Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-11-08
BLACKBURN Is DEFEATED

BLACKBURN is DEFEATED
State Will Send a Solid Democratic
Delegation to the Sixtieth Congress
Sweeping Democratic Victories in
the Other Eight Congressional Dis
tricts.
Charlotte, Special.-Late Tuesday
night Mr.. W. T. Crawford stated that
a conservative estimate Of his majori-
ty is 500. He has surely carried Bum
combe by 600; Haywood by 800;
.Transylvania by 40; Rutherford 500
to 600. Britt has carried Cherokee,
Henderson and Mcdowell by small
majorities.
Britt is not yet ready to admit his
defeat. though conservative Demo
Gratis feel sure that Crawford carried
the tenth district by 500 to 500 ma
jority.
In the eigth district Chairman
Fanderford places MI. r. n. Hack
cts majority at about 1000 owe E.
Spencer Blackburn, the present In
cumbent. Mr.. Hackett's estimated
and certain nsjor1ties are: Stanly
200; Cabarrus $50; Rowan 1,100;
lredell 935; Allegheny 150s Alex
ander is in doubt, though a small
majority is thought to be Hackett's s.
Blackburn has carried Wilkes by
900: Wautauga by 49,; Ashe by $50,
(reduced from 400 two years ago.,
Caldwell by Sc and Surry by 400.
There is hardly a reasonable doubt
but that the Democrats will return
ten Democratic congressman to the
Sixtieth Congress.
Returns are incomplete, but the re-
ports are generally to the effect that
tie vote was light all over the State.
Democrats Save the Tenth.
Ashevillc, Suecial.-The Democrats
are again victorious in Buncombe
county. While the official returns are
not all IN, it is certain that the entire
Democratic ticket has been elected in
Bnncombe by an average majority of
600 to 700. The official count may
result i'll a much larger majority.
Indications are that Crawford has
carried Bnncombe by 500 to 600 ma
jorlty. He carried the six Ashevills
precincts by 331. These sisx precincts
two years ago gave Gudger, for Con-
gress 500 majority. Chairman D. E.
Sewer, Of the Democratic county ex-
e%cutive committee, says that
the average majority in Buncombe
will be 500 to 1000.
/ AT 10 o'clock Tuesday night little
information had been received from
other counties in the district. Chair
man Lee telephoned from Waynes-
vile that Haywood had given Craw-
ford 500 majority. He also said that
snfe"ste f-e-- ,v.-~ ProUiaot. IL J~el.
son county indicate that Crawford
will have 125 to $50 majority.
Republicans are claiming that Britt
is elected. Chairman Lee saws that
Crawford is elected by 1000 MAORI
ty.
| A message at 1880 Tuesday night
says Rutherfordton gave Crawford
5OO majority, and that Mcdowell had
gone for Britt by $50.
1t is apparent that the tenth dis
trlct is close and conservative Demo-
Gratis here do 10 think Crawford
has defeated Britt by more than 500.
The result Of the solicitorship contest
III the fifteenth judicial district, SOM
posed of Buncombe, Madison and
Pennsylvania counties, is in doubt.
Guy Roberts, the Democratic candi-
date, telegraphed from Marshall that
Madison went against him only 300.
It this is correct, Mark Brown, tbs
Republican candidate, is defeated.
A telephone message at IL O'Clock
Tuesday night from Waynesville
says Crawford's majority in Haywood
IS $40, with two small precincts to
hear from. Four townships in Jack
son county give Crawford a majority
OF l2O. Crawford reduced the Repub.
llcan majority in Bryson City, Swain
county, 68 votes.
A Sweeping Democratic Victory in
the State.
The Democrats have certainly
swept the State and they are the
proudest OF their defeating Blackburn
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