Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-06
7.s OLD NORTH STATE SAFE.
...,, Thousand for Cleveland -Congrce-
.,o,sl and legislative Tickets.

,.,,, Thousand for Cleveiand-Congrce
.iorsi and legislative Tickets.
,s..,,, r,spcndcnce OF the Dispstcn.l
V.r,.r \. C., November 5.-The cam
-..,.r North Carolina this year has had
-. and interesting features. II
..t..,8 struggle 10 MAINTAIN the in
.....v., tre Democratic party rather
..',. combat between the 1.-TWO old par
- Since the great contest with the
f....s,nl,,l. when the question of pro-
,,..., became an influential factor in
-.,t...rl.t.cs and the Democratic par
.,....irl los; It's control OF State af-
go. .se recurring elections have been,
-. .t., vesr. o square fight between the
,,...-.s.rArties, resulting always IN an
,.. ,..a-y for the Democrats.
I,. q,s-s ago the Farmers Alliance
,-.,...i the Democratic party to an ex-
,,.- !, hardly credible. Ii was the
a.Ifr. aud nearly every public man
.-5r xiv every newspaper III the State
'..t- l.,io 70 and sought the favor of ITS
~ Ert few Democrats were so
....-,.i, ny 30 bold rs 20 refuse to drift
-. e.. .--lsut. The domination OF that
..r, na- al but complete. Yet
~. rI.r e considerable circulation
49,, v.-.l the Democratic flag,
p. kent alive the Democratic faith
| CLEANED tLc people of the contest that
a. ,0 COME IL came this spring when
~. i..a. the president of the National
,r.. VII. TX, rcised unlimited power
-....- NMl., Of North Carolina, after
las b.. easy leading and a long cam
gr- 70 preparation, sought TO carry the
ri .r..i @ bodily over into the Peoples
~. ull ever possessed the conf
~. Do! .8y,of his followers to "A greater
.--,.- Than Colonel Polk did in North
r. Had be lived he would have
a~.f some 5000 Democrats of with
L SEC. wa- the situation when the
r.... cly-l;I-us were being held IN
O. .4,g summer
I.LKs ASSAULTS.
CreAud la1 been the especial object
Et rI Pu.6's assaults, and ali the Al
-s .ursrs for the State, districts,
al. ...-- followed MS lead IN making
lIA.4 li0us 20 the people. The same
Flrl ueen pursued with reference to
br.nt Holt. tho, like Cleveland. stood
uasa.eal place Tor a denomination. 1t
a-s p te Considered that with Cleye-
1.E. Holt both on the ticket the De-
,r-i.s would enter the contest without
i.s.. 81 cess. and az the former seemed
GRAZ l. nomination at Chicago Governor
h.'7ss Denied the compliment so Justly
2 &c., ald t)as Carr. who had been
,-'.- l,4-, president Of the State Alliance.
- 20. b, the bead OF our State ticket.
u lsa1 q Colonel Polk, the defeat of
Z. ll.- i.psItv advocates in some of their
r1t... movements. and the nomlna-
20 .. Liza, Carr. together with the gene
a 'li ralagement of the Democratic
s--;. who Lad by this time been aroused
,s Necessity Of most determined ac-
Co. glre turn 70 the campaign that al
-'.tl g hope Of success. The normal
e'--,- g the Democratic peope was
While taat Of the Republicans. who
.. or,l weakened by the great negro
'---, "a, about l33. 600.
AuTIEE CONTEST.
% tliet question at the beginning was
~ 1Vy o. Folks followers could be
~ a.Al,, the influences leading them
% llyi partyl IL was supposed
% 'te J Pies party would have one
republican 90 four old Democrats in
~Cta JOSS Il 10000 Democrats would
9,'l, UlT defeat. Thus the fight came
g .,r % preserve the Democratic
81 H.l l.,lntesration at the hands of
2. a-l had always been strong local
..,.'' o. ,aeT respective neighborhoods.
-s Deem "a otter contest, as all
81 aGaIs are likely to be.
.-~g t, UOn;inuance the Kepubll-
a 10 al
-l-- io rOi-5lu the world except when
= 'Lr DISCUSSIONS of its own leaders.
..s -reL.s. the Republican nominee
p.''fl0r, has made few speeches,
p ,',.r Of the congressional districts
,.'..r az candidates for Congress have
- '-' stump. but on the whole that
.A' sought 70 profit III a quiet way
Dr- cratic dcfecuOns and by local
Citations with the Peoples party.
- t'iey has apparently proved an IN
,-e ioI The Republicans. Their
shattered and scattered and its
s..lali I'D y entirely destroyed. II IS
'-tt SEQ that a considerable number
-, - .rs WI. vote for Weaver instead of
nj 49, Al4 that several thousand will
=. e.A iAr Democrats, even at the
'4'-i.ai box.
VIGOROUS CANVASS.
- Deuocrauc canvass has been yigor-
a. senator Ransom has made the
49, caupal.n OF bis life. but now
,.3t los been forced by heart-trou-
.. o. oyer-eXertlon to deslst.
.'-'' JARVIS, whose addresses are
D.. .."'"l. % the stump, has made
~, hundred set speeches, and
'-ai'c orator has been IN the
~. D.. alone the chief Of them all
~. "hJ,s physical condition per-
n. eo.i q written address.
- az summons. Of the State Com
p, "a. --' directed the campaign with
- '-.'-a-'-Qn and efficiency, and all
r., "Dt sn heroic effort has been
D. gov t.t State 10 the Democracy.
s,,,,.''.. LUZ Las been equal 20 our ex-
49, Tue number Of Democrats
- r-, '3.e TIC lhird-party ticket has
.S,,... l'"n 10 5000 or less. while the
a., a.. l.'..pn Of the Republicans greatly
'-' 'T'heth OF our real opponent.
H.. A'oAstGyArIyE ESTIMATE.
mated that the Democratic ma
D.. 49, az least 1900. and It NAV
H. wv lu' 1909 10 a conservative
n. '@A's AND LEGISLATURE.
II, '.'ast.2n "a the congressional dis
- "a L-Aed that the Democrats have
-. 'Aptc'auOus rather than conf
k.ssl . ~ vac result IA the First. where
q. - 'yyoae1 b. eating. Third part !.
b f-%' where there ~ triangular
Ben m iNeeh Woodland (Democratl
h ei1'ia party, and Cbeatham (col'
b, 3. .''ep1OlieAn; IN the Fourth, where
Il. 80, posed by Stroud Third party I.
49, m NJ Where Williams is fghting
4, 4 ihiio party end Settle (Repuh.
vi y certain what the result
sw ~ We Eighth District. between
b IA, VefAt and Wilcox (Repubii-
soasJ ~ We Third. where Grady IL
d. IN oy kooaee Third partyl and
~ t.,tul.iion IA these districts is oh
tse,.ss,asA ths Democrats are hopeful
: L,sses IL ali OF them. And so With
~ IA, ,ahsote; while the Democrats be.
kssmspptsy VIII hold both branches Of
y Ia, . Vie local eombinations are
s,4sht ~ ,sssy may not. They feel more
-. sa, noiding the Senate than tbe
u si," as ieaalt may prove that they
<l.i ssohger IN the latter thar shc
IL Is almost . jump in tie