The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-03
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT.
Roth Simmons and Carr Are Claiming the
Victory.

The ardent Carr and Simmons men are
each talking about big majorities. A
Simmons supporter in Raleigh yesterday
said his candidate would get $4,000 ma
jority. Per contra a Concord correspon-
dent Of the Charlotte Observer says:
After taking a conservative review
OF the 80 counties of the State, based upon
what advocates of both candidates say,
it is safe to say that Mr.. Carr will easily
get majority ranging from $4,000 to
10000. This county, Cabarrus, will give
Mr.. Carr a majority of at least 800 and
it is believed by large number that his
majority will reach $780,
Carr and Simmons must both be very
popular in Wilson. Both spoke there this
week and the news from each meeting
was that there is no house in town big
enough to hold their admirers.
This week Mr.. Simmons and Gen. Carr
have both spoken in Wilson, and our
correspondent under date of October
31st, writes of the speech of Mr.. Sim
mons:
1.-THE Hon. F. NJ. Simmons, the peerless
leader of our Democratic forces adj
dressed last night one of the largest and
most enthusiastic audiences ever seen
in Wilson, and he made one of the ablest
and most powerful speeches that soon
moved and stirred the audience
Under date of November End, writing
of General Carr's visit, he says
The Opera House could not begin to
hold the vast throng that gathered there
last night to hear General Carr, and so,
Chairman c. G. Daniels announced that
the speaking would take place in the
court house square, and as soon as that
announcement was made, that place was
filled with throbbing mass of humanity,
eager to hear the generous and open
handed philanthropist. Col. D. Worth
ington, one Of the most ornate and polish
ed speakers this writer has ever heard,
presented General Carr in one of the
most eloquent and most beautiful speeches
ever made on such an occasion-a speech
that glistened with highest gems of
richest metaphor, and which basked under
the gorgeous rainbow of finest poetic
beauty. General Carr arose amid a wild
storm of applause from his enthusiastic
admirers, and for an hour or more he
spoke to their seemingly great delight,
for generous applause greeted many of
his well rounded sentences, and when the
speech was concluded they gathered
around the stand and congratulated him
upon his effort He repaired to his hotel
where a large crowd had gathered to
shake the hand of one of the most lib
eral hearted men that ever bestowed
aims upon the poor and the distressed and
the needy"
Hon. A. L. Brooks is one of the strong
est and most uncompromsing young
Democrats of the State. After finishing
the criminal docket for Orange county, he
left to fill appointments until Monday
night before the election. lie spoke at
High Point on Wednesday night, Licking
ton on Thursday night and at Asheville
last night. Tonight he will speak at
Hendersonville, and at Randleman Mon
day night and back to Guilford to put
Ill an honest days work for Bryan and
Kitchin on Tuesday.
The Conover people are warm in their
praise of the speech of Hon. w. B. Shaw
last Friday night They say it is the
best speech that has been made in Como
YER this year. He had a good crowd,
composed of Democrats, Populists and Re-
publicans, and everybody was well i'm
pressed with his speech-Newton Enter
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