Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-28
NOT CONGRESSIONAL FIGHTS.
Republican. fxp--t Eiect Five Members
I'm North Carolina

EALKI0n. y. c, Sept q, lS9.

ce-r~srons-nee 81 The Evening star.
RALEIaH. v. l., Sept q, 1892.
There are two very interesting and very i'm
port.nt features OF she three handed political
Eight IN thi. state which seem 10 have escaped
the attention or at least have not received the
neatment they deserve. of the newspapers
GENERALLY.
The drst OF these Is tho probable loss BY the
democrats Of half their congressional del-ga-
tion- The republicans are not only working
'.tooth and to- nail To carry North Carolina
for HARRISON but they are strenuously en-
deavoriugto elect five Of the nine members this
state will send 20 the lower house of the Fifty
third Congress snd With a fair show OF success
10 must be admitted
prominent republican said TO me today:
"Whsn We reflect President Harrison want
TO also elect republican national House Of
Representative. 50 that we can pass the federal
elections bal and other measures which a demo
cratic House has for two years prevented. and
N the other states do half well in making
changes In their congressional delegations
Ne intend North Carolina shall. will have
good working majority IN both branches and a
republican executive after the 18th Of next
March.
Chatham. the only negro in the present
Congress. Is the only republican representative
IN that BODY from this state at present. He has
been renominAied and. a. be represents what !.
Known J. the black belt (secOndl district, Will
probably be reelected
In the frat and third districts the present
drmOcrstiS, COngres-men, Branch and Grady,
who have been rcuomIntted, will probably be
returned. will Congressman Alexander and
Henderson IN the sixth and seventh districts.
But all the other arr IN doubt. with third party
candidates In each. two Of whom in the fourth
and NTH arr exceptionally strong men.
The fourth. nfth and ninth districts have all
elected republican Representatives lately. he
fourth Raleigh district sent Nichols to the
Fiftisth Congress .nd the fifth sent Brewer to
the Fiftieth and Fifty-hr-' Congresses. and the
ninth sent Ewart to the Fifty first Congress, all
republicans while the eighth district reelected
Congressman 'owles democrat, Two years ago
BY only li3 majority.
All these districts together with the second.
the rcpublican- claim the will carry this wear.
Since thu last election the legislature has reds
tricted the state. and the changes made in the
fourth. dfth. eighth and ninth districts are
fAvoraIl- o. he republicans.
In No. emtet 1880 Bum carried what
then the fourth district bv a plurality Of 5000.
The counties now composing this district gave
Cleveland a total majority OF ONLY so. There
are now four candidates In The field ia this dis
trict Bum. DEMOCRAT: Saunders. republican:
Stroud. people party, and williamson (col-
orcd tTiri rudcnt-
Bum. the democratic candidate. is the pres
ent Representative. a LAWYER and manufacturer;
and alliance man. who. until recently. has been
ar indepeuleut demo rat: Stroud, the peoples
party CANDIDATE Was the unsuccessful COM
petitor OF Bum for the democratic nomination
Two wears ago. and Is man Of brains and in
duence. Williamson IL the man who wants the
government 60 pay for the slaves freed by the
PROCLAMATION 81 President Lincoln
The voting strength % the district is in the
neighbothood Of 40. geo this wear. and il Stroud
remains IL the field he l. likely to get several
a.. 10 IT haIh
will be east by ex-democrAtie members OF the
new party. In other words. II he gets 5000 votes
1900 ~ them will be taken from Bum. IL
Stroud polls one-half that number IL Is hard TO
zee how the election 81 Saunders. the republic
can can be avoided IL Il suggested that
williamson nav draw some votes from sam
der- and thus contribute to Bum. election. but
the republican managers say he will not get 800
votes in the district.
In the nfth district there are three candi-
dates settle republican,. Lindsay peoples
party. Williams present democratic incum-
bent. The counties now composing the dis
trict gave Cleveland majority Of only ass at
the last general election. Joint canvass Is in
progress between these candidates. Young
Settle y one Of the best speakers in the state,
while Williams cannot talk at all
Lindsay. the peoples party candidate. IL a
mar % considerable influence and was until
hi- nomination FOR Con yre-s. chairman Of the
third party state committee. The peoples
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