The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-09-06
A Knockout to Inde-
pendent Candidates.
TREMENDOUS POWERS
OF Chafrmen Of State Commftsees-Rus.
sell Ignored I'm the Campaign by HIS
Party-The West Wants Information
as TO Negro Domination in the East.
The Trinity Trustees Aequit KfIgo.
The Ninth District All Right-Popu.
lists Kicking
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., September 1.


At republican state headquarters it
is said that the new election law is
said TO be a crusher so far as boilers
or Independent candidate are concern
ed, and literally shuts them out 1t
requires state chairman TO file GER
titled copy of a ticket, and no tickets
like this is allowed to be used,
nor can ''stickers" be placed on it.
Any changes must be made by marking
out or writing. Inquiry was made
as to what effect this law
had upon DR.. Norment, republican
candidate in the Sixth congressional
district and DR.. Wilcox, boiling repub-
lican candidate in the Eighth district,
and the reply was that it knocks
them out by putting them outside the
organization. The law gives a state
chairman tremendous power.
The republicans have in six weeks
issued five circulars, only one of which
is not secret
The pOpulists opened state headQuar-
ters today where they were two years
ago. as they could not get the build
ing vacated by the Capitol club.
1t has been said that Governor Rus
sell will participate in the campaign
this year. He has not been asked to
do so by his party and it is said will
not be asked.
Mr.. Richards of Wilmington today
completed the drop curtain for Mr.
Schloss' theatre here. Mr.. Schloss
| will put in two fire escapes at this
theatre, which is now dangerous in
case of fire, owing to very badly ar
/ ranged exits.
John P. Kerr, of the Asheville Citi-
| zen, left here today to get facts and
figures regarding negro domination III
| eastern North Carolina. He was ask
| ed what of the status of politics in the
Ninth district and replied: 1--WE fee
| good in the Ninth. If we don't lick
! 'em this year we will be the most sur.
! prised people you ever saw"
Some Of the populists kick because
| in counties with an assured republican
| majority the republicans do not divide
| with them.
The state charters the Farmers Mill
ing Company, of Goldsboro, which viii
| make veneers, barrels, etc.
| The trustees of Trinity college ac-
| quilted President KilgO Of the charges
| brought against him by Judge Wal
| ter Clark. This action was taken a.
| midnight last night. It is said thai
| Judge Clark will continue the fght
| before the people Of the state and that
| the matter is far from ended. The
/ friends of the trustees applaud their
j action.
The state superintendent of public
| instruction insists that for the proper
! protection of the school funds there
ought to be a school treasurer in each
| district.
Companies A and E. of the Second
| regiment, in camp at Tybee, had a ter
| rible experience Tuesday night dur
| ing the hurricane. They are said tc
have lost great deal of property. Il
| is also said that before the storm they
| asked permission of Major Wilder tC
leave the island. but that it was re-
| fused.
Willis G. Briggs, of Raleigh, is ap-
! pointed by Judge Purnell United States