Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-12
HALIFAX NOW HAS 1T
THE BANNER COUNTY WITH A MA
JoRlTY OF o,2o4 FOR CARR.
Utter Rain of the Republican Party by
Fusion with the weaveritcs--An Ex.
change of Hasbands-other Notes.
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RALRIaB, n. o., November il.-Catswba
county has had the banner as the banner
Democratic county in the State, but the
Halifax people ask your correspondent 10
say that they think their county now fully
entitled to il. In that county, with q
registered Republican majority of 1880,
Carr, Democratic nominee for Governor,
received 2,20A majority. Cstawba will pro-
badly have 70 yield tho banner.
The Prohibition vote is very small. and
will hardly reach 2,500. The chairman OF
the party said month ago 1t would get
10000 at least.
PRANK ADMISSIONS.
Editor Purnell. Of the Greensboro North
STATE, lives here. He is frank talker ana
in 1884 voted for Cleveland. To-day he
told your correspondent some things OF
general interest. He says the partial III,
SION with the Populists has utterly ruined
the Republican party IN the State. ne ie't
90 when II was agreed on. lie says Una,
Ohio Wilson, Third-party chairman, ana
Dr. Exum, its nominee for Governor, had
FREQUENT conferences with Republican
Chairman Fayes at the State Far last
month. Moody, Republican nominee for
Lieutenant Governor, and Purnell talked
affairs over in this city. They then agreed
that they stood no chance. but were right
then beaten. and Purnell said II he could
honorably surrender the nomination Tor
Attorney General he would do 1t.
APERTEcT WRECK.
The negroes, be declared, had voted the
Democratic ticket by thousands. The color
line had been broken, but the Republican
party was broken, too. The whole busl-
mess has gone 10 wreck. The Third party
has fallen bodily into the pit. Mr. Purnell
sees no further hope for the Republican
party in the State. He declares that ne
never had the least confidence IN the lhlrd
party.
News was received to-day that two pre-
cincts in Stokes might be thrown out. III
appears that the Doll-holders at these had
fight. On these precincts the eiectloh on
Williams Democrat 70 Congress depends.
Caswell county went against him.
News reached here to-day OF very extra
ordinary affair In one of the mountain
counties-Alleghanv. Ham waters ana
Harrison Blapkenshlp fell IN love. each
with the wife Of the other and the women
reciprocated. Later Waters and Blanken-
ships wife elOped. They returned ana
then the women decided TO swap bus
bands. Mrs. Waters gave Mrs. Blanken-
shin three calico dresses TO bind the bar-
gain. All was in friendly wav. Divorces
were obtained and this week each man
married the others eX-Wue. Inc WSuOiHS
was a double one, at Blankenship's house
These statements are literally true.
Official returns from Martin county came
in to-day. Carr gets 47G majority and
Branch Democrat, for Congress, 74 ma
jority. This Is 3 Democratic gain.
MICRO WOMEN Al THE POLLS.
News was also received to-day that there
Is much feeling at Goldsboro' against II.
j.. Grant and George L. WATSON, OF Colds
boro'. because they. at meeting last
Monday night. urged negro women to go
10 the polls and see that the negroes voted
straight. Tue women accordingly. went
10 the polls. Such thing never before
occurred in the State.
Governor Holt to-day ordered special
term of Washington Superior Court,
Judge Hoke presiding. beginning Decem-
Der 18th. for civil cases only.
there is no question now that the Legs
lature will appropriate the $4,000 needed
70 complete the State exhibit at the
Worlds Far.
State Treasurer Balm and Chief-Justice
Merrimon are both somewhat better to-
day. The former has heart trouble, the
latter diabetes.