The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-12
IN THE NEXT CONGRESS
jenkins DENIES REPORT THAT
HE WILL CONTEST.
HAS NO GROUND TO CONTEST ON
Official Votes and Mojoritss for Wake County,
as they we're Read Out Yesterday at
Noon al the Court House

Unto what caucus will you go? L yes
terday asked Congressmen-elect Atwater.
Unto the Democratic" he promptly
replied.
IF you ask me why" he continued
'I'd make the same sort of reply q man
in Nash did recently in regard to his
party.
"I've joined the Democratic party,
my Nash friend said, because my party
has joined the Republicans and there's
nobody but the Democrats left for me 10
JOHN -
1t was reported on the streets yester-
day that jenkins had already an
nounced his intention of contesting At
waters seat in Congress.
Asked about it, however, Mr.. jenkins
said he had not thought of such thing
and didn't know that he had any ground
for contest; that so far as he knew the
election was fair one.
Though the official returns for the dis
trict are not yet in, Atwater's election Is
certain. jenkins comedies it, and the
only question is one of majority. At
water says he will get 1000 majority;
Jenkins says it'll not be over 500 or
600.
That the News and Observer was
right in saying that j. z. I'll. Adams
kept a string to his resignation as deputy
collector last September yesterday, when
J. ]. Reynolds, who was appointed to
succeed him, resigned and Adams was
re-appointed. Adams commission dates
November 10th. The salary is 1,S00.
1t is not known whether Oliver ID.
Dockery, Jr., will be reinstated or not
The total vote and majorities on the
county, legislative, Congressional and
judicial tickets is as follows:
Clerk-Russ, 5000; Young, 5,101; scat
tering. II. Russ majority, 526.
Sheriff-Page, 1915; Jones, 5.123
scattering, %. Pages majority, 421.
Register-Hood, 5,640; Rogers, Glib
scattering, %. Hoods majority, 504.
Treasurer-W Williamson. sos: Barnes
5,072; scattering, %. Williamson's ma
joritv, Cos.
Coroner cCullers, 5,643: Jones, s.,
1OS: scattering, 1. McCullers majori
ty, 534.
Surveyor-Blake. 5,643: Stell, 5,096
scattering, % Blake's majority 524.
Commissioners-Lew 500; Ball
5,119; scattering, q. Lewis majority
524 regram, 5,646: Barbee, 5,0S1; scat
tering. "a. Pegram's majority, 541
Brewer, $500; Chamblee, 5,053; scat
tering. %; Brewers majority, 553.
Senate-Whitaker, 1854; Adams, 5,
032; scattering, II. Whitaker's major
ity. 621.
House-Powel, 1862; Harris, 5,0S2
scattering, 20. Powell's majority, $40
Holland, $500; Raines, 5,075; scatter
ing %. Hollands majority, 535. Bou
SHALL 5,614; Ivey. 5,075; scattering, II
BoushalI's majority, 524.
Cnngress-Atwater, 5,4SS: jenkins
5,09S; scattering, 2. Atwater's major
ity. 1888.
soncitor-Pou, 1858; Dockery, 5000
Pou's majority, All.
Judicial-Brown, 1856; Moore, 5,115
Browns majority, All.
The scattering votes cast were for the
middle-of-the-road Populist nominees
Among the votes cast for the Legislative
ticket were thirteen for John c. T.. Har
ris. intended no doubt for J. c. T.. Har
ris, but these were not counted for him
Fourteen votes were cast for Lewis Il
Raynes, intended perhaps for l.. Newton
Raines. but they were not counted fol
HIM. These were not cast by the Middle
of-the-Road Populists.
~. A. Thompson and w. B. Kendricl
received the two scattering votes fo
Congress.