The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-02
TO RESCUE THE CITY
democrats Need Only to Turn
Onto Man.
THE BRlNOLE-TAIL FIGURES
MAY FOUR NEGROES RULE RAIL
EIGH'S ALDERMEN?
OR VIII ir sc ED OfNTON
Sixteen illegal Votes Cast Out Satur-
day :, he Registration Books show
1925 Registered White Votes
and 1925 Colored Voters.

day = he Registration Books snow
1925 Registered White Votes
and 1925 Colored Voters.
Tomorrow will determine whether the
city of Raleigh prefers Fusion disorder to
Democratic order.
The fate of Raleigh's city government
for the next two years will be deter
minted tomorrow.
The Democratic city ticket is composed
Of men who owe their nominations to the
voice of more than Il thousand good mel
in the primaries.
The Brindle-tail ticket was nominated
in dark corners by boilers and kickers, a
mere handful in numbers, most of whom
were promised division of the spolls II
they succeeded.
The Democratic nominees are known
to be tried and true men who owe no
allegiance to any clique or ring.
The Brindle-tail ticket is the result OF
traders and dickers and bargains ana
promises between jim Young and his
gang on the one hand, and FRANK
Stronach and his crowd on the other.
Jim Young counts on 1000 votes Frank
Stronach can't figure, even at the biggest
claim. on more than 200. Will l,2OO
vote to give the 200 all the offices,
elective and appointive? Not much!
The Democratic ticket is composed of
consistent gentlemen, who put good gov
eminent for Raleigh above all consider
a.tions of personal success. They would
not be before the people at all if they
had not been selected by their fellow
citizens.
The Brindle-tail ticket is self named
and self-proposed. The politics Of its
candidates is 'Anything-To-Get-ln."
THEIR ONLY CHANCE.
The Frank Stronach-Jim Young COM
bine have seen the handwriting on the
wall. They know they are defeated if
a full vote is polled. One of their men
said last night: 1--WE will poll 400 votes
l. 200 negro votes and 200 white votes.
We know that this city would
give the Democrats 1000 votes
if everybody turns out and
votes. But we count on ait least two
hundred Democrats at home. If we are
correct in this, we will win by slight
margin
This man. who was not talking for pub
LEGATION. stated the truth when he said
the only chance for his crowd to win was
for Democrats to stay at home and let
the election go by default.
Let every citizen of Raleigh reflect that
there is no danger of the success of the
Brindle-tails if the good citizens come
out and vote. Let every man say to him
self: MY vote may be needed to keep
the city from falling into the hands of
Ed. Denton and Jim Young. If every
good citizen makes it a personal matter,
there can be no doubt about the result.
With earnest work and an individual
feeling of responsibility. Russ and the
whole Democratic ticket will be elected
by 500 majority. But if good citizens
stay at home. Raleigh will be givensthe
same dose of disgraceful city government
that Fusion has given the State and coun-
ty.
THE REGISTRATION.
The registration books show that there
are 1895 registered white votes in the
city of Raleigh There are that many
now in this city, after thorough and
careful purging. The whole number of
colored voters on the registration books
is 1925 1t is not believed there are that
many NOW in the city. How many white
men will vote for Stronach? How many
negroes will vote for Russ. Some people
think Russ viii get as many negro votes
as Stronacb will get white votes, and
that his majority will be exactly 600. One
thing is certain: Stronach has been los
ing ground every day, and his vote out
side the regular Republicans will not be
large 1t will not be enough to be worth
counting if those citizens who went into
the primaries go to the polls and work
for the men nominated.
THE REAL ISSUE.
If by the neglect of good men, the
Brindle-tails should get in, the city gov
eminent would be in the hands Of either:
l. Ed. Denton or
.. The four negro aldermen.
If Stronach should be elected, he would
of course vote with the six aldermen five
Republicans and Ed. Denton, who be-
longs to 'the Denton party" If Denton
did not 60 with his associates as the result
of the trade, but held himself as belong
ing solely to the Denton party, he
would hold the city government of Raj
eigh at his mercy, and. could dictate Its
polity. From one man power of tins
kind, all good citizens will reverently
pay. "GoOd Lord Deliver us.
But suppose Ed Denton should say:
Il owe my election-(if unhappily he
should be elected alderman in the third
ward)- to the Republican party. l Will
abide by the caucus of sthe Republican
party, what then? Why then. as the
Republicans would have Oply live alder
men and Ed. Denton, if they carry all the
votes they expect to carry, four alder
men would control the Republican caucus,
and thereby control every department
of the city government of Raleigh. Ihese
four Republicans would dominate the city.
G. w. Hoover (colD
Il. ]. Robinson (col.)
j. e. Hamlin (cOl)
Ed. Johnson (cOl)
Ought the city government to be either
III power of one man. and that man Ed
Denton. or in the control of the above
tour mentioned colored men?
The man who votes the Brindle-tail
ticket runs the risk of putting one or the
other in charge of the city.
16 ILLEGAL VOTES KILLED.
Yesterday there We're interesting times
in the wards upon the trial Of the chal
lenges. The Democrats had challenged
@thirty-five negroes who had improperly
Registered. and their cases were heard
In the Third ward was one fight, bu
though the contests were spirited, this
,yoS tho nnt hraach Of tho ppaco Az :