Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-06
NORTH CAROLINA.
rHx PEOPLE Still EXCITED OVER
POLITICS.
y.ets and Figures Regarding the Elsc-
tien-what Caused tho Falling
Of News Items.
,sr.c,.l ,e,esrsm 20 the Dispatoh.l

Iicans arc not SO boaSiful, but desire further
Developments.
CALCULATIONS.
number 81 state officers al the Capitol
,bis morning msde calculation, aud
treasurer Balm said their figures were
bs.ed on returns 81 far received. and that ~
s,r,,chtoui Dcmo rgts were elected TO The
Touse and G o. tht Senate. There are 100
,oc,nhers 81 m" Hpu,e and 80 OF the Sem
ale. Logan II 'rris. acting chairman OF the
p,puhlicAn party, on the other hand, claims
Nal there Ic 20 Hepnblicsus In the Senate
already, with ever others expected to he
elected. and tnat bj Republicans add In
denendonis a'e elt ctcd 10 the House. Harris
received a tclcgranithis morning from Perry
cumming. of As 1evilie, who was one OF the
Republican candidates for lugde. saying that
tbe following extreme western counties
have gone Republican: rutherford, Polk.
Mcdowell, Henderson, Watauga, Jackson,
Graham. and CLAY. ON this claim, which IN
REGARD 10 AZ least one Of the counties named
IL false. he bases be gain OF three senators,
and. of course. number OF members OF The
JIouse. By the law NJ the state the vote for
all county officers and Others on the state
and legislative tickrt IS counted the second
dsy after the election, whereas In the case
of senators elected by several counties the
vote u not canyassed until the fourth day
after the election. 30 much OIL ;ial news
will come tomorrow, when the latter can
yass will be made.
CONFIDENT.
Your correspondent desires 10 renew his
belief ,ha. the Republicans have not car
ried their judicial ticket nor secured ma
iority in the Legislature. though admitting
Inst the vote is close enough TO be serious.
The Democrats elect their Senator and one
Represeniaiiye in Craven, whose defeat was
Yesterday reported. They also elect two
ssnstors from Nash. Franklin, and Wilson,
which seats the Republicans claimed yes
terd.y. The election Of toe latter gentle
Collie AMI Thorpe gives special
pltasure. II was reported last night
that the Republican State tickets
we're not voted in Wilson coun-
fv. but official reports TODAY show
that thew were counted. Colonel l.. W.
Humphrey AIDED the Democrats in the
uork there. He l. member OF the old or
Mott Republican State Executive Commit
ice. Dr. Mott al.o dill good work against
The Republican state ticket IN Iredell. He
wss at The polls md used his per'Onal ef-
forts against II. What are called the new
lssue Republicans 1enOunce Mott, and are
violently incenscd against him. This after
noon Chairman Battle, at Democratic head
quarters, showed your correspondent tele'
gram from Simmons, in the Third district,
which brought the good news that
ms pluralty over nIIarl is 1853.
O'Hara led Abbott qJite largely. These
dispatches have always asserted SlmmOns's
election, the evidence Of which was indis.
puiable. The Republicans claim that But
lock is elected judge in the Second district.
He was certainly elected register Of deeds
Of Franklin county. Even II he is elected
Judge he openly announces that he will not
qualify, as he pr 'icrs 10 be register OF deeds.
30 in any event thst makes Fred. Phillips
certain Of tbc iudycslip. the Republicans
themselves SAY.
In the FOurth district Graham, for Con-
grcss. carried A.amaueC county by three
votes. as shown by the official count. Ora
ham got lS2 votes more at HillsDorO' than
did COX. - thc lat election in the scnl-
torial district composed Of AlIm1nce and
Chatham counties london Democrat was
bCsien by Mason by only 81 votes.
News has iusl been received by Mr.. Arm
field, Governor Scalcs's private secretary,
that Tyre York (Rcpub,ican) is beaten for
the Senate in Wilkes's district by Barber
,Democrau. This is good news.
GOOD TENPLARs.
The Grand Lodge Of Good Tempars is
in session here. J. q. Johnson, OF Harnett
pJesidcs a. grand chief templar.
and Mrs. Murrill, OF Hickory, as grand
There are now fifty lodges
IN the state. u which about one fourth are
represented. About forty delegates are
present. The order has increased In strength
durins the past year. To-day arrangement
was made TO put State lecturer IN the
field, ana have plumber Oi state and dts
trict Deputies. DO will assist him in organ
izing lodges. Reports show greater earnest
ness than ever before IN Temperance work.
This afternoon the following officers OF
the Grand LODGE were elected Grand
Chef Templar, Y. H. Broughion, Raleigh;
&. c., J. ". Pagan; Grand Nice.Tem-
plar, Mrs. J. +. MuTriil; Grand Chaplain,
Rev. Duncan Mcleod; Grand Secretary,
Rev. K. H.. Whitaker. Raleigh; Grand
Treasurer, Miss Blanche Fentress. Ii was
decided To hold the next session in Car
thaee, Moore county, in September oil next
year.
To-day Governor Scales offered a reward
0i 1900 for John l.. Lakey, white man,
who, in ladLin county, October 18th last,
John Cooley and made his imme-
dute escape LSkcy l. Il desperate, and Is
heavily armed.
The Auditor j. yet sending out checks to
pension claim. MS under the STATE act. This
year each gets Sl4.l0. Last year each re-
ceived SlIT5. There are over two hun
drtd more prisoners this year than last.
TEE POLITICAL TURNOVER.
Two months ago a gentleman remarked:
ave escaped with M earthquake. | am
glad We did not have a cataclysm." To-
day the same gentleman remarked: "Now,
We have had the cHiaClysm." He was right.
The terrestrial earthquake Is surpassed by
the political catacly STA, which appears TO
have Affected quite Us large an area OF the
couu rs as the former. 10 Is well TO find
out the causes Of these movements, and so
your correspondent put political sciS-
momeier Whcrc il would be Affected by
uemors OF shakes. Many inquiries, made
OF many men. indicate a state OF political
rottenncsS Which was unkDown-ccrtainly
by Democrats. The information gained
was that there Is q general discomfort, and
that the President Il the focus Of this. lie
i charged win ignoring Democrats. Demo
cratic work, Democratic faithiulnesS, aud
With choosing Republicans for Office. or else
" ith not removing those in. The mass OF
North Carolina Democrats the
rank and file-hale civil service In the alb
-luct. They are Jacksonian Democrats.
They also dislike the financial policy OF the
They say that the past
twelve months have been characterized by
ugb,ness OF money, general strin-
gtuey, "haTd times" and that the
policy o. Cleveland in collecting
all the money and paving ont rs
lille as possible. OF boarding, OF con-
lractng the currency, Is the cause OF much
of the stagnation which they declare exists
financially. They put The blame for these
things on the President, and vote directly
igainst him. They wish an expansion OF
he currency, n liberal outlay OF the public
funds. Another matter which influenced
many votes was The failure to abolish the
system. This operated
mpinlY N The far western aud some OF the
Piedmont counties, but not little OF its To-
1uence was felt here. some Democratic
congressman had promised to have the
revenue system abolished. II was foolish |
promise without hope OF performance. The !
members were ali conscientious gentlemen, |
nd did their best 10 keep IL; but what |
'ysil few among so many who believe In |
citing TIE TAX on liquors aud tobacco re- |
nam Just as IL il, 20 be collected IN the |
anio manner. Another cause OF grievance |
aas The appointment Of some persons 10 |
Federal positions. men who, as a Democrat |
aid To-Day. could not command the vote |
lf fhg ennrorf ~ "a uoprqffP convention.