The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-28
A STILL HUNT IN ROANOKE.
Both Democrats and RepubIi-
cans Aggressive.
Republicans Doing All Their wops In the
secret-No Public Meetings Held
democrats Claim the City by 700 to
200 Majority.

Roanoke has been remarkably free
from political strife throughout its his
tory and, until this year,it has scarcely
been possible to detect the presence of
political campaign. Roanoke is not
no" neslecting business for politics,
but Democrats and Republicans arc
making en- aggressive campaign.
Notwithstanding the seeming apathy
1t will not be surprising to the leaders,
on either side if Roanoke casts by far
the biggest vote of her history on the
Sth of November.
The Democrats have made a more
noisy campaign than their opponents,
though they arc doing much quiet
work. The city campaign is under the
direction OF the city tive commit
tee, E. K. Woodward, chairman, with
the Central Democratic Club as auxil-
larry. The First Voters Club, the Third
Ward Club, the Fifth Ward Club and
the Norwich Den ocratic Club represent
the remaining organized efforts of the
Democracy
The Democratic leaders have made q
thorough canvass of the city for funds
and according to some of the leaders
have been reasonably successful. It ia
said that one good Democrat responded
to the appeal OF the campaign managers.
yesterday with a check for $50. How
ever, 1T is said that there is not so much
money in the treasury as could be used
to advantage. The committee is re-
coiving daily applications to aid voters.
who are entitled to votes here bur who
nave II Gently moved away, to pay their
railroad expenses to CON @ home to vote.
There is also large number OF citizens
who are entitled to vote in other States
and many OF them want help to get to
their voting places.
The various auAilliary clubs are look
ing after the work in their respective
localities. Besides paid secre tary
for the Central Club there dozen or
more men employed in making house
to house canvass in different localities.
looking after the political complexion
OF voters, pros ely ting, distributing litera-
ture, arranging for registration and
transfers. No effort is being spared to,
have every Democratic voter properly
on the registration books.
These still hur eers are keeping a.
close watch for Republican colonization
and Illegal registrations generally. Itis
claimed by the Democrats that an effort
is to be made to register ~ number of
| negroes who are not rn,itied 20 vote.
and that they will attempt to inyesti-
| gate all of these case>
so far nearly ali tho Democratic
! meetings, with tho exception of the
Stevenson meeting, have been addressed
principally by local spell-binders, and
the campaign NJ anagers will not attempt
much In the way of arousing enthusiasm
with campaign orators. The weekly
meetings OF the clubs will be held and
addressed by local orators, and the still
hunt will be pushed with vigor.
The city Democrats are helping out
the county in adjacent districts, and
the county managers expect an in
creased Democratic vote. They are con-
hdent OF carrying the county for the en-
tire ticket. A member Of the Demo-
cratic committee said yesterday that
his committee will be able to tell yery
nearly what the vote will DO the day
before the election. The Democrats are
claiming the city at anywhere from 700
to 900 majority.
The Republicans arc laying low and
saying muffin" but despite their efforts
they have been unable to conceal the
! fact that they are doing effective work.
The Harrison-R Reid Republican League
Club has membership Of $50. Its
meetings are held with closed doors,
and reporter might as we'll go to q
Masonic meeting in search Of news.
The Colored Repub lican League has q
membership of 800. No public meetings
have been held by the Republicans, and
member OF the committee, when asked
what was being done in general way,
replied: II will tell you after the cleo
ton"
However there is an organized effort
to get out every Republican vote in tho
city, and though they make no claims.
the managers evidently expect to sur
prise the Democrats when the votes
are counted.
Saturday will be the last registration
day and it is expected that tho regis
trars will be kept busy all that day, as
both sides will mako their last great eff
fort before the final rally on election
day.