National Republican., 1884-05-06
North CnroIGtn.


There is strong probability that the re-
publicans will carry North Carolina at the
next election. In 1889 Risden II, Bennett
tho democratic candidate for congressman-a at
large, had only few hundred majority over
o. II. Dookery, tho republican candidate,
Tho vote will be much larger in tho presi-
favorable to the republicans Tho voters of
tho minority party nro greatly disposed to
stay at home on election day unless stirred
up by an active campaign. 1t is difficult to
bring them out except TO vote for president.
The state officers to he elected in North
Carolina this year will have tho benefit of
the canvass made for the presidential
candidates, and on the republican side this
means good deal. Tho United States
election laws do not apply to state elections,
but when presidential electors, congressman,
and state officers are voted for at the same
time the effect of the federal supervision over
the one set of ballot boxes is to protect tho
other set from fraud and violence, and both
parties will have the moral power of the
general government behind them to compel
an honest vote and fair count.
DIR. Tyre York, at present a member Of
congress from the seventh North Carolina
district, is the republican candidate for gov
ernor. lie is strong man in the western
section of the state, and has a considerable
following among tho democrats. Ho repre-
sentcd his county in the legislature for twelve
years as democrat. His first break with
the party was on the county government
system devised by the democrats for the pur-
poso Of preventing the republicans from
getting control of the offices in the counties
in which they have a majority of tho voters
In North Carolina the governor appoints
county magistrates and other officers which
in most other states are elected by the people
This iniquitous system is satisfactory to the
democrats in the counties where they are in
hopeless minority, but it is very unpopular
in the counties where they are in the ma.
Jority. Having the power to elect officers of
their own choice, they can SEQ no good reason
why the power OF appointment should bo
vested in tho executive. The democrats Of
the western section of the state are in sympa-
thy with DIR. York on this question. Many
of them are also with him on the temperance
question. The legislature passed sort of gen-
cral local option law and throw upon tho
people the responsibility Of deciding by q
popular vote whether it should become opera
tive. DIR. York maintained that this was q
question which should he determined by the
lie gislative branch of the government, and
upon this issue the republicans took sides
with him.
After these contests with the regular
democratic organization, DR.. York came out
as an independent candidate for congress
against Mr.. Robins in lss2, and beat him in
district in which he had previously been
elected by majority of over 1000. He is q
courageous, aggressive politician and has the
knack of winning his fights, 1t is more than
probable that he will be the next governor Of
North Carolina. If he is elected tho repub.
lican electoral ticket will also have chance
to pull through. The phrase solid south" is
likely to pass out of political vocabulary
so oner than most people expect.