Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-07
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IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The Contests in othe Congressional
Districts-Other Matters.
of The Evening Star.

sTActs-Otner Mattcrss
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. 3, 1894.
Your correspondent never made a truer
statene nt than the one that the contest
between Senators Ransom and Jarvis en-
tiers into the smallest detail of North Caro-
lima politics. If it affects these little things,
how much does 1t affect the larger ones,
such, for instance, as the selection of a
congressional candidate by the democrats?
In the first district there Is naturally much
interest In the question whether Congress
man Branch will get denomination. Thos.
u Skinner wanted to lun, but 1t Is said
that he will not antagonize Branch. But
the Jarvis-Ransom matter comes in as an
issue, and it is said the supporters of one
side want to put up w. d. Pruden of Eden
ton for Congress, while the supporters Of
the other side favor w. T. Caho of Pamlico.
SO now the question Is, can Branch get
the nomination?
In the second congressional district 1t
appears to be reasonably certain that Con-
gresham Woodward will get a renomina-
ton. He is one of the fortunate ones in
this year of disaster and does not appear
to have opposition in his party ranks. In
the fourth district b. II; Bum, present
incumbent, steps down and out. You have
been informed that his defeat for the nomi-
nation was assured. He recognized the
fact that the primaries had gone against
him, and so last week withdrew from the
contest His letter of withdrawal was
manly, and has made him friends. Charles
M. Coake will get the democratic nomina-
ton on the first ballot.
The most interesting congressional con-
test in progress is in the sixth district. >.
Il. Alexander, present representative, gave
notice that he was no longer in the race,
the result of the primaries having been
against him, and so now there are in the
ra Inhn oil p(. N
McNeill James A. Lockhart and II. Is.
Adams. The strength of the district Is
greatly divided and no man can now name
the winner. and there is much probability
of long and lively convention. The demo-
Gratis do not appear to be making calcula-
tons on eieeting a Congressman from the
fiji tn district Thomas Settle, popular
young republican, now in Congress. appears
to have a strong hold on tina district. The
news which comes from the ninth district
Is thai w. T. Crawford will be renominatei
by the democrats and that ne will be re-
elected. He is very strong In that noun tain
country
Porutists and I.rohibiti0nists.
Some of the calls for meetings which the
popuhsts put up are queer. One of these
now or the billhoards calls for the attend
ance of "All who think the liberties we
were once granted, and the happy, prosper
Gus conditions we are entitled to have been
taken from us. and that the plutocrat and
alien dominate the ballot of the once free
American voter This is quite worthy of
the know nothing" days In the north and
west the populist party is largely composed
OF aliens. and here in the south it is
composed of nti-alienS."
y state mass mes ting of prohibl;onists is
called t. meet August Is. Two years ago
the prohibitioniStS put up nearly complete
ticket. but 1t only received Il few thousand
votes Ii ~ not yet known wht that ex-
lcrinent VIII b" repeated, or Whe Their the
pros viii casa their strength with one of
the regular partiCS,s The latter will hardly
hold out any inducemcnt for this vote as in
such a case. the Liquor Dealers Association
would be apt 70 SLOW its hand
EX-.Iudge Coiinor.9 who it was rur.lore;f
would he indoracd by the populsts for the
supreme court hcach (not rs q populist, but
as Il democraD.fis otit in card in which lie
says he would not permit any ,cn indorsa-
mCnt. Some 90 t.sS fusioniSt. are making
hints that JUG :: Sder Whitcker, ex-chair-
man OF tie democratic committee, and n
Superior court Judge, Soor to retire. will be
the fusion nominee for chief justice There
Is not, so far as your correspondent can see.
any reason for their assertion that Jude
whitaker will take such step. for he has
always been ore Of the boldest nd strctes;
of democrats.
The people Of the state will vote on chief
justice ami two associates. ON state treas
tIer and CT superior court judges from tn.
htrd. fourth, eighth. nInth,'- tenth and
.T-eltth Gistiicts.