politics in 1900
A letter from Joseph K. Perry of Sanford to F. M. Simmons argues for the 1900 franchise amendment and declares allegiance to the Democratic party over the Republicans and Populists. It criticizes white Republicans who endorse negro elected officials and calls for removing negro influence from politics while supporting education and aid for Black citizens within a white-led order.
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Joseph K. Perry
Sanford
Simmons
N. C
F. M. Simmons
Democratic Executive Committee
Raleigh
Moor County
Democratic Party
Congress
Eharvoor
House of Representatives
Republican
Warren County
Macon
Craven County
Gaston
Manly
North
Internal Revenue Collector
Duncan
Senator Pritchard
Jim Young
Jim Sheppard
Republican State Convention Highlights Pritchard’s Central Role
The Republican State convention met in the city on Wednesday with Senator Pritchard as the central and most forceful figure. The revenue collection district beneficiaries formed the core of energy and strength within the gathering, while others remained unentered on the government payroll.
The Negro On Top In County Delegates
The passage notes that in most counties black voters followed orders to yield the front seats at county conventions. It states delegates were often all black, with white delegates seldom chosen. It argues the black position is dominant now, while seating white delegates is framed as a stepping stone for the next year.
What of the day in the dawn of peace and war
A mixed feature piece blends a verse lament on battle with a prose story about Miss Ferguson a mathematician in Indiana and her romantic misjudgment centered on Robert Scruggs The arc follows her discomfort pride and eventual decision to move on as letters reveal her final choice.
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Bagi Riek
Ang
Tndiana Ferguson
Silas Beck
Robert Serugss
Mr. Seruggs
Miss Ferguson
Mr. Serneys
Robert Seru
Professor Red
Sadie Moore
Professor Reed
Mr. Scruggs
Fergason
North Pole
Ala Ge
Mr. Yes
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Zack Long
Richmond County
Sanford, N. C
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R. M. Furman
Southern Mercury
Dallas
Tex
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Charlotte
National Farms’ Alliance
Straight Popuists
P. L. Gardner
Cherryville
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