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THE GAZETTE. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. JAMES H. YOTJ!TG,....Editor and Proprietor. I: !: BMooTECf I TM Agento- subscription rates: One year, - - - ' - $1.50 Six months, - - - - 75 Three months - 50 Entered at the Post-office for transmission through the United States mails as matter coming under second-class rates. EgTAll communications intended for pub lication must reach the office by Tuesday morning. Anonymous letters will receive no attention. J3Address all communications to Thk Gazette, Raleigh, N. C. RALEIGH, N. C., JANUARY 16, 1897. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. On "Wednesday of last week, promptly at 12 o'clock, the two Houses of the Gen eral Assembly were called to order by Hon. R. A. Doughton, Lieutenant-Governor, who is the President of the Sen ate, and Hon. S. P. Satterfield, who is Clerk of the House of Representatives. The oath of office was administered to the Senators by the Lieutenant-Governor, and the Senate organized by the election of the following officers : Principal Clerk, H. E. King, (Pop.) of Onslow; Sergean t-at-Arms, T. N. Halliburton, (Rep.) of Burke; Assistant Doorkeeper, D. J. Mc Carthur, (Pop.) of Sampson; Reading Clerk, J. W. "Watson, (Rep.) of Craven; Engrossing Clerk, J. A. Buchanan, (Pop.) of Clay. The members of the House of Repre sentatives were sworn in by Hon. Walter A. Montgomery, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The House proceeded to organize by electing the officers fol lowing : Speaker, Hon. A. F. Hileman, (Pop.) of Cabarrus; Principal Clerk, E. O. Hasten, (Rep.) of Wilkes; Reading Clerk, F. B. Benbow, (Rep.) of Yadkin; Doorkeeper, D. T. House, (Pop.) of Pitt; Assistant Doorkeeper, A. R. Middleton, (Rep.) of Duplin; Engrossing Clerk, B. F. Scarborough, (Pop.) of Lenoir. The usual committees to inform the Gov ernor that the two houses were organ ized and ready to receive any communi cation that he desired to send them was appointed by each house. The Governor sent in his message the next day, which was read in full in each house. The Democrats presented candidates in each house against the officers named above, but in each instance their candidates were defeated, as they only received the Democratic strength of seven in the Sen ate and thirty in the House against forty-three co-operationists in the Sen ate, and ninety in the House. The Gen eral Assembly is moving along smoothly, and starts off under favorable circum stances, and we believe that the people may confidently look for much useful and needed legislation by this body. DEMOCRATS STILL TRYING TO CO OPERATE. It will doubtless be remembered by our-readers that the Democrats in their desperation during the last' campaign, after having previously denounced, villi- fied and abused the Populists, offered to them a proposition to co operate upon the State ticket, which proposition the Populists readily and properly rejected. It was then thought that the rebuff given the Democrats by the Populists then would be sufficient to prevent them from further proposals with the Popu uliats; but, alas ! it was not true. It has never been known yet to what depth of inconsistency that the Democratic party would not descend kto accomplish their purpose. It is well-known that there is some little disagreement between the Populists and Republicans as to the re election of Senator Pritchard, and the Democrats conceived the idea that they could further widen the breach' by pro posing to co-operate with the Populists in the election of Senator, and accord ingly the members of the General As sembly of that party met in caucus last Wednesday night, and unanimously adopted the following : The Democratic members of the Gen eral Assembly, in caucus assembled, con fiding in the profession of the People's party that they earnestly advocate and desire the free coinage of both gold and silver at the present legal ratio and re formation of the financial system of our country, and being sincerely desirous of the financial reform set out in the plat form of the Democratic party at Chicago, do resolve : 1. That we invite co-operation with the members of the General Assembly, who belong to the People's party, to the end that a consistent, unswerving and earnest advocate of the free coinage of silver, and opponent of trusts and com bines, and an advocate of an income tax, be elected to the United States Sen ate. 2. That a committee of five, two Sen ators and three Representatives, be ap- Eointedto confer with a committee to e appointed by the People's party mem bers to arrange all details, and that said committee make known at once this ac tion to the People's party caucus of mem bers of this General Assembly. 3. That should the People's party favorably respond to this proposition for co-operation we pledge ourselves to abide by and perform any agreement en tered into by our committee. The foregoing resolutions were unani mously adopted, and the following com mittee thereunder appointed : Senators E. S. Parker, E. S. Abell; Representa tives Dr. B. F. Dixon, J. H. McKenzie, J. L. Nelson. J. F. Rat, Chairman. J. W. Ferguson, Secretary. To the Caucus of the People's Party Members of the General Assembly : We, the undersigned committee re spectfully present the inclosed resolu tions, and ask that they be considered, and that we are notified as to the re sult. E. S. Parker, E. S. Abell, Dr. B. F. Dixon, J. H. McKenzie, J. L. Nelson, Committee. The foregoing action was communica ted to the Populist caucus then in ses sion, which promptly replied by special messenger that they would give the mat ter due consideration. It' was under stood that the proposition of the Demo crats not only referred to the Senator ship but to the Speakership, and all other officers as well as the commitees. To find out how the Populists answered the part referring to the Speakership, &c, you will have only to read the report elsewhere of the action of the Populist and Republican caucuses in re gard to those positions. The Populist caucus has also decided that it will not support any Democrat for United States Senator. By this acti n the Democrats have been slapped in the face one more time by the Populists, and yet we ven-. ture the assertion that it - will not be ten days before the Democracy prostrates it self again before the Populists to be kicked by them. THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. The Republican members of the Gen eral Assembly met in caucus Wednesday night of last week, and was called to or der by Hon. C. A. Cook, Representative from Warren county, who stated the ob ject of the caucus. Hon. V. S. Lusk, of Buncombe, was elected Chairman and James H. Young, of Wake, Secretary. On motion, the Chairman appointed a committee of two Senators and two Rep resentatives to confer with alike Com mittee from the Populist party upon all matters touching the organization of the General Assembly. As such committee, the Chairman appointed Senators Grant and Smathers and Representatives Brow er, Cook and Young. These gentlemen met the Populist Committee and adopted the plan of division of the offices (except the Speaker), which obtained two years ago, viz. : senate. Principal Clerk Populist. First Assistant Republican. Second Assistant Populist. Third Assistant Republican. Engrossing Clerk Populist. First Assistant Republican. Second Assistant Populist. Third Assistant Republican. Doorkeeper Republican. First Assistant Populist. Six Laborers To be equally divided. Reading Clerk Republican. nousE. Principal Clerk Republican. First Assistant Populist. Second Assistant Republican. Third Assistant Populist. Engrossing Clerk Populist, with from two to six assistants to be equally divided. Doorkeeper Populist. First Assistant Republican. Reading Clerk Republican. Enrolling Clerk Populist, with from six to fifteen assistants to be equally divided. The report was unanimously adopted by the Republican caucus, and a message was received from the Populist caucus, stating that they had also unanimously adopted the similar report from their Committee. The Populists asked for the Speakership, and upon motion, unanim ously carried, the Republican caucus granted their request. In a few moments a special messenger from the Populist caucus reported that that caucus had unanimously nominated Hon. A. F. Hile man, of Cabarrus, for Speaker. This news was received with great demonstrations of delight by the Republican caucus, which at once, by motion, unanimously ratified the nomination of Mr. Hileman. After selecting the officers to fill the minor offices above provided for, and be longing respectively to the Republican and Populist parties, the two caucuses adjourned.- Itwill be seen from the fore going that the Populists and Republicans are still now, as in the past, co-operating, to the great dismay, discomfort and destruction of the Democratic party. Let the good work continue. PRITCHAR ILL BE ELECTED. We have never despaired of the re election of Senator Pritchard, and have told every one with whom we have con versed on the matter that everything would be all right in the end. We have never expected nor did we believe that every Populist vote in the General As sembly would be cast for Pritchard, but yet we did believe and felt confident that enough members of that party would vote for him to secure his election. At the caucus of Republican members on Wednesday night of last week a resolu tion endorsing the action of the Repub lican State Convention in nominating Senator Pritchard, and pledging them selves to use all honorable means in their power to secure his re election, was unan imously adopted amid great enthusiasm. This insures to him the 73 votes of the Republican members of the General As sembly, which leaves him only 14 votes short of election. Of course we must look to the Populist members to furnish the lacking number and we do not be lieve that we look without hope, for at the Populist party caucas on Friday night of last week 19 members of that party, who are supposed to be willing to vote for Senator Pritchard, walked out and held a meeting in another hall. The 19 members were: Senators Baker, of Lincoln; Hardi son, of Carteret; McCaskie, of Martin; Parker, of Randolph (by proxy); Wake field, of Caldwell; Cannon, of Bruns wick; Newsom, of Hertford. Representatives Early, of Bertie ; Rountree, of Gates; Babbitt, of Pamlico: Yarborough, of Caswell; Hodges, of Beaufort; Brown, of Jones; Parker, of Perquimans; White, of Randolph; Aber nethy, of Lincoln; Bryan, of Chatham; Harris, of Hyde; Fagan, of Martin. The business done by those who left .was the passing of a resolution, which was as follows: "The following members of the Sen ate and House of Representatives in con ference assembled desire to say by reso lution that we enter our solemn protest against the high "handed method of gag rule perpetrated upon us by a majority of the Populist caucus upon Friday night the 8thinst., and after having listened on our part with great patience to the views of the majority faction, according them one and two hours for each speaker with out protest or murmuring, when we asked to have time to discuss our side of the question, we were unceremoniously told by the majority that we could not have but ten minutes each; that after we had appealed to the leaders and members of the majority faction to give us time for a free and fair discussion of the Senatorial question and time to hear from our con stituents upon this important question, they absolutely refused to - consider the question at any other time and so cut off the discussion by unfair filibustering tactics: therefore "Resolved, That we inform our breth ren who compose the other faction, that when they discuss the co-operation of this faction, they must assure us by res olution that they are willing to accord to us a free and fair discusnui at some fu ture time, to be agreed upon by both fac tions. Then, and not till then, will we agree to sit together." T. E. McCaskey, chairman. J. H. Parker, of Perquimans. H. F. Brown. L. A. Abernethy. John G. Harris C. J. Yarborotjqh. T. H. ROUNTR3E. E. F. Wakefield. R. H. W. Barker. J. J. White. H. E. Hodges. George H. Cannon. C M. Babbitt. J. E. Bryan. J. M. Early. D. Reid Parker. " John F. Newsom. C C Fagan. G. L. Hardison. If these 19 members vote for Senator Pritchard, and there is no reason to be lieve that they will not, he will have 5 more votes than is needed to give him a majority of the entire General Assem bly. If these 19 Populists are the only ones of their party, who vote for Pritch ard, they will be known hereafter as the preservers of that party and the men who have made not only possible but probable continued co-operation between the Populist and Republican parties. We still hope and jet believe that the best thing will be done and that when the battle is over that Pritchard will be Sen ator and co-operation maintained. HON. W. R. HENRY URGES SENATOR PRITCHARD'S RE-ELECTION. Charlotte, N. C,, Jan. 7, 1897. Senator J. C. Pritchard. Raleigh, N. C: My Dear Sir All Populists have pin ned 16 to 1 upon their hearts and made bi-metallism their political creed until silver is once more raised to its constitu tional throne, whence it was hurled by conspirators in 1873. This being true, the question is: Can Populist members of the Legislature consistently support you for the United States Senate? I have scanned the field and think I understand existing political conditions. I answer unhesitatingly that it seems to me that they not only can support you, but it is their duty to do so. I remember that when we spoke in Lincolnton in the fall of 1895, you de clared yourself favorable to the white metal, and your record in the Senate in regard to silver has been, as far as I know, quite as patriotic as any one could desire. I understand that you have de clared your status on this subject within the last few days in the following words: "I am a staunch friend of all reforms contemplated in the Populist movement. I will vote for silver by international agreement or independent action at 16 to 1, and will take pleasure in voting to amend the national banking act bo as to ermit farmers to borrow money upon and and staple crops. Any statement that I have been or am now a single gold standard man, is without foundation." The members of the People's party of North Carolina seem to have conceded that the Senatorship ought to go to a sil ver Republican. In view of the above statement, I am frank to say that I think you are the most eminent 6ilver Republi can in the field, and for many good and sufficient reasons, the one most deserving of Populist support. It is contended by some that you have spoken against silver in the past. I do not know about that, hut if it be true, the question is, how do you speak now, and if you mean what you say? I am fully convinced that you do. Chief among the considerations that dictate your election, I apprehend, is that it will insure a continuance of co-operation in North Carolina between the Pop ulist and Republican parties,- thereby guaranteeing us against political slavery at the hands of an intolerant Democracy. Another reason is that we, the friends of silver, would benefit ourselves but little by defeating you, and bestowing the Sen atorial tega upon some fossil who, with out influnce in Washington, would be useless to the cause of silver, and whose election would jeopardize or destroy Pop ulist and Republican power in North Carolina. What could any gentlemen named for this exalted position attempt in Washington, that you are not willing to attempt, according to your declara tion, with a hundred-fold more chances of success? If you are for silver, I fail to see why there shonld be any further fight. Will the gentlemen named against you have any influence in Washington with the Republican Administration, when they have so little in North Carolina with the Republican party? In addition to what I have said, the following words from the Atlanta Constitution ought to address themselves with force to the con sideration of the Populist members of the Legislature: " While believing that the true solution of the money question is the prompt and independent action of this country, the friends of silver are also in favor of bi metallism, if it can be brought about by the concerted action of the nations. Not only will they refrain from throwing any obstacle in the way of the Republican Jtlans to secure international bi-metal-ism, but they will give those plans their earnest support. The Republicans are pledged to promote bi-metallism and they will have to do so or face the indig nation of the people at the polls. The efforts they propose to make will clear up the situation and make many matters plain that are now dark to the average voter. If they succeed that will settle the matter. If they fail, their failure will demonstrate that the proposition for an international agreement is merely a plan to delude American voters and thus prevent independent action. If there is anything whatever in the international proposition, Mr. McKinley can pluck the fruits for the people. If he fails to do so, the people will know that the proposition is a snare and a fraud, and this know ledge will be of the utmost importance to the voters in the next campaign. A veil will be lifted from their eyes, and if they wish a continuance of the gold standard, and all of its evils, they can go ahead with their eyes open." If we obstruct the administration, the Republicans will use their stock argu ments of 1896 in 1900. They will assert that they were not given power to test their theories and to keep their promises. My opinion is that it is best, since they are in, to give them full power, as Mr. Bryan said in Atlanta, and if they do not give us prosperity the people will give them h 1. The slogan of the Republican party has been international bi-metallism. I have no faith in it, but I think it best to give them a chance to secure it, and if they fail, they will be doprived of their war cry and tbeir'banners will droop in de feat. I will take this occasion to say further, that I regard any combination by Populists with Democrats for the pur pose of electing a Senator, as dangerous to the people's party, if not a step to wards its political death. I hope the pop ulist members of the General Assembly will unite with the Republicans in giving you a chance to keep your pledges and return you to your seat in the national capital. Yours respectfully, W. R. Henry. NORTH CAROLIN t'S OFFICIAL TOTE FOR PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR AND OTHER STATE OFFICERS. COUNTIES. Alamance Alexander . Alleghany Anson Ashe . Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland . Currituck Dare Davidson . Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston , Jones . Lenoir a a 5 u 2 Lincoln Macon . Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg . Mitchell Montgomery Moore . Nash New Hanover ' Northampton Onslow Orange famiico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond liobeson Rockingham . Rowan Hut herford Sampson Stanley Stokes Surry swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey 2,302! 1,1191 2,322 1.517 2,513 1.711 1,65 1,279 1,098 1.550 2,25( 1,428 554 1,308 1,372 2.649 2,82 7701 791 470 2,664 1,998 1,810 2,509 922 408 2,072 2,409 2,435 2,012 3,77 3,217 2,069 1,080 363 2,209 1,222 3,479 2,255 1,6761 l,90li 1,022 1,240 1,019 -Jt-2,958 J1,M5 3J 8141 1,966 ' 1,349 1,140 1,357 1,681 1,204 4,714 630 1,129 2,207 2,916 2,100 1,906 1,559 1,700 861 1,037 1,276 79 1,713 3,1811 409 2, 4821 2,172l 3,457j 2,882! 3,095; 2,146! 2,789! 1,425 1.447 2,019 80S 595 411 2,747 1,4051 5,3! Hi 1,213 739 1,030 3,215 1,801 - 2,715 1,093 1,956 a o 2 s a C Total 2,314 620 605! 1,060 l,76li 2,207! 2,1551 1,256; 878; 4,61l! 1,385! 996 9671 5881 943; 1.701 1 1.004 1,490! U97 1,146 299 1,216 1,101 2.921 2,200 472 471 2,375 1,306 1,147 1,924 2,958 3.888 l,834j 1,625 7o 307 2,175 l,06o 3,455 4,003 1,042 1,039 1.459 847 2,003 873 1.824 686 1,410 1010 891 2,270 1,374 950 3,921 J.861 1,206 1,948 1,699! 3,183 2,310 689 1,264 642 1,519 1,164 1,016 1,402 2,390 731 2,743 2,5'-'9 2,429 2,509 1,408' 1,953' 1,271 ! 511! 2,009! 2,590! 531 i 637; 49l! 1,009 1.745; 4.6751 2,175 1,289 1,166: 2,218 2,835! 1,436 1,643 982, 2,160 88l! " 744! 1,681 1 1,565! 2,073, 1.372! 1,361! 8201 4,159: 1,488 1,490; l,290l all 1.147! 1,310 1,768! 1,098) 759 722 422; 2.017 1,420 1,656 1,955 778 409 1,881 747 1,551 2,092 1.807 2,685 2,201 1.891 877 359 1,896 1,005 3,417 1,997 1,264 1,878, 1,000 879 861 2,524 1,002 3,074 659 1,598 1.125 1,009 1.309 1,479 1,075 4,429 618 984 1,739 1.578 2,218 1,660 1,151 1,245 603 938 1,089 684 1,681 2,538 477 2,203 1,849 2,176 2,503 2,495; 2,019! 1,270 1,102 1,407 2,083 739! 600 305 1,784 1,093 4,491 922 591 1,0411 2,719; 1.778; 1,552! 1.017! 1,030; 2,212! 620; 601 1.158 1,736 2,165 2,250 1.263 900 4.552 1.401 940 904 584 979 1,699 1,022 1,469 986 1.134 302 1,200 1,014 2,867 2.261 475 403 2,372 1,303 1,145 1,858 2,736 3,780 1,898 1,559 767 344 2.196 1,021 3,393 3,979 1,024 1,039 1,452 1,437 810 2,008 872 1,8341 704 1,501 1.034 889 2,275 1,382 949 3.748 1,855 1.204 1,910 1.071 3.145 2,312 671 1,238 619 1,510 1,159 1,006 2.462 715 2,711 2,402 2,282 2,428 1.4J8 1,945 l,Zo 494 2,052 2,540 Ml 649 489 997 1,815 4,801 2,171 1.17Z 2,S 2,828 1,443 1.611 877 238 214 5 626 19 613 346 288 410 23 86 852 138 45 107 49 869 1.211 17 92 64 752! 731 228 525 121 1 176 158 868 370 410 226 913 263 243 1 863 221 154 272 463 33 41 369 205 478 148 44 145 209 221 132 48! 211 121 627 15 165 5X6 1.397 75 218 310 498 343 123 186 127 20 521 1 251 382 1,294 200 660 147 1,561 351 40! 8 69 3 109 988 270 774 309 159 33 381 96 1,052 79 28 o a 03 2.134 884 731 1,683 1.563 2,088 1.370 1,309 820 4,152! 1.489 1,475 fill 1,150 1 OJ7 1,753 1,693 766 714 422! 2,061 1,414 1.659 1,927 775 408 1,857 741 1,550 2,15 1.810 2,670 2,229 1,890 870 359 1,904 1,005 3,421 2.000 1,267 1,879 1,004 880 863 2,524 1,002 3,037 661 i,58a 1,116 1.010 1,305 1,465 1,098 4,436 616 976 1,735 1.570 2.237 1,658 1,160 1.251 502 920 1,088 685 1,613 2,525 477 2.251 1,815 2.143 2,495! 2,489 2.048 1.259 1,097! 1,399 2,068; 742! 599j 305 1,781 1,091 4,531 809 590 I,ar7 2,728 1,755 1,563 9t9: 1,030! 2,204 VZ1 ttVJ l,159l 1,702 2,105 2,227 1,256 859 4,569 1,392 950 959 584 955 1,702 990 1,430 985 1,129 302 1,197 1,014 2,856 2,168 471 464 2,3801 1,302 1,145 1,818 2,715 3,788 1,714! 1,5651 756! 844 2,189 1,019 3,409 3.973 1,029 l,4o3 1,425 814 2,007 874 1,832 698 1,440 1.0U4 890 2,276 1,370 967 3,718 1,859 1,198 1,918 1.571 3.127 2,302 670 1,245 62 1,515 1,160 1,003 1,401 2,418 715 2,714 2,475 2,293 2,4:2 1,428 1,948 1,254 497 2,067 2,548 641 640 489: 992 1.733 4.601 2,165 1,273 1,169 2,253 2,842! 1.437 1,613 977 o ' 174,488, 155,222 145,216 154,0521 30.932 144.930 152,915! 32,9111144,666 184,948 253 242 223 14 492 372 282 454 21 98 861 155 4.5 129 33 925 1,261 17 91 53 711 744 221 656 151 1 226 191 877 339 m. 220 987 255 265 1 479 220 156 286 445 32 41 389 200 478 146 t 881 154 403 272 131 49 224 no 672 15 166 605 1,340 90 396 437 486 368 137 190 129 97 763 2 246 419 1,298 204 654 244 1,548 345 40 7 46 Tk 1,007 379 1,021 303 154 88 490 106 1,015 97 27 o 2,168 88S 781 1,683 1.564 2,087 1.364 1,363 820 4,148 1,487 1,467 1.291 516 1,149 1,322 1,750 1,683 706 714 422 226 1,416 1.662 1,9: 775 407 737 1,545 2,100 1,656 2,686 2.221 1.874 870 859 1,887 1,005 3,382 1,970 1.259 1,879 1,003 880 855 2,515 1,002 3,042 007 1,599 1.113 1,010 1,306 1,405 1,099 4,417 600 997 1,710 1,555 2,240 1,660 1,156 1,240 603 910 1,009 6S3 1,582 2,500 477 2.244 1,830 14,147 2,490! 2,491 2,047 1,233 1,097 1,3! 9 2,067 7331 6981 305l 1,781 1,067 4.484 819: 604' l.oio! 2,7O0 1,701 1 1..S58! 99l 1,031 2,486 . 839 607 1,747 1,771 2,634 2,580 1,518 1,354 4,692 1.473 1,821 1,129 621 i 1,078 1,759 1,925 2,538 1,007 1,209 345 1,934 1.777 3,082 2,811 607 465 2,6t)0 1,400 2,039 2,215 2,934 4,019 2,850 1,830 1,013 345 1,564 '1,240 3,612 4,276 1,479 1,072 1,493 812 1,022 2.460 1,010 2,263 850 1,761 1,284 1,006 2,319 1,600 1.053 4,216 1,879 1,297 2,444 2,790 8,209 2,545 1,014 1,658 993 1,602 8,158 1,132 1,532 3,075 717 2,985 2,872 8,590 2,640 2,08 2,080 2,771 848 2,104 2,658 597 642 594 2,001 2,133 6,685 2,684 1,449 1.203 2,731 2,878 2,498 1,728 995 The scattering vote for President is as follows: Palmer (Gold Standard), 578; Levering (Prohibitionist), 636; and Brinkley (Prohibitionist), 248. Bryan's plurality over McKinley is 19,266; over the whole vote polled against him, 17,804. Thompson's vote for Secretary of State is 184,084; Cooke's 144,909; Ayer for Aud itor 183,252; Furman 145,087; Mebane for Superintendent of Public Instruction 184,677: Scarborough's 144,840; Walser, for Attorney-General, received 182,845; Os borne, 145,874. The scattering State vote i3 a follows: For Governor, 799; Lieutenant-Governor, 770; Secretary of State, 660; Auditor, 754; Treasurer, 686; Superintendent of Public Instruction, 774; Attorney-General, 187. The scattering vote was for the two Prohibition candidates. The total vota-cast is 831,199, this beiDg the vote for Governor, and the largest polled by any set of candidates. This is an increase of 50,534 over the vote of 1892, and of 45,637 over the to:al vote of 1883. Russell's plurality over Watson is 8,836; Reynold's plurality over Mason, 7,985. Majorities for the rjest of the ticket are as follows: - - For Secretary of State, Thompson over Cooke, 39,175; over the whole vote polled against him, 38,316. For Auditor, Aver over Furman, 38,165; over the whole vote, 37,411. For Treasurer, Worth over Aycock, 40,282; over the whole vote, 89,596. For Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mebane over Scarborough, 39,887; over the whole vote, 39,053. For Attorney-General, Waleer over Osborne, 36,471; over the whole vote, 36,284. OFFICAL CONGRESSIONAL TOTE. The vote for Congressmen, by districts, 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 473 404 Gates 1,046 858 Hertford 1,827 850 Hyde 992 871 Martin 1,608 1,426 Pamlico 990 501 Pasquotank 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 Mecklenburg.... 4,378- 4,322 New Hanover... 3,217 2,210 Perder 1,363 1,073 Richmond 2,859 1,815 'Robeson 3,623 2,155 Union 1,990 1,768 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. Kitehin. Alamance 2,291 2,237 Caswell 1,694 . 1,365 Durham 1,890 2,423 Granville 2,194 2,093 Guilford 3,447 , 3,467 Orange 1,254 1,658 Perso 1,1 1,735 Rockingham 2.410 2,655 Stokes 2,068 1,444 Total 18,639 19,082 SIXTH DISTRICT. Fowler. Thompson. Bladen 1,522 1,356 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 SEVENTH DISTRICT. Shuford. Pemberton, Cabarrus 1,867 1,373 Catawba 1,949 1,698 Davidson 2,611 1,821 Davie 1,491 599 . Iredell 2,430 2,459 Lincoln 1,292 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 2,096 Watauga 1,179 1,061 Wilkes 2,835 1,813 Total 19,419 18,008 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 . 1,158 Mitchell 1,844 645 Polk 727 481 Rutherford 2,027 2,101 Swain 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 18. In the Second district the scattering votes aggregated 2,742. Dr. S. Moss got 2,733 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. Mebane 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 them 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 Naeh and John 8 ton. These are the only counties Mr. Alford canvassed. In addition to this L. R. Waddell received one vote in Johnston. Altogether the scatteriug vote in the district aggregated 317. Dr. -Dalby, the Populist candidate, made a great fuss and got 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 votes were polled, F. B. Ingold got 100 of them; H.M.Finger 2. and C. H.Hunt 1. In the Eighth district W. M. White re ceived 64 votes, W. H. Cloyd 1 and John Tull 1. The scattering vote was very small in the Ninth district, aggregating only 25. J. P. Hrren got 20 of these, and Miss Helen Lewis, of Aeheville, received 5 votes in Buncombe. This is the first in stance of a woman being voted for for Congress in 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 RobeitM. Douglas. 179,120 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. Templeton 5 W. J. Peele 1 Theee scattering votes for Associate Justices were cast in the following coun ties: Manuiqg received his votes in Burk 1, Franklin 8, Martin 170, Mont gomery 7, Moore 2, New Hanover 143. Fifty votes were cast in Chatham county for John II. Brown for Supreme Court Judge, and New Hanover gave Spencer B. Adams 75 votes for the same position. Randolph gave Frances S. Blair 5, ar.d James M. Templeton 5, and Wake cast 1 vote for W. J. Peele for the Supreme bench. For Judge of the Superior Court of the Fifth District: . . 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 H. Brown 161 Walter A Montgomery 168 Robert M. Douglas 73 Spencer D. AUen 189 Joseph S. Adams...... .... .......... 1 William M. White 1 The additional votes for Superior Court Judge were polled as follows: Avery re ceived 170 in Martin, 143 in New Han over, and 2 in Pasquotank. George II. Brown received 18 in Currituck and 143 in New Hanover. New Hanover also gave Robert M. Douglas 73 votes for Su perior Court Judge and Walter A. Mont gomery 7U. Mecklenburg polled 179 votes for Spencer D. Allen for the same posi tion, while Rutherford gave one vote to Joseph S. Adams, and Alexander one for William M. White. THE VOTE IN 1892. ,176,108 556,918 ,041,023 264,183 21,164 380,810 132 110 110.636 NORTH CAROLINA'S VOTE, 1893. Below will be found suoie fig area wnicn will prove of lnttrest in com par isun with tLe returns of the election this year: Eiias Cair Dam.) 185,519 D. M. Furches (ttep ) 94,684 Jas. M. Templeicn (Pro ) 2,457 W. P. Exum (Pop.) 47,840 Carr's plurality 40,835 STATE LEGISLATURE, 1894. Joint Harrison (Kp.) 5 Clevtlind (Dem.) 5 Weaver (Pop.) 1 Bid weil (Pro.) Wing (Scialis) Popular vote, Cleveland over Harrison E ectoral vote, Cleveland over Harrison E ecu.rol vote, Cleveland over Harrison and Weaver Total popular vote, 1893, in cluding scattering 12 House. 46 88 86 Ballot. 54 56 57 Senate. Democrats 8 Republicans ....18 Populists 21 VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS, 1894. Fr8t District W. A. Braicb, Dem., 13,456; H. Skinner, Pup., 16,510. Skiu nei'a majority, 3,054. Stcobd District H. P. Cheatham, Rep., 9,413; F. A. Woodward, Dem, 14,721 ; J. Freeman, Pop. , 5,314. Wood ward's plurality, 5,803. Tnird District O. J. Spears, Rep., 6,966; J. P. Shaw, Dem., 10,699; Cytua Thompson, Pop., 9,705. Shaw's plu rality, 994. Fourth D.Btrict Charles M. Cocke, Dem , 14,835; W. F. Siroud, Pup., 18,- t07. Ktroud s majority, 4,332. .JTifth D-strict Thomas Settle, Rep., 16,934; A. W. Graham, Dem., 14,046. Settle's majority, 2,888 Sixth D.btrict-J. A. Lockhart, Dem., 13,996; Chas. tx. Martin, Pop , 18,552. Locahari'a majority, 444. Sdventh District A. C. Shuford, Kep. and Pop., 15,383; John S. Ueuder son. Dem., 13,124. Shuford's majority, 2,259 . Eighth District R Z Linney, Rep. and Pop., 18,775; W. U. Buwer, Dtm., 15,491. Linnej'a maj jrity, 3 284 Ninth District R Pearson, Rep , 16,869; W. T. Crawford, Dem., 16,734 Pearson's majority, 135. THE LEGISLATURE. On Joint Ballot the Republicans Hare members, tne ropumls 68, the Democrats 44, with Two In Doubt. The next Legislature will stand as follows : THE STATE 8ENATE. First District (Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Hertford, Gates, Chowan and Currituck comities) J. L. Whld ley, Republican, and J. F. Newsom, Populist. Second District (Tyrrell, Washington, Martin, Dare, Beaufort, Hyde and Pm lico) McCaskie, Populist, and Yeager, Republican. Third District (Bertie and Noithimp ton) J. M. Early, Populist Fourth District(Uahfax)-E T.Clark, Populist. Fifth District (Edgecombe) Lee Per son, Republican. Sixth District (Pitt) Moye, Populibt Sjventh District (Wilson, Nash and Franklin) J. F. Mitchell, Pupultst, J. T. Sharp, Republican. Eighth District (Craven, Jones, Car teret. Lenoir, Greeue and Onslow G. L. Hardison, Populist and McCarthy, Republican. Ninth District (Duplin, Wayne and Pender) H. L Grant, Republican, and R. G. Maxwell, Populist. Tenth District (New Hanover and Brunswick) George H. Cannon, Popa list. Eleventh District (Vance and War ren) W. B Hecdersen, Republicah. Twelfth District (Wake) C. H. Ut ley, Popalist. Thirteenth District (Jthnston) E 8. Abell, Democrat. Fourteenth District (Simpson, Har nett and Bladen) Geo. Butler, Popu-' list, and E N. Roberson, Populist. Fifteenth District (Columbus and Rooerson) Angus Shaw, Populist, atd J. D. Maul is by, Republican. Sixteenth District (Ccmbeiland) Geddy, Populist. Seventeenth District (Granville and Person)- Dr. Wm. Merritt, Populist. Eighteenth District (Caswell, Ala mance. O ranee and Durham) CaDt. E. S. Parker, Democrat, and J. E. Lyon, Populist. Nineteenth District (Chatham) Jno. W. Atwater, Populist. Twentieth District (Rockingham) J. A. Walker, Populist. Twenty-first District (Guilford) Alf. Scales, Democrat. Twenty-second District (Rando)Dh and Moore) D. Reid Parker, Populist. iweniyinira District (Richmond, Montgomery, Anson and Union) W. H. Oldham, Populist, end Dauiel Patter son, Republican. Twenty fourth Distiict (Cabarrus aud Stanly) C. D Barringer, Democrat. Twenty fifth District (Mecklenburg) . Dr. J. B. Alexander, Populibt. Twenty sixth District (Rowan, David son and Forsyth) S.'Earnbardt, Pcpu list, and Jno. A. Ramsey, Republican. Twenty seventh District (Iredell, Da vie and Yadkin)-S. F. Shore and A. C. Sharp, Republicans. Twenty eighth D.etrict Stokes and Surry) J. A. Ashburn, Republican. Twenty-ninth District (Catawba, Lin coln, Wilkes and Alexander) R 11. W. Barber, Populist, and M. McNeill. Thirtieth District (Alieghuny, Ahhe and Watauga) J. M. Dickinson, Re publican. Thirty-first District (Cwldwell, Butke, Mitchell, McDowell and Yancey) E. F Wakefield, Populist, end J. L Hy att, Republican. Thirty secoiid District (Gaston, Cleve land, Rutherford aud Poik M. H. Jus tice, Democrat, J. A Anthony, Dm. Thirty third District (Buncombe, Madison and Hay wood) George H. Smathers, Republican, and W. W. Rol lins, Republican. Thhty-fourth District (Henderson, Transylvania, Jackson and Swain) H. 8. Anderson, Republican. Thirty fifth District (Macon, Clay, Cherokee and Graham) J. Frank Ray, Democrat. The representation will stand: Populists 24 Democrats 8 Republicans 18 BOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Alexander J. W. Watts, Democrat. Alamance S. A. White, Republican. Alleghany M. F. Jones, Democrat. Anson T. C. Leak, Democrat. Ashe Spencer Blackburn, Repub'n. Beaufort H. E Hodges, Populist. Bertie K. W. White, Republican. Bladen Sidney Meares, Republican. Brunswick W. W. Drew, Populist. Buncombe V. S. Lusk, Republican; W. G. Candler, Republican. Burke John H. Pearson, Democrat. Cabarrus A. F. Hileman, Populist. Caldwell J. L. Nelson, Democrat. Camden J. E. Burges, Republican. Carteret E. C. Dutcan, Republican. Caswell U. J. Yarborough, Populist. Catawba L. B. Whitener, Populist. Chatham L. L. Wrtnn, Republican; J. E. Bryan, Populis-t. Cherokee D. W. Dewesse, Repub'D. Chowan Richard Elliott,Uepublic'n. Clay Wm. Piatt, Democrat. Cleveland Dr. B. F. Dixon, Dem. Columbus J. B. Sciiulkeu, Populist. Craven Rob't Hancock, Republican. Cumberland Thomas U. Sutton, Re publican; W. P. Weymess, Republican. Currituck W. H. Gallop. Democrat. Daie George C. Daniels. Davidson J. R. McCreery, Repub. Davie W. A. Bailey, Republican. Duplin Maury Ward, Populist. Durham , Democrat. Edgecombe Jot dan Dancy, Repub lican; E. E. Bryan, Republican. ForsytL J. L. Grubbs, Republican; W. P. Ormsby, .Republican. Franklin Carter Barrow, Populist. Gaston White, Democrat. Gates T. H. Ruuutroo, Populist. Graham John Depton, Republican. Granville King, Populibt; W. H. Crews, Republican. Guilford J. T. Burch, Democrat; B. G. Chilcutt, Republican. Greene W. R. Dixon, Populist. Halifax J. H. Arringtou, Republi can; Scott Harris, Republican. Harnett L B. Cbapin, Republican. Haywood J. W. Ferguson, Dem. Henderson J. B. Freeman, Repub. Hertford Staik Hate, Republican. Hyde John U. II air is. Iredell J. R. McLelland, Democrat; J. A. Hartness, Democrat. Jackson (tie;. Johnston Claude M. Smith, Demo crat; Cnarles M. Creech, Democrat. Jones Frank Brown, Populist. Lenoir E. P. Hanser, Populist. Lincoln L. A. Abernethy, Populisi. Macon L j la, Democrat. Madison J. W. Roberts, Republican. Martin C. a Fagan, Populist. McDowell W. A. Conley, Democrat. Mecklenburg Sol. Reid, Democrat, W. P. Craven, Populist. Mitchell L. H. Green, Republican. Montgomery J. A. Reynolds, Pop. Moore W. H. H. Lawhorn, Democrt. Nash V. B. Carter, Populist. New Hanover John T. Howe, D. B. Sutton, Republicans. Northampton N. R. Rawls, Repub- Onslow R. Daffy, Democrat. Orange A. R. Holmes, Democrat. 'Pamlico C. M. Babbitt, Populist. Pasquotank Wm. G. Pool, Repub. Perquimans J. IL Parker, Populist. Pender Gibson James, Democrat. Person John 8. Cunningham, Dem. Pitt E. V. Cox, Republican; Shade Chapman, Populist. Polk Grayson Alredge, Republican. Randolph J. J. White, Populist; J. M. Allen, Republican. Richmond Claude Dockery, Repub lican; Y. C. Morton, Populist. Robeson-Duncan McBride, Populist ; W. J. Curry, Republican. Rockingham A. E. Walters, Demo crat; T. B Fobter, Populist. Rowan J. U. McKenzie and Walter Mnrphy, Democrats. Rutherford Lindsay Perguson, Re publican. Sampson- C. II. Johnson and R. M. Crumpler, Populists. Stanly Democrat. Stokes R. J. Petree, Republican. Surry J. M.- Brower, Republican. Swain Republican. Transylvania E A. Aiken, Repub. Tyrrell Dr. Abe Alexander, Repub, Union Jas. Price, Populist. Vance-M. M. Peace, Republican. Wake-James H. Young, J. p. H. Adams, Republicans; Jas. Ferrell, Pop ulist. - r Warren C A. Cook, Republican. Washington L. N. C. Spruill, Re publican. Watauga Thos. Bingham, Repub. Wayne -T. B. Parker, Democrat; J. E. Person, Populist. Wilkes J. Q A. Bryan, C. H. Sum mers, Republicans. Wilson Dr. B. T. Person Populist. Yadkin J. C. Pinnix, Republican. Yancey- - Democrat. This gives the several parties repre sentation as follows: Republicans 53 Democrats '.'.!"... 83 Populists..... 83 Doubtful 2
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