The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-02
AMONG OUR NEIGHB0RS.
CAMPAIGN IN OTHER STATES OF
THE SOUTH.
North Carolina, Maryland. West Virginia.
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South Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Ten
nessee. and AIabama-some Grave Con-
HIcts.
A special TO THE TIMES from Raleigh, y.
c., says: "The outlook for the Democratic
party in North Carolina was never brighter
than 1t is for the coming election. and all
indications point to the largest Democratic
majority in the State that has ever been re-
corded.
Ii is positively assured that every Con-
gresslonal district in the State Will send a
Democratic representative to Congress with
the exception of the Second district, now
represented by the negro Cheatham, and
there are hopes for that. Chairman Smith,
of the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee has cheering reports from all sec
tOns Of the State. and the indications now
are that the majority for the State ticket
will surpass all precedent.
In the present campaign, which Is now
! lust about closing, two or three prominent
Influences have been noted.
| The movement which has stood out in
boldest relief is the Farmers Alliance. Be
ginning about three years ago, ii was not
strong enough to contest the nomination OF
the Democratic candidate for Governor in
1883, although an effort was made to do So
Ii has since perfected its organization in
almost every county in the State, and this
year controlled the nominations in almost
every Democratic county. During this
campaign the Alliance has proven itself
very progressive and very aggressive, and
has taken much interest in politics. IL has
generally nominated the county officers, and
/ has also nominated the Democratic candi-
dates for Congress in the First, Second,
Third, Fifth, and Sixth Districts.
! In the Second district, which hSs hereto
| fore been the negro district, Captain R0-
gers, the regular Democratic nominee, bay-
ing withdrawn on account of i'll health, the
| Executive Committee has put out another
Alliance man to run for Congress, Mr.
Mewburne. In the Fourth, Seventh, Eighth
and Ninth districts the Democratic candi-
dates are not Alliance men, but it is as
sured that they will all be elected, although
in the Eighth district, Colonel W. ii. Ii.
Cowles. the Democratic nominee, is opposed
by an independent Alliance Democrat
named Faucotte, who will get the entire
Republican support.
The Republicans also claim that the
Seventh district is in doubt, Colonel John ;.
Henderson, the Democratic nominee, being
opposed by Mr.. Thomas, Republican ALI
ance man, but the Democrats do not regard
the district as at all doubtful.
In the Fifth district Brewer, the present
Congressman, is opposed by Hon. \. Ii. \.
Williams, of Granville, Farmers Alliance
man, and very popular, whose election Is
regarded as certain, although the district
has gone Republican in the last two cleo
| tiOns.
In the Ninth District Ewart, the present
Republican incumbent, is opposed by Craw-
| ford, who Is acceptable 10 the Alliance.
| Furthermore, the Alliance is not so strong
in the extreme west among the mountains
where that district lies. Upon the whole
il is assured that Crawford will be elected.
The Farmers Alliance has nominated
nearly all the Democratic candidates for
the Legislature. the Order having been
very active in politics. The result will be
that they will control the next Legislature
| by at least a twO-thirds majority in both
| houses.
| Another influence which will be felt in
the coming election is the negro exodus
movement which, beginning about two
years ago, has carried with il many negroes
from the state. With the effective work
which has been done by that noted
emigration agent" Peg Leg" Will
/ HAMS. lUt bEtLl Oh eOult vi tue
Southern trunk lines. and others, the
emigration movement has reached very
| large proportions. II is estimated that he
and associates have carried away To the
| South and West at least 10000 negroes,
about IL, 900 Ofthe number being voters. The
withdrawal Of these negro voters adds
large per cent. to the Democratic majority
in the East and the centre Of the state, the
usual Democratic majority in the state be-
| ing about 10000
| A third influence which has been UNI
usually prominent in this campaign is the
thoroughDess Of the new registration among
! Democrats all over the state. The whites
have generally registered, and reports up to
| the present indicate that many negroes have
not.
so that survey OF the field shows that
| with the political activity Of the Alliance.
the withdrawal from the State Of 10000
negro voters, and the failure Of other ne
grOes TO register, the majority OF the
purely judicial at this election. will
be larger than ever before and
will run anywhere from 10000 TO
10000. Besides this, 1t is known that the
Republican judicial ticket, which has been
mutilated by the withdrawal Of some Of the
nominees. one Of whom has published a
card retiring from the Republican party,
will not be pushed, and that in tact the Re
publican Executive Committee will not
nave any tickets printed and distributed
among Republican voters. The pr0babili-
ties are that there will be no serious oppO-
sitiOn to the DemOc, attic Judicial ticket, and
the majority for II may reach 10000.
As stated. it is assured that the entire
North Carolina Congressional delegation
will be Democratic, with the exception Of
the Second district. or 1.-THE black district"
now represented by Tie negro Cheatham.
Mr.. Mewburne the Democratic candidate,
hopes for success because Of the exodus of
negroes from thai district aud the light
negro registration there, and also because
Cheatham was not aware till within the
last few DAYS that Mr.. Mewburne would
run. and cannot therefore rally his forces
as he would otherwise have done.
The most interesting movement which
as presented itself in North Carolina in
the present campaign is that which has
centred around the United States senator
ship. Senator Vance, who has been long
endeared to the people of the state since the
time he was the war GOlernQr,D when ne
looked after the interests OF both the
soldiers and the home comfort OF the people,
has been the head and front OF all move
ments in the State having for their object
the relief Of the farmer from the burdens
imposed upon him by the sectional legisla-
ton Of Congress. No man has ever been
stronger with the voters of his party than he
has been in North Carolina. He was
particularly the fayOrite OF The Alliance
till some months ago he declared his opinion
that the sub Treasury bill was not war
ranted by the Constitution and that he could
: not support it. Fierce war was made
him by the leaders Of the Alliance In thi.
= State. but by wise and prudent action hi:
friends pacated the Alliance, and when the
! nominations were made for the Legislature
nearly every Democratic nominee pledged
himself to support Vance for reelection
and large number Of them were instructed
by the county conventions to vote for him
Vance men will consequently cont.0l th'
!. Democratic caucus and there seems 10 b,
no possible at ubt Of his reelection. There
does not seem at present TO be any possible
leader to organize movement TO defea
him.
The campaign in the State has been quie
and effective throughout. Such prOminen
men as Senator'S Vance and Ransom. ex
, Governor Jarvis, General W. X. Cox, Hon
w. III. hitchin aud other distinguished
: speakers have canyassed the State thor
: oughly, while the Republicans have appa
rently realized the L0p0lessness Of any op