The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-06
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
A SURVEY or THE P1LITICAL
FIELD, STATE AND NATIONAL.
Indications Point to Majority OF Fifteen
thousand Votes for the National Demo-
cratic Tictst-gutiook Good.

| with the close OF this week closes proba
bly, the most unique and notable politlca
campaign, which has ever been wage
in North Carolina. For weeks the issue
and the outlook have hung in the bal
ances, and those who have never though
OF North Carolina, except as one OF tn
staunchest Democratic States In tn
Union have lived 10 see the possibility o.
her heading a break in the solid South
The outlook has been dark, but now upor
the eve Of the election the prospect /:
growing brighter. From accurate
and carefully collated information OBJ
tanned to-day from all over the State
the forecast Of the result Of Tuesday
next may be briefly put down as follows
The State will go safely Democratic by
n reduced majority possibly reaching
1900. Cleveland will probably run be-
hind the gubernatorial vote In the State.
The work OF saving the State and national
ticket TO the Democracy has so engrossed
! all efforts OF the campaign that no de-
tailed calculations have been made upon
the complexion of the Legislature. With
| the Third party and Republican clements,
both to fight, both branches Of the Leg
| isature are somewhat in doubt, but the
| At all hazards II is confidently believed
| that the Senate will be safely Democratic,
which will prove a guard upon any wild
or revolutionary legislation.
The developments of the last few days
have cleared the political horizon 10
great extent and brought out into relief
the absolute certainty OF Democratic vic
tory in the state SO far as the national
and State tickets are concerned. Since
Al. .~rf 4 Alliance mo
ment and its metamorposis into a for
midable political party, the outlook in
North Carolina was for a long time pro-
blematical. The Alliance under the fos-
tering management of l.. i. Polk, before
his death, was Matched into political
organization, and was then bodily pro-
jected by him into the political arena in
North Carolina. This was done by in
sidiOus attacks upon our representatives
in Congress and by general system Of
undermining the confidence Of the farm
ers in the condition of affairs under De-
mOcratic administration.
After Folks death. those who took
charge Of the Third party campaign were
not so successful. Polk had been the
idol OF his followers and had secured
their blind confidence to an extraordinary
degree But the Democratic leaders
found it easier to combat his successors.
The Third party campaign was not judi
ciously managed from Folks death on.
When their State convention met here il
put out a ticket, which commanded lit
tie respect or confidence. OF the eleven
nominees. seven were ex-Republicans.
Various charges have been perferred and |
established against several Of these can /
didates, and some of them have been |
forced to retire from the field.
On the other hand, the Republicans |
have made a very quiet and undemon- /
strative campaign. They have apprecia-
ted the situation. and realized that by
lying low and allowing the Third party
to make an aggressive campaign such
inroads might be made upon the Demo-
cratic ranks to let the Republicans into
power. Within the last few days, how
ever, the Republicans have doomed up
md begun an active campaign, knowing
hat the time Of the harvest was near at
land. At the same time such a deter
mined fight has been made by the man
ayers OF the Democratic campaign upon
he Third party that II is staggered and
stares 1t in the face upon
he very eve of the election. Gideon's
Band has been exposed, and this has
ended TO demOralize their ranks. Fierce
has logged them everywhere,
i'll they are afraid to own that they are
Third party men.
Then came the words OF warning from
heir own National headquarters Of the
Alliance at Washington, signed by Dr.
icCune and by Secretary Tillman, de-
laring at the last moment that the only
ray TO escape the evils of the Force bill
nd the perniciOus tariff legislation If ,
he Republican party is TO vote with the
The Third party has thus
cen brought to n halt in North Carolina
or some days past the leaders have been
l consultation with Republican leaders, |
)OkinG to various combines, but both |
lought their chances were good and I
either would yield to form any kind OF {
he result is that the Democrats. going G
} battle TO meet them both single handed I
5 they are, will bury them both in one q
)mmon grave on Tuesday.
SO much for the survey Of the State at O
rye. In the Congressional districts the
'ospects are not so encouraging, and il is | :
Y no means certain what the next Con +
'essional delegation from North Caro- :,
Ia will be. The only districts which NAV "
: considered as absolutely safe are the \
'venth and the Ninth. Henderson and | \
'awford will be elected in these two "
STREETS, respectively. The others are u
ore or less doubtful, but the Democrats y
we good chances in majority. In sey- II
al there are triangular fghts--the Demo- 81
ats, Republicans and Third partyites all G
wing candidates In the field. 1t may be n
fely said that the Fourth, Fifth and b
Xth Will all go Democratic. Active IN
)rk Is being done. and all three parties
e putting forth special energies in the 81
races. u