Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-04

Special Dispatch to The Evening star.
RALrIsH. n C.. July 4.-The greatest concern
is felt in this state over the nomination and ,
election Of Congressman, and there appears to l
be number Of surprises in store for the pres
ent delegation from North Carolina.
In this, the fourth. district il is now gener- |
ally conceded that Representative Bum VIII be I
retired at the end Of his presci.t term IL Is
said that he will be candidate for renomina-
ton, but his chances of securing IL are not
thought TO be good. lie will have several COM
petitors, among the number being NJ. I. Leach
and A. ID. Jones OF Wake. c. NJ. Cooke of Frank I
lin and Bradshaw OF Randolph. II is limited [
however. that neither Of these will be the win
ner and that the probable nominee has not vet
announced his candidacy.
The last legislature redistricted the state and /
the districts have been materially changed, with
a close vote in three OF them. This district is |
now composed of the counties OF Chatham. |
Franklin. Johnston. Nash. Randolph Vance and /
Wake. which at the las. guberna.orial election
gave a combined democratic majority of only /,
955.
Tbs third party convention will meet in this \
city on the 18th and a candidate be nominated. |
probably w. +. Stroud OF Chatham. The re- |
pubicans are not agreed as vet whether 10 /
make a nomination. They may support Stroud. J
In which case he would have to secure the votes .
of only about 500 alliance men who voted
the democratic ticket at the last election in
order to be elected ~ rt--
In the fifth district, now represented by A.
III. A. Williams and in the ninth district rep
resented by T. b. Crawford. both of whom have
boon renominated, the democratic margin is
still smaller. being As in the fifth and only 24l
ia the ninth district. Both of those districts
had republican representatives in the last Con-
gress. Messrs. Brewer and Ewart.
In the fifth district the third party has nomi-
mated W. X. Lindsay of Rockingham. the chair
man of the third party state committee. The
republican convention will be held at Green's
boro July IA. when either Thomas Settle
James Z. Boyd or Rufus Amiss will be named
as the candidate Of that party. Amiss is an
alliance man who deserted the democratic
party several years ago. Settle is young man.
at present solicitor of the ninth judicial dis
trict and one of the most popular and eloquent
republicans in the state. The result in that
district. if Lindsay shows much strength. will
be the election Of the republican candidate.
There will also be three candidates in the
ninth district. with a probably similar result,
especially II Ewart is again nominated by the
republicans. He distinguished himself in the
last Congress by being the only southern repub-
hcan who opposed the force bill. and is proba-
bly, an ADLER man than his successor and present
democratic nominee. So it is not improbable
that these three districts may be lost to the
democrats
On the other hand, Cheatham of the second
district. the only negro in Congress, may lose
his seat There Is considerable opposition to
him among his own race and there are a large
number of negro alliance men in his district.
white alliance man named Long will prob
ably make the race against him. and as under
the new apportionment the republican majority
In the district Is not much over ]. 900 il will be
seen that if any considerable number Of colored
members of the alliance vote for Long he will
be elected, it being generally conceded that he
will receive the full democratic vote.
In the eighth district Col. Cowles viii not be
a ca 3didate for denomination and "a new man
will succeed him. probably the democratic can
didate, though there are a great many third
party people in that district. The new district
gave Gov. Fowie majority of 1922 four years
ago.
In the seventh district Congressman Hender-
son will have a hard fight to secure another
nomination. which viii be contested BY Messrs
W. A. Graham and Bower. Mr.. Henderson has
served continuously for about ten years. longer
than any other Congressman from this state.
with the exception Of Il. b. Vance. since the
war.
Capt. S. D. Alexander will undoubtedly suc-
coed himself. nomination being equivalent to
an election il the sixth district. the demo-
cratic majority being between four and five
thousand.
The first and third districts are safely demo-
cratic and the present representatives. Messrs.
Branch and Grady. will probably be returned.
DELEGATES FoR OMAHA.
The peoples party delegates from this state
left for Omaha Friday. headed by Capt. Harry
Skinner. who it is believed will take the place of
the late Col. L. L. Polk as leader of the party
in North Carolina.
Capt. Skinner is a brother of ex-Congressman
I. q. Skinner of this state and a particularly
bright and able man and a most brilliant and
to which he had so long belonged and rendered
such conspicuous service is a serious loss to the
democracy of North Carolina.
If the peoples party nominate a state ticket
Capt skinner will probably be the candidate
for governor. Ii such should be the case Mr.
Elias Carr the democratic nominee, would fare
badly in joint canvass. Carr il no speaker at
all. while Skinner can hold up his end with any
man in the state.
II Skinner is nominated for governor by the
peoples party and the republicans decline to
make a nomination and generally support Skin
ner the contest will be a close and most ex-
citing one.
The belief Is growing in this section that IL
the southern states are kept intact the election
OF President will be thrown into the House of
Representative, even if Harrison carries New
York. and every possible effort will be made by
the democrats TO keep the electoral vote Of the
south solid.
The action Of the republican national con-
vention in championing the force bill will
greatly aid them in doing Had that con-
yention pursued different course and courted
the respectable white independent vote of the
south, there would hardly have been a doubt that
North Carolina would have voted for Harrison
in preference TO Cleveland.
But nowit is not Harrison against Cleveland 1t
il home rule against federal interference a.
elections. The ''force bill is already begin
ring to oyershadow everything else. and many
a farmer who would otherwise have maintained
his Independence. SO lately proclaimed. OF the
democratic party, will "vote the old ticket 4
again in seif-defense aCainst .negro rule