The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-10-21
the State, whose public affairs would
be placed in the hands of an incompe-
tent rabble were the system changed.
THE CAMPAIGN.


The election is less than two weeks
off and the campaign thus far a quiet
one throughout North Carolina, is
gradually warming up. There has
been an unmistakable desire on the
part of the people to have quiet
campaign, and to put it off until the
last moment, then make it sharp and
decisive. Therefore the few days
now intervening between the date and
that of the election may be expected
to wax warmer as the crisis approach
es. The Democrats throughout the
State have nominated generally pref
ty strong men, and will carry the bulk
of their party strength with consider
able new accession for the colored
voters who do not feel themselves so
firmly welded to their old party
associations as formerly. All the ride
ulous stories told them by their Re-
publican friends" to the effect that
they would go back into slavery on
the advent of Democratic admins
tration, turn out to be so much silly
campaign twaddle, and after seeing
the conservative attitude of President
CLEVELAND toward their race, many
of them will cheerfully cast their bal
lots for Democracy.
The labor question will influence
some votes probably, but the Demo-
cratic party is the true friend of the
workingman, as HENRY GEORGE, the
Labor candidate for Mayor Of New
York himself says, and the voters will
voice this sentiment at the polls on
election day.
In the First Congressional District
Maj. LATHAM viii! have complete
walkover, and his competitor, Mr..
BARRETT, will not develop the strength
of pigamy. In the Second, the
Black District, the Republicans have
two candidates for Congress and Mr..
SIMMONS, the Democrat, who is max.
ing vigorous canvass, stands an ex.
celleut chance of being elected. In
the Third, Maj McCLAMMY, will go
to Congress "by large majority" in
asmuch as no Republican has yet en-
tered the field against him.
Ii the Fourth, the prospects of
Maj. GRAHAM's election are daily
growing more favorable, and his
friends think he will score majority
in excess of that received by Gen. Cox
two years ago.
From reliable information we are
led to believe that Maj. GRAHAM will
have large majorities in Chatham, AL
amance, Orange, Durham, Franklin
and johnson Mr.. NICHOLS, it is con-
coded will carry Wake, but from re-
liable sources we are able to state
that the Knights of Labor as body
will not gather around his standard
and many of their number will record
their preferences for Maj. GRAHAM.
In the Fifth District, Hon. JAMES
w. REID will be reelected by ma
jority larger than that Of last election.
The Republicans have divided their
preference between brewer and
WINSTON, and Macy of them, dissat-
isfed with their party nominees, will
vote for REID.
In the Sixth District, Col. Row.
LAND, the Democratic nominee, is in
creasing in popularity and will, we
think, poll the full party vote, which
means that Col. "CHoLLY"" JONES
may anticipate defeat.
Mr.. HENDERSON in the Seventh Dis
trict has Prohibition competitor, but
Democratic Prohibitionists will quite
generally support the former. we are
told. Col. CowLEs, since the with
drawal of L1NNEY, has the field to
himself ip the Eighth District and will
of course be elected.
Politics in the Ninth District is
probably waxing hotter than elsewhere
in the State, but Mr.. JOHNSON, we
think, stands very fair chance of be-
ing returned to Congress.
The Democratic nominations for
Solicitor are unusually strong this
year, and every one of them is making
a vigorous canvass. Mr.. WoRTHING-
TON, Mr.. GALLOWAY. Mr.. JACOB
LONG, of the Durham District and his