The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-01

witnuraWn one OF their electors and ST. b.
stituted one OF the Peoples party cleo
tors in his stead. The Republican
county clerks have grouped Pierce, the
candidate in question, ONLY with tho
Peoples party nominees followed by
the words Peoples party Democratic"
II Pierce fails Of election the Demo.
Gratis will contest and i. he succeeds
the Republicans will contest on the
ground that the election law provides
that tho name of the nominees shall
appear on the ballot in but one place,
whereas in the Democratic and Peoples
county tickets it appears twice.
COMMITTEEMAN IN TROUBLE
WASHINGTON, Oct. -lSpeciall-
The civil service commission has re-
ported to the Attorney General for
criminal prosecution under the law
against soliciting politica! contributions,
the case Of Samuel Thomas, treasurer
OF the Republican State committee of
New York. The charge is sending
letters of solicitation to the government
clerks here. Docu nents in each case
are forwarded with the report The
letters call for no specific sum, but re-
quest contribution of such amount as
the recipient may choose to give toward
the necessary and legitimate expenses
OF the campaign.
TROUBLE IN ~ REGISTRATION OFFICE.
WILMINGToN, Del, Oct. sl.-ISpeciall
Major Edmund Mitchell, Jr., CITY tax
collector for the northern district of
wilmington, was arrested this morning,
charged on the complaint of George w.
Currinder, of the Democratic repistra.
ton office at Chr istiana, in two war
rants, first with melting to riot and
second with interfering with the repis.
tration at Christiana, last Saturday.
Mitchell, 1T is alleged, created dis
turbance by heading an attempt to take
the registration books from tho custody
OF the registrars and in tho alteration
that followed adherents of the two par
ties nearly came to blows in the room
where the registration was in progress.
Mitchell appears to have objected to
Currinders daughters acting as clerks.
ROOSEVELT WILL SPEAK IN nosroN.
WAsIIINGroN, Oct. 31.-TSpeciall-
Theodore Roosevelt, of the civil service
commission, will speak in Boston next
Saturday evening on the issues of tho
campaign.
ENTHUSIASTIC REPUBLICAN MEETING.
BROOKLYN, n. V, Oct. 3l.-TSpecialI
-Scvon thousand people cheered for
Harrison and Reid and listened to Gov.
ernor Mckinley, of Ohio, speaking of
campaign issues in Cermont Rink to-
night. The meeting was the most
enthusiastic Republican rally ever hold
in Kings county, and q few minutes
after the doors opened there was not a
vacant scat in the vast building. Nc
Kinley discussed the State bank issue.
On the tariff he said: "T here is not q
nation Of Europe that docs not want
Grover Cleveland. There is not q nation
OF Europe that does not want BENJAMIN
Harrison defeated. There is not q ma
tion OF Europe that doe. not want this
tariff law abolished. The tariff law of
1889 was not made for them. (Applause)
That is the reason this tariff bill has
caused such agitation abroad"
CARLISLE SPEAKS IN NEW YORK.
New York, Oct. 31.-ISpeciall-F
thousand people crushed themselves into
Cooper Union tonight to listen to
speeches by Senator John G. Carlisle,
OF Kentucky, and Wendell G. Warner,
OF Cattaraugus county, upon the tariff.
The meeting was held under the auspices
of tho Reform Club. On the platform
were number of leaders of the Anti
Snapper" movement, as we'll as some of
the representatives Of Tammany Hall.
Il. Ellery Anderson presided. The
speeches wore received with great ap
plause.
THE FEELING IN LONDON.
LONDON, Oct. 31.-[SpecialI The
Times today publishes long review of
American politics. 1t says this country
has NO reason to be very enthusiastic
over either candidate. Mr.. Cleveland,
while President, distinguished himself
by gratuitous insult to England by
demanding the recall of Minister West.
and President Harrison has not been
behind hand in the same methods OF
currying favor with the omnipotent
Irish vote.
Close OF the Fair.
The Catholic fair that has boon in
progress for the past two weeks closed
last night. /; has been q financial sue