Evening star., 1900-08-18
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK
REPRESENTATIVE. WHITES VIEWS
OF NORTH CAROLINA SITUATION.
Says Republicans There Are Discour-
ased-Republican Committee Re-
ports Satisfactory Conditions.


is In the city for few days. Mr.. White.
who is the only colored representative in
Congress, Is a member Of the House COM
mittee on the District Of Columbia, and
one Of the most prominent colored politi-
clans Of his state.
Mr.. White has not decided yet whether
he will stand for denomination or not. He
says the outlook is very discouragfng IN
North Carolina for the republicans. since
the recent occurrences looking to the ultt-
mate disfranchisement of the negro vote.
Neither Of Mr.. Whites republican col
leagues from North Carolina in the House
has accepted denomination. Mr.. Linney,
who has represented the eighth North
Carolina district for several terms, did not
come up for denomination, and Mr.. Spencer
Blackburn is running as the republican
candidate. In the ninth district MI Rich
mond Pearson, who has represented the
district several terms. has also SHE'D at re-
nomination, and Mr.. J. NJ. Moody mas es-
sayed to carry it for the republicans.
In Mr. Whites district Mr.. Claude kitchin
is the democratic candidate, and w. W.
Kitchin, his brother,zis running in the fifth
district. They are members OF fanny
which has been. prominent in democrals
politics of the state for many years, ana
their father, Col Buck akltchln' was III
Congress years ago.
I'VE are greatly discouraged in North
Carolina said Mr.: White to star re-
porter today. "Only by the most strenuous
efforts can we hold rthe three republican
districts, If at all In some communities
the colored vote is thoroughly terror1zed
and everywhere 1t is demoralized. Our oilly
hope is that, the November election pelils
strictly federal election, there may be
less effort at intimidation than otherwise;
In my district I could get the vote out, l
am sure. My plurality two years ago was
1900. and there is no reason why IT should
be less If my people thought that II woulo
be any use to attempt to vote
The Country at Large.
At republican congressional committee
headquarters in this city no discouraging
reports are received from the country at
large The only menace observable in the
situation, as oftenirepeated is from apathy
on the part of republicans. The mass OF
the voters seem to- be 50 satisfied with polftt-
cal and material conditions that they may
not be aroused toIthe caoseness OF the con-
gressional vote. 81 3
One decidedly encouraging feature to the
republicans Is the report Of the feeling
among the labofing men. The managers
have been making some inquiries recently
to ascertain. If possible. how the laDorlng
vote stands, whether there Is dissatisfaction
or GiisgruntlenenH any ywhere along the line
that Is likely to react tdtsadvantageously Tor
the republicans. ) 1t. Is said there are no
signs Of trouble Rmong the laboring men.
On the contrary;i:thera are indications of
general satisfaction and tendency to give
the republican party credit for the benefits
which 1t is claimed have come to labor
through the effect Of republican legislation.
1t Is hardly necessary to add that the re-
publican campaignefs will lose no oppor-
tunity to claim the credit which they may
think rightly belongs to the party.
In Pennsylvania New Jersey and manu-
featuring New York. where the labor vote
counts heavily the outlook is said to be
especially bright for the republicans, and
this. 1t Is believed, may be taken in a meas
ure criterion for the remainder of the
country. These sections have felt the ben
efits of the Dngley tariff act very mate
rally. Nearly everything which Is ma lie
in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylva
MIA Is dependent to a greater or less degree
upon the protective tariff, and there has
been a wonderful stimulus to industry since
the enactment of that legislation.
Attitude on Philippine Question.
Inquiries were also made as to the posi-
tion of the workngrnen upon the Philip
pines question. 1t is said the talk seems to
be adverse to accepting the Bryan program.
Even in cases where men were not abso-
lutely In accord with the full administration
program, or what is popularity supposed to
be the ultimate plan of the President with
respect to the Philippines, there was disin-
clination to accept the democratic alterna-
tive.
The workingmen seem to feel, 1t is said,
capable of solving the vexatious problems
of the Philippines as the populist-democratic
outfit Of Mr.. Bryan and that there Is
danger in swapping horses in the middle of
the stream. These are the reports which
come to the managers from the surface
talks with the lahoring men in different
communities.
Information comes from the Chicago
headquarters OF the tive committees that
there is an Increasing demand for cam
paign literature, showing an awakening de-
sire on the part of the people to post them
selves upon the issues Of the day. Docu-
ments bearing upon the Porto Rican and
Philippine questions and upon financial top
les are being sent out in large quantities
The best speeches in Congress upon these
subjects were selected: early in the summer,
and printing establishments have been busy
for weeks turning them out by the ton. The
franked envelopes for. their Enclosure are
printed at the government printing office
and these have been going west in car load
lots for some time. Systematis distribution of
the campaign literature is being made and
the republican managers are repeating the
campaign Of education which resulted so