The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-08
Opinions of the Three
Party Leaders.
The CLAIM OF VICTORY
VI zde by Each One Of Them Chairman
Holton Pretends TO Think that His
Party will sweep Everything I'm sight
Wake County TO be Redeemed by the
Democrats - Names stricken from
Regfstration Book by Justice Clark.
Messenger Bureau


heS1strauon BOOK Dy Jusuce CLARK.
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, n c., November 5.
Today the representatives of the
| three political parties were specially
| interviewed
| Democratic State Chairman Simmons
said: II have the poll from most of
the counties in the state. There is no
| longer any doubt that the democrats
will carry the state by large major
| ity, even larger than / expected. Both
| branches Of the legislature will be
| democratic, the house by an over
whelming majority and the senate by
a safe one There will be the greatest
| political revolution which has ever
taken place in North Carolina. The
white people have come together and
made up their minds that negro office
| holding must cease in North Carolina.
| Their verdict will be unmistakable
| and will be Inat no party can ever
| again with impunity place negroes
| over white people. The great major
| ity of the white people will vote down
! negroism in North Carolina. 1t simply
means that North Carolina white men
propose and intend to make and ad-
! minister the laws. We are going to
| elect four ongressmen-Kitchin in the
| Fifth, Bellamy in the Sixth, KluttZ in
| the Seventh and Crawford in the Ninth
| district. The chances are decidedly in
| favor of Small in the First. There is
good fighting chance for Thomas in
| the Third, Atwater in the Fourth and
| Lowell in the Eighth"
Chairman Simmons further said: Il
| have information that the republicans
! have planned frauds and will make an
attempt to practice them election day.
They may as we'll understand, and we
intend they shall understand that the
white people of North Carolina will
not permit themselves to be swjndled
out of this election. / have warned
our people everywhere to be on their
guard and all proper precautions have
been taken and the man who attempts
frauds on election day will find him
self thwarted."
| There was a great democratic rally
at Burlington today, at which 5000
people from all parts of Alamance
county are said to have been present.
The nineteen cotton mills in that coun-
ty shut down for the day.
Chairman Simmons was asked if the
democrats would support Atwater in
the Fourth and replied: "Atwater
bolted the populist convention in Chat
ham county when it adopted resolu-
tions for fusion with republicans. AS
a member of the last legislature he
voted against every bill to negroize cit
| les and towns in eastern North Caro-
lima. He is making a splendid cam
paign. denOuncing republican-populist
fusion and asking the populists to re-
fuse to vote the fusion ticket. He is
advocating good, honest and economi-
cal government and white supremacy.
The democratic congressional commit
tee has advised that his candidacy be
supported by democrats. / sincerely
hope and believe that throughout the
district he will receive the united sup
! port of the democrats. He is honest
and sincere and represents a class Of
| populists who have been fiocking to
the democratic party, and helping US
to carry the state on the great issues
which have been brought to the front"
committee said: The situation is not
changed. We have the Sixth district
now. and don't care what happens
there Congress will decide that Dock
cry is elected there / don't know
much about the Second. The demo
Gratis have put up Fountain there and
| that | think means Whites election
: without doubt. ] think Caldwell in the
: | Seventh has a chance to win by 1900
4 | TO 1,500; but say it Is a hard fight
there. We have thirty-nine senators
| and sixty-fve members OF the house
: | dead sure with fair chances for al
| most everything else in sight"
Republican State Chairman Holtor
, | said: Il think the election will pass
| off quietly. The closest vote will be in
{ the Seventh congressional district, but
: that will go anti-democratic and elect
2 Caldwell by 500 to 1900
] Chairman Holton yesterday sent tc
| all the fusion registrars and judges oi
. election q circular il which he says:
We are absolutely sure Of seventy-si
members in the house with an even
chance of twenty-five more. We have
, ! thirty-four senator's certain. with ar
: even chance Of ten more. Our judicial
| ticket will be elected by between &c, ,00(
; and $4,000, possibly 10000, with not
: a democratic congressman in the state
Now mark this prediction. See that
/, everybody votes the cooperation ticke'
who desires to avoid being disfran-
chised. Report by wire violations OF
the law on election day"
! This circular is headed: 'Pollhold-