Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-08
Simmons Wins the Senatorial
Slippers of Marion Butler.
AN IDEAL DAY FOR VOTING.
Every Democratic Congressman But Two
Elected. and it VIII Require the omcial
Count to Determine in These Tho Vote
for Chairman Simmons Was Iandsllde
Tho coiored Fair People in a Legal
sauabbie Over Money Hunting De-
scondant Of Captain Blakoley.

N'ss ~ 4fOfs 1GSlSTQdy
Sky was without a cloud, and there
was a bracing quality to the atmos-
phere that made the blood tingle. 1t
was an ideal day and the splendid
weather brought out pretty full vote
In Raleigh and Wake county. though
there was a falling off from the very
full vote of August.
The day was as quiet as a Sunday,
and except for the appearance of the
stores 1t might have been taken for a
holiday. The saloons, of course, were
all closed.
TRUE TO DEMOCRACY.
The State of North Carolina has re-
manned true to Bryan and Democracy.
cracy.
1t Is too early to predict the majority,
but it will be very large. 1t will not
be short of 80, 0G0U.
The Democrats have carried every
Congressional district in the State ex-
cept the Eighth and Ninth. The re-
turns from these two districts are very
meagre. but it looks like Crawford has
been defeated in the Ninth district.
and the news from the Eighth shows
that the vote is close.
SIMMONS FOR SENATOR.
Hon. Furnifold NJ. Simmons is the
successor 10 Marion Butler in the
United States Senate.
1t was landslide. He carried near
ly all the counties in the State. The
his majority would be 10000.
carr has carried Durham, Alamance,
orange, Rowan, Cabarrus, Arson,
Union ad Mecklenburg certion. There
are othed counties that are close and
u few more may go for Carr. But the
simmons vote is a landslide. 1t is n
great victory for the State Chairman
and Is due TO the appreciation of the
people for his magnificent conduct of
the campaign In 1888 and in 1900
COLORED FAIR SQuABBLE.
The financial affairs of the coored
state Fairs have been carried to the
temple OF justice for adjudication.
y warrant in n civil action was
sworn out against the secretary, John
II. Williams, charging him with embez-
zHng or frauduently mlsapplying
funds of the North Carolina Industrial
Association. The charge was preferred
by Thomas Donaldson, the president of
the association. The amount over
which the legal contest is being made
Is 1854 or thereabouts.
Now the secretary tells story that
sheds an entirely different color OF light
on the affair. According to Williamson,
the association is III his debt. Further
more, he declares that he is anxious
and ready to settle but he does not
propose to surrender the bag without
looking out for himself. Williamson
says the association is indebted to him
In the sum of $105. and that he offered
to make full settlement and square
accounts. This offer, he says, was re-
fused
Williamson gave bond yesterday soon
after the warrant was sreved. Judge
Harry Roberts. who issued the papers
in the case. has set November 9th as
the date for the hearing.
DESCENDANT OF CAPT. BLAKE
LEY.
DR.. Cyrus Thompson. Secretary of
State, has received a letter from Judge
Advocate General Samuel c. Lemley.
of the United States Navy Department,
asking that the State records be
searched for any record leading to the
discovery of any direct descendants of
Captain Johnston Blakcley. This is
for the purpose of finding some one
10 christcn the now torpedo boat
Bakeley when it is launched at South
Boston, November %. Judge Lemley
says that it has been discovered -Ihat
Captain Blikeley married n Miss
Hope, of New York. and one child,
daughter, was educated in North
Carolina. Hence the hope which the
officials of the department have of liv-
ing relatives in this State through the
aid OF the Secretary of State.
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