The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Populists viii Hold the Balance
OF Power-R Republicans May Control
The House.

The Populists WIN Hold tne baiahes
Of Power-Re Republicans May Control
The House.
The estimate given below is the best
we can give to-day. The returns are
very incomplete. The Democrats will
perhaps, have one third of the members
of the General Assembly. The Republi-
cans will far out number the Populists
in the House.
THE STATE SENATE.
First District, (Currituck, Camden,
Pasquotank, Hartford, Gates, Chowan
and Perquimans counties), | Republican
and / Populist.
Second District (Tyrrell, Washington,
Martin, Dare, Beaufort, Hyde and Pam
lico). McCaskie, Populist and Yalger, Re
publican.
Third District (Bertie and Northamp-
tom, J. NJ. Early, Populist.
Fourth District (Halifax), u. L. Clark,
Populist.
Fifth District Edgecombel, Lee Per-
son, Republican.
Sixth District (Pitt), Moye, Populist.
I Seventh District (Nilson, Nash and
Franklin), j. f. Mitchell, Populist, j. Il.
Sharp, Republican.
Eighth District (Craven, Jones, Car
teret, Lenoir, Greene and Onslow), G. l..
Hardison, Populist and one Republican.
Ninth District Ouplin, Wayne and
Pender), III. L. Grant, Republican, Max
well, Populist.
Tenth District New Hanover and
Brunswick, Cannon, Populist.
Eleventh District Vance and War
REM, one Republican.
Twelfth District (Wake), G. Ell. Utley,
Populist.
Thirteenth District (Johnston), e. s.
Abel, Democrat.
Fourteenth District (Sampson, Har-
nett and Bladen), Geo. Butler, Populist
and one other Populist.
Fifteenth District columbus and
Robeson), Doubtful.
Sixteenth District Cumberland, one
Populist.
Seventeenth District Granville and
PERSON., DR.. VIM. Merritt, Populist
Eighteenth District (Caswell, Ala
nance, Orange and Durham), Capt. r.
S. Parker, Democrat and J. E. Lyon,
Populist.
Nineteenth District (Chatham), Jno.
w. Aatwater, Populist.
Twentieth District buckingham, J.
A. Walker, Populist.
Twenty-first District (Guilford), ALI.
Scales, Democrat.
Twenty-second District (Randolph and
Moore), ID. Reid Parker, Populist.
Twenty-third District Richmond,
Montgomery, Arson and Union), Two
Populists.'
Twenty Fourth District (Cabarrus
and Stanly), G. d. Barringer, Democrat.
Twenty-fifth District (Mecklenburg)
DR.. j. Il. Alexander, Populist.
Twenty-sixth District (Rowan, David.
son and Forsyth, Earnhardt, Populist,
and Ramsey Republican.
Twenty-seventh District Iredell, DAVE
and Yadkin), doubtful.
Twenty eighth District Stokes and
Surry), one Republican.
Twenty-ninth District (Catawba, Lin
coin, Wilkes and Alexander), doubtful
Thirtieth District (Alleghany, Ashe and
Watauga), one doubtful.
Thirty-frst District caldwell, Burke
Mitchell, Mcdowell and Yancey), two in
doubt.
Thirty-second District (Gaston, Cleve
land, rutherford and Polk, NJ Fl. Jus
tice. Democrat; ]. A. Anthony, Democrat
Thirty-third District (Buncombe, Madi
son and Haywood, Geo. Fl. Smathers
Republican, and w. w. Rollins, Repub
lican.
Thirty-fourth District Henderson
Pennsylvania, Jackson and SWAIN, A
Cannon, Democrat
Thirty-fifth District Macon, Clay Cher
okee and Graham), J. Frank Ray, Demo
crat
The representation would stand:
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