Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-16
POLITICS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Waiting for the Legislature to Neet-LiveIy
Scramble for once.

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EsLEIGu. Nc. Dec. Is 1872
In 4 political way interest now centers in the
session Of the legis, tyiT-. which begins January
4 Ia vii be an exceptionally able body. very
far above the sial. dErd Of the la.t one which
was in fact completely dominated BY the Farm
err Alliance and made a boast q. that fact out
Of the 40 m.mb.r- aboU; los were Of the al
lance. But III. alliance j. quite back number
now. and the next legislature l. much better
distributed. Two ex-Coagressmen are mem
ber- Robert 4. Vance and ". II. Kitchen II
appears quite certain th.; Lee ;. O,erman. a
ssn-in-laW % the late CHIEF Justice Augustus
:. Merriman. VII be elected speaker of the
house. Il. n poughton. lieutenant governor.
val b. the presiding 0t-cer ol the senate The
h-t senate did not cleo: any president pro tenn
pore. and result when Gov. Fovlc died
suddenly and Lieut. Gcv. Holt became
governor there were some ANNOYING cOmulira-
lions. There Was even talk 81 converting the
legislature IN SPecia. s~s-iua aud II eiectIuS n
President pro tom. auu -. governor Wa told
that be could 10; leave u. state. Iater. bv a
stretch Of what may be termed the courtesy Of
The constitution, the governor vas permitted TO
20 20 Bafiaio Springs. Ju-t over the border
There are NO great measures before the leg
isiAture- There are Gu sl;;1- % ans new meas
ure- IN regard To lie e.s,tlau law. III the direc-
non u ths Australian b-!lo'. educational quail
fncation and tnat sort 81 ;..!ls. The settlement
OF the questions q. o. shetner the public school
TAI shall be lncreAs,,i and whether drei ,u., Cor
OYSTER shall OF shall 30. BE- allowed Is tie chief
matter.
The republicans In small minority IN the
legislature. while there il barely a corporal's
guard % the poFu.lst- ard there are only three
negroes IN both br-uches.
80 NoHE cosLIrIoN.
The affinity between the republicans and
thu Populi-ts Is stanead. nj the statements mad,
BY many Of the former re true They saw thar
n the populists wish they can enter their RANKS
and hght there but A- members and not n,
alice ~ coalltIoll.t- The republIcaus are di,-
appointed IN the result u their work with the
third party prominent republican state sen
stoT -sS- the c0mT iInen.. paid the third party
D. hspubl4csn- were 80 numerous and proguse
That not a few Thought Weaver wa a better
Nan Than Harrison. and that i1 result the new
party drew as msus votes Ia many sections
from the repubiIcau- - n I'D from the demo
srat-- That sort II thing wasn't down on the
balls at all
some % the populi-ts sa- the state has gone
10 ths Old Harry. and tia. they will 20 20
Texas A result krSs parry has left
heisbboring county AID another will leave
reNt week IL Innst be cold comfort 70 these
eSodi-tsrs TO kn0s That the people they
have behind. both democrats and republicans.
hsave no signs al theiF departure.
HE third party organs throw out vague hints
that ths election vas Unfair. They do not IN a
manly way come forward and charge such a
hing. The repGhiicHGs a. no.. go far as known,
sppeN a. question the fairness Of the election
- far there sr- 10 -igus Of any ictmeuts tv
NJ feiefnl oitcers Of any person charged with
Illuminating votrrs - -uppressIng votes
A. '" Sharer, chief supervisor Of election
has received fTOn. o. FUpsrvi,Ors lists contain
ins The nSIue- % 81 90 persons who voted in
tn eastern distrlc. of Norta Carolina
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