Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-06
OLD NORTH STATE.
THE PROBABLE COMPLEXION OF
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
The CInims Of the Several PARTIES
Did Not VOte-A COtton-Gin Burn
News of Interest.

RALEIGH. n. c., November 5.-(Spe-
cial)-At noon to-day the Republican State
chairman gave out what he asserts is a
the Legislature. as follows: Republicans.
IS: Populists, %; Democrats. is. The Re
publicans hope 10 have majority over
both Populsts and Democrats so as TO
re-elect Pritchard senator. The Republi-
can State chairman expresses the belief
that there will not be over six Demo-
Gratis in the Senate. Editor Daniels, Of
the News and Observer. says he thinks
the Legislature will stand 20 Republicans,
80 Democrats, and 80 Populists.
The Republican State chairman said at
noon that the reports from seventy-fve
5000 ahead of Mckinley. He says the
Scratching" of the Democratic electoral
ticket is at the rate of about seventy-five
to a county. He comedies the defeat of
Settle for Congress in the Fifth District,
by saying: I'VE elect all the fusion con-
gressmen."
No less than 157 Democrats in Raleigh
Township did not vote. The Democrats
appear to have elected all their candidates
for magistrate in this township and nave
elected their man for constable This Is
all they do in Wake county. James n.
Young (colored) beat n. b. Broughton
by twenty-four for the House.
In jackson county IL is said there is
tie vote on members of the lower house of
the Legislature.
COTTON GIN BURNED.
t-f- erfr, nd cfvt
five bales Of cotton were burned in
Chatham county yesterday.
Detectives think think they are now on
the trail Of the persons who murdered
Workhouse-Guar Dock Pennington in
Durham county several years ago.
Observation-Disclosures Aver ex-
presses regret at the defeat OF
Daily for Congress in the Fifth
District. An Independent Populist
tells me Aver sent Cyrus Thompson to
speak in that district TO aid Settle, VINO
was found to be in close place, and says
Aver told him this. So Ayers regret as TO
Daily must be assumed.
Ohio Wilson. Populist State committee
man, said this morning: Bryan is the
ablest man on earth but he is not able
to bear the sins of the Republican party"
Chairman Aver heard this and added:
eve Populists could have done better in
this State without the Democrats.
The Populist district committeeman says
Stroud PopulsD carries this district by
S.42S not counting Nash, which perhaps,
gives him 1000 more.
MANLEY'S CLAIM.
Chairman Manley, at Democratic head
quarters said at noon: II think the Ninth
District looks as II Adams were defeated
for Congress- 1t may not be so. All the
returns from it are not yet in. Bryan,
it appears. carries the State by about
II 900"
To-day the official count Of the vote was
made. There was never so much scratch
Ing at an election.
A Democratic State committeeman says:
"The electoral compact Of the Populists
and Democrats was carried out in good
faith I'm this State"
The report of the Pension Board was
made up to-day. 1t is as follows:
First-class pensioners. 1870; last year. 1O2.
Second-class pensioners, 2iO; last year,
2i7.
Third-class pensioners. 352; last year, 355.
Fourth-class pensioners, 1Si2; last year,
1874.
widows, pensioners. 2,75S; last year,
2.766.
Total frst-class pensioners this year
5.322.
Total frst-class pensioners last year.
5,1H.