The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-11
IN THE NEXT CONGRESS
1nNKINS DENIES REPORT THAT
HE WILL CONTEST
HAS NO GROUND TO CONTEST ON
Official Votes and Moiorites for Wake County
IS they were Read Out Yesterday at
Noon at the Court House


sInto what caucus will you go?'' yes
terday asked Congressmen-elect Atwater.
Into the Democratic" he promptly
replied.
"If you ask me why he continued:
I'D make the same sort Of reply man
in Nash did recently in regard to his
party.
1--WE joined the Democratic party,
my Nash friend said, because my party
has Joined the Republicans and there ;
nobody but the Democrats left fof me 10
join. /"
It was reported ON the streets yester-
day that Jenkins had already an
nounced his intention of eontesting At
waters seat in Congress.
Asked about ii. however. Mr. Jenkins
said he had not thought Of such thing
and didn't know that he had any ground
for contest; that 50 far as he knew the
election was fair one.
Though the official returns for the dis
triet are not vet in, Atwafer's election II
certain. Jenkins comedies ii, and the
only question is one of majority. At
water says he will get loo majority;
Jenkins says it'll not be over 500 or
6ls0.
That the News and Observer was
right Ia saving that j. +. I'll. Adams
kept a String TO his resignation as deputy
collector last September yesterday, when
i. j. Reynolds, who was appointed IL
succeed him, resigned and Adams was
re-appoinfed Adams commission dates
November 10Th. The salary is l,s00.
1t Is NOT known whether Oliver III.
Dnckery. Jr., will be reinstated or not.
The total vote and majorities on the
county. legislative, Congressional and
judicial ticAeis is as follows:
Clerk Russ, $500: Young. 5.101; scat
tering. L. Russ majority. 526.
Sheriff-Page. 5.515. Jones. 5.123i
scattering. -. Pages majority. AT.
Register Hood. 5.640: Rogers, 5.113i
scattering, %. Hoods majority. 504.
Treasurer Williamson. 3.I05: Barnes.
5.OT2. scattering. p. Wiliiamson's MAJ
jority, Cos.
Coroner McCullers. :.e43; Jones. =
lbs: scattering, /. MeCullers' majors
If. 534.
Surveyor Blake. 5.643. Stell. 5000:
scattering, -. Blake's majority, 524
Commissioners Lewis. 5,6T0. Ball,
5.119: scattering, 81 Lewis majority,
524 egram, 5,645: Barbee. 5.0SI; scat
fering. ~. Pegran's majority. 5if.
Brewer, sec: Chamblee. 5.0l3. scat
tering. %; Brewers majority, 553.
Senate Whitaker, 5.6s4; Adams. s.!
OBJ; scattering, H. Whifaker's major
sfy. COL
House-Powell, 1862: Harris. 5,0s2:
scattering, 20, Powell's majority. 540.
Holland, 5.G39; Raines. 5.e75: scatter
ing. 20 Hollands majority, .35. Bon
shall. 5.614: Ivey. 5.075: scattering, II.
Boushalfs majority. 324.
Congress Atwafer. 5,4Ss; Jenkins,
5.09s; scattering. 2 Atwater's major
ify, 3ss
soncitor- Pon, 5.553; Dockery, 5000.
Pou's majority. All.
judicial Brown. 5.5SG: Moore, Ellis.
Browns majority, AL
The scattering votes cast were for the
middle-of-the-road PopuIist nominees.
Among the votes east for the Legislative
ticket were thirteen for John G. r. Har-
RS. intended no doubt for j. G. Il. Har-
ris, but fhese were not counted for him.
Fourteen votes were cast for Lewis N.
Raynes. intended perhaps for l.. Newton
Eaines. bnt they were not counted for
h.m. These were not cast by the Middle
of-tfe-Road Popnlisfs.
a. A. Thompson and w II. KendricIs
received the two scattering votes for
Congress.