The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-08-08

BT 4 BIG MAJORITY.
The Tar Heel Democrats Wins a
Great Victory.
OLD NORTH STATE IN LINE.
Both Branches Of Legislature
Secure. The Amendment
Goes Whooping. The
Election Quiet.
OLD NORTH STATE IN LINE.

A dispatch from Charlotte says the
elections in North Carolina Thursday
we're for governor and State officers,
members of the legislature and county
officers and for an amendment to the
State constitution looking to practl-
cal elimination of the Negro from poll
tics, as its adoption would disfrauchise
the bulk of the Negro vote. By far
the greatest interest centered in the fight
was over the amendment. At Thurs
days election great many Negroes
voted for it.
The faculty Of Livingstone college at
Salisbury, one Of the most prominent
Negro educational institutions in the
south, voted for it. The amendment
was opposed BY the fusion forces Of
Pepulists and Republicans, headed by
Senators Butler aud Pritcbard, and the
campaign was the most bitter waged
in the State since reconstruction days.
There was full poll Of the Democratic
strength, which, combined with a small
Negro vote and some Populist and Re-
publican votes, rolled up an unpre-
cedented majority. Returns indicate
that the amendment was carried by
over 40, 600 majority.
Spencer B. Adams, fusion nominee
for governor, was defeated by Chas.
B. Aycock, Democratic nominee. by
fully 40, 900 majority. All other State
officers were elected by equal msjo7i-
ties. The legislature is Democratic in
both branches, Meeklenburg county,
of which Charlotte is the county seat,
gives $500 majority for the county
ticket. The election throughout the
State was generally quiet and peacea-
BILE, the Negroes, as a general thing, re-
naming away from the polls.
A dispatch from Raleigh says the
election passed off quietly. A heavy
white vote was polied, but the Negroes
took little interest in the result, and
generally remained away from the polls.
In many instances they voted the
Democratic ticket. Every eastern
county was carried by the Democrats,
the majorities in some Of them being
5000. Most of the central counties
also are Democratic. Returns from the
west are incomplete. fhe indications,
however, are that the State is Demo
cratic by $4,000 majority, the legisla.
ture three fouths Democratic and the
franchise amendment adopted. At II
o'clock Thursday night Democratic
Chairman Simmons said:
II think we have safe majority OF
$4,000 and at least four. ffths Of the
legislature. The returns so far are
most satisfactory, and no surprises.
ALMOST a CLEAN SWEEPS.
The Demo rejoiced quietly al
over North Carolina Friday. The re,
turns show that Democratic majoritie!
aggregate 81, o18 and fusion majoritie:
5, 125, mayiug the net Democratic ma
jority SO, 553 There will be contests il
several counties, there being gross ir
regularities in Randolph and Harnett
and smaller ones in Wilkes and Chat
ham. In the latter county, at Con
gresham Atwaters precinct, the fu'
sion stronghold, the fusioniss, finding
they were being out-voted assaulted
the election officers, smashed the ballot
boxes and burned the ballots. This is
the only outrage which occurred in the
State, so far as known. The returns
show that to the senate there are elected
3S Democrats and 9 fusionists, with
three seats doubtful, and to the house
95 Democrats and 13 fusion ;sts, while
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