The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-02
NORTH CARoLINA's ELECTION.
Democrats Claim that the FusionIsts
Can Win Nothing.

Raleigh, ~ c., August Tonight the
political campaign in North Carolina
closed and tomorrow the election will be
held. Though the struggle has been an
exceedingly bitter and stubbornly con-
tested one, there is now little doubt as to
the result. A careful poll of the regis-
tered vote shows that the democratic ma
jority for the franchise amendment ard
State ticket csn not be less than 5000
The democratic managers claim that it
Will reach 1000 or over The reuub-
licans and populis;s, who haze Joined
forces on a fusion ticket, make no clsims.
but have surrendered everything In an
ehcr to carry the legislature 1t is i mel
there is no chance for them to elect mere
than forty members # tho reuse ana
ten members Of the senate. :he election
machinery is the hands of the democrats
Chairman Simmons Of the democratic club
gives out an interview, IN wnich he says
his party will tomorrow win the greatest
victory since the war
Senator Butler of the populist rarity ana
Chairman Holton of the republican party
decline to make any claims or pr, dc
tions. Trouble Is feared a several places
and the Governors Guards {. this city
have been in their armOry since yes
terday afternoon really Or 4 sall from
the governor at any moment. The demo-
Gratis declare that there ,'ill be no trouble
unless it is provoked Nv the other side
and that in such cases troops will d. no,
good. There was call FIR troops from
Smitniield, Johnston county, yesterday
afternoon, but the call wes with -rawn Just
as the troops were going aboard tie train.
Hon. +. NJ. Simmons, chairman of the
democratic State committee, 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 indications are that we will poll the
biggest vote ever polled in the State. The
Aycock ticket will be elected and the
amendment will be adopted by the larg-
est majorities ever given in this State
since the war, and we will have n large
majority In both branches OF the legisla-
ture. There is no animOsty on the part
Of the democrats toward the negro: we
simply want him to know and intend he
snail know his place.
II mis- miserable white allies, who seek
to use him to ride into office, would let
nm alone. he and the white people would
get along well enough together. Our ma
Jorlty VIII be such an overwhelming YER.
dct OF the white people of the State in
raVor OF eliminating the ignorant and
VICIOUS negro vote of the State that this
race question will forever hereafter be re-
garded as a settled question In North
Carolina"
Whom asked a: Winston today what, In
MS opinion, would be the result at to-
morrow's election, Republican State Chair
man Holton replied: az can not tell"
democratic rally was held at Caesar
IN Cleveland county today. At the cloe
OF the speaking fight ensued In wbnh
several were wounded Bob Bracket
republican is reported dying from wouids.
frank Ousen. another republican. who
hred on the crowd ie being pursued
AZ Concord the largest rally q the
campaign was held 10000 people being
nreFent Harry Tracy, a populist speaker
from Texas, tried to address crowd OF
populisis but was yelled down by demo-
Gratis Later a crowd gathered at his
motel, Rev, Lacy Hodge. a BAPTIST min
lister appealed for law and order.