The age-herald., 1898-11-05
EXCITEMENT HAS
 AGAIN SUBSIDED North Carolina Will Be Redeemed from
 Negro Domination. SITUATION WAS DISTURBED By an Address Urging the Negroes to Go to the Polls. EDITORS OF THE LEADING PAPERS Sign Statements Giving Their Views on the Political Outlook in the State
 Indications Now Point to
 Peaceful Election.
EDITORS OF THE LEADING PAPERS

 ntical situation here was again disturbed today by the appearance late this afternoon of an address to republican voters, urging them to go to the polls and vote for judi eial, congressional and senatorial tickets. It is signed by Governor Russell, Senator Pritchard, Cyrus Thomson, chairman of the state populist committee; A. B. Hol- ton, Senator Butler and o. H. Cookery, candidate for congress. The objections on the part of the democrats were confined to the senatorial candidacy of B. F. Keith and to the tone of the address which they thought calculated to infiame the negroes.
 A committee waited on Keith tonight and secured from a card for publication, in which he announces that he is not a candi- date for the senate and will not serve if elected. Excitement subsided again and it is not now likely to be renewed.
 Editors Gave Their Views
 Washington, November 1.-The Associat- ed Press has received the following signed statements on the political situation in North Carolina from the editors of the leading papers in the state:
 wilmington, N. C., November 4.-All in- dications now point to a peaceful election in Wilmington, and it is highly probable that the republican majority of about 1,500 in this countyw will be overcome This may be explained as follows: There has been an increase of about 300 on the white registration, the negro registration has fallen off about 200 and it is estimated that the failure of the republicans to nominate candidates for county offices has SD dis gusted the negroes that several hundred of them will not go to the polls. There will be no intimidation here. Every negro can vote without molestation. But a great many of them are determined to resent the action of their white leaders by taking no part in the election.
 The general situation in the state is un- paralleled in its political history. There has been a general uprising of whites, brought about by the horrible conditions existing are as deeply interested as the men, and their activity and energy are potent fac tors in the campaign. Several. thousand white republicans, too, have come over to the democrats and there is little doubt that three-fourths of the populists will vote for what they call the white mans ticket next Tuesday. L
 BelInmy to be Elected In this, the Sixth, congressional district, BBellarny,' democrat, will be elected, over coming an adverse majority of 500O E The democratsSare sure of three congress- men, with strong probability that they will elect five c
 Everybody seems to be going the demo- cratic way, and indications all favor po- liticaI revolution. The Stars forecast is that the democrats will elect their judicial ticket by not less than 5000 majority, will have a decided majority in the lower house of the legislature and at least twenty eight of the fifty senators.
 The strong points of the democratic po- rxrt1J ocn in the republican and fusion vote, and con- siderable increase in the democratic vote. This augmented by a majority of the popu- list vote, will undoubtedly give the demo- crats the state.
 (SignedD VIM. H. BERNARD,
 Editor Morning Star.
 Wilmington N. C.. November 1.-The white supremacy party in the state is now only waiting for the Sth of November to achieve the greatest victory ever recorded, restoring law and order and public confi- dence by the election of the judicial ticket, at least five of the congressman and ma jority in each branch of the legislature. As to the situation in Wilmington, it is still grave, but the probability of a very serious race conflict is growing less daily. The declaration of the republican managers to place no ticket in the field, making demo- cratic county out of county having a republican majority of 750 was the best
 
 measures
 (Signed) JACKSON & BELL, Editors the Messenger No Breach of the Peace
 "Charlotte, N. C., November Awhile the situation in this state is very tense, especially at Wilmington, do not believe that there will be between now and cleo tion day or then, any breach of the peace. This opinion is bottomed on the fact that both sides are so well prepared for trou- ble. It is such case as that of the na- tions which are best perpared for war, being the least likely to have war Infor- nation received here is that the Whining ton negroes are far less aggressive than they have been, and the withdrawal of the republican ticket undoubtedly makes for peace.
 There Is absolutely no danger of any dis | turbance in the center or western coun- | ties, though interest in the approaching election is very keen. The danger point is 1 those counties of the east where the ne- groes either predominate or are very - A UgUH