The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-17

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| trouble heretofore attached to it.
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ABOUT POLITICS
AND POLITICIANS,
The nanbury Reporter says that
Stokes county made Democratic gain
of nearly 600 I'VE viii sweep Stokes
next time"
Is there no end to the offiee-holdine
Pritchards? Mitchell county sends j.
Riley Pritehard, one Of Kinks men,
to the House.
John n. Smith Is now quoted as saying
that he voted the Democratic ticket III
election day Before January most ol
the offieeholders will be converted.
Candidates for the speakership Of the
House are being considered. Hon. Lex.
s. Overman, of Salisbury, who was
formerly speaker and is one of the ableSf
and most popular men IN the State, ap-
pears. to be the strongest candidate from
the West.-Charlotte News.
G. f. Jockey. Esq, chairman Of the
late New Hanover Republican conven-
tion. told a Star representative yesterday
that he Is winding MP his business nj
fairs preparatory for moving North Or
West is soon possible. Wilmington
Star.
Iii his admirable speech ut the Raleigh
ratification meeting Hon. Thee. II.
kluttz. elected TO Congress from the Sey-
enth district, stated that his majority Is
q. 15s. whereas the Fusfonists carried It
III 1896 b. over loo. Kluttz viii make
a national reputation. and Is already re-
garded as one of the best equipped silver
men III the South.
The official vote for Senators In the
IredelI- Yadkin- Dayie district Is published
by the Statesyille Landmark and stands
Butler. Dem, 4.T94; Hairston, Dem.
4.S14; sharpe, Rep. ATS: Lawrence.
Pop. 4.710. The victory In this district
was oae Of the most notable victories
in the campaign.
Randolph county elected only one
Democrat on The Sth Of November. Mr..
I r1,Ss 70 f6f
House by minority Of 81. He came
down to Raleigh 10 celebrate at the
great ratification Mr. Redding was a
member Of the House Ia 1887. and his
election shows how popular he Is at
home.
DR.. Ii. III. speight, senator
elect from Edgecombe, who came
MP 10 Raleigh To attend the Demo-
cratic jubilee. was entitled To tho place
of honor He received the biggest ma
jority which any single county gave 10
u candidate on the Democratic ticket.
his majority being 2.011. Or. Speight
has before represented Edgee0mhe In
the Senate and will be one Of the old
sfagers when that body Is organized IN
January, and likewise one Of its wisest
members.
There seems to be some doubt as 10
the election of Solicitor IN the Eleventh
district. Tile AsheyilIe Gazette says:
POSTMASTER ID. r.. Young Of Daybook
Yancey county, was ii the city yesterday
and he declared that Joseph II spainhour,
Democrat. had undoubtedly been elected
solicitor of the Tenth judicial district
over David NJ Harshaw, Republican as
pirauf." On the other hand the Lenolr
News says: Nothing short of the off.
rial count will settle the election between
Mesars Harshaw and Spainhonr for sols-
c5tor. Both sides claim it by a few
votes. aud both figure that they are cor
rect We are glad that no fraud or So
riomg irregularities are charged by either
side IN the contest"
Our reporter asked Judge Brown, who
has just been reelected, for his views
upon the result Of Tuesdays election.
His statement viii be read with interest
all over the State: ~rhe sentiment which
cause fhfs great revolution was not
created BIZ politics II Ii the alumher-
ing manhood 0f the Anglo Saxon assert
Ing itself. The great leaders In the
fight, Jarvis, Agcock. Glenn, Simmons
aud others found the Issue ready made
aud asserting itself ID the breasts Of the
people. Governor Jarvis predicted this
result 1T Pitt county III September. lie
II a grand old man and along with our
leaders made great fight, But the local
ieaaers are the men who get out the
votes. Too much praise cannot be given
10 Colonel Rodman for his mnsterly
hadiing Of Mr. Small n Il particularly
gratifying ~ me, AZ we hive always been
most intimate. 4 predict fhnt ne viii
make one IL the most useful representa-
fiyes III Congress tllis State ever had
Washington Messenger.