The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-08
OLD NORTH CAPITAL
Awaited Assortment Of News Items Sent
BY the YlEglnlan's Correspondent.
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS CLOSE
sstnte Chairman Manieyi Gotapl lmcnt-
IS. Ell FOR the Very Excellent work He
rsas Done Republican 1fendquar-
tiers viii be Kept Open 20 Organize
for The leg isfntnre.

& Raleigh, ~ c., Nov. 7.-(Special y
Il Under the law the returns OF the vote
q Tor electors must be filed with the Secre-
& tary of State within twelve days after
9 the election. The other returns must be
4 flied within sthsee weeks Inicase they
4 ase not;so filed he will send after them.
AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTION
si LAW.
nv The Republican State Chairman says
'8ne Sstil keep his Headquarters open two
u weeks longer, winding UP bushes, and
&organtzing for the Legislature. When
Il asked what the Legislature would be
fsssapt to do, he said it would very prob
q ably make some amendments to the
! ION law. He says he Will insis. that
& There be electoral boards for returns
= from the counties and the State, COM
3 posed of members of each party. An
kother amendment he Will urge Is that
/ when a. challenge Is made the cause
shall be specified on oath of the chal-
4 Ienger. Ye. another amendment Is to
{ make DIT a penal offence for any one to
I dliplicate q, ticket: that is to print
ticket in the form of an official ballot,
SRDut with changes of nan:sa; at the same
: lime not taking away the right to print
as many other kinds OF tickets as may
Ssbe desired!
CLOSING HEADQUARTERS.
ssss The DenlQcratic State chairman
sclnSed his headquarters to-day and went
J, 70 his home at Winston. He has done a
ssgfe1t deal OF work. always zealously
\ anu painstakingly. 1t was against enor-
! nous odds. but he never fai.ered. He
j said to-day: Democracy now sees It's
course. Many things may happen in two
fSyears. He has many letters from va
ssilious parts of the State, which say the
: result OF the election was unexpected.
I MUST ACCOUNT FOR THE MONEY.
The election law, chapter 1859. section
MA. requires all candidates Including
i tdential Electors, Governor. Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary OF State,
& Instruotion, Attorney General. Auditor
Members Of Congress, Justices of the
+ Supreme Court, Judges of the Superior
Court Judges of the Criminal Court
4 ss,9llcitbrs, Members of the General AS
sembly, County Treasurer, Register of
4 DEEDS. Coroner. Sheriff, Surveyor, Town
lcAship constable, County Commissioners,
& Jasttees of the Peace. Tax Collecto: 8,
end all other officers voted for at this
nSlectton, are to file before the 18th day
,gof November, 1896, an itemized state
: tnent showing in detail all the monies
Z constructed or expended by him direct
3 ~ or Indirectly by himself or through
any either person In the aid of his cleo
y lion. Such statement shall give the
names of the various persons who used
the money, the specific nature of each
Y item, and the purpose for which It was
4 SOiitflputeu.l Flnere Snalla De attached to
{ such statement an affidavit sworn to by
4 such candidates setting forth in SUBJ
stance that the statements In the paper
are in all respects true, and that the
same is aisrue and detailed statement of
jail monies SO contributed or expended
by him directly or indirectly either by
+ himself or through any other person.
sh5 Candidates for offices to be filled by
\ the electors of the entire State or any
1 subdivision or district greater than a
I county shall file their statement in the
office of the Secretary of State at Ra-
leigh, N. G.
st Candidates for House of Representa-
s,tires, Sheriff, Register OF Deeds, Con-
BILE. Treasurer, County Commission
5ers. Coroner, Surveyor, Justice OF the
Peace, Tax Collector and City or county
Officers, must file their statements in
the Office of the Clerk of the Superior
Z Court In the county in which they re-
sside.
ssEs5 WILSON FOR THE SENATE.
@ Ohio Wilson yas talking this morning
about the United States Senatorship.
He says he has "put the Democrats in a
tight place." that they will either have
10 vote with the Populists and elect Il
silver man, or with the Republicans ana
elect "a gold man. The Republicans rid
Eacule Wilson'S candidacy. He s. Eheir
very GOOD friend, but really, they don't
spfopose to permit him to poacn upon
Senator Pritchard's preserves.
There was q tie vote for one of the
Sfhirteen magistrates In this township