Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-10
PROSPECT BRIGHT
IN THE COAL FIELD
SAYS SEQ. BYRNE
RACE QUESTION THE GREAT is.
SUE UP THE N. q w. RAIL.
WRITES DEMOCRATIC
The Race Line II the Political Line
In That section. and, Almost to a
Man, the white People are a Unit
for the Democratic Ticket-Out-
look for the Election OF DIR. l.. H..
Clark TO Congress Is Excellent.
WRITES DEMOCRATIC

Hon. George Byrne. Journalist
orator and Democrat arrived In
Huntington today from the Norfolk
and Western country where he has
been campaigning for the Demo
cratic ticket. Mr.. Byrne is widely
known as the author OF the lilly
white Janks In the Democratic
platform having made that the issue
TO the exclusion Of all other ques-
tions. / was with Hon. Archibald
Davis. and we held three meetings
at Bluefield Monday evening.
Northfork Tuesday evening and
Williamson Wednesday afternoon.
The attendance was very large at
each place. and the enthusiasm was
the greatest | ever encountered.
The race line is practically the no.
litical line I'm that entire section.
the white people being almost a unit
for the Democratic state and coul-
~ tickets. while the negroes will TO
man vote for the Republican can
didates. In Mcdowell county the
commissioners met on Tuesday to
select election okicers and found
great difficulty to secure enough
white Republicans to man the polls.
do not know that they actually
round enough. At Bluefield the
line between the whites and blacxg
Is tightly drawn and no candidate
on the republican ticket dares to say
publicly where he stands on the
Jim crow" proposition. | heard
indeed, that one Republican candi-
date for the house OF delegates had
declared privately that he would, If
elected. vote for a separate coach
law. And 1t is freely predicted that
before election day both Republican
candidates for the house OF dele
gates from that county will openly
declare themselves ready to vote
for such a law. The Democrats in
Mercer county fully expect to elect
their county ticket and 20 give a
majority for Bennett and the Dem
ocratlc ticket. In Mcdowell IL is
expected that the Republican major
ity VIII be greatly reduced from It's
usual proportions. and that the
boasts OF the gang about the big
majority to be received there will
lack more than half OF coming true.
Mingo Is in better condition ,han
since 1900. and the chances are
particularly bright for electlng the
county ticket and giving the Dem
ocratic state ticket majority.
"Dr. l.. II. Clark, Democratic can
didate for congress I'm the Fifth
district, was with us two days. He
Is about the most popular man ]
ever saw and he will poll an i'm
mense vote on personal grounds.
which. In addition TO that which
Will come TO him from the present
unpopularity OF Hughes, the pres
ent incumbent. and by reason Of the
general Republican slump thorugn-
out the country, gives him an excel
lent chance for election he has
Hughes and friends scared, and the,
are making the most strenuous cf-
forts they have put forth in the d f.
trict for several years IN snort,
ehe situation could not look DO ter
than II does throughout the entire
length OF the Norfolk and Western
coal fields, and / confidently predict
great surprises for our friends. the
enemy. I'm that section"