The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04
PLANS OF FUSIONISTS.
HOW NORTH CAROLINA NAY BE
GERYMANDERED By THEM
Work on the Confederate Monument n
KaIeigh-Ths Figure to be Made NJ Mu-
nich-Durham's New Hospital.

RALEIGH. n. c., Jan. Especial
Legislature meets next Wednesday. the
9th, and the clans are already arriving.
There will be a great deal of wire-pulling
do-a now. Zeb Vance Walker. who Is the
leading candidate for speaker of the
House, says he has no candidate for the
senatorshio.
There are two plans OF the Fusionists
for redstricting the city Of Raleigh. One
is to take in outside limits quarter Of
a mile all around, and the other to change
the wards so as to give the Republicans
three wards and the Democrats two.
Wilmington, Charlotte, Winston, Durahm
and many other towns and cities will be
so gerrymandered as 10 try and place
tnem in the power or the negroes.
Yesterday seven carloads OF the granite
for the Confederate monument arrived at
the depot. 1T was expected last week,
but did not come There are seven more
carloads to follow. The gentleman who
is to superintend the erection or the
monument says that II the weather rs
good the monument Will be completed by
+ ebruary 10th. II will be seventy-two feet
in height. The bronze lamps and bronze
statue of the Confederate private That
are 10 adorn the shaft were cast In
Munich. Bavaria.
TO Ri SHIPPED BY SEA.
They are now on the way here, ana
your correspondent is told VIII come 10
North Cardinals own seaport clty, WI
mington, and be brought from there to
Raleigh. The monument viii be one OF
the very handsomest in the South. The
massive foundation was laid at the west
gate of Capitol Square last spring, and
soon viii be reared upon II TINS symbol
OF love and fidelity Of the people Of North
Caroit1a to the memory Of the gallant
men who fought so glOriously for her
"ir.ts. This mr. nument will stand for all
ages, but IL VIII be no more lasting imam
the love in the heats Of every true son
end laughter of this our glorious South
lard
The eighth annual exhibition Of the
East Carolina Fair will be held in New
Berne. February 18th 10 2Sd' inclusive. 1t
is being well advertised, and will. as
usual. he well worth a trip to see.
ar Watts, OF Durham, has presented
that place with a splendid hospital. The
trustees christened II waits Hospital. ~
The officers and trustees inspected IL and
found 1t a perfect gem. Some Of the fur
niture has already arrived, and the rest
will be there soon. The hospital Will be
opened February LIST.
The report of the superintendent OF the
Institute for the Deaf, Mute and Blind,
for this State, was issued to-day. The re-
port covers a period of two years, and
shows careful and economical manage
ment.
REEDS HORSE sLNsE.
A Republican here states that Hilton $
candidacy for United States senator Is a
move in the direction of a solid Reed
delegation from North Carolina in the
next Republican National Convention.
Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, wants the
presidency; Holten is the Reed can..date
in North Carolina. This mixing Of ma
tional and State politics will not be rel
ished by many, but there is no telliHg
how tine cat will jump" Mr.. Evarts
claims majority of the votes west Of the
Blue Ridge. There are many who VIII
get the sena torship, according 10 their
own accounts 1t is to be hoped the best
OF the batch may be the successful one.