The morning news., 1894-11-09
NORTH CAROLINA LOST.
The Fusionists Win on the State and
Judicial Tickets.

Raleigh, N. c., Nov. Sin the absence
of official figures the following carefully
prepared estimate may be relied upon as
latest figures on the populist-fusionist
majorities 1t must be noted that the
present associate justice. Walter Clark,
viii keep his seat, as he ran on both
tickets and got nearly all the votes cast.
The next United States senators will prob
ably be Marion Butler and Mott, with a
chance for Pritchard, but Mott has the
go now. Congressional results follow:
First district, Skinner, pop, 1000; Second
district Woodward, dem, 1900; Third
district, Shaw, dem. 1000; Fourth dis
trict, Stroud, pop, 1000; Fifth district,
Settle, rep 25oo; Sixth district Lock
hart, dem, 1000; Seventh district, Shu-
ford, pop, 1906 Eighth district, Linney,
pop, 100
In the Ninth district, Pearson, rep, and
Crawford, dem, both claim that the Off
cial count is necessary to decide.
The state and judicial ticket of the
fusionists is elected by several thousand
Marin Butler the populist leader, claims
10000. The legislature on joint ballot will
probably be fusion.
Raleigh, n. c., Nov g. II 80 p. m.--Semi-
official returns from nearly every county
in the state indicate that the fusion ticket,
state, judicial and legislative, put out by
the republicans and populists, is elected
by some 10000 majority. This gives them
the state treasurer, chief justice and two
associate justices of the supreme court,
and FIVE judges of the superior court.
Chairman Butler of the populists claims
the state by 10000 and says that the fusion
lists will have a majority of 80 on joint bal
lot. This latter estimate is believed to be
correct. They will have the Senate by 10
majority. 1t is not yet possible to esti-
mate their strength in the House Only
three democratic congressman have been
observation-disclosures in the Second, Shaw
in the Third and Lockhart in the Sixth.
Crawford is defeated by Pearson in the
Ninth by a very small majority.
Washington, Nov S.-The following let
ter from North Carolina received at the
republican headquarters explains itself:
Greensboro, N. c., Nov Z, 1894.-Hon. ].
w. Babcock, Washington, D. c.: Dear Sir
We won a complete victory at the polls
here yesterday. Have elected the judicial
ticket by an estimated majority of over
40, ,000 and have both branches of the legis-
lature, with four republican congressman
and three populists. The fight will have
to be made tomorrow before the county
canvassing boards. These boards have ju-
dicial powers, with the right to investigate
the legality of every vote, and pass upon
the regularity of the precinct returns. 1t
reputation and ability to appear before
these canvassing boards in many of the
counties of the state. We will be compelled
to employ democratic lawyers, at good fees
besides it will be stroke of policy to get
them. ! have borne the expenses of this
campaign mainly, and now my money is
exhausted Our candidates claim that
they have rot the money, and this is true
with the most of them, II we succeed in
holding the state, it is the end of democ-
racy here, for we have had for many years
the majority but through the election ma
chinery we have been defrauded If you
can do anything for us, name the amount
by wire Immediately on receipt of this.
We have been arranging to employ counsel
by wire where needed, If we can raise the
means The democrats say they have
given up the state, but information comes
to us that they intend to do their work be-
fore the canvassing boards tomorrow.
Some of their unguarded politicians are
saying they have the machinery and expect
to use it, and do not intend to give up the
state; that the court beats voting |
have made estimates in thirty counties in
the state on definite information, and in
these counties we have gained $4,000 over
the vote Of two years ago. and have gained
in those counties thirty-fve members of
the House out Of forty-siX, and it seems
that this ratio will be kept up except in the
First and Ninth districts, and in these we
have gained about 5000. Pearsons ma
tority in the Ninth is 1872, and skinner's in
the First is about 800. Yours truly,
A. e. Holton,
Chairman State Executive Committee.
Chairman Babcock telegraphed a reply
TO this letter directing the republican man
ayers to take the necessary steps to pro-
tect their congressman, and that the COM
mittee would stand by them.