The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06
Under the Dome

.(U1ndlG00 the Dome
Wilkes county has representative
here named Tharp. He is built on the
same ground plan and general style Of
architecture as is Congressman Ronlu-
lus Zigzag Linney. Now Mr. Tharp is
a Republican but he has attended n
least one Democratic caucus since he
has been here and evidently had no
idea he was guilty of anything improper
in so doing.
1t happened on Tuesday night Every
body of course was new and nobody
knew exactly who his neghbor was.
Toward the tail-end of the evening.
however. Representative who was
enthusiastically helping friend who
wanted IN office. drifted toward Tharps
desk
Seating himself by the gentleman
from Wilkes. he asked if he minded
voting for his candidate. Mr.. Tharp
saw no objection to doing so.
This caused the Representative to en-
Quirc as to what county his newmade
friend came from.
EOil ~ likes.
you are a Republican, aren't you?"
'Oh yes"
We'll this is Democratic caucus"
Yes | know. Just go ahead. | don't
mind it,
The blandness of the reply and its
evident innocense caused the Representa-
tive to proceed on his vote-getting tour
without suggesting to the gentleman
from Wilkes the propriety of his re-
firing.
Referring to Mr. H. A. Foushee, Dur
ham county's Representative, the Dur
ham Sun says: Mr.. Foushee has the
good of Durham county people thorough
ly at heart, and by the wise course he
pursued while he was county attorney,
did much for the interest of the county.
man of the very highest character.
conscientious and thorough honorable
in all his dealings with his fellow men,
Il hard worker for Democracy and for
his county. district and State, coupled
with popularity among all classes, Pc
culiarly fits him for the place he occll-
pies. The interests of Durham county
are in safe hands, and he will represent
the county with great credit to himself
and TO the people he represents We
expect to hear Il good report OF Howard
Foushees course in the Legislature and
we feel sure we will not be disappoint-
ed
DIR. W. NJ Austin, who represents
Yanccy in the House, was n member of
that body in 1881. This year his ma
joIfty was 42o-an unprecedented ma
jority in that county.
Nj. 0. Sheriff. of Newton, N. c., who
lost his leg at the battle of Spottsylva-
MIA Court House. May, 1864, will be a
candidate for State Librarian.
,4S9 was my majority" said Senator
Thomas. of Davidson, yesterday. at
was Il revolution. for in the past two
elections the Fusionists had car
ried the district by big MAORI
tics" Mr. Thomas is not Il
new legislator. having served with tire
satisfaction Of his people i'll the House in
1891. His transfer to the Senate was a
promotion.
Mr.. G. g. Eaves, of Marion, who, with
Mr.. Lambert. of Mitchell, is contestine
the seats Of the members from the Thir-
ty-first district. speaking yesterday of
the contest said: I'VE did good deal
Of hard work during the campaign--were
out for Il month before the election rid
ing over the mountains. often making
two speeches Il day and riding fifteen
and twenty miles. We were cordially
received at every place and grew more
and more confident of coming to Raleigh
Unquestionably Mr.. Lambert and
were elected. Naturally we were ayerse
to making a contest, and did not conclude
to do SO until urged by many prominent
Democrats i'll the district, and thoroughly
convinced that we were elected and il
was our duty to ourselves and our con
stituents to contest for our seats. If the
Senate was Republican it would afford
us pleasure to present our case and de
mand our seats. The frauds and viola
tons of the election law in Mitchell are
numerous, varied and intolerable. The
| Republican ticket has, doubtless. foi
| years received credit for more votes il
| Mitchell than it was entitled to- There
| are some as good Democrats there as
are to be found anywhere, but they hay,
| had no organization and have put out III
county ticket and therefore no one was
l DtTSOHullA l1lteItSttu III StIulilllLc llIt IL
| suit of the elections. / will venture the
| assertion that you can not conceive Of
any particular violation of the election
| law but what it can be found in Mitchell
| At Fork Mountain precinct usurpers rur
| the machine--men who had no authority
or color Of authority to hold any election
and the purported election at that pre-
cinct was not held mt the legal voting
place. No regard whatever was paid Il
| registration. Everybody who applied was
| permitted to vote. AT Harrell's the boxes
| We're carried, after the election, to Tho
house of a Republican three-unarters OF
| mile away, and late in the night &
| part of the vote was counted, when the
| Republican judges ADJOURNED the count
| ing until next day. The Democratic
| judges went to his house and when hi
| returned next morning the Republican
| judges and other Republicans were abon
through counting the vote. AT this boN
we found over 30 illegal votes. The law
| requires the board of election to make
| trinlicata certificates and send by Onp al