The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
SECRET CIRCULAR
ssiha Very Latest Emanatlon From the
PopuHst State Executive Committee.
BOTH WATSON AND SEWALL WILL RETIRE
This Is tho Principal statement of the
IN Circuinr-l. Says That Some Wan
Acceptnbic to Both Parties Will be
Put Up-The stnte Fair Will
Open Next week.

Raleigh. n. c., Oct. 17.-(SpeciaD-In
q secret circular issued by the Populst
4 State chairman he asserts upon au-
3 thority" that in the electoral college
neither Sewall nor Watson will be voted
n for, but that the vote will be cast for
{ Many persons desire to know the accu-
Y racy OF this certainly strange statement.
What Is the authority for 1t?
announcement is made to-day that
4 Hon. William l.. Wilson will make
! several speeches In this State.
HE'S GROWING WORSE.
Severe as We're the attacks made on
4 Spier Whitaker and Buck" Kitchen In
Senator Buffers paper Thursday, they
4 wese compliments compared to the
words used regarding them to-day in
asOtho Wilson'S paper, the "Haysced."
] Wilson says Whitaker did nothing for
the Populists without pay and good pay
y at that, but will get no more of II. VIII
& son Is always an extremist in talk or In
& type and his paper reekS with abuse.
mainly of Democrats, of course 1t Is
4 not In his line of business to say un-
4 pleasant things about the Republicans.
~ DRAWS THE COLOR LINE.
b The address which Democratic State
3 Chairman Manly issues TO the voters of
.gthe State draws the color line" directly.
"A prominent newspaper asserts that
y over 10000 negro voters have been inn
ported into the State and that the Re
= publicans are simply determined To elect
Russell.
The convicts on the State farms on the
& Roanoke river are now nearly all en-
ployed in gathering the large crop Of
cotton. Superintendent Leazar some
weeks ago estimated that the crop
would be over 1000 bales. He now
thinks it will reach $500.
EDTTCA TInNA L,\-yJJTru,
President Charles d. McIver. of the
State Normal and Industrial School for
4 girls, Is here aiding Superintendent
Logan d. Howell, of the Raleigh Public
Schools in arranging the educational
exhibit at the State fair. The Durham
y Public Schools contribute the largest
/ and best part of this, and 1t is said to
be highly creditable to that town and
to the State.
! Congressman Harry Skinner is here.
He is very quiet. He feels confident of
PREDICTION.
Some of the papers are publishing j.
IT. B. Hoover as the Populist Congress
sional nominee in the Second District.
THE STATE FAIR.
Next week the chief event here is the
State Fair, which Governor Carr opens
at noon Tuesday. Socially the week
will be gay one. An unusually large
number of young ladies will be visitors
in Raleigh. The Capital Club gives Two
germans and the Marshals' ball will be
given Thursday evening. Edward Me-
4 Kissick. Of the Battery Park Hotel.
Asheville, Is chief MIRA shall. George
Nanderbilt's special exhibits at the fair
will naturally attract much attention.
y the Secretary OF the State Board of
Health says the water supply OF six
towns in the State Is impure.
NO REGULAR CANDIDATE.
Ed. Johnson, Republican chairman of
this Congressional district, says ne sup
poses nothing will now be done in the
matter of putting up a regular candi-
GATE Massey his Withdrawn at the
imperative order of the State Commit
tee. His withdrawal Is In favor of
stroud, Populist, although in his letter
OF withdrawal he does not mention
Stroud's name. The taking down of
s Massey is bitter dose to some of the
D republicans. 1t is said that In some
counties Stroud will get only light
republican vote. So great is the power
of the ma chine" that it Is hard to saw
whether this true. Stroud is absolute
~ sure he will be elected
SS QUESTION OF HISTORY.
In roster of North Carolina troops
IN the war of 1872 the name of Cosimo
de Medeachey is found. He was an OIL
y Ger OF q company of infantry from an
eastern county. The name properly
spelled is Cosmo de Medici and Is that
OF one Of the noble italian families.
What became Of this officer?
A VARIED ASSORTMENT.
Blanks for returns of election have
peen sent by the Secretary OF State to
Sne $500 election precincts in the State.
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