The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-06
CsNvAsSIN6 THE RETURNS
Official Announcement OF the State
Eieetions-CIerfcal Errors Caused the
Defeat of judge Brown and Solicitor
ncLeau-Rcsu1ts I'm n Son=res-
sfenal Districts
.snecial 10 the Messenger.

Especial 70 the Messenger.
Raleigh. December 2.-Returns OF
election for judges are c~anvassed. but
additions are only made tonight so Tar
as Hoke and Eaves. and Brown anu
Moore are concerned. The Hoke and
Eaves vote is taken because ii is free
from errors or variations and IS as
follows: Hoke Ia, 44S. Eaves 1881.
thus making a democratic majority
1888. George H. Brown, Jr.. receives
only I44.4Is votes. Augustus NJ. Moore
I5s. l4s. Geo. H. Brown, Jr.. thu fall
ing behind 1850 votes, this being be-
cause over c6, 600 are reported as cast
for Geo. II. Brown. You correspond
ent asked Secretary Thompson what he
would do in this case. He replied that
as he had no o " 10 correct even
manifest error, it appears he has u
issue a certificate OF election 10 Moore.
Governor Russell was not at his office.
but Private Secretary Cade said he
presumed the governor would have 10
follow Secretary ~Thompson's certiiA
cate in issuing the commission and
that then Judge Brown would insti-
ute quo warranto proceedings. The
private secretary said the governor
said he had no purpose TO make any
use Of any such error in returns but
that no other course seemed open to
him.
The vote for solicitors "a canvassed
iS- First dist cf-Gaprrra N Ward
democrat, 13,441, Isaac NJ. Meekins, fu-
s%ionist, L., 964; w. J. Leary, 119, w. j.
Leary, Sr., 40. Second district-Wal-
ter r. Daniel. democrat, 1868; r. w.
Williamson, fusiOnist, 1850; Robert
w. Williams. 341. Third district. j.
Moore, democrat, 1851; Wheeler Mar
tin, fusionist, 1855. Fourth district
Edward w Pou, democrat, 14,459; Oil
YER II. Dockery. Jr., ~fusionist, 5,929.
Oliver II. Dockery, 5,0S9. Fifth dis
trict-Aubrey l.. Brooks. democrat.
IS, 006; William ID. Merritt, %fusionist,
16, 0S2. Sixth District-Ruiolph Duffy,
democrat, 14,69S; Milton c. Richard
son. fusionist, IS, 1872. Seventh district
Colin NJ. Mclean, democrat, 14.l44;
D. j. Lewis, f%usionist, 1920; Colin Nc
Lean, 1852, Gall cast in Robson coun-
ty); II. F. Seawell, ?; John F.. Cam
eron, ,. Eighth district-Wiley Rush,
democrat, 1915; John @. Hollon, flu
s%ionist, 12,513. Ninth Observation-Disclosures
b. Jones, democrat, 1852; Marshall
l.. Mott, ~fusiOnist, IA, 697. Tenth dis
trict-Joseph p. S~painhour, democrat,
10,205; Moses n. Harshaw, ~fusionist,
1926. Eleventh di~strict-Joseph u.
Webb, democrat, 19,07S: Lemuel b..
Wetmore, fu%sionist, 1864. Twelfth
district-James w. Ferguson, IL, 29G;
Charles b. M%arshburn, fusionist, II, OO2.
The democrats therefore elect all save
two, Mott and Harshaw. The error as
to Mclean in the Seventh is clerical,
of course.
The Of the North Carolina
congressional vote, completed late to-
night gives the following result: First
district-John H. Small, democrat,
10, 725; Harry Skinner fusiOnist, IS, 1868.
Joshua l.. Whedbee. 81. Second dis
trict-George H. White, republican,
1853; w. +. Fountain. independent
populist, 1887; James b. Lloyd, pop
ulist, 2.227. Third district-Charles r.
Thomas, democrat, 16,OOS; Ohm f.
Fowler, f~usionist, 15,S19. Fourth dis
trict-John w. Atwater, independent
populist, 1898; Joseph j. Jenkins, flu
s%ionist, 1880. Fifth district-W. w.
Kitchin, democrat, 20,S67; Spencer Il.
Adams, fusionist, 1882. Sixth dis
trict-John d. Bellamy. Jr., democrat,
23,212; Oliver H. Dockery, %fusionist,
1889. Seventh Observation-Disclosures F..
kluttz, democrat, 2O,673; Morrison II.
Caldwell. fusionist, 1861. Eighth dis
trict-ROmulus Z. Linney, %fusionist,
1876; Edward F. Lowell, democrat,
1911; John NJ. Brewer, 15S. Ninth dis
trict-William T. Crawford, democrat.
1906; Richmond Pearson, republican,
1855; George +. Boggs, populist, 90.