The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-06-12
IT'S ALL POLITICS. -
THE LIVELY ROW AMONG THE N. G.
REPUBLICANS.

Vain Attempts to Indict Democrats for
Election Frauds -iBrower's Chances
Hurt.
Raleigh Cor. Wilmington Messenger, 7A inst
There is no end of row among the
Republicans, and the little census man
in the party who is kickingup the
bob5erv There were solemn pledges
that all the enumerators should be
Democrats Mr.. Logan Harris, who
is, by the way, the secretary of the Re-
publican State Executive Committee,
tells me that in the second. aud fourth
districts fully two-thirds of the eunme-
rators are Democrats. He says with
frankness that Ben. Harrison started
the North Carolina Republicans upt IL
the downward path and that these last
appointments have kicked up the devil
generally, and he further asserts that
no mackerel is deader than the Repub-
lican party in North Carolina, of
which not grease spot will be left
next November. Mr.. Harris AMI the
other brethren are nightly stirred up.
The Republicans are trying what d
little bulldozing will do, and so they
have resurrected the ghost OF election
frauds in 1888 1t will be remember
ed that in that year one Quay wrote
to supervisor Shaffer that the had $40.s
900 ready to spend in prosecuting per
sons guilty Of these frauds. Some ar
rests were made then, but they were
found to be of negroes who had intim-
idated people of their race who had
the temerity to- vote the Democratic
ticket.
Daniel L Russell was employed re
Gently as special COUNSEL for the gov
ernment, in order to prepare bills
against the persons who il is alleged
were guilty of violation of the cleo
ton laws in 1885, Thomas 4. Fuller
was offered a handsome fee if he would
also appear as special counsel, but he
declined to do any such thing. MIR.
Russell took hold of the business and
drew a bill against some of the leading
men and Democrats of Warren county,
these being ]. I. Northcutt, j. IL.
Butler, w. P Masseubnrg, NJ I.
Duke, z. j. Aston and j. P. Leach.
Your correspondent yesterday saw the
list, which was signed by Mr.. Russell
as special counsel. On it Charles A.
Cook, district attorney, was marked as
one of the witnesses. This bill went
before the grand jury yesterday after
noon and the jury ignored it. Mean
while Mr.. Russell was sworn in yester
day as an assistant district attorney, in
order that he might present these
cases. The action of the jury check
mated him. 1t is now learned that
he is preparing bill against pronni
nent Democrats in Northampton coun-
ty.
The idea was to annoy and frighten
these people. If bills could have been
found against one of them, many would
have been shut down upon and requir
ed to give big bonds for their appear 7
ance at court. None of this will ben
eft the Republicans.
1t is learned that some leading Re
publicans of Granville have written
Congressman Brewer that he had bet
ter not run for Congress, and assuring
him that Granville county, for in
stance. will give thousand majority
against him. This must be very gall
ing to Mr.. Brewer. The Gazette, the
negro paper published here, will say
to morrow: "W =. Webb, supervisor
of the census, has gone back on his
pledges, as he promised to appoint
none but Republicans. He has stulti
fed himself, deceived the Republicans,
and no longer deserves the respect of
honest men, Democi ats or Republi
cans. We have evidence in our pos
session which proves that he promised
to appoint enumelators recommended
by the chairman of the Republican
Executive Committees in each county
of his district Who is to blame for
this? We suppose Mr.. Webb will
say, now, that he received Instructions
from Washington to do this thing,
thus throwing the responsibility on
the administration. However, the re-
s:ilt of this whole thing will be the de
feat of Mr.. Brewer iu the Fifth Dis
trict for Congress"
December 10th, 1889, Webb signed
the following agreement:
This is to certify that if am APP
pointed supervisor of the eleventh
census for the Fourth District Of
North Carolina, that the Republicans
of each county in my district shall
have the control of the patronage, and
that ] will lend my influence turfVt
party.
Your correspondent desires 10 caA
the attention of Democrats to the
words .lend my influence. to that
party