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THE GAZETTE. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. JAMES H. TOUirQ,....Editor and Proprietor. T: j3: emogecSli" I Genl TraTeUn entM- SUBSCRIPTION RATES : One year, Six months, Three months $1.50 75 - 50 Entered at the Post-office for transmission through the United States mails as matter coming under second-class rates. jgy"All communications intended for pub lication must reach the office by Tuesday morning. Anonymous letters will receive no attention. tSST Address all communications to The Gazette, Raleigh, N. C. RALEIGH, N. C, JANUARY 9, 1897. THE BROUGIITON-YOUNG CONTEST. As is well known to our readers, Mr. Needham B. Broughton, one of the Dem ocratic candidates for the House of Rep resentatives, whom we defeated in the recent election, is contesting our seat in that body. The parties interested in the matter met on the 23d day of December last to begin the taking of depositions on I the part of the contestant (Broughton). Mr. D. H. Young, Clerk of the Court, was the first witness called to the stand. He was ordered by the Commissioner who was taking the depositions to pro duce the ballot-boxes which were deliv ered to him after the election and which had been used in said election before him for the purpose of opening them and re counting such ballots as might be found in them which purported to have been cast either for Broughton or Young Clerk Young under the advice of his counsel denied the jurisdiction of that Commissioner to make such an order and refused to obey it. The proceedings were then stopped by the contestant. Their next move was to get an order from Judge Clark of the Supreme Court requiring Clerk Young to appear before him and Bhow cause why he should not produce the boxes and recount the bal lots found in them. The parties all ap peared before the Judge and argument was had by the counsel of the contestant and Hon. J. C. L. Harris for Clerk Young, After hearing the argument, Judge Clark decided that he had jurisdiction over the matter and ordered Clerk Young to pro duce the boxes and recount the ballots found therein. He also stated in his order that Clerk Young very properly declined to produce the boxes upon the order of the Commissioner. The con. testant and contestee and their counsel and two representatives for each side, together with Clerk Young, assembled in the grand jury room of the court house on Wednesday morning, December 30th, 1896, to begin the recount. The counsel for the contestant stated that they did not want to recount all of the boxes, but only certain ones. "Whereupon the coun sel for Young asked them to designate the boxes which they wanted to recount. Mr. W. N. Jones, one of Broughton's attorneys, said: "Well, we will begin with the box from the first division of the "F'-.-rfA v.rj -J.4. A annnf aaJhebox was presented it was discovered that the seals put on by the poll-holders on the night of the election had been broken, and other seals placed partly over them. Upon closer examination it was found that the box was also unlocked. The ballots found in the box were then counted with the following result: Young, 116; Broughton, 180; O'Kelly, 11. On the night of the election when the ballots actually cast on that day were counted there was found in the box 125 votes for Young; 179 votes for Broughton, and 3 votes for O'Kelly. It will be observed by a comparison of the foregoing figures that Young lost 9 votes, Broughton gained one and O'Kelly eight. Clerk Young in his testimony swore that the box bore evidence of having been tampered with. One of the poll-holders at this box was a brother of Broughton, and it seems rather strange that he should not have been able on the night of the election to have detected the discrepancies now ap pearing between the returns and recount. Upon the completion of the recount, this box included, Clerk Young made for the Legislature the following certificate: "Pursuant to an order of the Hon. Walter Clark, a Justice of. the Supreme Court, dated December 26th, 1896 (a copy of which is hereto attached), I have opened the ballot boxes used at the va rious voting precincts at the election held on November 3d, 1896, for members of the General Assembly from Waka County and counted the ballots found therein, with the following result: Precincts. Broughton. Young. Hutchinson's Store 120 Rogers' Store 88 135 77 94 123 53 55 156 160 128 135 42 196 130 164 59 56 85 83 19 134 134 93 113 174 222 142 151 87 69 37 91 134 225 116 284 . 341 -173 51 Buckhorn Cary Morrisville Pollard's.. 80 148 64 52 Holly Springs 121 Edwards' Store 103 Harris' Store 32 Wakefield 144 Mitchell's Mill 75 Mark's Creek 166 Middle Greek 112 Neuse River 72 Robertson's Store 94 Stonv Hill 134 Oak Grove 119 Township House 118 Myatt'sMill 58 Auburn 75 Garner 128 Milburnie ....... 55 Wilder' Grove 81 Swift Creek 160 Fdrestville 213 Roles ville . 127 Apex .. 218 .. 208 .. 238 .. 173 Raleigh, ward, 1 div. ward, 2 div. ward, 1 div. Raleigh, Raleigh, Raleigh, Raleigh, Raleigh, ward. 2 div 238 waid, 1 div. 229 111 180 ward, 2 div Raleigh, 4 ward, 1 div...... Raleigh, 4 ward, 2 div. 45 Oufcside East 137 Outside West, N. div... 137 116 Outside West, S. div Total vote ..4,719 4,721 Total vote counted for Needham B. Broughton (4,719) four thousand seven hundred and nineteen. Total vote counted for James H.Young (4,721) four thousand seven hundred and twenty -one. I also note trie condition of each ballot box as found by me when the recount began: TTntohinann's Stnrfi Spaled over the ballot-hole and key-hole, names of judges of election not written on seal, box locked. Rogers Store Seal on side oroKen, no seal over the key-hole, box locked, seal over ballot-hole. Rnffchnrn SaaIs in cood condition. box locked, no seal over key-hole. ry Jtsox locKeu ana properiy seaieu. Morrisville Box locked and properly sealed. Pollard's Box locked, seals unbroken, no seal over the key-hole. Seal over ballot-hole and key -hole, box apparently not locked. .Edwards store jno eeais except ovrr the hole for depositing the ballots, box locked. Harris' Store No seal over key-nole, other seals intact, box locked. Wakefield Box locked, seats intact, no seal over the kev-hole. Mitchell's Mill Box properly locked ahd sealed. Mark's Creek Only one seal on the box and that was over the ballot-hole, box locked. Middle Creek Seals intact and box locked. Neuse River Seals intact and box locked. Robertson's Store No 6eals except over the ballot hole, box locked. Stony Hill Only seal over the recepta cle for depositing ballots, box locked. Oak Grove Box properly sealed and Township House Box locked and only sealed over nanot-noie. Mj att's Mill Box properly Bealed and Inf Irorl Auburn Box locked and sealed, except (Earner T?rx locked Hnd sealed: Seal over key-hole broken above the key-hole. Milbunie Box properly sealed and locked. Wilder's Grove No eeal except over the ballot-hole; box locked. Swift Creek Box locked; seals in good condition; no eeal ovar key-hole. Forestville Box locked and sealed; seal over the key-hole not fastened. Rolesville Box locked and each seal intact. Apex Box locked; seals intact; noseal over key-hole. Raleigh, First Ward, first divieion Box locked; peals intact. First Ward, second division Box locked; seals intact. Second Ward, first division Box lock ed and seal over ballot-hole, no seal over the key-hole. Second Ward, second division Box locked and seals intact. Third Ward, first division Box locked and seals intact. Third Ward, second division Box locked and intact; no seal over the key hole. Fourth Ward, first division Condition of this box described in affidavit to Com missioner. Fourth Ward, second division Condi tion of seals good; box locked. Outside East Box locked and 6eals intact. Outside West, Northern division Box locked; sealed over ballot-hole and key hole; seal over key-hole broken. Southern division Box locked; seals over ballot-hole; no seal- over the key hole." It will be observed that even in this re count Young is still ahead of Broughton, and when you take into consideration the change of ten votes in the tampered box he has only suffered a net loss of six votes. The News and Observer has pub lished so many falsehoods about this con test during the pa9t few days that we thought it best to lay the truth before the public. No friend of ours need frel any concern about this matter, for when all the evidence is taken we will have a larger majority'than the returns gave u -v-enavB-Deeh eiecttd Dy the peopleof Wake, and we will prove that fact to the entire satisfaction of the Legislature and the people generally. There is fun ahead. Look out for it as the contest proceeds. The original count gave us the certificate of election; the recount confirriJed our claim to it, and the evidence will perpet uate our title to it. For right is right since God is God,' And right the day will win; To doubt wonld be disloyalty, To falter would be sin. EMANCIPATION DAY IN RALEIGH AND JAMES II. YOUNG. A great fire having visited the "City of Oaks" during the last night of '96, the new year, '97, ushered in with its glori ous good things for the large number who participated in celebrating the 34th an niversary of freedom to slaves in this country, at Metropolitan Hall. A destruct ive fire had done its terrible work, de stroying the electric plant, left the cars standing on the track, and extinguished the lights in the city ; but the beautiful, bracing End cheerful New Year found an immense audience crowding to the city hall to hear Jim Young, the hero and central light of this occasion. A more intelligent and inthusiastic audience, in our opinion, never assembled on a similar occasion in Raleigh. The exercises were superb from beginning to end. Emanci pation Proclamation was read by Prof. C. N. Hunter, and a beautiful and unique poem was read by Miss Mary Love, a teacher in the Garfield School, and then the president of the day, Rev. R. H. W. Leak, introduced the Hon. J. H. Young, the orator of the occasion. This hero who was lionized by the great ovation of the occasion came forward in his simple, yet manly way, and before he could begin his speech a demand was made that he tell them about the recount of ballots. Mr. Young stated that he had been kept up and awake for several nights engaged in watching his interest against ten Demo cratic lawyers in an effort to contest and unseat him in the forthcoming Legisla ture. As a desperate effort has been going on some time in Raleigh to down Young in this contest great interest was evi denced over the entire audience. The applause was simply deafening at times and continued iu the beginning of the speech for some moments before the speaking could continue. Old and gray haired mothers and fathers as did the young shouted amen ! amen ! throughout the thrdhged hall as Mr. Young stated that with all the votes which possibly could be taken from him in the recount for the contest he still had a majority of twelve votes and that he would take his seat and fight it out to the end if it took him all summer. And then after order was re stored from an audience which had just gone wild almost over the good news of the result, Mr. Young proceeded with the most practical and timely address ever delivered possibly on such an occasion anywhere, so far as ourobservation goes, He said that we had made wonderful progress, and that 35 or. 40 years ago where Shaw University now stands with its teachers and students, at that time slaves were bought and sold; and now that Raleigh was blessed with supeiior educational advantages in the Shaw and St. Augustine schools, yet many boys and girls were loafing and hopelessly spend ing their time on the streets here and there and could not be induced to attend school. The parents who send to the city graded schools were also noticed. He said that when he was a boy attending school that if he got cna whipping at school it meant two, for be always got another when he reached home. Bat now in this city if a teacher whipped a boy child in school that he would be stopped on the streets at any corner by the par ents who would say : " Now you have whipped my child I am going to whip you." We would add that too much along this line could not be said, for children generally are not being trained as human beings but raised as so many cattle from our view of the matter. And patents are indulging these things in the majority of cases and will raise a terrible cyclone if teacher or anyone else interferes, and hence the work-houses and penitentiary are being crowded. Mr. Young said that he would support a bill in the forthcoming Legislature for better schools and a reformatory, Lut while a reform school was Tieeded there was still greater need for a reformation to begin around the firesides and in the homes first. He then urged with won derful effect the importance of economy, the useless and foolish habit of spending $35 or $40 per year in smoking and gen eral use of snuff and tobacco, making it evidently clear that the great enemy to the colored people of Raleigh was the colored man himself, and that while the Freedman's Savings Bank and similar en terprises might have destroyed confidence in all colored banks, and confidence had for various reasons been weakened and strained with one another, yet there were some true and tried men and that there was abundantly enough talent around Raleigh to run an institution like a sav ings bank with more than $ 10,000 of cap ital per year if we would stand together. The advice given along this lice was worth gold itself, for if any people in North Carolina are cursed with strife, distentions and petty jealousies over tr ifls- s it is our people. True, there are many noble and good people among U3 as live in the world, but iu the large number of cases there isaeheer want of stong, whole some, radical reformation needed from the pulpit down to the home life. There are mea who do nothing but walk our streets, with their wives in hard service, and interfere with every thing and every one, yet these are the philosophers who have a solution and remedy for every ill common to the race, yet such men have no visible support for their families and are always loafing, yet our people are led in many instances by such characters, and hence the condition of the large num ber I There were so many excellent things said by our hero that it would take a vol ume to do justice to the effort. Suffice it to say that those who missid it were unfortunate indeed. Ciedit and honor are due to the speaker iu not voicing one unkind or abusive word about those who have so unmercifully persecuted him in every great struggle for right. If heroes are made by persecution and abuse, Mr. Young will be immortalized. We again say it w&s a magnificent speech, audience and occasion. Themusio rendered by Mrs. E. A. Johnson and others was up to that high-water mark bo characteristic. A--irt;r-Tinnis Rart'1, Tlio Secretary, itev. Joseph Perry, is to be congratulated on the success of the meeting. We h.pe to see others like it. A Witness. MR. IIANNA'S GOLDEN CHANCE Reports are circulated and assertions made, chiefly by Democrats and Demo cratic papers, that North Carolina will be a great battle-ground in the matter of the election of a United States Senator during the session of the Legislature. The basis of these reports is that the Re publicans lack two members of having control of the Senate. They are pretty sure to get one of these members from Kentucky, and on the result in North Carolina, therefore, hangs their chance of securing the Senatorial majority. Then comes additional asseitions that the desire and anxiety of the Republi cans to gain this majority are so intense they are willing to spend any amount of money and go to any depth in corrup tion if such a procedure will gain what they want. It is a significant fact that Democrats (in defeat) are always the first to suspi cion, suppose or assert that "booble" can be or is the mainspring of a campaign. The inevitable conclusion is that ' they feel free to suppose that all parties are as corrupt and as villainous as their own, a ad inasmuch as they resort to the power of "boodie" when they can, they of course think all parties will do the same thing. They are now declaring that one hundred thousand or two hundred thou sand dollars will be spent in North Caro lina during the Legislature to elect a Re publican Senator. We have no knowledge of any such scheme; but we wish to say to Mr. Mark Hanna, if the statement is of any interest to him. that in the event he desires to spend that much money here, the Demo cratic contingent in the Legislature offers him about as eesy a field as he will find for the exploitation of such a scheme. The situation in this State is such that a combination of any two parties can elect a Senator. 'Hanna is supposed to desire the election of a gold-ntandard man. Now, suppose the Republican members of the Legislature should unite on such a man. We do not mean to say they will do so, but simply suppose it fdr our present purpose. Then, to be elected, he must have the support of some other party. The Populists will not support a man who declares he is for the gold standard, therefore he must get the Dem ocratic votes if he is elected. And right here is Mr. Hanna's "gol den" chance the one he cannot afford to ignore if he has two hundred thousand dollars to spend. The Democrats have been defeated in the nation. There is no federal pie for them. They have been defeated in this State. There is nothing here for them. And they are hungry, oh so hungry, for "pie" or "boodle." They have had "pie" here for a genera tion, and the loss of it well nigh breaks their hearts, and does break up their busi ness. And they are desperate. Their only hope now is " boodle. " Boodle " is what they talk about, what they write about, what they dream about. They are athirst for it, and by all the gods, they will go for it if it gets within their reach, no matter from where it comes or what it is for. And so we say that Mr. Hanna, if the conditions above mentioned should pre vail, and he needs only twelve votes to elect his man, he can get those twelve votes out of the Democratic contingent with his two hundred thousand' dollars. In fact, that amount of money would buy up the whole Democratic party in this State now. The Caucasian. NORTH CAROLISVS OFFICIAL TOTE FOR PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR AND OTHER STATE OFFICERS. a o COUNTIES. 3 u 8 3 Alamance Alexander . Alleghany . Anson Ashe 2,302 1,119 2,3141 620, 605 1.0601 1,761' 2,2071 2,155: 1,256; 878 4,611! 1,385: 998 967! 58S 9431 1,701! 1,004! I,4!t0! 997 1,146 299; 1.216 737 2,W 1,517 2,513 1,711 1,065 1.27U 1,098 l,5o0 2.250 Beaufort I'.eitie Bladen Hrunswlck Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell ("a taw ha Chatham Cherokee Chowan Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland 1,428! 554 1,30 1,3"2 2,W9 2,8tfi 770 791 478 2,6tU l.atw! 1,810 2,500 408 1,161 2,921 2,200 472 Currituck Dare 471 Davidson . Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth .1 Frankiln Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hyde 2,072 894 2,375 1,306 1,147 1,924 2,958 2.409 2,43 2,0 2 3.77S 3.888 3.217 1.834 2.009 1,625 759 1,01 30! 2.2ti 2.175 1.065 1.2221 3,479 3,455! 4,0031 1,042! 1,676 1,901 1.022 1.039 1,459 1,4261 1,240; 1.019! 2,958' l,14o 3,343 814 i.9: 1,319; 1,140 1,357 1,081 1,204; 4,714 ttiOi 1,129 2.207! 2,910 2,100; 1,900: 1,559! 1,700; 861 1,037 1,276! 793 1,713 3,181 469! 2,482! 2,882 3,09 V 2,146 2,789 1,425 1.447, 2,019: . 808 595! 411 2,747! 1,4651 5,390! 1,213 7:59i 1,03'Ji 3,215, 1,801 2,715 1,0!)3 1,956! 847 Iredell 2,003 8731 Jackson Johnston Jones ljeuoir 1,824 086 1,410 1010 891 Madison Martin - McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell 2,270 1,374 950 3,921 1,861 Montgomery Moore 1,206 1,918 1.699 Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Pamlico Pasquotank Ponder Perquimans Person Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham . Rowan Rutherford Sampson . .Stanley Stokes Swain Transylvania . Union Warren Washington Watauga - Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey Total-! 3, IK 2,310 5S9I 1,264! 642; 1,519. 1,164 1.016! 1,402 2,390 731! 2,743 2,529; 2,429, 2,509 1,468 1,953 1,271! 511 2,069 2,690 531 637; 491 1,009 1,745 4,675 2,175 1,289 1.166 2,218 2,835 1.436. 1,643 982 174,488 155,222 The scattering vote for President is as follows: Palmer (Gold Standard), 578; Levering (Prohibitionist), G3G; and Brinkley (Prohibitionist), 248. Bryan's plurality over McKiuley is 19,200; over the whole vote pollt-d against him, 17,804. Thompson's vote for Secretary of State is 1S4 084; Cooke's 144,909; Ayer for Aud itor 183.252; Furman 145,087;" Mbane for Superintendent of Public Instruction 184,677: Scarborough's 144,840; Walter, for Attorney-General, received 182,345; Os bjrne. 145,874. , The Pottering State vote is as follows: For Governor. 799; Lieutenant-Governor, 770; Secretary of State, G60: Auditor, 754; Treasurer, 686; Superintendent of Public Instruction, 774; Attorney-General, 187. The scattering vote was for the two Prohibition candidates. Tiie total vote cast is 331, 199 this being the vote for Governor, and the largest polled by nv 9tt of candidates. This is an increase of 50,534 over the vote of 1892, and rt 45,67 over the to.al voteof 188S. - Kusstif irpTtn atlTy over Wtttaon is 8,830; Reynold's plurality over M ison, 7,935. Majorities for the rest of the ticket are as follows: For Secretary of State, Thompson over Cooke, 39,175; over the whole vote polled against him. 35.316. For Auditor, Aver over Furman, 38,163; over the whole vote, 37,411. For Treasurer, Worth over Aycock, 40.282; over the whole vote, 39,596. Fr Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mebane over Scarborough, 39.8S7; over the whole vote, 39.053. For Attorney-General, Wah-er over Oborne, 36,471; over the whole vote, 36,584. OFFICAL C0SGKESSI0XAL VOTE. The vote for Congressmen, by districtp, is as follows: FIRST DISTRICT. Counties. Skinner. Lucas. Beaufort 2,647 1,989 Camden 646 495 Carteret 1,094 . 1,137 Chowan 1,211 723 Currituck 620 749 Dare 473 401 Gtes 1,046 858 " Hertford 1,827 850 Hyde 92 871 Martin 1,608 1,426 Pamlico 990 501 Pa-quotank 1,688 860 Perquimans 1,007 669 Pitt 3,084 2,460 Tyrrell 480 308 -Washington 1,461 531 Total 20,875 14,831 SECOND DISTRICT. White. Woodard. Bertie 2,199 1,440 Edgecombe 2.750 1,766 Greene 995 1,020 Halifax 3,955 2,056 Lenoir 1,401 1,652 Northampton ... 2,302 1,757 Warren 2,155 1,120 Wilson 1,422 1,746 Wayne 2,159 2,811 Total - 19,338 15,368 THIRD DISTRICT. Martin. Lockhart. Anson 1,547 1,657 Brunswick 1,323 818 Columbus 1.752 1,417 Jlcklenburg.... 4,378 4,322 New Hanover... 3,217 2,210 Perr 1,363 1,073 Richmond 2,859 1,815 Robeson 3,622 - - 2,155 Union 1,990 1,763 Total 22,051 17,235 FOURTH DISTRICT. Strowd. Pou. Chatham 2.525 1,696 Franklin 2,750 2,252 Johnston 2,172 3,112 Nash 2.908 1,567 Randolph 2,939 2,276 Wake 5,620 4,456 Vance 2,033 1,046 Total....;...' 20,947 16,405 FIFTH DISTRICT. Settle. Kitchin. Alamance 2,291 2.237 Caswell 1,694 . 1,365 Durham 1.890 2,423 Granville 2,194 2,098 Guilford 3,447 3.467 Orange 1,254 1,653 Perso 1,381 1.735 Rockingham 2,410 2,655 Stokes 2,068 1,444 Total 18,639 19,082 SIXTH DISTRICT. Fowler. Thompson. Bladen 1,522 1,856 Cumberland .... 2,834 1.883 Craven 3,078 1,722 Duplin " 2,043 1,538 Harnett 1,840 1,258 Jones 849 663 Moore 2,454 1,705 Onslow. .... 1,011 1,167 Sampson 2,718 .;- . 1,244 Total....... 17,989 12,536 3 O a o a a $ eg v M ft fl o 1 2 2,166 881 744, 1,681 1,505! 2,073 1,372! 1,8611 820! 4,159; 1.488: 1,490: 1,2901 511 1,1471 1,310! 1,768! 1,698 759' 722 4221 2.0171 2,212! '620! 601 1,158! 1.736; 2,165! 2,2501 1,263; 900! 4,552! 1,40)1 940 964! 584 i 238! 244! 2.134 2,204 253! 242! 223! 14 2,1681 882! 2,486 839 607 1,747 1.771 2.634 2.580 1,518 1,35 i 4,592 1.473 1,821 1,129 621 1,078 1.759 1,925 2.53S 1,007 1,209 845 1,931 1.777 3,082 2,811 607 4U5 2,6 0 1,460 2,039 2,245 2,931 4.019 2.850 1,830 1,013 845 1.561 1.240 3,612 4,276 1,479 1,072 1,493 812 1,022 2,460 1,010 884! 731 1,683 1,563 2,oh8! 1.370 1,369 820; 4,152, 1.489 1.475 1,295) 51lj 1,150 1,347 1,753 l,93i 7661 714 621 603, 1.159! 1,762) 2,10! 2,227! 1,256' &59! 4,569: 1,392! 950; 959! 584; 955 1,702! 990; 1,430! 6 626 19 731 1,683 1.564 2,087 1.364 513 492 372 346! 23j 852; 133) 45! 107 491 869 1,21 1 ! 17i 92; 54! 752i 7311 282 451 1,303 820 4,148 1,47 98 861 1,467 155 1.291 451 129 516 1.149 979 1,699! 1,022 1,469 986! 1,131 33 925 1.322 1,750 1.61 1,261 17 91 98 1,129 766 711 302 422! 2,061 1,411 1.659 1.927 302 53 422 226 1.416 l.tttli. 1,930 1,201' 1,014 1,197; 1.014 711 744 221 1,420 1,650! 1,955 778 2,867 228! 2,856! 2,l68i 2.261 625 121 1 650 475 463 7751 4081 471 461 2,3HO! 1.302 1.145 1,818: 2,715! 3,78 1,714; 1,56.5, 753! 344 2,189; 1,0191 3,40! 3,973' 1.029! 1,0401 151 1 775 409, 407 1,8K1 747 1,551 2.092 2,372 1,303 1,145 1,858 2,736 3.780 1,898 1,559 767 344 176 158 868 370 410 226 913 203 213 1 1,857 741 220 1,860 191 737 1,550 2.135! 877 1,545 2,106 1.650 2,686 aw 1,8071 2,U85j 1,810 411 2,60 2 229 220 2,201 1,891 877 9S7 2,221 1,890 870 359 1,874 265 870 859 36!) 1.89'i 1,005 2,196 363 1.904 479 220 1,687 1,021 221 154 1,005 1.005 3.417 3,3931 3,979 1,024 1,039 1,452 3.421 156 286 445 32 3.S8': 1,997 1.264 272 2,000 1,970 1259 4631 1,267; 1,879 1.878 331 l,879i 1,003 880! 855) 2,515 1.002 3,012! 657 1 1,5991 1,111 1.010 1,306 1,465! 1,099, 4,417; 6001 997 1,710, 1,555) 2,'240 1,660! 1,15! 1,246! 603' 910! 1,069' 6H3; 1,582! 2,5061 477 2,244 1,K0! 2,I47 2,490! 2,491 2,047! 1,233 1,097! 1,3'titj 2,0i7. 733! 698! 305: 1,781) 1,067 4.4H4 819! 604 1 1,010, 2,700' 1,761' 1,558 991' 1,0311 1,005 41 1.004 41 879 861 2,524 1.002 1,437 ' 369 8S0 863 89 810 2,008 205 814 2,007 874 200 478 2.524 478 ' 140 872 1,834 701 1,501 1,0;14 148 1.002 3,074, 424 3,037, 661 1,585! 1.11 1,010 1305; 1,465! 1,098' 4,436! 616, 976 1,735 1,570; 2.237 1,658 1,160 l,25li 5C2! 920, 1,088! 685; 1.613; 2,525 477! 2251) 1.815! 2.1431 2,495 2,4X9! 2,048; 1,259! 1,097! 1,399! 2,068; 742 599; 305; 1,78 Ij 1,091 4,531 8691 590! 1,071 2,728 1,755' 1,563; 999 1,030, 1.832 381 2,263 850 659: 1,598; 1.125) 1,0091 1,309; 1,479: 1,075; 4,429! 618 981 1,739' 1,578 2,218 1,660! 1,1511 1,215 503' 93S) 1,09! 6t4! l,6Sl! 2,538) 477 2,263i 1.819 2,176! 2,503 2, 4! 15 2,019, 1,270! 1,102 1,407, 2,(83 739 600: 305! 1,781, 922 591 ! 1,041) 2,719! 1,778! 1,552; 1.0171 1,030, 145 209 6981 154 1,440! 1.004 403 272 1,761 1.284 221 889 132 890 2,276 1.3701 131 1,006 2,319 1,600 1.053 4,216 1,879 1,297 2,444 2,275 1,382 949 3,748 48 49 224 211 121 627 967 110 672 15 166 605 3,718 1,859 1.19S 1,918 1.671 3.127 15 165 1,201 1,910 &6! 1,3971 75 218 310 498 343 123 186 127 20! 1,3 iu; 901 396 2,70 8,209 2,545 3.145 2,312 2,302 570 671 437 1,014 1,238 619 1,510 1,159 1,245 46 308 1,658 993 1,602 3,158 t29! 1,5151 1,160 1,003 1,401 2,418 715 2,714 2,4751 2,293! 2,4321 13: l'.tO 129 1,006 1,399 2,462 715 1.132 1,634 3,075 97 521 1 251 382 1,291 200 763 'A 246! 4I9 1,2981 204 6.511 241! 1.5I81 345 40 7 46 118 1,007 379 717 2,711 2,985 2,872 3.690 2,640 2,0"tf 2.462 2,2821 2,428 1,428 1,915 1,258 600! 1,428 1.94H 1,254! 497 2,067 2,548 541 640 489' 992 1,733 4,601 147 1,561 351 2,080 2,771 818 2,101 2,558 597 642 594 2.001 494 2,052) 40! 8 69 3 109 9S8 270 2,5 Ail 649 489 997 1,8151 2.11 6.685 2,5S4 1,449 1.203 2,731 2,876 2,498 1,728 995 4,801 2.171 774; 309! 1.59 33; 381) 96! 1,0521 1,021 2,166 86 1,270 1,172 2,3i 2,828' 1,413: 1.273 1.169 154 38 2,2531 2,8 42i 1,437 1,613 977 490 106 1,015 1.611 977 79 V7 27 28 115,216 154,052 30,932 141.930 152,915i 32,91l'l44,66 184,918 SEVENTH DISTRICT. Shuford. Pemberton. Cabarrus 1,867 1,373 Catawba 1,949 1,693 Davidson 2,611 1,821 Davie 1,491 599 Iredell 2,430 2,459 Lincoln 1,293 1,106 Montgomery... 1,453 860 Rowan 2,089 2,430 Stanly 855 987 Yadkin 1.632 958 Total 17,669 . 14,291 EIGHTH DISTRICT. Linney. Doughton. Alexander 854 885 Alleghany .455 875 Ashe 1,705 1,634 Burke . 1,414 1,525 Caldwell 1,063 1,343 Cleveland 1,780 2,121 Forsyth 3,888 2,709 Gaston 1,714 1,944 Surry 2,533 2,090 Watauga 1,179 1,061 Wilkes 2,835 1,813 Total 19,419 18,003 NINTH DISTRICT. Pearson. Adams. Buncombe 4,529 4.202 Cherokee 986 779 Clay 310 469 .Graham 345 359 Haywood 1,046 1,902 Henderson 1,455 1,035 Jackson 909 1,094 Macon 901 - 1,129 Madison 2,275 1,359 McDowell 989 1,153 Mitchell 1,844 645 Polk 727 481 Rutherford 2,027 2,101 Swain t 543 806 Transylvania... 641 602 Yancey 968 -1,068 Total 20,495 19,189 In the first district there were 55 scat tering votes cast. Of these T. W. C. Moore received 137, and Jas. S. Manning In the Second district 'the scattering votes aggregated 2,742. Dr. S. Moss got 2,738 of these, James M. Newborne 3, and Macon Dail, 1. Only 11 scattering votes were polled in the Third district, divided as follows: W. W Clark 7, C. H. Mebaiw 3, Mildred M. Halll. There were four regular candidates in the Fourth : Strowd (Pop,), Pou (Dem.), Banks (Ind. Rep.), and Alford (Gold Dem.) Banks received 290 votes, 257 of tlem being cast for Thomas L. Banks, and 33 of them for T. J. Banks. Alford got 26 votes, 22 of them in Wake, 2 in Randolph and one each in Nash and Johnston. These are the only counties Mr. Alford canvassed.' In addition to this L. R. Waddell received one vote in Johnston. Altogether the ecatteriug vote in the district aggregated 317. Dr. Dalby, the Populist candidate, made a great fuss and not few feathers in the Fifth district. His total vote in the district is only 507, not a vote being cast for him in Person county, and only 155-in Granville, his home county. The only other scattering vote in this district was one vote in Alamance for Ben. S. Robertson. There were only 43 scattering votes in the Sixth district, divided up between five candidates, viz.: Robert M. Douglas, 35; D. W. C. Benbow, 3; Edwin Shaver, 3; W. M. Moss, 1; George H. White, 1. In the Seventh district 103 scattering -3 9 O votes were polled, F. B. Ingold got 100 of them; S.M.Finjer 2. and C. II.Hunt 1. In the Eighth district W. M. White re ceived 64 votes, W. II. Cloyd 1 an 1 John Tull 1. The scattering vote was very small in the Ninth district, eggregatiug only 25. J. P. Herren got 20 of these, and Mia Helen Lewis, of Ashevule, received 5 votes in Buncombe. This is the first in stance of a woman being voted for for Congress iu North Carolina. OFFICIAL VOTE FOR JUDGES. The vote in the State for Associate Jus tices of the Supreme Court is as follows: Walter A. Montgomery 184.007 Robert M. Douglas. !. 179,126 Alfonso C. Avery 147.192 George H. Brown, Jr 143,950 The following additional votes were cast for Associate Justices of the Su preme Court: James S. Manning 326 Spencer B. Adams.......... 75 John II. Brown 50 Francis S. Blair 5 James M. Templetoa 5 W. J. Peele 1 Thet-e scattering votes for Associate Justices were cast in the following coun ties : Manning received his votes in Burk 1. Frankl-n 3, Martin 170, Mont gomery 7, M.iore 2, Nw Hanover 143. Fifty votes weie cast in Chatham county for John H. Brown for Supreme Court Judge, aul New Hanover gave Spencer B. Adams 75 votes for the same position. Randolph gave Frances S. Blair 5, abd James M. Templeton 5, and Wuke cast 1 vote for W. J. Peele for the Supreme bench. For Judge of the Superior Court of the Fiftu Dibtrict: Spencer B. Adams 180.954 James S. Manning..... 147,740 The following scattering votes were also cast for Superior Court Judge: Afonso C. Avery . ...315 George 11. Brown... ...161 Walter A. Montgomery 168 Robert M. Douglas 73 Spencer D. Allen 189 Joseph S. Adams.......... .......... 1 William M. While 1 The additional votes for Superior Courfc Judge were polled as follows: Avery re ceived 170 in Martin, 143 in New Han over, and 2 in Pasquotank. George II. Brown received 13 in Currituck and 143 in New Hanover. New Hanover alsj gave Robert M. Douglas 73 votes for Su perior Court Judge and Walter A. Mont gomery 70. Mecklenburg polled la votes for Spencer D. Allen for the same posi tion, while Rutherford gave one vote to Jooeph S. Adams, and Alexander one for William M. White. TIIE VOTE IX 1892. Harrhcn (ttp.) 5,176,108 Cleveland (D.m.) 5,556,918 Weaver (Pop.) 1,041,028 Bid well (Pro.) 264,133 Wing (Socialist) 21,164 Popular vole, Cleveland over Harrison 380,810 Electoral vote, Cleveland over Hirrison 132 Electoral vote, Cleveland over Harmon and Weaver 110 Total popular vote, 1892, in cluding bcalteiing 12,110,636 NORTH CAROLINA'S VOTE, 1892. Bclutv will be found some figures which will prove of interest in compar ison with tie returns of the election this year: Eiias Carr (Dam.) 135,519 D. M. Furcte3 (Rep ) 94,684 Jas. M. Templeton (Pro ) ' 2,457 W. P. Exum (Pop.) 47,840 Carr'a plurality 40,835 STATE LEGISLATURE, 1894. Senate, House, g' House. 46 88 36 Demociats 8 Republicans ....18 Popnhats 21 54 56 57 VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS, . 1894. First District W. A. Bratcb, Dem., 13,456; H. Skinner, Pop., 16,510. Skin net's majority, 3,054. Second Dibtrict II. P. Cheattam, Rep., 9,413; F. A. Woodward, Dem., 14,721; J. Freeman, Pop., 5,314. Wood ward's plurality, 5,308. Third District O. J. Spears, Rep., 6,966; J. P. Shaw, Dem., 10,699; Cjrus Tnompson, Pop., 9,705. Shaw's plu rality, 99. Fourth D strict Charles M. Cooke, Dem., 14,335; W. F. Siroud, Pup., 18, 667. Stroud's majority, 4,332. Fifth D.8trict fhomas Stttle, Rep , 16,934; A. W. Graham, Dem., 14,046. Settle's maj jrity, 2,888. Sixth D.btrict-J. A. Lockhart, Dem., 13,996; Chas. H. Martin, Pop., 13,552. Lockbart's majority, 444. Seventh District A. C. Shuford, Rep. and Pop., 15,383; John S. Hender son, Dem., 13,124. Snuford's majority, 2,259. Eighth District R. Z Linney, Rep. acd Pop., 18,775; W. 11. Bower, Dem., 15,491. Linney's majority, 3,284. Ninth District R. Pearson, Rep , 16,869; W. T. Crawford, Dem., 16,734 Pearson's majority, 135. TIIE LEGISLATURE. On Joint Ballot the Republicans Have C3 Members, the Populists 5S, the Democrat 44, uith Two in Doubt. The next Legislature will stand es follows : THE STATE SENATE. First District (Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Hertford, Gates, Chowan and Currituck countits) J. L. Whid ley, Republican, acd J. F. Newborn, Pcpulist. Htcjnd District (Tyrrell, Washington, Martin, Dare, Beaufort, Hyde and Pum lico) McCaskie, Populist, and Yeager, Republican. Third District (Bertie and Northamp ton) J. M. Early, Populist. Fourth District(Halifax) E T.CJark, Pooalist, Fifth District (Edgecombe) Lee Per son, Republican. Sixth District (Pitt) Moye, PopuIUt Seventh District (Wilson, Nash and Franklin) J. F. Mitchell, Populist, J. T. Sharp, Republican. Eighth District (Crayen, Jones, Car teret, Lenoir, Greene and Onslow G. L. Hardison, Populist and McCarthy, Republican. Ninth District (Duplin, Wayne acd Pender) H. L Grant, Republican, and R. G. Maxwell, Popalist.' Tenth District (Sew Hanover and Brunswick) George H. Cannon, Popu list. Eleventh District (Vance and War ren) W. B. Headereen, Republican. Twelfth District (Wake) C. H. Ut ley. Populist. Thirteenth District (Johnston) E 8. Abell, Democrat. Fourteenth District (Simpson, Har nett and Bladen) Geo. Butler, Popu list, and E. N. Robarson, Populist. . . Fifteenth District (Columbus and Roberson) Angus Shaw, Populist, atd J. D. Maultsby, Republican. Sixteenth District (Cumberland) Geddy, Populist. Seventeenth District (Granville and Person) Dr. Wm. Merritt, Populist. Eightrenth District (C-nwfll, Ala- rnanco. 0;aneiind D.niatii) pt. K. 8. Parker, D.mo iat, m.u .1. K. Lyon, P-.tpUlltt. Nir.Henth District (Ciatbim) Jr.o. W. Atwaier, iptiHt TentiMh D s'iict (.M PBibcnHUi) J. A. Walker, Vn u 'st. Tsveatv fi-s' I):sir.it (GuUfi.td) Alf. Scales, Dotnotrtt. Tweuly ec'0d D.ylrUl (uudolpu and Moor. ) D U-i-l Parkt-r, Populiht. Twenty third Dirct (KKUinoid, Montgomery, Armid aid Union) W. 11 O iiiiim, Poini i t, nn1 lM.ivl Pitt r- ton. KopuiMicn. Tcvrjiy .nnb Diatti t (C-.buiUi icd Stanly) C D IWrirgt r, IK uicrat. Twenty nun liwrci ( il cult nburg) l)r J B AW-xiKJ.r. P.ipniisit. Twen'y e'X'.h I) htt ict (ft itvxn, Divid torj tMtd Korayth) H K uiit:rdr, IVpa l:si.. J Jjio A Ktiiin y, lt'i;tib!icmi. TVentv hivcnth DiMrct (In dell, Da vie and Yrtdkln) S F. Shore and A. C. Shirp, iiepubl ciiH. IVpuiy e'ginn I) strict VtoVf-u and Su'r)-J. A. Asbbtirn, It-publican. 'Vi tyniutt D:$:ti.:t ( nb, Lin coln, VVilirws uud Alt xLdr'i) It H. W. B-tib-.T, I'.'i-uttji. uud M. McNVill. Ttnnieih DiN'rivt (Albn, Anhe and Va:uos;) J. M. Did;iu jn, ltj pub ieac. Th.r v lirtl) n r ct ( UMwt 1!, BuiLe, Mi c:.e 1, Mil) Jeil and Yx.c) K. F WkeliMd i'tpu'ht( audJ. L. Hy att, R-pubiiCHti. Tmrty secoLd D strict (Gaston, Cive lind, lUtberfoid a M P.:k M ii Jm iics Demccrat, J A Anthony, D.rn. Thirty third District (Buntxmbe, Madison a n f Hy wocd) Gtorg 11. Sxa'heis, Republican, L.d W. W. Rol lins. Republican. Thiity fourth District (tlVi.den-iori, Tr.irjflvaiiifi, Jacksou aud JS.va:ii) II. S. Andenoa, Republican. Tcuty-liUh DiMr.et (Lictn, Clay, .'Uf-lokfMi aii'l (i-ointn) J. Fiat k Ray, Dmcrat.. Toe repreM-iitaticn will tttud: Populists 24 DeoJtcrA b y KepuvJicau 13 HOUSE OF RM'aESENTATIVKS. Al xander J. W. Watt. D i!f.trat. Alamance S. A White, Ucj.unlicsD. Allegheny M F. J.m-n, D.-uucrat. Aiibou r. C. L'-Hk, D,'iiioerit. Ashe Speucer lIlHck )urt Rpub'n. Beaufort II K Hodges, p, puust. Bertie K V..YVuiu', Rcpu'J can. Bladen Sidney Moir-s, ieA uliicnu. Brunwick VV. V. Dw. PopuliM. Buncombe V S, Lmk, Republican; W. G.Candlor, RrublicaD. Burko John II . Pearson, D. mocxat. Ciibirius A. P. Hiii uian, Pupu.'ist. Caldtvtli J. L Nt-Ihoii, D-niotral. Camden J. E. Burg., iieubijeun. Carteret E. C Datcui, Republican. Caswell V. J. YarDi'muh, IVpulibt. Citabi L. B. VVhitu.er, Populist. Chatham L L Wrmn, R.ubliCin; J. E Bryan, Populitt. CatrokeD. V7. Dewetse, Repub'n. Chowaa Richsird Elliott, Hej'Ubl.c'u. Clay Wm. D-ruocrat Cieveiand Dr. B F. D.xon, Dera. Columbus J. B. Scnulken, Populist. Craveu Rob't Hauuu k, Repuuucan. OumbuJnLd Thoma.i II. Sutton, Re publican; W. P. Weytnetti, Republican. Currituck SV. II. Gallop. Democrat. Daie Of ore (5. l)-,n e!s. Davidson J. R. McCrtarv, Repab. Davie W. A. Bil-y, Repuohcau. Duplin Mury Ward, IVpuhst. Durham , DeriKctut. Edgecombe Joidin D-incy, Repub lican; E E Bryan. Rtpuol cau. Foi.syu J. L Cubes. Republican; W. P. Ormtby, Rt public la. Fratiklia Car;r Bairove, Popuiist. (lastou White, Djtniciut. Gates T. H. Iir uutree, Populitt. Graham John Dpu;n, Republican. Orauv.Le-King, Pupal.; W. 11. CrbWi1, Republican. Ouilford J. T. Burch, Democrat; B. G. Cnilcutt, Republican. " Greene W. it. Dixon, Populist. Halifax J. II. Arrmc.tou, Republi can; Bcott Harrti", Rt-pub icu. Harnett L B. Cbapiu, Republican. Haywocd-J. W. Ftrgustu, Dem. Henderson J. B Freeman, Repub. Hertford iS:aik Hare, Republican. Hyde John O Hirs. IrtdfOl J. R. McL-iilaud, Doinocrat; J. A. Uarlues, Democrat. Jackson (tit). Johtiston Claude M. fitnitb, Demo crat; Cnarles M. Creech, Douioctat. Jones Frank Brown, Popu.ist. Lenoir E. P. Haussr, Pcpulist. Lincoln L, A. Abercethy, Populist. Macon Ljli, Democrat. Madison J. W. Roberts, Republican. Martin C. C. Fagan, Populist. McDowell W. A Conley, Dtmocrat. Mecklenburg Sol. Reid, Democrat, W. P. Craven, Populist. Mitchell L. H. Green, Rtpublicen. Montgomery J. A. Key colds, Pop. Moore VV. H. H Li Loin, Dernocrt. Nash V. B. Carter, Populiit. New Hanover Job q T. Howe, D. B. Sutton, Reput 1 cans. Northampton N. R Itawla, Ri-pub- Oaslo R. Duff, Dmocrat. OraDge A. R Hoi mea, Democrat. Pamlico C. M. Btbaitt. Populibt. Pasquotank Win. G. Pool, Repub. Peiquimant J. U. Parker, Populist. Pendti Gibson James, Dcmccat. IVrscn John S. Cunningham, Dem. Pitt E. V. Cox, Republican; fchade Chipman, Populist. PoU Grajhon Alredge, Republican. Randolph J. J. Whiij, IVpulitt; J. M. Allen, Republican. Richmond Cl&ude D.ickery, Repub lican; Y. C. Morion, Populist. Robeson Duncan McBride, Populist; W: J. Curry, Republican. Rockirgh-ira A. E. Walter?, Demo crat; T. B Foster, Populist. Rowan J. II. M .Ktiz eHnd Walter Murphy, Democrats. Rutherford Lindsay Pergusjn, Re publican. Sampson- C. H. Johuson and It. M. Crumpltr, Populists. Stanly Democrat. Stoke R J. l'etree, Republican. Surry J. M Bruwer, Republican. Swain Republican. Transylvania E A. AikeD, Repub. Tyrrell-Dr. Abe Alexander, Repub. Union Jas. Price, Popunst. Vanct M. M. IVae. Republican. Wake- James II. Young, J. P. H. Adams, Republicans; Jas. Ferrell, Pop alist. Warren C A. Cook, Republican. Washington L N. C. Spruiil, Re publican. Watfiiigt Thos Bingham, Itepub. Wayne -T. B. Parker, Democrat; J. E. Person, Populist. Wilkes J. Q A. Bryan, C. H. Sum mers, Republicans. Wrlson Dr. B. T. Person, Populist. Yadiin J. C. Pmuix, Republican. Yancey--Democrat. Tola gives the several parties repre sentation as follows: Republ cans. 53 Democrats 33 Populists 32 Doubtful 2 !
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