The sun., 1896-10-24
NORTH CAROLINA AWAKE.
WHY M'KINLET HAS IgORE TY1yA
FIGHyiSG CHANGE THERE.

| Stronr Sound Money RepubIi.
cans md popuiIsts Control the Election
I Machinery and Arc Allied Against tho
Dcmocrat--Somr Interesting FIgures.
CHARLOTTE. Oct. 23.-Thi. State has never
before been In such political muddie as 1t 10
now. The Democratic. Populist. and Republic
can parties all fighting hard for Goverhor.
Judge Daniel l.. Russell. lifelong Republ-
can. is the candidate %: hi party, and Major w.
y. Guthrie is the populist candidate. The
Democrats and Populists have fused tae
electoral ticket. The Democrats get o. the
l'orulists 3. and the silver party !. making the
eleven from this State. This being the state Of
affairs. the confusion is n natura! resnit.
The National Democratic party in the State
has grown rapidly. and is doing some
very effective work under the leadership OF
NIr. Findley Viuton of New york. who Is
now speaking in this State. He and other
nd-money Democrats say that over 25.-
coo sound d-moncy Democrats will vote for
Mckinley. and O.OO0 will vote FOR Palmer and
Buckner. This is his estimate after going the
State over. The Republican Chairman of this
State claims that his party will carry the State
by 10000 to 10000. and for Russell, for Gov
ernor. by 10000. Congressman Harry skinner
PopulisU says that the respective party
strength is: Republicans, 10000 lot these
1000 being negroes; Democrats. 100000;
Populists, %, 900: Mckinley Democrats, 1900:
Democrats who will not vote my national
ticket, 5000. The Democratic Chairman is
hopeful. but does has not given out any figures
yet.
In lS9" Cleveland carried this state by 10000
majority. At that time the Democrats were
united ana were enthusiastic. The Republi-
cans were. in that year, not enthusiastic. nor
were they hopeful. But now quite the reverse
Is true
The Democrats are whore the Republicans
were two years ago Every negro In the land
that can will vote this year. The full Repubi-
can force will vote But many old line Demo-
Gratis will not register. even.
There is II lack of enthusiasm. 1t has been
chilled. Especially arc there many men In the
towns that will not vote. The estimate Of a gold
bug Democrat is that $4,000 men who voted
for Cleveland will not vote this ycar. Hence tho
Democratic strength is but 100000, counting
from Clcveland's full vote four years ago,
or that 100000 about tw"-thirds. 10000. VIII
yuto the Democratic Populist electoral fusion
ticket. The other third, 30, 900, VIII scratch tho
Populst electors and vote for the five Demo-
Gratis. or the $4,000 Popu!ists in the State two
thirds $4,000. will vote the electoral fusion
ticket, and tho other third will scratch the
Democrats and vote for the five Populist cleo
tors.
These are the features OF the coming election
In this State. Mckinley will get the full Re-
publican vote 100000; Bryan will get on the
electoral fusion ticket, tho 100000 Democrats
and Populist votes; tho five Democratic cleo
tors will get 80. 900; the five populst electors
will get $4,000 votes; Mckinley will also get
81. 900 from the Cleveland vote OF S92 -l32, 900.
The Republicans and Poputsts made new
election law two years ago that will materially
affect the vote of the election. The article con-
cernin. registrations allows many more TO reR-
lister than ever did before Old men have regis
tered this year who never did before Many NO
groes from South Carolina have been colonized
hero 10 vote. The Republicans and Populists
have the election machinery in their hands. 10
is 40 longer in the hands Ot the Democrats.
This will make great difference. There are
three Judges Of elections: one Republican, one
Democrat, and one POpulist. Now the Republi-
cans and Populisis are striving TO beat the
Ques ti0n of law concerning the election. The
Democrats are at great disadvantage