The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-29

list sentiment in the Ninth district.
The Populists and Democrats are work
ing together in every county where
Richmond Pearson's ''persuasions
have not created divisions, and even
there, the attempt on Ayers part TO
compel them to violate their principles
and vote for gold-bug Pearson will not
succeed.
The news from the Second district
is also more cheering in the past week
The Democrats are confident of carry
ing Lenoir. Wilson, Wayne and Greene
bv oood nluralities for Congressman
Woodland. and the plurallues against
him in such of the other counties that
he cannot carry, will not be large.
There is a general MISUNDERSTANDING
of the situation in this district, 1t be-
ing generally believed that the negroes
have an immense majority as Uhey
dfd have IN to the exodus. There IS
~ doYbt that Woodland will be elected
if ha oets the white vote of the DIS
tr,ict The negro White is being helped
hv tba National committee, and 1T has
0ot out among the negroes, and every
one of them is demanding his snare
of Doodle. Mr.. Woodland, the Demo
cratic member, is making a great hght,
and those who ought TO know say ne
has an even chance to win. HIS silver
record parallels Nance's, many fopu-
lists in his own county VIII support
him, and his election is among the
probabilities. He has the hardest
fobt of the State, it is generally be-
lieved but this does not trouble him.
He works earnestly and aggressively
and wisely. If he wins (watch the
returns) it will be victory that viii
90 down in the annals of history.
These are the four districts the Re-
publ;cans obtained in the division of
sDoils with the Populists. Tn every
one, of them a gold-bug is running. In
every one of them the Democrats will
win unless the Populsts go to work
for the gold-bug candidates Chair
man Aver says: Help the gold-bugs.
Devotion 70 Principle says: Vote
against every gold-bug who sticks up
his head
The political outlook in Alexander
is very encouraging to the Democrats
and it is believed that they will car
rv the county. They are pretty con-
fident that the county will give Lieut..
Gov. Doughton a majority for Con-
gress and that Sheriff Watts, the Dem
ocratic candidate for the House, will
be elected. The Linney family, by the
way, make up most of the opposition
ticket in Alexander this year The
Congressman is a candidate for re-
election. his brother is the Republican
candidate for the House and his SON
in-law. w. D. Deal, is the Republican
candidate for sheriff -Statesvill
Landmark.
The Wilmington Star believes that
the Democrats OF this State are gain
ing at least a thousand votes day.
This is an average of about ten Votes
in each county, and is a most conser-
yative estimate. Populists through
out the State, disguised with the at
tempt to force hem to vote for gold
bug Republicans for the Legislature,
are coming over to the Democrats by
hundreds.
The wreck on the Southern road in
| Catawba county yesterday delayed the
| train from the west so that State Com
/ missioner of Labor Lacy was unable
| to fill his appointment at Monroe on
Tuesday night. Last night Mr.. Lacy
spoke at Rockingham.
Some of the negroes in Cabarrus
have bolted the Republican ticket be-
cause they charge that Hanna's cam
paign fund was not properly distribu-
ted. In some counties, notably Chat
ham and Vance, most of the Republi-
can campaign money has been dis
I hIIrSad by P0nulistS
y. j. Edge, hitherto staunch Re
| publican, is canyassing Buncombe for
/ the silver Democratic candidates.
LOOK OUT FOR HANNA'S MONEY.
| Dr. Mott says that numbers of me-
| groes in the State will vote for Bryan.
| He declares that the Republican COM
mittee is getting money from Mark
Hanna. Of course. Up to three weeks
ago, they had received thirty thousand
dollars. That was before they put Hal.
Aver on the ticket. His cooperation,
| thus heartily secured, has enabled
them to get more. They are sending
out every day registered letters with
big rolls of money in them to the
heelers in the counties.