Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-08
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTIONS.
Goes Democratic by 60,000-G Constitutional
Amendment Adopted

CHARLOTTE, N. c., August 2.-The
elections in North Carolina to-day were
for Governor and State officers, members
of tho Legislature and county officers
and for an amendment to tho State Con-
stitution looking to q practical elimina-
tion Of tho negro from politics, as its
adoption would disfranchiso tho bulk of
tho negro vote. BY far tho greatest in
tcrcst centcrcd in tho fight over tho
amendment. At to-day's election a
great many negroes voted for it. The
faculty of Livingstone College at Sails
bury, ono Of tho most prominent negro
educational institutions in tho South,
voted for it. Tho amendment was op-
posed by the fusion forces of Populists
and Republicans, headed by Senators
Butlcr and Pritchard, and tho campaign
was tho most bittor wagod in the State
since reconstruction days. Thoro was a
full poll of tho Democratic strength,
which, combined with small negro
vote and somo Populist and Republican
votes, rolled up an unprecedented ma
jority. Returns tonight indicate that
tho amendment was carried by ovor d0,-
600 majority.
Spencer B. Adams, fusion nominee for
Governor, was defeated by Charles B.
Aye, Jk, Democratic nominee, by fully
10000 majority. All other State officers
| were elected by equal majoritics. The
Legislature is Democratic in both
branches. Mccklonburg county, of which
Charlotte is tho county scat, gives
$500 majority for tho county ticket.
| The election throughout tho State was
generally quiet and pcaccable, tho ne
grocs, as a general thing, remaining
away from the polls.
| RALEIGH, n. G., August 3.-Tho Demo
Gratis rcjoiccd quietly all over North
Carolina to-day. Tho compilation of
returns tonight shows that Democratic
maioritics aggregate GI,G7S and Fusion
majorities 5,125, making tho net Demo
cratic majority 5o,553.
| There will be contests in several coun-
ties, there being gross Irregularities in
Randolph and llarnott and smaller ones
in Wilkes and Chatham. In tho latter
county, at Congressman Atwater's pro
cinct, Il fusion stronghold, tho fusionists,
finding they were being outvotcd, as,
sautcd the election officers, smashed
tho ballot boxes and burned the ballots.
This is the only outrage which occurred
in the State yesterday so far as known.
Tho returns show to tho Senate there
arc elected thirty-cight Democrats and
nine fusionsts, and three seats doubtful,
and to tho House nincty-iivc Democrats
| anu llllllccu luSlOnlSlS, WnllC Twelve
seats are in doubt.
There was somo talk to- day about
ational politics. This grow out of q
rumor that Senator Butler had declared
North Cardinals electoral votes should
be cast for Mckinley. Chairman Sim
mons said at Democratic headquarters
tonight that the Statos vote would bo
cast for Bryan beyond pcradvcnturc.
Mccklcnburg, Edgcombc and Eobcson
are the banner counties so far as the
vote OH the constitutional amendment is
concerned. Each gave it $500 majority,
New Hanover ranking second with Z, 3,Ol6.
There will be only two Populists in tho
Legislature, both from Senator Butlcr's S
county, Sampson.
Senator Butler is here He has kept
very quiet to-day. The local military
ordered on duty Tuesday afternoon by
Governor Russell was relieved from duty
ut noon to-day. Senator Butler said
this afternoon election returns were not
definite enough for an estimate by coun-
ties, and added:
Every negro county has gone Demo
cratic and the majority for the constitll-
tional amendment can be anything de-
sired. Certificates of election will be
given, | should say, to seventy Demo
cratic representatives and thirty to thir-
ty-livc Democratic Senators. Of course
it could bc more. because stealing capaci-
ty is unlimited"
The Senator says he expects to spend
next week fishing and resting after his
campaign, which is the most disastrous
on record in North Carolina.