The age-herald., 1898-11-01
THE CAMPAIGNS
 IN TWO STATES Presidential Eyes Turned on New York
 and North Carolina. THE ROUGH RIDERS ZlG-ZAG Of Less Interest Than the Situation
 Among the Tar Heels. DEMOCRATS ARE FIGHTING HARD To Regain Power in North Carolina and Thus Throw Of Negro Domination Roosevelt's Fate of Little Interest
 to the Administration.
THE ROUGH RIDERS ZIG-ZAG
DEMOCRATS ARE FIGHTING HARD
BY ARCHIBALD W. BUTT

Washington, October 31.-(Special.)-T campaigns in New York and in North Car olina are dividing equally the attention or the official mind at Washington. The at tention directed toward the Rough Rider zi.-zag through the state of New York Is of an impersonal nature, while that oyer inc situation in North Carolina partakes of personal anxiety.
 The fate of Roosevelt will have little ef- feet upon the administration. While the camnaien is interesting, it is of no vital importance In fact, majority Of the members of the cabinet would delight to see Colonel Roosevelt defeated, as it would dispose of him for some time to come, II it did not nip in the bud and blast for all time his absurd pretentions to the presi- dency.
 He has claimed too much credit for the success of the navy to please Secretary Long, while he has made an open and bit ter enemy of General Alger It is natural to suppose that as between Colonel Roose- welt and Alger the members of the cabinet and if not the president himself, would sympathize with the secretary or war.
 But to the presidential mind the campaign in New York is of minor importance to that in North Carolina The situation there does not grow less grave in spite or the fact that President Mckinley has used his influence to allay feeling there.
 The trouble in North Carolina is the di- rect result of the recent fusions between the populists and republicans, by which the control of the state and most of the counties was wrested from the democrats. Forty-eight per cent. of the ofhcers-fed- eral state, county and municipal, are now filled by negroes, and if the fusionists car
 mi q Qa will be increased. Governor Russell, who has built himself up politically by appoint ing negroes to office is particularly onen- siye to the whites. President Mckinley comes in for a good deal of criticism under the same head for recognizing the colored republicans impartially with the whites.
 The city of Wilmington, which is the storm center of the present campaign, suf- fers the indignity of ten negro policemen, forty-six negro magistrates and twelve ne- gro letter carriers, which is four or nve times the number of the whites. White offenders are liable to arrest by negro po- licemen and to be tried by negro magis- trates. a thing insufferable to the white man of any class.
 While wilmington is the storm center, the other sections of the state have become infected with the fear of negro domination, and in the east as well as the west the cry is heard every night on the street corners, "Down with the negroes" 'No negro domi- nation" Senator Pritchard, who has done more than any other republican in the state to bring about this condition of af- fairs. has become stampeded and wants federal troops sent into the state. This will be sure to bring about bloodshed and Governor Russell, who is a man of natur- slIv low instincts, has at least the hardi- hood to resist this plea, and up to the present time has declined to ask for troops, He says he will not do so. for that wonid he a guarantee of race war and bring about a clash between the state and federal authorities.
 Some of the hot-heads among the demo- crats are calling upon the democratic fol- lowing to strilke at the root of the evil if
 
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