Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-09
NORTH STATE SAVED,
A Glorious Victory Achieved for
White Supremacy
END OF NEGRO DOMINATION,
Democrats Have Legislature and Seven
or Eight Congressman,
THE ELECTION WAS PEACEABLE.
No Serious Disturbance Reported
from Any Quarter - Preserving
order at Wilmington by a Show of
FOrce-fncidents.

RALEIGH. n. c., November S.-(Spe-
cial. )-The result of the election in North
Carolina Is such as to surprise even the
most sanguine of the Democrats. AS
Democratic State Chairman Simmons
stated, estimates actually cannot be
made. He said: 1--WE have the State by
not less than 5000 majority. II counties
not heard from do one-half as well as
those heard from, and we have elected
three-fourths of the lower house and two
thirds Of the Senate. The indications are
that we have elected seven or eight Of
the nine congressman. White Republi-
cam is elected in the Second District, and
possibly Linney in the Eighth"
The Republicans and Popuists at their
respective headquarters admitted that
there was a Democratic landslide. The
Populist manager said he was discountng
the returns pretty largely, because, to use
his phrase IN )unties Democrats claim
are the ones conceded to them. He said:
"We still hold to the hope that we may
control the Senate and the House" 1t
is significant that the Populist manager
had no kilograms at all, this being
sure sign Of their defeat The Republican
State chairman did not have dozen tele-
grams. He said "These show we have
carried BERTHE. Harnett Warren, and
Vance counties" He declined to say
more.
A lawyer was at Republican headquar-
ters all day and tonight. He said In an
swer TO an inquiry that there were no
suits or cases. The quietness Of the
election was notable.
VIE MANS TICKET.
Not a fight occurred anywhere. so far
as reported. Here, for Instance, the daS
was nearly like the Sabbath. one or the
interesting things about the election was
that such great numbers of white RepuD-
licans voted the Democratic ticket; or
as they plainly termed it, the white
mans ticket" AS for Populists, they
literally turned their backs on the fusion
their party managers had arranged. Not
a few negroes voted the Democratic
ticket This was quite noticeable in some
counties. The Republicans made some
had blunders during their campaign. They
were handicapped heavily by the negro.
The smartest thing they did was 10 Try
IN conceal the fact that the real issue
was the race issue. and make 1t appear
that the contest was between the Popu-
lists and the Democrats. To carry out
this idea they refused to allow joint dis
cussion of Republicans and Democrats.
CoTTON-MILLS CLOSED.
MANY a cotton-mill was closed to-day
but the employees were paid full wages
They voted the Democratic ticket. The
leading manufacturers, men who in many
cases supported Mckinley, went into this
campaign with influence and money Tor
the Democrats and white supremacy.
They gave literally. Businessmen who
never expect to hold office were among
the most powerful means OF success.
| Democratic State-Chairman Simmons
wins many compliments for his most re-
! markable campaign. the result OF when
assures white supremacy in North Caro-
lima.
A REVOLUTION.
The Democrats have certainly won in
the Fifth. sixth. and Seventh districts
| 1,he latest returns not complete. make
II practically certain that they have won
I'm the First, Third, and Ninth In the
| Second and Fourth, the two Populsts,
| who were endorsed by the Democrats
| are elected.
The Republicans reelected Linney in
| the Eighth. 1t looks now that the Demo
| Gratis have made a clean sweep except IN
| the Eighth District, where the majority
! is reduced. The Legislature is two thirds
| Democratic, on joint ballot, and the Dem
| ocratic judicial ticket is elected by not
| less than 20,OO Two years ago the
| Fusionists carried the state by 10000. The
| vote to-day shows that there has been a
/ revolution.
WILL IAIPEACH RUSSELL
II is openly said here that the next
Legislature is certain 10 impeach Gov
! ernor Russell; that he knows 1t, and that
he has made the most strenuous efforts
70 keep a fusion majority in the Senate,
having known for sixty days that the
House would be Democratic
At 12 O'Clock tonight as he was leaving
headquarters. tic-State-Chairman
simmons said: We have elected forty
senators and ninety members of the lower
house; elected eight congressman and car
ried the State by 25,ON.