The age-herald., 1900-08-02
NORTH CAROLINA
 CAMPAIGN ENDS BiteTest Campaign Strugg|e
 Since Civil War. TROUBLE IS FEARED TODAY Democrats Will Win by Large Ma jority and Negro Vote Will be
 Eliminated-Fight at a
 Democratic Rally.
TROUBLE IS FEARED TODAY

Raleigh, N. C., August 1.-Tonight the present political campaign in North Caro- lima closes and tomorrow the election will be held. Though the struggle has been an exceedingly bitter and stubbornly contested one, there is now little doubt as to the re- suit.
 A careful poll of the registered votes shows that the Democratic majority for the franchise amendment and State ticket can not be less than 5000. The Democratic managers claim that it will reach 50OOO or over.
 The Republicans and Populists, who have Joined forces on fusion ticket, make no claims, but have surrenederd everything in an effort to carry the Legislature. It is claimed that there is no chance for them to elect more than forty members of the House and ten members of the Senate. The election machinery is in the hands of he Democrats.
 Chairman Simmons of the Democratic Committee, gives out an interview in which ne says his party will tomorrow win the greatest victory since the war.
 Senator Butler of the Popuist party and Chairman Holton of the Republican party decline to make any claims or predictions
 Trouble is feared at several places, and the Governors Guards of this city have been in their armory since yesterday af- ternoon ready for call from the Governor at any moment. The Democrats declare there will be no trouble unless it is pro- voked by the other side, and that in such case troops will do no good There was a call for troops from Smithfield,. Johnson
 
 was withdrawn just as the troops were going aboard the train.
 Chairman simmons Statement
 Hon. F. M. Simmons, chairman of the Democratic State Committed, said tonight
 "The great battle for white supremacy in North Carolina has been fought, and in less than twenty-four hours we shall know the result.
 We are ready for the ballots. The in- dications are that we will poll the biggest vote ever boiled in the state. The Aycock ticket will be elected, and the amendment will be adopted by the largest majority ever given in this state since the war, and we will have large majority in both branches of the Legislature.
 There Is no animosity on the part of the Democrats towards the negro. We simply want him to know, and intend that he shall know. his place.
 If his miserable white allies, who seek to use him to ride into office, would let him alone, he and the white people would get along well enough together. Our major ity will be such an overwhelming verdict of the white people of the State in favor of eliminating the ignorant and vicious negro vote of the State that this race question will forever hereafter be regarded set tied question in North Carolina" .
 When asked at Winston today what, in his opinion, would be the result of tomor- rows election Republican State Chairman Holton replied:
 Fight at a Speaking
 'I cannot tell"
 A Democratic rally was held at Casar, in Cleveland County, today. At the close of the speaking a fight ensued in which several were wounded. Bob BraclsAtt, Republican, is reported dying from wocnids received. Frank Queen, another Republi- can who fired on the crowd, is being pur- sued.
 At Concord the largest rally or the campaign was held, 12,000 people being present Harry Lacy, a Populist speaker from Texas. tried to address a crowd of Populists, but was yellow down by Demo- crats Later a crowd gathered at his ho- tel. Rev. Lacy Hoge, a Baptist minister, appealed for law and order. Mayor George W. Means personally escorted Lacy to MT. Hoges residence. Thence he was taken cat of town. where he took the train.