The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
HOT, HOTTER, HOTTEST
The Campaign In North Carolina Seems TO
Have Reached the Boiling Point.
GREAT DEMOCRATIC Fight IN THE 9Th
1t Looks ms Though the democratic
Heat Both Ilis PopuIist and RE-
publican Opponents Republican
Candidate Comes Down.

Raleigh, N. c.. Oct. 30.-(SpeciaL)-
Whatever may have been the complaint
earlier in the campaign of its dullness,
nothing can now be said on that score.
1t Is certainly warm. The personal
feature has now entered into It,
DR.. Banks, OF this county, to-day an
nounces himself a Republican candi-
date for Congress. He declares he is for
Russell and Mckinley, and the Republi-
can platform and that he stands squarely
on the latter.
The Democratic and Republican chair
men live In winston, and they have
paired" their votes.
Senator Butler. 1t is said. will not vote
this time, he having failed to register.
MAKING A GREAT FIGHT.
The reports that come in from the
NElghth district show that the Democrats
are making great fight, and that
Doughton, Democrat, il almost sure to
dorsed as free silver man by the Popu-
list machine.
MADE HIM COME DOWN.
The Republican State Committee
caused S. p. Satterneld to withdraw as
the nominee for the Legislature in Per-
son county. His case Is now before the
supreme Court, on appeal, he having
been convicted of improper conduct in
connection with the assignment act"
while principal clerk of the lower house
of the last Legislature. He actually
said the Supreme Court had passed on
his case and acquitted him, while In
fact 1t continued his case to the next
term.
SENDING OUT TICKETS.
The facts as to the sending out of the
Populist election tickets are that those
for use In the First and Ninth districts
went ors on last Tuesday nigh: those
Eighth districts Wednesday: those for
the Fourth yesterday; those for the
Second and Third yesterday and to-day.
Some went by express. others by regis
tered mail. To-day Chairman Aver. OF
the Populist State Committee, had a
telegram from WILLIAMSON saying that
in the bundle of tickets sent there two OF
the packages did not have the name of
w. III. Worth for State Treasurer. Aver
a. once cried out, 'tDemocratic fraudu
a Populist State Committeeman said
to-day the Populist would not vote for
w. a. Guthrie for United States Sena-
tor.
Hon. Burton Harrison did not adddess
the National Democratic meeting al
Fayetteville night before las, as he said
he was for Mckinley. Peckham and
Sykes, who did speak, seem TO have
narrowly escaped being mobbed by rea-
son Of their abuse OF the people.
BOGUS TICKETS.
Information has been received at
Democratic headquarters here that 1O0,-
900 tickets have been printed and clrcu-
lated In different parts OF THE State bear
Ing the device Straight Popultst Tick
ct" containing only the names of Popu-
list electors. and leaving off the names
of the Democratic and Silver Republi-
can electors. One OF these bogus tickets
was received here to-day.
THE STATE SAFE FOR BRYAN.
Populist State Chairman Aver gives
the vote in this State:s Bryan. ten to
twenty thousand majority If the Popu-
lists and Democrats stand by their flu
sion agreement the entire Populist and
Republican Cooperative Congressional
ticket will win almost certainly, and the
Legislature will be largely anti-Demo-
cratic, the Populists having the largest
representation in it. The chairman
thinks Guthrie's address will drive 20, 00C
Populists to vote for Russell. He says
he now feels sure of much driving away
of votes by this cause.
OHIO Wilson. the Populist- Republican
who is one of the chief manipula,. ors OF
the Populist machine lived in this coun-
~, but has moved into the city. One OF
his former neighbors says he has lost
his influence in the country. Near mis-
home, out of five Populists who have
heretofore vU.ed for him, he will not ge,
vote this time.
Several officials went home to-day In
order to be ready for any trials of chal.
lenges, Tomorrow being trial day. The
Republicans seem to have done q lot OF
challenging.