The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-22

leD. one. II has some new features. II
is strong in sock and agricultural pro-
ducts. The a.. play from George VAN
derbiits farm, Biltmore, has certainly
never been equallcd in the State. The
educational exhibit Is large and Inter
e:ting.
POLITICAL DRIFTWOOD.
Ex-Judge Russell. who Is here, says
the election law was really prepared by
Senator Butler and himself; that Spler
Whitaker wrote some of 1t, and that
Shaffer then revised It. After this Rus
sell took 1t in hand.
Senator III. w. Blair spoke heye TO-
night. He is very anxious TO get ahe
correct news rs TO the political status
in Noith Carolina. Your correspondent
told him the truth would not be known
ur.il election day. Senator Blair spoke
here at a colored State Fai; in 1856
Republican STATE Chairman Holton
has gone to New York after more mon
ey from the National Republican COM
mlttee. He says the supply was so
short that he advanced $1,000 OF his own
week before las: State Committeeman
II. l.. Grant tried bluff by saying he
thought Hol.on had gone to New York
to get electrotypes for printing the tick
cts.
MANLY IS CERTAIN.
Democratic State Chairman Manly IS
in high spirits tonight. He said to me
You can say for me that Cyru: Il.
Watson will be elected Governor. am
now sure of hi: result"
At Republican he dquarters il is de-
clared tina. partial report of regisira-
ton fiom 43o Of 1880 election precincts
prepared no to yesterday, shows that the
Republicans have more regl erred so far
than the Democrats and Populists COM
b.ned by several thousand. 1t is further
claimed that partia! returns are in f.om
yesterday and Today. which are to be
added: that these indicate registration
of 10000 Republicans. II. l.. Grant
makes up these figures. Only one coun-
~ IS complete, this being Wayne His
figures show there registration of G,O92
which he says Is within IL of .he regis
tration OF lSSS. In 1894. the vo.e wa.
1850 The report shows 1871 whites
2,36l colored; 2,i19 Republicans, LOSS
Populists. ZIG Democ. as. Grant says
a telegram from Buncombe says that
county shows 400 majority Republican.
Popul!st state Chairman Aver said
to-day he had taken a partial poll OF the
SAFE, but declines 30 give figures. The
Republicans give the Populists 25 OOO
votes. When Ayers attention was called
to':his he said; "lf were somebody else
ana not Popul!st would not be so an
NOUS as the Republicans are to re, the
Iopulists lined up and also to get their
full strength"
:, cyrus thompson, the Populst- Repub-
mean nominee for Secre,...y of Slate
shares with Ohio Wilson the tyrea. est |
bitterness toward Democrats. No Pom
uiists equal them In this State.
COURT NEWS.
IN the Supreme Court yesterday the
case agains: Brown of Oxford for per
mitt!ng the assignment, act" of 1905 IA !
De tfaudulently enrolled I'm the I,op;s,a
ture or North Carolina, of which he was
enrollinS clerk, was argued. The case !
against Sattertield, the chief clerk Of
me House, for completely In she same
ir aN was postponed until next term.
ne hePuohcan chairman of Bun |
S Su county brings case before the
supreme Court against Clerk of thot
court Cathey, OF that county. ch,,rtnr
mat the later ignored the list of ponI,
ISIS ana appoited Democrats as ree,s-
trafs and judges Of election. Tbo cosa
was to-daS postponed until Saturday
justice Clark, of the Supreme Coi,r,
To-Day ordered that the bool, of rnel,,,, |
non IN the Second division of the Second |
w ara mere be accepted as the nrnner
pook 10 replace the one kept by Popniist !
nesistrar BRITT, which was s.. Glen Nv rho |
Republicans W the
The OLD RATE RESTORED
me Railway Commission recan,,,,
naue an order reducing the nassanga,
are one quar.er cent per mile and ~,
he 'als"ays two hearings as to whether
Cnn,o,t shouId stand. To-day Inc
hswinr h olsm:;sed the mater, il
Sorth Carolina was lower thar IL "te ~
s The Commission decides IN.
the Oh rate Is sufficiently low.
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