The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-04
POLITICAL HOROSCOPES
PREDICTIONS OF RESULTS BY THE
PARTY CHAiRuEN
County-Attorney General Waiser'~
Opinion on Matter of DepositinS Rai-
Iots-Sendin- Out Party Tickets
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh. y. C., October 81.


Raleigh. y. C., October 81.
The matter Of securing control of the
legislature of course overshadows the
congressional election, yet the latter Is
of interest Your correspondent asked
the democratic state chairman his view
OF the congressional vote. He said:
We will elect congressman in the
First. Fifth. Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth
districts. with a fighting chance in the
Third, Fourth and Eighth"
Secretary Aver, OF the populist state
committee. said: skinner in the
First. Fowler in the Third. Jenkins in
the Fourth. Adams in the Fifth, Dock
cry in the Sixth. Linney in the Eighth
and Pearson in the Ninth will be elect
ed. | do no know as to the Second
district. AS to the Sixth events which
have occurred, inspired by the demo-
Gratis are already sufficient TO vitiate
any certificate which the democratic
candidate can obtain. As TO the Sew
enth district there will be a hard fight"
He declined to pick the winner in the
latter district.
Republican State Chairman Holton
said: "A solid anti-democratic on
! gressional delegation will be elected.
Thirty-four senators and seventy-seven
members of the lower house of the
legislature are absolutely certain TO be
elected, with a chance of eight more
senators and tw~enty-four more men,
bers of the lower house"
The registration in this county Is
| very large. 1t is perfectly safe TO bet
that Wake will go democratic.
1t seems thar in the Second congress
siOnal district the democrats will not
nominate a candidate for congress-. 1t
is said that Senator Butler and Con-
! gresham White have an agreement by
which James B. Lloyd remains in the
field there as the pOpulist candidate in
consideration of Whites working the
negro vote for Fowler in the Third
! district.
The registration generally is heavy.
The democrats have lone well. Here
in Raleigh the registered vote is some
$50 more than that by republicans.
The three political parties are all
sending out their tickets. The demo-
cratic tickets are plain. and without
Wv y >IlolIl AIuI lISolI ltItS lA1
the populists tickets are likewise with
out device. Chairman Holton says the
republican tickets have a device. He
has filed a copy of each with the sec
rotary of state. The other parties
have not filed.
Attorney General Walser gave an
opinion today that under the require
ments of the new election law a Judge
( oDOri+ +h1 hal1a+r nnI So o,,t1a~;unI
to examine a ballot so as to see that
not more han one of each is cast by
one person; but that an election Off
Ger has no right to examine a ballot
to see for whom it is cast; in other
words cannot pry into it for the pur-
pose of ascertaining how the voter is
voting.
The democrats say they have the ma
jority in the lower house we'll assured.
Interest now centres in the senate.
There was inquiry as to whether the
democrats are to lose the senator from
New Hanover and Brunswick.
Forepaugh and Sells Bros. combin-
ed circus was here today. 1t gave the
finest and largest street parade ever
seen here. The number of people here
from the country was as large as ever
! known. The attendance at the circus
was simply immense. The perform
ance was what might have been eX-
pected of two such great circuses thus
thrown together. The popular COM
ment is that last week there was the
best state fair and this week the best
circus.
The state charters the American
Furniture Company, of Lexington,
capital $4,000, j. n. Mendenhall and
others owners.
The secretary of state today received
the application of the Royal Assurance
Company, of London.
The supreme court is this week at
work on appeals from the Sixth dis
trict.
The state superintendent Of public
instruction has received annual re-
ports from all the county supervisors
save the one from Mitchell county.
The number of visitors to the state
museum last week was 3,51G.