Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-12

the United States Supreme Court and
1t should be overthrown the Demo-
cratic party would instantly submit
the Mississippi plan and in this way
eliminate the negro vote.
The negroes have very little to say
about their Acknowledgement. Quite a
number of those who can read and
write voted for II, The ostracism OF
negroes by negroes in past years IL
they voted anything except the straight
Republican ticket has always been
complete. Not 1 per cent. of the ne
groes voted the Democratic ticket up
to this year. Perhaps this year that
figure was reached.
There will be an additional registra-
ton for the national election in No
vember. and one Of the questions of in
terest is whether many negroes not
now registered will desire to register
for that election, and whether they
Will generally be permitted to do so;
in other words. whether there will be
rigid observance of all the qualifica-
tons required for the vote in August.
The negroes appear to be hanging back
waiting for the whites to settle their
status in November as they settled 1t
In August.
The Democrats will not only work
to carry the State. but all the dis
tricts. and will give very particular at
tention to the Eighth and Ninth. both
of which now have Republican repre-
Sentation. Congressman Pearson, of
the Ninth, seeks n denomination, on
the ground that it would be an in
dorsement of his course in contesting
the seat OF Crawford Democrat. The
Democrats are especially bitter to-
ward Pearson. and if he gets the re-
nomination will move heaven and
earth to defeat him crushingly. There
is no sort of doubt about the Demo
Gratis carrying the other seven dis
tricts. Spencer Blackburn. the Repub-
lican nominee in the Eighth, declares
he will win, but against him great
| fight is sure to be made. He says his
district gave large majority against
the franchise amendment. The Ninth
| district gave about 1880 majority
against It,
POPULISTS WITH THE REPUBLI-
CANS.
| The PoHul.st party's strength in this
state is completely broken, and it's 90.
600 membership in 1894 has dwindleJ
away 10 less than 10000. The Farmers
Alliance. which really created the party
in North Carolina, is almost defunct
and its only hope of rehabilitation Is
in rigid letting alone OF politics. Al
of the Populist leaders save Senator
| Butler sided with the Democrats in tho
| fight for white supremacy. This in
/
several of their cX-Congressmen. II
is not regarded that the party cuts
any further figure in North Carolina
politics. The Republicans will get and
practically have what remains of 1t
| Many Popullsts have said for months
past that they did not propose to sup
port Bryan. All Senator Buffers fol
lowing are very lukcwarm toward
Bryan. and the latter's supporters in
this state say Butler is II traitor to
their candidate.
Senator Buffers paper tonight an
nounces editorially that while Towne
has withdrawn as nominee for Vice
President he cannot tell PopulistS how
they shall vote. One of the foremost
IorulstS in the State said tonight,
when his attention was called to this
statement, that he did not think North
Carolina Populists would vote for
Bryan and Stevenson. The Democratic
State Chairman said: 81 think that rs
n rule North Carolina Populists will
vote for Mckinley. l do not think
there were over 5000 Populist voters ut
last Thursdays State election" Chair
man Simmons was assured by n Dem
ocrat to-day that Cyrus Thompson,
who was PopuliSt nominee for Govern
or, had said openly he proposed to
vote for Mckinley. This afternoon
Chairman Simmons was asked whether
the negro question, regarded by the
rank and file OF voters as settled by
the State election last week on the
franchise amendment. was TO be an is
sue In the November election. lie re-
piled that the National campaign in
North Carolina will be made on issues
formulated by the Kansas City plat
form.
The Democratic convention of tho
Fourth Congressional district will bC
held here either August 80 or Scptem-
Der 6. The majority for the Constitu-
tional amendment in the district was
about 5000. There are not few aspi-
rants for the nomination.
JUDGE WILSON DEAD.
a special from Winston says:
Judge Thomas Johnston Wilson
Winston's first and oldest citizen, died
last night in his S5th year. He had