Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-10
EFFECT OF THE VICTORY.
Removes the Negro from Politics
Overwhelming Maiorities.

RALEIGH n. c.. November 9.-(Spe-
ciai)-The effect of the Democratic legis-
lative victory on the negroes in North
Carolina will be for the good of the race.
1t will remove the negro as Il disturbing
element i'm politics. Republicans of promi-
renee. like AttOrney-General Nalser, as
sure me that IN the State 5000 white Re-
publicans voted against the negro. and
j. c. H. Harris. another widely-known
Republican. declares that as many Re
publicans as Populists voted the Demo-
cratic ticket This in itself shows the
drift Of things. For years there have
been many Republicans who rebelled
against the ever-increasing prominence
and aggressiVeness Of the negro. THESE
tell me the negroiZing of sundry cities and
towns i'm the East was a fatal error, and
is "A prime cause of their great defeat TINS
year No one can now say how the negro
vote will be regulated but few can doubt
that there will be regulation, firm but
kindly The fact that in the oVerwhelm-
ing Democratic majority IN the Leglsla-
ture there are many of the brightest
minds in the State IS evidence that the
best thought will be given the subject.
There is a settled determination that there
is an end TO the holding Of official posi-
tions 10y negroes.
Tonight il ia positively asserted az
Democratic headquarters that the Demo-
Gratis certainly have 4S senators out OF the
"A and NAV gain others. AS Chairman
Sinmons saws: 1T Is actually difficult to
find a Republican senator in the East
md II is further asserted that the Demo
Gratis have SO members of the lower house,
and may get 3 more.
Fowler's defeat by Thomas Democrat,
in the Third District. is sure. Fowler got
maiorities and slender ones at that. in
only TWO counties. while in the Fourth
A sf.rs Hn1anannGn4 PDnllllEfl.
endorsed by the Democrats, has at least
2o0 majority. Kitchen carried the Fifth
nv over 1000 while Bellamy has over 5000
majority. having carried every county.
As TO the First District. Harry Skin
ner's majority Of only ] vote in Pasquo-
tank. the biggest Republican county IN his
district. assured the election of Small
IIlutz DemocraO has at least 400 ma
ioritv I'm the Seventh. and Crawford Dem
ocrat) GOO in the Ninth fsere IS no doubt
that the six Democratic judges are elect
ed and certainly eleven Of the twelve
solicitors. and almost certainly the round
dozen.
defeats Thomas II. sutton Republican),
for the Eastern Criminal Circuit Judge
shin bv al least 300. The Republican and
populist chairmen concede that the Dem
o,.rats carried verything. Republican
beadquarters ceased to exist this after
noon Chairman Holton going to his home,
at Winston
THE RUSSELL EPISODE.
When Governor Russell made his inau-
euraI address he began with the words
.sThere A. retribution I'm history" A mid
night last night these very words OF Eis
we're Quoted and against him.
Al 2l6 this morning the Governor ar
rived hsre on his return from Whining
ron. United States Marshal Dockery was
with him Dom Hamlet here There were
reports that al Maxton and at Laurin-
bnrg some rude men had pulled the Gov
ernor's ears and punched him In the alb
domen. Marshal Dockery said this was
untYue. but that at Maxton some rude red
shirts had entered the car and used bad
language and that the Governor 'teased''
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