The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-28

trict and his triumphant election by a
very large majority is assured.
Mr.. 10. J. Jenkins, the Populist
candidate for Congress in this district,
was in Raleigh yesterday. The Repub-
licans are ''at work. on him, trying
to pull him down in Giles interest.
will he Gomez" one of them was
asked.
1--WE hope so. He seems pretty bull
headed about it, but my understand
ing is that he's just hunting way by
which he can honorably get out OF
the race"
Jenkins, however, remembering that
God Almighty hates a GUTTER swears
that he'll stay in the fight till the
last buttons off Gabe's coat.
Senator Pritchard, whom the rene
gade Mckinley organs of North Caro-
lima now delight to honor, is adver-
tised to speak in Raleigh on next Tues
day night. All revenue officers and
negroes are expected to be present,
prepared to exercise their vocal or
gans at concert pitch.
The time for registration of voters
for the November election closed yes
ter(lay at shutdown. During the five
days (from % to 27th) that the books
were open very few new names were
added.
The same pollholders and registrars
who held the August election are re-
quired to hold the November election,
and any vacancies are to be filled eX-
actly as they were filled in that cleo
ton. Tn all respects as to time and
place of holding the election in No
vember teh same law prevails, the
polls being opened at sunrise and
closing at sunset, and the voting be-
ing done at the present voting pre-
cincts unless they are altered by the
county board of elections.
A special from Chicago to the New
York Journal says: 1.-THE Middle West
is dotted with factories and mills which
have been closed by trusts in the last
four years. All the steel and iron mills
and plants at Joliet were closed today TO
enable employees to hear Senator'S Gull
lom and Spooner speak at big Repub-
lican rally. A tent which would hold five
thousand was erected and arrangements
were made for an overflow meeting.
Only six hundred were present"
Senator Smith, of New Jersey, says
that his State will go for Bryan.
The New York correspondent of the
Washington Star quotes an insur-
ance agent, who does not think Bryan
will be elected, as saying that "he had
been talking with the proprietor of a
restaurant, who told him that he had
never voted the Democratic ticket, but
was going to vote for Bryan this time.
While they were talking it developed that
five other men present occupied the same
position. He said he ran across Bryan
men of this class chiefly among what he
terms the butchers. the bakers and the
candlestick Makers He did not regard
it as at all significant as indicating the
possibility of Bryan's election, since the
great bulk of prosperous business men
were on the other side. A Tammany
man told me the other day that If
wanted to find people who were going
over to Bryan to go out among small
Dealers
Speaking of his trip through New Jer-
sey, Mr.. Bryan is quoted by the Balti
more Sun as saying:
''The demonstrations l have received
in New Jersey were the greatest in my
whole tour. Everywhere the people were
most enthusiastic. The Jersey City meet
ings Thursday night, compared with the
size and population of the city, con-
slider a phenomenal and magnificent trib-
ute to Democracy. They are indicative
of great Democratic vote. Many Re-
publicans shook my hand and told me they
would vote FOR me.
Let me caution all good Democrats