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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02
MRS. HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
DEAD.

No woman has lived who has eXerted
so powerful an influence upon the so
cial conditions of a nation as Mrs. Har-
riet Beecher Stowe, who died yester-
day She came of a family of brains
and originality, and her book uncle
Toms Cabin" was a more powerful
factor in freeing the negro than her
brothers wonderful eloquence. She
was a prolific writer, some of her
novels far surprising Uncle Toms
Cabin" but that book insures her inn
mortality here. When it was first
published as a serial story in the
National Era" it created little inter
est. but in the succeeding five years
more than half million copies were
sold, and it has been translated into
every known language. 1T created a
sentiment against slavery that doomed
it to humiliation. 1T was an over
drawn picture and gave a wrong inn
preston of Southern slave-owners,
but the mere fact that. in a single in
stance, bad men could legally be guilty
of the cruelty she depicted. moved the
nation to arms, and broke the shackles
of slavery.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02
MIR. WHITNEY NEEDED AT HOME

The New York Herald says the
farmers of New York are worshipping
the silver calf and threaten to obliter-
ate partisan lines from the Pennsyl-
vania boundary to the st. Lawrence
and from Lake Erie to the Hudson.
sThe situation is like a mountain
forest in August, ready for the match.
The Republican leaders are in igncr-
ance of the actual State of affairs-it
has all come about in three of four
weeks. The county Democratic lead
ers. having become acquainted with it
in their caucuses, are secretly anX-
ious forsfree silver to triumph at Chi
cago. They think they can shift the
tariff issue and carry the farmers al
most solidly for free silver"
Mr. Whitney would do well to turn
home missionary before trying his
hand at converting the South and
West. The Herald says that all the
silver forces need to sweep the rural
districts of New York is organization
and united action. These will follow
the action of the Chicago convention.
The farmers of New York have suffer
ed by depreciation in crops, just as
have the farmers of the South and
West. The cities may out vote them,
but they are at length aroused and
will give the Wall street crowd trou-
BILE right at home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

The Democratic Waterloo in New
Jersey two years ago was a popular
revolt against the domination of the
Legislature of that State by the race
track men through Allen L. M'Der-
mont. Having made New Jersey n
Republican State, Mr.. M'Dermont
seems to think he is qualified to be boss
of the National Democratic party. lie
is a delegate to Chicago, and says that
if there is a silver declaration there
he is in favor of boiling. The less the
Democrats can have of M'Dermont, the
better for the party.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

CONVENTION DATES.

Democratic National Convention,
Chicago, July z.
Populist National Convention, st.
Louis, July %.
Silver National Convention, st.
Louis, July %.
Democratic Congressional Conven-
tion 9th District-Rockingh August
18th.
Democratic Congressional conven-
ton Eighth District-Raleigh, June
25th, and Wilkesboro, July goth.
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THE NEWS OBSERVER, MORNING. JULY

of that young empire will find that he
will soon become a leader in educa-
ton. He is adaptable, will quickly
grasp the conditions in Texas and
master them, and prove power and
a leader there as in North Carolina. If
Texas will do her part, he viii make
in Austin a University second to none
on the continent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

1t begins to look more and more
like Bland. If he is named, his famous
remark, after the House had voted
down every motion for silver in the
Fifth-Third Congress: mfr. Speaker,
if Wall street has nothing else for us
to do, move we adjourn" would be the
rallying cry of the campaign.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

Watch the New York papers for
Democratic boilers" who will desert
the party if free silver is endorsed az
Chicago. Nine cases out of ten they
are lifelong Republicans who think
they can help Mckinley more by mas
querading as Democrats.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

Six of the Massachusetts delegates to
the National convention will be fo1
silver, and four from Maine will stand
the same way. The tide has reached
New England at last!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

"The Almighty hates a gutter -
The silver men at Chicago are resolved
not to incur His displeasure by sur
rendering an iota of the victory they
have won.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

The silver craze" hasn't died now
in three whole days. The gold organs
have lost all their contemplated fun
of holding a wake.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

Eighteen of the delegates from
Pennsylvania are for silver, and re-
port says that they will assert their
right to vote their convictions. The
leaven is at work.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

When Mr.. Thurston called Mr.. Nc
Kinley the Republican Moses, did he
mean to say that he would never enter
the promised land?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

Chairman Taubeneck, of the Populist
party, says if the Chicago convention
dominates Teller or Bland, it viii head
off a separate ticket at st. Louis.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

The refusal of the Illinois conyen-
ton to favor any candidate for Presl-
dent, and Governor Altgeld's pronoun-
ced antagonism to him, makes it al
most certain that Vice-President Ste
yenson's name will not be presented to
the Chicago convention.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

One of the most prominent Populists
in Cumberland was heard to remark
the other day, .sthat if flsionwith the
Republicans was effected and a. negro
was put ON the county tieksf, he wsuld
not support t."-Fayetteville Observer.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

II am for Mckinley, Russell and
Gold,'' says Oscar j. Spears, one of the
Candidates for elector-at-Iarge.- Will
mington Star.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

WANTED, ONE MILLION DOLLARSl
In Confederate money. Bills of
large denominations speciality. We
also want large bodies of lands for
colonies, farming, mineral and timber
ed lands. We have for sale large
quantities of desirable properties in
various sections of North Carolina and
n the South. Place your lands in the
Registry of
D. I. FORT & CO.,
Real Estate Agents,
Raleigh, N. C.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

DIR. w Walsham How, Bishop of
Wakefield, Egnland, announced recent
ly that he had burned one of Thomas
Hardy's novels in order to mark his
disapproyal of it, and now numerous
good church people in his diocese are
reading the novel in question to see
how bad it is.
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NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS.

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02

reading the mover IN question 10 see
how bad it is.
Two bicycle firms failed in New
York on Friday and others will prob
ably follow. The crop of wheels is lar
ger than the demand at present prices
and the dealers are cutting deep on the
prices. Standard wheels are sold at
from SO to $40 below the market
price. 1t is said that there will be a
big slump in prices next year.
The red-haired Mr.. Bedford of Colo
RADIO has concluded TO stay in the Union
and make it acceptable to himself by
hanging few people. If the Demo-
cratic convention were held in Denver,
and Whitney came there with his Stand
ard oil Doodle, y would be one of 10 to
hang the seoundrel higher than Ha-
man.
It may be announced upon good
authority that David B. Hill will be
proposed as temporary chairman of the
Chicago convention, and that under no
circumstances will there be bolt of the
sound money vote. Large delegations
OF sound money men will also go to
Chicago from various parts of the coun-
rry.-New York Journal
Referring to the Chicago convention,
Senator Teller, after saying that he was
ill no sense a candidate. Said: Il trust,
also, that the convention viii nomiate
a good, strong man 10 head the ticket.
1t will be gTeaD step forward in the
fight to be waged for silver Attempts
will be made to buy and bulldoze, but
] cannot believe that a single man who
is there for silver can be corrupted"
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The News u Observer

FIRST OF ALL-THE NEWS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02

the county to 10 per cent Of the assessed
valuation of the county, and a third would
authorize juries of less than twelve in in
terror courts and would allow of majority
verdicts i'm civil cases.
The state contains ninety counties. and
IN 1880 had voting population of 30l. 800
In the presidential election of 1892 the vote
was: Dem, 249i3; rep. S1.213; pop, ~. l34;
pro- tooZ. Republican plurality, 4,U79
In 1894 the vote for governor was. Ren
94ol3; pop. and dem, q7,S15: dem, 6as5:
FRO, 43s. Democratic and populist plural
ity, 3.202
Inc vote OF Nebraska by counties for
President I'm 1892 and governor i'm 1884 was
as follows:
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claimed now by both in order to carry the
election.
ILLINOIS.

Illinois will elect twenty-four electors,
twenty-five Congressman, governor, lieuten-
ant governor. secretary of state. auditor.
treasurer, attorney general, three university
trustees and legislature, which will choose
United States Senator to succeed John M.
Palmer (dem.). A pending constitutional
amendment would authorize amendments to
three articles of the constitution at one ses-
sion of the general assembly, the present re-
strfction being to one amendment only.
There are 1O2 counties in the state, and in
1880 the voting population was 1,O72, 663.
In the presidential election of 1892 the vote
was: Rep, 1893, 2SS: DEM, 426, 2S1; pop, D.,
POI; pro-, 25,S70; dem. plurality, 26,993.
For purposes of comparison the vote by
counties for 1882 and 1894 is given below.
In one case the vote was for President and
in the other for state treasurer:
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KENTUCKY.

This state elects thirteen presidential
electors and eleven Congressman. Vacan-
cies will be filled in a legislature which was
deadlocked at adjournment over the choice
of United States Senator to succeed ].
c. s. Blackburn (silver dem.). The state
contains 119 counties. and in 1890 had
Dental election Of 1892 the vote was: Dem,
175,461; rep. 1875. Al: pop. 1880; pro-.
6,442. Democratic plurality. 4O,02O.
In the state election of 1895 the vote was:
Rep. liz, 436; dem. 163, 524; pop, 1911. Re-
publican plurality. S.912
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FIGURING UP
A Final Survey Of
the Field.
MANACERS'CLA|MS
Electoral Votes Conceded to
The Candidates.
TABLES FOR COMPARISON
Review of the Situation at the
Close Of the Campaign.
TABLES FOR COMPARISON


The Star gives in this and the columns
that follow a final review of the situation
at the close of the presidential campaign
The statements made are compiled for the
benefit of The Star readers from the latest
estimates of political managers both
sides, and from information supplied by
Star correspondents in the field. The figures
of the letest significant elections, as we'll
those of the presidential election Of
1892, are given. for the purpose of COM
parison when returns come in tomorrow
night. These figures are given more fully
for those states which it is generally be-
heved are to decide the election. AS for
the claims made by the opposing managers
they set out in detail in order that the
reader may have before him all the facts,
estimates and doubts in the case, and do
mis- own figuring as to where in the vast
disputed territory his candidate is to obtain
the needed votes to make his election sure.
Chairman Hnnnn's Claims.
Mr.. Mark Hanna. chairman of the re-
publican national committee. has given out
a final estimate. claiming at least 81 cleo
toral votes for Mckinley. His statement is
as follows:
Il am confident that the strength Of Nc
kinley and Hobart in the electoral college
as result of next Tuesdays election will
not be less than 81 votes. This estimate
is made up on figures just received from
chairmen of state committees, the result
of final polls taken in such a careful man
ner as to give them the highest credence.
These polls indicate that the vote by
states will be as follows:
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Mr.. Bryan's View,

Mr.. Bryan. when shown Mr. Hanna's fig
ures. at Osceola, Iowa. gave out this state
ment: Il shall leave the national commit
tees to issue estimates, but if were to ex-
press ar opinion upon his {Mr. ,Hanna's)
table, l should say that fully one-half of
the electoral votes which he counts upon
will be found in the free silver column.
Unless the reports which come to us from
various states are entirely erroneous, we
shall have considerably more than 800
electoral votes"
Analysing the statements of Messrs
Hanna and Jones. the following tables are
constructed. Those states are regarded in
these tables as conceded to one side or the
other where either chairman makes no
Claim or does not set them down as in
some degree doubtful The states named
as claimed with doubt by republicans
are claimed without reservation in the
democratic estimates. and in the case of
those claimed with doubt by democrats
the republican estimates regard them as
safe for Mckinley
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NEBR ASkA.

Nebraska will elect eight presidential
electors. six congressman, governor. lieu
tenant governor, secretary of state, auditor
treasurer. attorney general. commissioner
of public lands, superintendent of public in
struction and legislature. OF several con-
stitutional amendments pending three are
of general interest. One would permit vot-
ing by machine, another would limit dona-
tons to internal improvements or to fac
tories by county or the municipalities in
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There are four electoral tickets in the
field-republican acknowledgements 1u-
sion, sound money democratic, and prohi-
bition.
The democratic state chairman claims
Kentucky as follows:
"Bryan's plurality will not be less than
10000 Probabilities indicate 10000. The
democrats Will elect eight Congressman
certain. republicans one certain and the
democrats will probably get the other
two"
The republican state chairman's claim is
follows:
Everything points to a republican vic
tory by 15U1. We are sure of seven Con-
gressmen. very hopeful of two more and
have an outside chance the entire
eleven II there is a landslide. Results of
elections to fill legislative vacancies will
give republicans control of the general as
sembIy, and insure the election of a repub-
lican to succeed Senator Blackburn at an
extra session sure to be called this winter"
As Viewed by a Correspondent.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LOUISVILLE. November 1.-The cam
paign is drawing to close. with every
speaker In the state on the hustings. Not
less than one hundred political rallies were
held Saturday. The best-posted politicians
differ widely in their opinions as to the
suit, but to an unbiased person 1t looks
as if Mckinley will carry Kentucky by at
least 1000, and possibly by 20.0O0. 1t is
about conceded that the republicans will
win In nine out of the eleven congressional
districts, though 1t is possible that the sill
veriteS will get one more of the Congress-
men. In this city there is a very exciting
contest between eX-Congressman John
Young Brown and Present Republican Con-
gresham Evans. The silver men claim
they Will win here, hut Evans is popular
man, and 1t is more than likely that he
will get an overwhelming majority The
silver men are not as confident as they
were in the early days of the campaign
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Claimed With Doubt by Republicans.
Claimed With Doubt by Democrats.

Thus it will be seen that in order to
carry the election Mr.. Mckinley will have
to secure, in addition to those electoral
votes conceded to him. 1O7. or Mr. Bryan
LAG electoral votes out of the list of states
brought into some doubt by the conflict
ing claims of the chairmen. If Mr. Nc
Kinley were conceded the IS electoral
votes from the states in which Chairma n
Jones acknowledges that doubt exists and
Mr.. Bryan were granted the IS admitted
by Mr.. Hanna as doubtful, Mr.. Mckinley
could still have to secure 80 votes from
other states now claimed by both, and Mr.
Bryan would have then only 1876 votes and
would still have to secure 80 votes from
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tables since October "a are interesting.
Then he counted Kansas and Washington,
with fourteen votes, as safe republican
states. Now they are put down as only
probably republican. On the other hand,
Tennessee and North Carolina, with TWEEN
ty-three votes. have been taken from the
doubtful column and put in the list Of
states certain to be carried by Mckinley
and Hobart. Idaho, louisiana, Montana
and Utah, with seventeen votes. have also
been shifted from the doubtful column TO
that of states certain to be carried by
Bryan.
Chairman Jones' Estimate.
Senator Jones, chairman of the national
democratic committee, issued Saturday
night at Chicago a statement, as follows:
II have received from the chairman OF
each of the state committees full esti-
mates of the standing of voters In each
state, and am confident that Mr.. Bryan's
election is assured by very large ma
jority.
He will carry the following states:
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There six state and electoral tickets,
republican, gold democrat, populist-demo-
crat fusion. national party. prohibition and
socialist-labor.
The candidates for the principal state
offices, upon the several tickets, are as fol-
lows:
Governor-Robert S. Bibb dem: Richard
A Hawley. nat: Silas A. IIolcomb dem.
and peo. ind: John II. MacColl, rep: Chas.
Sadilek, socialist labor: Joel Warner pro.
Lieutenant governor-O. f. Biglin. dem:
James +. Harris. dem. and peoples indie
pendent: Fred. Herman. socialist labor:
L. q. Jones. pro: Oscar Kent. national;
Orlando Tefft. rep.
Secretary of state-Bernhard pruning
socialist labor: James NJ Dilworth ma
ticnai: Albert Fitch, ir.. pro-: John Mates.
tr-. dem: Joel A. Piper, rep: William F.
Porter. dem and peoples Independent.
The chairman of the Nebraska state re-
publican committee predicts for the state
follows:
We confidently expect to carry Ne
braska for Mckinley and the entire state
ticket by majorities ranging above I5uoo
We will elect hive out of six ConEressraen
and hope TO get the entire congressional
delegation. The legislature will be republi-
can IN both branches by increased ma lori
ties. The campaign is closing 10 our entire
satisfaction
The democratic state chairman saws:
our plurality i'm favor OF Bryan esti-
mated at 1900: Green, in sixth district
in fifth, 800: Stark in fourth l.,tp First
and second districts will be very close:
chances in our favor. Governor Holcomb
VIII be reelected by 1000 plurality We
will control next legislature by two-thirds
majority
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urer, attorney general, superintendent of
schools. justice Of the supreme court and
legislature.
The state contains Afty-four counties, and
In 1880 had a yotingopopulation Of 1S1. 400.
In the presidential election Of 1892 the vote
pro-, 2,145; democratic plurality, ALA.
In the state election of 1894 the vote was:
Rep, s9,55s; dem. 1905; pop, $685.; rep.
plurality, Ii, 462.
he ut
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There are seven electoral tickets in the
held-democratic-po pulist fusion. straight
democrat. ne tional ticket and socialist
labor. The state tickets are as follows:
Republican-Governor. James A. Mount
lieutenant governor. William s. Haggard;
secretary Of state. William d. Owen;
auditor of state. Americas c. Daily: treas
Erer of state Frederick J. SchoIz; attorney
general. William A. Ketcham.
Observation-Disclosures Benz. F. Shiycly:
lieutenant governor, John G. LAWYER: sec
rotary of state. Samuel NJ. Ralston: auditor
of state. Joseph T. flaming: treasurer of
state. Morgan Chandler; attorney general,
John G. McNutt.
Populist-Governor, Thomas Wadsworth:
lieutenant governor, Adam =. Hanna: sec
rotary of state Silas NJ. Holcomb; auditor
of state Nathan NJ. Jennings: treasurer of
state, Frederick ]. S. Robinson; attorney
general. Daniel H. Fernandes
National ticket-Governor James G.
kingsbury: lieutenant governor Samson j.
North: secretary of state, Joseph +. Ellis
worth auditor of state. Hans c. Hanson:
treasurer of state. Sylvester johnson: at
torney general, Helen NJ. Cougar.
Socialist iabor-Governor, Philip H.
Moore; lieutenant governor, Harry c..
Sharp: secretary of state. Fred. Adams
treasurer of state Frank Helbich.
The chairman of the state democratic
committee claims as follows:
The situation in Indiana was never
brighter for sweeping democratic victory.
l am confident We will give Mr.. Bryan the
electoral vote of Indiana, elect a legisla-
ture. and carry nine, and probably ALL Of
the thirteen congressional districts besides
our entire state ticket-all by safe ma
jority'
On the other hand the republican chair
man claims as follows:
Il am confident McKinley's plurality will
not be less than 25,OOO 1t may reach So
600. We are sure of electing all but three
of our Congressman, and l believe We will
elect a solid delegation
As Viewed by Correspondent.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November 1.-The
campaign practically closed in this state
Saturday night, with a number of grand
rallies in the cities. 1t is now admitted on
all hands, except by the head of the Bryan
committee, that the state will give Nc
Kinley not less than 1900 plurality and it
may go much higher. The republican state
ticket will receive practically the same
vote, for, although the populists have a
of the sound money democrats who will
vote for Palmer for Mckinley will vote
the regular democratic state ticket. The
republicans will elect eight, and possibly
gress. The doubtful districts are the first,
second, third. fourth and twelfth. In the
first and twelfth the Indications are very
favorable to the election of the republican
candidates, while the chances in the second
and fourth are about equal. The republi-
cans claim all thirteen districts The total
vote of the state will be $4,000 and NAV
reach 100000. This county will give a
plurality Of 1000 for Mckinley, being a
republican gain of 5000 over the vote of
1892 or of fifty to the precinct. The sound
money democrats put McKineys plurality
in this city at nearly 10000. S,