The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-12
NORTH CAROLINA, TOO.
Is Now TO BE Enrolled in the Republican
Enlmmn.

Washington. November S.-The following
letter from North Carolina received at
headquarters explains Itself:
Greensboro. y. -, November :. lSSi.-
Hon. J. W. Babcock, Washington, j.. {.
Dear Sir: We won a complete victory at
the polls here yesterday. Have elected
tine judicial ticket by an estimated majority
Of over $1,000 and have both branches Of
the legislature, with four republican con-
sressmen ana three popClists. The fight
Will have to be made tomorrow before the
county canvassins boards. These boards
have judicial powers with the right TO IN
vestigate the legality OF every vote anu
pass upon the regularity OF the precinct
returns. 1t will he necessary for Us 10 have
LAWYERS Of reputation and ability 10 APP
pear before these canvassing boards IN
many OF the counties Of the state. We
will be compelled to employ democratic
lawyers. at good fees; besides II viii be a
stroke of policy TO get them.
Il have borne expenses OF tins campaign
mainly. and now ms money is exhausted.
our candidates claim mat they have not
the means. and this is true with the most
OF them. If we succeed III holding the
state il is the end OF democracy here, for
we have had Tor years the majority, bat
through the election machinery we have
been dCfrauIed. II y5U can 10 anything
Tor us name the amount 5y wire immedi-
atlly upon the receipt OF this. We have
been arranginl to employ counsel by wire
where needed if we can raise tile means.
The democrats say they have given up
the state. but information comes 10 us
that they intend 10 60 their work before
the canvassinE boards tomorrow.
Some of their unguarded politicians are
saying that they have the machinery and
expect to use Il. and no doubt intend to
giv. up the state that the courts beats
voting / have made estimates IN thirty
counties in the state on definite iniorma-
tion and in these counties We have gained
g7,Cl0 over the vote Of two years ago ana
have gained in these counties thIty-iive
members OF the house out of forty-siN, and
IL seems that this ratio VIII be kept Gp
except in the first and ninth districts, and
in these We have gained about COCO.
''Pearson's majority In the ninth is 1872
and SINNERS in the first is about $50.
Yours truly. \. Z. HOLTON.
chairman state Executive Committee"
Chairman Babcock telegraphed reply
10 this letter. directing the republican
managers 10 take the necessary stops TO
protect their congressman and that the
committee would stand by them.
The PopnIist Vote Increasing.
Raleigh, y. c., November s.-(Special)-
Official returns received tonight indicate
that the fusion majority Is larger
than was thought today. IS
fil democrats that the fusion majority on
Joint ballot in the legislature Viii reich
thirty Tho returns further indicate that
the fusion majority will approximate 2OOc0.
In other words the official returns VII
make an even worse showing for the demo-
Gratis. II Is now unquestiOned mat the
democrats lose six districts. They nave
elected Woodward in the second district by
perhaps 200 and Lockhard in the sixth by
Loo. The majority Of Shaw. democrat, IN
the third, viii not exceed 1000. His cleo
ton is not yet settled definitely.
The OhiciaI Figures.
In TIE absence OF official figures the
following carefully prepared estimate may
be- relied upon as latest figures on the
pOpulist-f usionistg ma orites. Ii must be
noted that the present associate justice.
Walter Clark, will keep his seat, as he ran
on both tickets and got nearly all the votes
cast. The next United States senators VIII
probably be Marion Builder ard Mr. Mott.
with a chance Tor Pritchard. bu1 Mott has
the 70 now. The congressional race results
follows:
F'Irst District-Sknper, populist, 1000.
Second DIsurict--N OOQward, democrat,
2,tvy.
Third District-shaw. democrat. 1000.
Fourth District-Struud, popu.Ist, 2,U,rJ.
ruin Distlct-Sett!e republican, 2,50a
Sixth District-liatt, democrat. z.0U9.
seventh District-ShufOrd. papulst, $50.
Eighth DiStrict-Lnney. populiSt, 100.
Ninth District-PearSon, republican, and
Crawford, democrat. both claim that the
official count is necessary To decide.
The state and judicial tickets of the
fusionists is elected by several thousand.
Marion Eutier. the popuist leader. claims
-1UgG Tho legislature ON joint ballot will
probably be fusion.
This Does Settle IL.
Raleigh. y. g.. Nov~mber s.-Semi-official
returns from nearly every county i'm the
/ state indicate that TIE fusion ticket. state
( judicial and Legislative, put out by the re-
! publicans ami populs :. is elected by some
5000 majority.
4 This gives them the state treasurer, chief
I Justice and two associate justices Of the
1 supreme court and we judges of the SUI
] perior court
| Chairman Butler, o. the populists, claims
| the state BY 5000 and says that the fusion