(Wilmington insurrection of 1898) The events of Nov. 10, 1898 were a result of the long-range campaign strategy by Democratic Party leaders to regain political control of Wilmington,” he wrote, “at that time (the) state’s most populous city – and North Carolina in the name of white supremacy.” Woodhouse may have been more interested in gaining political points than actually probing a painful memory in North Carolinian history.