Washington, Aug. 26 — The only colored man in Congress, Representative George Henry WHITE, of North Carolina, has announced that he will not stand for re-election, and says he will move to some Northern State.  “I have three reasons for this determination,” said WHITE. “In the first, my wife’s health has been wrecked on account of the political attacks made on me, and I am sure the excitement of another campaign for re-election would kill her. Second, I am satisfied I could not secure a certificate if I were elected, and third, I must devote myself to some employment that pays me money.  I have not sufficient means to carry on a political fight that can only prove expensive.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 7 September 1900.  Available online at digitalnc.org.