The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-26
THE CANDIDATES
ARE Alb NAMED
PROGRESS of the Political Cam
paign in North Carolina-The
Democratic Outlook.
HOW THE DISTRICTS STAND
The Situation Now Seems To Be Quite
Favorable-Movement OF Prom
inent People in the State.

In the first district the nominees are
John H. Small, democrat; Harry Skinner
populist-republican. Skinner was renon-
mated by the populists and lndorSed ny
the republicans. 1heie Is d sh'aii Pop''i"'
cabal against him.
In the second district the republicans re-
nominated George ii. White, the only ne
gro congressman. The populistS nominated
James e LLOYD, with the avowed purpose
of forcing the democrats to vote for him
to defeat White. The democratic commit
tee made no nomination. 1t is waiting 10
see If Lloyd makes Il declaration for wmte
SUPREMACY. If he does, democrats viii
support him 1t viii require the full dem
ocratic-popuist vote to defeat White. The
populist state chairman says Lloyd Will
certainly remain in the leld.
In the third district Charles r. Thomas
is the democratic nominee. John E. FoW-
Ter is renominated by the populists. The
republicans refuse to indorse him ana
make the claim that it is their right to
make the nomination IN this district ana
for the populists to support the repubIi-
can nominee The populist state chairman
saws that Fowler VIII continue in the field.
The republicans call a convention for Sep
TENDER 18th and say that at this time they
will nominate either S. II. Buchanan or
a. II. SlOcumb.
In the fourth district the democrats have
made no nomination as yet, but the choice
will probably be Ed Chambers Smith. If
he is not the nominee it will be either
James r. Young or Mark s. Spruill. The
populists have nominated j. j. jenkins,
and on the 10Th instant the republicans
Will, in convention, indoIse him.
In the fifth district the democrats have
renominated William w. Kitchin The re-
publicans have nominated Spencer Il. Ad-
ans having an agreement with the pop
-. l., Will ir,fp
republicans admit that they really dictated
the nomination of Jenkins and the pop
uliets dictated that OF Adams. There IS a
republican cabal against Adams, composed
of the friends of eX-Congressman Thomas
Settle who declare that the latter was
the real choice of the republicans.
In the sixth district the republicans
nominated Oliver II. Dockery. who two
years ago was defeated by Daniel l.. Rus
sell for the republican nomination for gov
ernor. The populists ndorsed Dockery,
claiming they did it because he was free
silver man The democratic nominee is
John ID. Bcllamy.
In the seventh district Theodore T. hluttz
is the democratic nominee. The popuiists
nominated Morrison II. Caldwell and the
republicans indorsed him.
In the eighth district the republicans re-
nominated Romuus Il. Linney. The agree
ment with the populists is that they shall
indorse Linney. There is a powerful com
bnation Of republicans against Linney and
over half of the delegates to the conVen-
ton at which he was nominated bolted
his nomination and a month later held
convention which nominated J. .. Wilcox.
The latter has within the past fortnight
died John NJ. Brown, an eX-congrossman,
announces himself as an independent re-
publican candidate The boilers met again
in convention on the 18th instant and will