Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-08
NORTH CAROLINA.
The Electoral Vote Claimed by Both
Parties.

A"0 NN'o '"c saiuheu Dy Dotn
Parties.
Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star
RALEIGH. y. C.. Nov. s.-Your correspond
ent today interviewed several leading editors
especially for The STAR on the political stu
alton in this state, both for the national aud
state ticket.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels. editor of the NORTH
CGro'inid',, democratic paper, says
This has been the most unique campaign in
the history OF the state There has been no
apathy such has been complained of else
where. bat from the nomination of Cleveland
ii has been red hot Forty thousand
men who had been democrats threat
encd 10 vote for Weaver and nomi-
nominees were weak. and thai party has daily
lost votes and will not poll 20 600 votes. of
which only U.s. 900 will be drawn from the dem
ocratic party. The democrats nominated a
strong state ticket. headed BY Elias Carr. twice
president of the stale alliance II Is stronger
than the Cleveland vote, and will have
10000 majority. For the first time
the negro vote is divided. aud in
some sections large numbers will vote the DEM
ocratic ticket. Many of them hate the peoples
party and resent the effort OF republican lead
ers to carry them into that party for local Of
ricers. The republicans gave such long en-
couragement to the peoples party that they are
poorly organized whole. though well Or
ganized in the fifth. eighth and ninth
districts. They will lose as much by
coquetting with the peoples party as the dem
ocrats will BY detection TO that party. The
democrats will. for the first time, send a solid
delegation TO Congress. The eighth is the most
doubtful district. The legislature will have
large democratic majorities in both branches
Cleveland's majority will be l3 600 TO $1,000.
The peoples party Is falling to pieces, and if
the election should be delayed two weeks II
would not have 10000 votes Tickets in Ave
counties have been taken down. 1t has been
o most memorable and brilliant campaign by
democrats in a quarter of a century. Hard
work. brilliant speeches and thorough organi-
zation have wrested victory out of defeat In
July the democrats were defeated and dis
couraged. The opposition lacked brains and
leadership"
REPUBLICAN ESTIMATES.
Mr.. T. r. Purneli. editor of the North STATE,
the official organ Of the republican party, says:
There is some prospect Of Harrison's getting
the electoral vote of North Carolina. The state
republican ticket viii be counted out. As to
Congressman, Chatham in the second district
Settle in the fifth, Wilcox in the eighth and
Pritchard in the ninth. all republicans, stand
good chances of election. The other districts
will go democratic, save possibly the fourth
where Stroud. the third party candidate, NAV
get in The legislature will probably be anti
democratic. What is the outlook is that the
peoples party and republicans will have a good
majority. The third party will poll a far
larger vote than the democrats believe possible"
At democratic headquarters il is said that the
republicans are trading with the populists.
offering votes for legislative tickets. county
officers and evea Congressman for votes for
Harrison. The third party, it is alleged. has OF
course no hope and is quite ready for trade.
At many places In the state there a sus-
pension of business today. The democrats
placed much reliance upon the vote Of the