Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-04
Special Correspondence Of THE EVENING star.

Special Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR
GREENSBORO, N. c., November g.
The campaign which Is just closing In this
state has been q spirited and exciting one,
though there Is no regular state election on
to be elected because Of the
increased representation in Congress
of North Carolina under the new apportion-
ment, and supreme court Judge to I'LL va
cancy caused by the resignation Of Judge John
FL. billiard. and six superior judges, as well as
full legislature But it Is the fight for Con-
gressmen which is bringing out all the elements
Of well-conducted triangular contest, for there
are three parties in the field, viz: The regular
republican, the democratic, and the liberal
party, composed of both democrats and repub-
leans. The liberal party seems to have origin
ated with several federal office-hOlders and few
dlsaffected democrats, but has not won over to
lts support any very prominent men from either
OF the OLD parties. The colored republican vote,
which 1T hoped to capture in considerable num-
bers, remains with 1.-THE grand old party" espe-
cay since the democrats very foolishy revived
the color line" in their state convention and
made it impossible for them to receive any sup
port from the disaffected coored republicans. of
winch there were at one time gOodly number
THE LIBERAL PARTY
1t is safe to assume is not an unknown or an
uncertain quantity. The republican canvass of
the state indicates that Hon. o. H. Dockery an
ex-M. c., and the candidate for Congressman
at-large, will poll the full republican vote and
many good Judges think he has fair chance of
an election. Ifthe liberal movement had sprung
from the people and not from office-holders and
disappointed politicians, it might have become
formidable enough to have got int power.
The young men of this state are tired of
the "bOssism" of the Vances, who have
held every office within the gift OF the people
1Or twenty years and ignored every one who did
not heartily support them and their methods.
Inc liberal movement might have been recruited
py this anti-Vance anti-BOss element that has
become OF voting and thinking age since the
war; and who are not still pointing at the polit-
ical heavens and saying: ''Sir, you just ought to
have seen that moon before thewa This ele-
ment, say, would have made nucleus for an
Older one which, on the other hand, cannot
see its way clear to join the repub-
licans. and will not longer support the
democratic party. l refer to the old
wing element in this state. which, since the
days OF Graham. has been anti-secessiOn and
antl-bourbon. There Were in it such men AZ
Geo r. Badger; w. A. Graham, eX-U. s. Sen
ator and Secretary of the Navy; Giles Mebone,
ex-speaker of the state senate; Judge Mitchell.
a ell-known jurist, and many others who have
passed away, but who have left behind them
quite large IOliOWing OF the most prominent
elements of socety in the state. They are ready
to unite with men who will favor putting the
state in progressive line in the way of material
Improvement; of not opposing everything that
is proposed by the national administration; and,
In word, to step right into the channels that
Will most contribute to the welfare of all the
people OF the old North State. But the oDpOr-
tuilty has not been offered by the present So
called liberal movement. They will have to
wait for another time.
THE PROBABLE RESULT.
Had the election taken place month ago it
is very probable that the republicans would
have elected Mr.. Dockery as Congressman at
large. He will get the solid republican vote
and quite number of disaffected democrats
but his opponent. Judge Bennett, is very
popular man, and the tide latterly has been
running in his favor. He may be elected by
reduced majority. As to Congress, it looks as
though the republicans would carry the first
district. they will. of course, carry the second
which il so strongly republican that the demo-
Gratis have made no nomination; the third Tor
WilmingtOn) district looks decidedly republi-
can; the fourth district is regarded as close
the fifth -{Scales) and the sixth (Dowd) are
surely democratic. as well as the seventh (Rob-
bins) and the eighth Vance's).