Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-22
WILL CONTEST.
A REPUBLICAN coHeREssIoNAL oANDI
DATE IN NORTH CAROLINA
Ner sArIsFrED.
WHAT he Claims-An Interview with
iefsupervisor shaitsr-Fowles
Msiority-The Methodist
ys,eclal telegram 10 the Dispatch.l

Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.l
RnyfGu. November Ill Eiihu White,
who was tho Republican candidate for Con-
grcss ia the First district, and who was de-
foated hy Thomas G.. skinner, Democrat, 10y
a majority Of over one thousand, viii contest
SINNERS seat. This Is learned positively
tonight. II Il also learned that Wbie wili
claim that the negroes we're not permitted 10
vote. particularly at Elizabeth City. and that
nj some precincts votes we're thrown out By
The county canvasscrs. ne claims that the
negroes we're at some places challenged and
tb,is their voting delayed until the time had
come 10 close the polls
Yo,n correspondent this evening inter-
viewed A. W. Shaier, Of this city, chief sn'
pervsor Of election, and who Is strong
Republican, in regard 10 the complaints as
20 the violations OF the election laws. shaiier
says complaints are coming in quite rapidly;
most Of them are verbal or by letter IN
supported by aflidaviis. The most serious.
he SAYS, are IN regard TO The throwing out OF
PRECINCTS and the disturbance OF me super
vis0rs Of election. In the latter matter Smaller
claims that the supervisors caunotbe fna1eto
cease supervision o. The counting Of we Vole
as sOon - that for congressman Is counted
He saws that in many cases the supervisors
counted. lie has so far received one nun
dred snd Gity complaints without afidasits'
and about twenty With atiidaV'ts. lie says
he does not know what Will be d9ne IN cases
where the County Canvassing Boards pave
thrown out precincts, bus dat What ought
10 be done would be 70 arrest The boards IN
all such counties. lie does not know what
Will be done ia this matter. A. II depends
upon the action o. Judge Seymour, Oh me
Federal Court, which meets here next WeeS.
n Is learned Tonight that the majority OF
FoWle Democrat for Governor is l3,14l.
The strcneth Of the parties id the Lcgisla-
ture will be as follows. In ihe senate, 81
Democrats and ~ Rfpnblwans-tOtal,) %;
IN f,o House, S3 Democrats, 80 Republicans,
and 2 Independents total, l2J; i0int ballot,
Democrats l20; Republicans, IS; ludepen'
dents. p
1he Mctbodists are making great prepare
lions for their annual conference, which
Tucets Of Newberue ncEt week. and a. when
bishop GIanbery wit preside. The Mcibo-
dj-ts haze made iarge ga'u- during the wear
and have done much in the way 81 church
building and churcn extension.
The STATE Board of Csuy,s,Crs. which met
TO-DAY. IS composed Of the Governor, ~ecre-
tory Of ~ia'e. and Ai0uy-Gtrc'aL WITH
% srnator-cicct from cicd party. lhc returns
h
state. They are carefully Opened and the
result carefully entered. The work is
tedious. The returns " The vote for cleo
tnrs arc Caurl..cG. The vote Tor state OF
Gccs. 6... viii lc cluVas-,d ON tie 29tb
instant
Thc Methodist Protestant Conference is
in session 10 Hend'T-on.
Nortlcm capital tss been loaned upon
Durham real estate since The financial crash.
Tins isrc-ardcd asa very plain proof Of isith
IN tho town qud rs future.
There h1s thua ilr been expended upon
the improvements Of the Cape Fear river
l.Sll.0o with great SUCCESS. The depth ~
water has been increased unc md half
feet since ISL This is "a remarkable show
Ing, aud reflects much credit upon Captain
". 49, BNby tho officer oi engineers I'D
charged the WORK. Every dollar spent on
these Improvements MSS developed 300 oI
annual i0felru commerce.
Rev. Dr Dixon, superintendent oi the
oxford Asylum. make special appeal Tor
contributions for tn1t worthy charity, which
now shelters $50 pupils. There are over
sixty applicants Tor 'Imie.iou.
Tport aro errat numbers of ducks AMI
geese no,s 100 he eastern sounds, The i1'
nous sporting grounds, AND TIE saooiilg Is
reported a. unusually good
The stockholders ~ the Wilmington and
weldon railroad Lad their annual meeting
today.
". T.. Gibson. registrar Of election. who
was 8rr,,iCd few days before ihe eitDt.oh IN
Richmond county ou United States wai-
rant which charged That Foe was refusing To
enter name. cu the rccii'rAuon-book. has
hal bearing before o., United STATES Com
missioner 80 Eoct.neham, and De" been Nc
quilted. The charge Wa- NOT sustained. IL