The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-31


There are 1000 white men and so ne
groes registered in Richmond county.
The Wilkesboro Chronicle says the vote
in Wilkes will be close this year Usually
Wilkes gives such big Republican ma
jority that the Democrats do not ex-
pect anything.
Referring to the speech of Governor
Aycock in that town, the Fayetteville
Observer says: THE Governor was in
splendid form, and was frequently inter
rupted by great bursts of cheering. 1t
was the best speech we have ever heard
Governor Aycock deliver, and that is say
ing that it was a great speech indeed.
Mecklcnburg registered 5,14S whites and
120 negroes Secretary Shannonhouse
says the Republicans will poll only 400
votes in Charlotte and 200 in the coun-
ty, making 900 in all. If this is true,
and the Democrats poll vote, Mecklen-
burg may prove to be the banner Demo-
cratic county. Now wouldn't that prove
that Mecklenburg voters find out how the
Pritchard organ stands and then vote the
other way?
The last census Tin 1900 showed that
there were then 1851 colored voters in
Chatham county. Out of that number
less than fifty have registered for the
next election In this township about 200
are usually registered, but now only
three are registered and all of them I'M
der the grandfather clause" being de-
scendants of old free negroes.-Chatham
Record.
Returns from the thirty-six precincts in
Wake county show that there are about
e,172 white and 565 negro voters regis
tered for the next election. White Oak
leads with the largest registration of any
township in the county-346 white and 81
colored voters are registered and most
ell of them can vote in the coming cleo
ton Our 81 colored voters are nearly
all free negroes only three having
registered who were not entitled to DO so
Under the grandfather clause.
Yesterdays ClarktCn Express says:
Hon. John d. Bellamy, the present mem
Der of Congress from the Sixth district,
spent Sunday night here. He spoke in
Whites Creek township Monday, Carver's
Creek yesterday and will speak in White
willie Friday Mr.. Bellamy is one of the
States ablest men and his speeches in
these places will do much good for De-
mocracy."
Hon Locke Craig is in the city. He
spoke in Warrenton yesterday and reached
Raleigh last night, returning from trip
through Northeastern North Carolina.
He reports the prospects for complete and
overwhelming Democratic victory all that
could be wished. Mr. Craig will leave
today for Morganton where he speaks on
Saturday. He is in fine shape and seems
to thrive upon hard campaigning.
The Republican party, backed up by
the tobacco trust, is bending it's every
energy to regain control of the State and
should such a calamity overtalxe us
the trials and labors of the past few
years will have been in vain. Such dis
f, aster, as Republican victory in the State
at this time, will bring with it hard
ships to a large majority of our people,
and the future will hold little of hope
to our agricultural classes.-Oford Public
Ledger.
Wilmington, N. c., Oct: 3O.-Col. A. II.
Slocomb, of Fayetteville, Republican
candidate for Congress in this district.
spoke to small crowd in the court
house here last night. G. B. Patterson,
Esq, of Maxton, Democratic nominee for
the same honor. spoke here tonight. The
Democrats are claiming the district by
varying majorities all of them large.
The only claim made by Col. Slocomb is
that the Republicans and Independents
will carry Cumberland and perhaps Robe
son, of the six counties in the Sixth
district.
Hon. Cyrus B. Watson, of Winston,
spoke at the court house last night to
a representative and appreciative Char
lotte audience. His speech was one OF
the best that has been made here in
this campaign-clean, clear cut ana
forceful. He is one of the old school
Of Democrats, born that way reared
that way. for he has lived in times and
amidst surroundings that forever I'M
pressed the unf1tness for rule of the
Republican party upon his mind. and
will die that wav; not because of preJu-
dice. but because Democracy is eternally
right.-Charlotte Observer.
Senator Simmons believes the Demo
Gratis are going to win in the nation
as we'll as in the State. He says The
rext President is going to be Demo-
crat. The, Republican party in this State
is about dead now and with the election
of a Democratic President the end of the
party will speedily follow. The truth is,
the people of North Carolina are Demo-
cratic by training and conviction They
have not forgotten the great tariff lessons
and State rights lessons taught them by
Vance They are opposed to protection,
and the biggest mistake Senator Pritch-
ard has ever made is in supposing that
he can convert the people of this State
TO protection, especially when his own
party is getting ready to take backward
step from that question. The more the
tariff is discussed in this State, the
stronger it will grow in the Democratic
faith. II anything in the domain of poll
tics is certain it is that the Dingley tariff
is not helping North Carolina.
Hon. w. W. Kitchin spent yesterday in
Raleigh and left in the afternoons for