The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-13
OFFICIAL VOTE IN THE STATE.

by the state board of canvassers
and filed in the Secretary of
States Office. Soon certificates
of election will be issued to the
successful candidates in accord
ance Herewith. The ticket was
headed by Mr.. Franklin McNeill
for Corporation Commissioner
and his majority is 1926. There
is a falling off in the total vote of
1877, the entire number cast two
years ago being 2O8, 266. Six su-
perior court judges were elected
on the ticket with Mr.. NcNeill,
bymajorities ranging from46, S58to
$3.50. Judge Ward, in the first
district, had no opposition and
goes in with 123,479 votes to his
credit.
Thus it will be een that the
democratic victory is overwhelm-
ing. They carried every congress-
ional district and elected every
solicitor except two; made gains
in the Legislature, literally sweep
ing the state by an avalanche of
white mems ballots. So great a
victory has not been won since
the memorable campaign of 1898.
Each faction of the Republican
party, what there is left of it, =
met a like rebuke. Butler and
Duncan in the east Adams and
Douglas IN Central Carolina aud
Rollins in the west, the organi-
zation crowd, have met their
Waterloo, while Spencer Black
burn, representing the "outs"
goes down to ingnominious defeat
before "Dick" Hackett in the
eighth district. All of which con-
clusively shows that North Caro-
linians still have an abiding faith
in the principles and policies of
the democratic party and are con-
tent with the present excellent
administration of affairs
In Blackburn's district the
democrats made a clear gain of
1911 votes over the result of 1904 It
was there the battle ragged fierce
and hard, that district being the
seat of war, SO to speak; Hackett,
only, was considered in danger,
all other democratic candidate 8
were thought to be safe and a
stubborn fight was made to defeat
Blackburn, which met with a glo-
rious elimination. The Tar
Heel Club and the Tar Heel organ
could not save ''the Chief" He
was weighed in the balances and
found wanting. Now what will
the insurgents do for a leader?
"The whole kit and bling" has
been put out of business and there
is little hope of them getting into
the game for many years to come.
Fairbrothers Everything is right
in saying:
"It is time for the repub-
lican party in North Caro-
lima to dIsband. It should shut
up shop, put crepe on the door
and bury it's dead and quit. For
many years they have talked about
building up a strong republican
party in North Carolina, but the
last election furnished abundant
aud convincing proof that there
is no patriot in the bunch. Off
ce and Office alone is the only
thing considered. In the county
of Guilford we had the pitiful
spectacle of Professor Frazier who
never asked for but one appoint
ment, begging Democrats by
really pathetic letters to vote for
him-he claimed that the Republi-
cans had stabbed him and black
ened his character. In the Eighth
district we had the sublime spec
tacle of Federal Office holders
anxious and solicitous concerning
Blackburn and not only openly OPP
posing him but hob-nobbing with
Democrats praying fer his defeat.
From every quarter it was a war
of rapacity-a war of greed.
There was no principle involved
no outward sign of patriotism.
The party lost votes-and the
onlv thing for il; to do is To dist