The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-25
POLITICAL FIGURES
sna Estimates From Republicans and
PopuIisls as 10 Their Strength.
BOTH PARTIES PROFESS CONFIDENCE
Republicans nnd ropuIists DO Some
Wild Ft:urin. which Exciscs the
go cans Circulating False Runor
that Guthrie VIII Withdraw.

Raleigh, N. G., Oct. 24.-(special)-
Many persons have ASKED for the Re
publican estimate of North Carolina:
ssyote, II is as follows: That Nick .nley
Will carry the SAFE from 5000 To 1900.
2 and that RusselIs plurality ought to he
3 10000 in three-cornered fight, as a;
Z present; that If Guthrie drops out 1t
ssiwtll be sill gieater for Russell, "a So
q per cent. of the Popuiists would then
e vote for Russell; ten per cent would not
s:ycte at all. and only five per cent would
vote for Watson. that in such an event
& Eussell's majority might be 6O.0CO. and
h that Guthrie: retirement would n! o
help the Mckinley ticket. The Republl-
sScan estimate of the Populist strength Is
& so, coo. They contend that the Democrats
sacannot possibly eject n Congressman:
i that oui OF 1ao members of the lower
4 house OF the Legislature only twenty
p six VIII be Democrats, and of the 80 scnG
%ators only ten. They further assert that
{ there are not less than $4,000 white
3 Repnplicans in the State; and that 3D.
4 600 white men Will vote for Mckinley.
They declare tina. there a'e not a dozen
Y Republicans who VIII vote for Bryan.
sSueh are the Republican. claims in their
Gown words.
PoPULIsTS' FIGURES.
The Populis.s make this sort of an
&estimate: There are 23@. 0O0 white 70; ers,
1 of whom $4,000 are Republicans, leaving
s17S000. of the latter 50. nNO are populis;s
4 who VIII vote agai s. Democrats, leiv!ng
< 12S.o0o Dem9c.a.. or these 1900 will
( not vote for Bryan. making his vote l2O-
V 600. Add 10 this $4,000 Popull=ts. and
u his vote Is l70,5co. To get the Republ-
q can vote take the 100 0oO negro voters
add 10 them the 80 900 white Rc2ubl!-
& cans. and the result ,s 1Gi. 0G0. Then to
4 get the anti Democratic State vote add
& the 10000 the $4,000 PopuliSts and the
Il result Is 2l9.G0o. Such are the figure: rs
< given. II Will be seen that the populists
4 actually give the Republicans more
4 Than the latter claim, and they declare
( all the fusion nominees mus, needs be
Z elected by enormous maiHr.ties.
ss. DEMOCRATS AMUSED.
The Democrats laugh at the clims OF
B both parties. They decline 10 give fig
gnres, but say the Republicans base their
estimates on ooctore1 returns which
they showed Creelnan, the Word CT
' respondent, and which covered the reg
n istration of only the two first Sltur.
days.
BRYAN WILL WIN THE STATE.
DR.. j. ]. Mott. the Sensational chair
4 men of the free silver parry, is here
He says Bryan will carry the State, and
#that Russell Will be elected Governor
( lie ridicules the rumor that Guthrie is
ssgping to withdraw In Watsons favor:
! which rumor the Republicans are indus
Z frious'y circulating. He also rldlcuies
D the other Republican rumor tina; Tom
4 Watson will withdraw in a hun. Or.
h Mott says many negroes Will vote for
3 Bryan in this State; that the Republican
tSS,ate Committee Is getting money from
Mark Hanna, and that the drawing of
me color line by the Democrats causes
x MARK 70 give more money. The D1cto.
thinks Congressman Pearson ana Linney
VIII both be defeated. he regards The
3iaIJer as exceedingly dangerous TO the
\ SILVER cause because he is for the coin
age Of the Ame,ic lean silver product only
s lie declares great many white RApub-
& means VIII vote against Linney and
+. pearson The latter "slops over" be-
{ Ing new convert. and cannot be de-
< pended on to stand by silver as he Is a.
sSheart absolutely devoted to Prtrharh
and Mckinley and the Republican par
4 ~. DR.. Mott says Settles recollection
8 10 Congress is In doubt
S5. H. y. Patterson, of the Republican
4 STATE Committee. makes the boast tina
! Pearson VIII carry all the counties in
8 the Ninth district. save one.
lildge Walter Clark who usually cal
3culates closely on politics, says here is
4 AZ an entire realienTent. and tha; calcu-
sslatinns are worthless.
NJ. Populist State Chairman Aver asserts
s8fhat6sn far Populist headquarters have
y e e., the campaign at cos OF only
5000 He says there are l.600 POpulis.s
ssiIl the Ninth district and 700 in the
4 Dighth Hsinnev's)
WILL HELP REPUBLICANS.
II Is we'll understood here that in four
4 0isFiei the Popu.ists will see to II tina,
Z Republicans are elected to Congress:
&thati their nominees are dummies" and
sfhat their pledge 10 elect four Repuh:.
cans Is on footing with Ina, Of the
+ Repuhlicans 10 elect five Popullsts.
AsCONFIDF:NT DEMOCRAT
81. .Wileon G. Lamb. Of the Democratic
q state Executive Committee. is here and
q SAID to-day: 1T Is my best Judgment
gffafter carefully examining the figures
that re Will surely carry the Safe.
i democrats are aroused In all the coun-
4 lies, and are in more enthusiastic
i condition than since 1875. All Hanna's
Eeorrnptlon fund can't defeat us" The
4 Democrats at headqusr ters think the de-
lection in the patty will be small
ssstseneral w p. Roberts. who has been
! Here several days. left for his home in
1ates to-day. He has two or three
3 month"; SICK leave from his post as
Consul a. Victoria.
4 81 HE STATE FAIR BANQUET.
ftasi night the exhibitors al the State
3 Ia gave banquet In compliment IN
aSecretary John Nichols. to show their
appreciation OF his many courtes!es.
Resolutions OF thanks were adopted.
4 EDENT0N.
Edenson, N. c.. Oct. .24.-(speciaD-
An Inventory of the E. L, BFinkiey