The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05
The Fusionist Have Already
Thrown Up the Sponge.
THE LEGISLATURE ISLOST
CLAIM ONLY FIVE CONGRESS
SIGNAL DISTRICTS.
C0NcEDE THREE TO THE DEMOCRATS
The Ninth in Doubt with the Chances Favorirg
Crawford. Holton Mighty Sick Man
Over the Bursting Of his step.oe
Conspiracy Bubble.


Conspiracy Bubble.
The Fusion managers. deep down in
their own hearts, have given up North
Carolina.
They do not publicly acknowledge it,
but it is a fact nevertheless.
a prominent Republican who is close to
Chairman Holton and in his confidence.
said to me yesterday:
THE Democrats will carry both
branches of the Legislature. The mat
ter has been thoroughly discussed at
headquarters and that is my opinion
after hearing from all sections of the
State
AS to congressman, the Fusionists
will win in the First, Second, Third,
Fourth and Eighth districts. The Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh districts will go
Democratic. The Ninth is doubtful,
with the chances against Pearson.
There is hardly any doubt about the
Democrats electing their Judicial ticket
by a large majority
Wake county will go Democratic, So
will Halifax. EdgecOmbe, Wilson, New
Hanover and others where large per
cent. of the population is negroes"
The man who gave me this interview
is an office-holder, and has been very ac-
tive in the campaign. He is still work
ing day and night for the success of his
ticket, though it has become to him a
hopeless undertaking.
Though he unbosomed himself only on
condition that his name should not be
made public, he is in position to
know what he is talking about, and his
admissions are most significant.
That my Republican friend was not
talking through his hat is shown byI
the following forecast of the result of
the Congressional election in this State,
published in il New York Republican
newspaper:
First District-Skinner, Fusionist.
Second District-White, a negro.
Third District-Fowler, Populist.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures, Fusionist.
Fifth District-Close, with chances
strongly in favor of Kitchin, Democrat.
Sixth District-Bellamy, Democrat.
Seventh District-Klutz, Democrat.
Eighth District-Linney, Republican.
Ninth District-Close, with chances, in
favor of Pearson, Republican. l
The further the campaign goes the
less the kangaroos have to say about
their prospective majorities-that they'll
never get.
When Holton gives up the State she's
a-goner, no doubt about that. And If
his friends tell the truth, hes flung up
the sponge.
All the Wake county Fusionists seem
to realize their impending fate except
poor Jo-JO Rogers, he that is ashamed of
his race. He still fools himself by be-
lieying he's going to be elected.
The descending stick from the Steptoe
rocket seems to have wrought fearful
havoc in Republican headquarters.
Jim Lloyd is now crying over split
milk. No man ever had finer opportu-
mites or made worse use of them.
Claude Dockery, the son of the old
man, is an unconscious humorist. He
spent Thursday here bemoaning the fact
that three negroes had been killed i'll
his county lRichmond) since the cam
pagn began. All coons look alike to
Claude.
.Iolton, Steptoe & Co. now wish they
hadn't. 1t is perilOus thing for one
political party to have leaders of its OPP
ponent arrested on false charges. The
court has eXonorated Capt. Kitchin and
his associates and branded Steptoe and
his associates as liars. On November
9Th the people will do the same thing.
''Are you going to have Steptoe ar
rested for perjury some one asked
Capt. Kitchin. Not now. l haven
got time to fool with it. / must hurry
back and carry Halifax. I'll tend to
Steptoe later"
The Fusionists are not betting on their
Wake county ticket any more. 1t is
hard to find a man of them who will
bet YOU even on his favoriate candidate
HoIton has changed his tune nightly
within the last few weeks. He began
singing peans of victory in Il major key:
now he's humming a dirge in small
undertone. Poor Bluejean!
When do you think the Fusionists
will nest again, sweet Genie Ben. Hol-
ton?
A few choice Fusion definitions
Dan Young: A man who relies on
the appointment of a negro deputy at
the eleventh hour to re-elect him to Of
flee.
Joe Rogers: The man who originated
and circulated the lie that the Fusion
commissioners had saved Wake county
taxpayers $4,000.
Ham Jones: The fellow who stays in
the Sheriff's office, holds back his col
lections and settles with the county
treasurer only on threats of exposure.
He has the gall to ask for reelection.
Guy Barnes: The State Printer who
also wants to be county treasurer. But
won't.
J. G.. Il. Harris: The worst beaten
man in Wake county, but the holder Of
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