Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-23
NORTH CAROLINA DISTRICTS
Nearly All the Nominations for Congress
Have Been Made.
Senator Butlerf SaSs the Legislature
Will Without Question Be
Antf!Demo
Special Correspondents Of The Evening Star

| Antf-De mOcratfc.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
RALEIGH. N. c., September 81, $685.
| The congressional nominations in North
| Carolina are now almost all made and the
situation is clearer. The following gives
| the nominations in the various districts:
! Ffrst-John H. Small, democratic; Harry
| Skinner. renominated by popuIsts Endorsed
| by republicans.
| Second-George H. White, colored, renom-
mated by republicans; James B. Lloyd,
nominated by populists. The democrats
| have made no nomination, their convention
adjourning without action, but with the I'M
| Outstanding that all democrats were to vote
| for Lloyd if he made declaration that he
| favored white supremacy"
Third-John E. Fowler, reuominated by
| populists; Charles r. Thomas democratic.
| Republican convention to be held Septem-
Der 20 will nominate either A. H. Slocumb
| or S. H. Buchanan, with the chances in
| favor of Slocumb
Fourth-John j. Jenkins, populist, and to
September 30. Democrats have as yet
| made no nomination. Their convention
| meets september 90 and will nominate Ed.
Chambers Smith, y. R. Young or Frank s.
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F1fth-Spencer B. Adams, republican, and
| to be Endorsed by the populists, agreed
on. Democrats have renominated William
| w. Kitchen.
sixth-John D. Bethany. jr, democratic;
oliver H. Dockery, republican, and in
dorsed by populsts.
STANDARDIZATION H. H Caldwell, popu-
list, and Endorsed by republicans: Theodore
F. klutty, democratic
Eighth-Romulus u. Lnney, renomnated
by republicans and to be Endorsed by popu-
iists; ex-Congressman John M. Brewer, in
dependent republican candidate and to be
lndorsed September 26 by the convention
of boiling republicans. ]. o. Wilcox was
the first nominee of the boilers, but died.
democratic candidate to be nominated Sep
TENDER y and will be either ex-Congress-
man w. II. Bower or H. l.. Green, with the
odds greatly in Bowers favor
Ninth-Richmond Pearson, renominated by
epubHcanS. No nomination by popuEsts
likely. Democrats have nominated ex-
congressman William I. Crawford.
Senator Butler Talks.
Senator Butler was here TODAY and was
| specially interviewed for The Star 1t is
! his first interview since his return from
the far northwest. He was asked his
! views on the general political situation in
the state and replied: You can say to The
| Star that there is no question Of the leg
islature being anudemocratic. Nobody
| can now say what will be the approx
| m ate majority, but am positive my state
ment is correct The democratic color
| line movement is disgusting more people
IMAM 1t attracts. 1t is now on the
wane. It had more effect a week ago
| than 1t has now, After the democratic
| speakers try to frighten the people by the
color line cry there is invaria bly, a reaction
| 1t occurs after every speaking. The low
| price of cotton. 5 cents a pound, shows
that free silver Is an issue. Any man who
says 1t is not an issue is not in touch with
I cir Cfn4a S,,1f ofn %splyn
| Will be elected by anywhere from 10000
| majority upward, 1 think Populist State
| Chairman Thompson has the right side of
| the discussion with the democrats and also
| that it is in his favor"
Populist Chairman Thompson was with
! Senator Butler and when asked to give his
| views as to the congressional situation
! said: Il feel sure Skinner will be elected
| in the first district. AS to the second Lloyd
| will remain in the field, and will make an
active canvass He will not go to the
| crat told me that If Lloyd did not come
out for white supremacy he would as
| vote for White for him. In the third
| district l cannot give you an idea of the
| result. | merely know that Fowler will
| stay in the race. As to the fourth 1 think
Jenkins will be elected. l have no informa-
| ton to the fifth. believe Dockery will
| be elected in the sixth, do not know as to
| the seventh, believe populists will, as here
| tofore, vote for Linney in the eighth, and
| am not posted as to the NINTH
| Some Specu1atiOns.
| 1t will require the solid democratic and
populist vote in the second to defeat White.
| Democratic prospects are fair in thu third
| The odds are in favor of Kitchen in the
| fifth and of Kluttz in the seventh. R. NJ.
| Norment, who was an independent republi-
| can candidate in the sixth, withdrew yes
| terday. precisely as predicted. He becomes
a candidate for the legislature. 1t is diff
| cult to say what is the strength of the
| anti-Linney movement in tn, eighth
| Those who are boilers say Linney has no
| show of success
The republican state chairman says he
| minimizeS the trouble there, and declares
Linney will be reelected. He has devoted
! considerable time recently to work among
| the anti-Linney element, and asserts that
| he has been successful.
| There was effort by the republicans
| to have the populists pledge themselves to
| stand by all the republican nominees, but
| this could not be arranged to cover White
| in the second.
| The democrats are working very hard
| They find a great demand for literature;
| greater than for speakers. They are send
ing out more than ever before by any party
| here. 1t rings all the changes on the color
| line" the keynote Of the whole campaign.
| The republicans and populists are largely
devoting themselves to efforts to nullify
| the color-line argument by charging that
| 1t is the purpose of the democrats to bring
| about amendment of the Constitution
| SO as to disfranchise the negroes The
| democrats. a counterblast, announce
| that there is no purpose to abridge the
| vote. They also say that Senator Butler
and other porulist leaders last May made
propositions to democrats that they would
| unite with the latter to dsfranc hise the
| negroes; that these propositions were YER
| bal, not in writing.
1t is a hot campaign: exceedingly hot. 1t
| grows hotter daily. Ed. Chambers Smith,
an ex-state chairman of the democrats,
| said: II tell you the news we get of our
progress in the state is so good that many
| of us can't realize it. We are gaining
everywhere" Republican State Chairman
! Hatton says he will from this time until
| the end Of the campaign. which will be
! the very day of the election, issue three
| circulars each week. 1t is noticeable that
| nearly all these from the first have borne
upon the color-line question. A republican
from Iredell county said today: What
we are going to do is to show that the
| democrats when in power appointed
negroes to Office also. Our western people
| are very shy on the negro question, that is
| plain fact. 1 am told the white women in
| the eastern counties are wearing white