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MONDAY OC'TOl. KK 10.
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FOR PRESIDENT:
WILLIAM JKNNIXCJS BRYAN,
OF NEBRASKA.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT:
A R T II U R S E W A L L,
OF MAINE.
ELECTORAL TICKET:
At Kire Locke Cniine. R. B. Davis.
1st district Thco. White:
2nd district H. V Freen-an.
:r.I district!' R. Th mas,
4th district W. S. Bailey,
5.h district Wi'llam Mcrritt.
01 li district B F. Ke th.
7th district-The, . F. Khitt,
Sth distii' t Tvre York.
Uth district tl D. .. il:.a-r.
tate Democratic Ticket.
FOK (lOVEUNOK,
CYRUS B. WATSON
OF FORSYTH.
FQK I.IKl'TKNAM c.O VKK NO..,
TIIOS. W. MASON
OF NORTHAMPTON.
FOK SKCK KTA1IY OF STATE,
CHAS. M. COOK
of fkaj.i.in.
foh tkeasi i:f.u,
B. F. A YCOC K
OF WAYNE.
FOK Al'LMTOli,
ROBT. 31. FIRMAN
OF r.UNCOMKE.
FOR ATTORNEY r.ESF.HAT.,
FRANK I. OSBORNE
OF MKCKI.ENr.r KG.
FOK STTEKTNTKNDF.NT OF
STKlC'TIuN.
I'ur.i.rc ix-
JOIIN C. SCARBOROUGH
OF .I()lINTOX.
FOR A SSOf I ATE J l.-T K ES,
A. C. AVERY, of Burke.
Geo. H. BROWN, of Beaufort.
For Superior Corn Judge, 5th District
JAMES S. MANNING, of Durham.
FOR CONCHES?, SIXTH DISTRICT:
JAS. A. LOCKIIART,
OF ANSON.
County Democratic Ticket,
For the Senate W C. DO WD.
For the House HERIOT CLARKSON,
R. M. RANSON, J. SOL REID.
For Sheriff Z. T. SMITH.
For Register of Deeds J. W. COBB.
For Treasurer EDGAR WALKER.
For Surveyor J. B. SPRATT.
For Coroner A. A. CATHEY.
For Constables, Charlotte Township
H. C. IRWIN, J. H. ALEXANDER.
For County Commissioners:
JOHN H. SADLER,
P M. BROWN,
W. F. KUYKENDAL.
There, i& cold comfort for Han
na's candidate in the returns from
Florida. There are G22 voting pre
cincts in Florida. Returns from
395 of these have been received.
They give Bloxham (Dem.), 21,321
votes: uusby (Rep.), 7,475 and
Weeks (Pop ), 2,020. Calculating
the vote of the 8 tale in the light of
these statistics Blox ham's will ex
ceed :U,000; Gumby's will fall short
of 12,000, and AVteks will have a
few more than 420. The Democrats
have more than doubled the vote of
both their opponents. Isn't that
enough!'
Those Democrats who have reg
istered should see that their neigh
bors have done the same. If there
are any lukewarm or careless Demo
crats in your neighborhood go to
them and see that they register Sat.
urday without fail.
It is still understood that Comp
troller Echols is unanimously for
McKinley.
NATIONAL I) IH
fife? jffif J
-NKflltUHS ON THK JUIt .
The fusion candidates in this
comity in order to get the negro
votes, ore promising them represen
tation on the juries. This report
has come to us from several sources,
and it cannot be denied. We invito
any candidate on this ticket to deny
this charge, and we will gladly cx
honcrate him. It is enough to ad
vocate building monuments to the
negroes, but it seems this is only a
p:ii t of what the ftisionists are going
to do for (he negro in order to se
cure his vote.
Think of a lot of white men go
ing over this country trying to get
into a few small oflices by promis
ing negroes places on the jury.
Is there no Populist on the fusion
ticket who will repudiate this jm
ise? Will they all by their silence
;ivo consent, and be a party to tins
scheme?
How many Populists in Mecklen
burg county want their juries pack
ed with "negroes? The success of
the fusion ticket means that very
thing. And it means more. It
means that the affairs of this county
-will be in the hands of the Republi
cans, as they have two of the three
commissioners.
THK 1'ASSING SHOW.
Ir ven don't register you cannot
vote. You will feel like a lost kit
ten election morning if you have to
sit on the fence while the procession
passes by.
S:
"Wearers of McKinley buttons had
best tieasure them, for they will be
relics after November -Ud.
Tin-: Republicans art banking on
the registration feature of the new
law. Are you, intelligent Demo
crat that you are, going to let them
steal a march on vou Don't neg
lect to register the first thing to
morrow morning.
In announcing his speaking in
Shelbv the Chairman of the IVmu- !
list county committee calls Walter ;
TT c , t , i
Henrv "one of the most eloquent le-
form speakers m the State. If he j
could conie down here and get ac- j
quainted with some -of the negro !
election judges he has appointed to I
, , . i , . '
rule over districts composed almost i
1 i
entirely of white men, his ideas of j
"reform'' might get
i little twist- '
!
I
-d.
There is really total abstinence in
Cabarrus. The Concord Times says:
"There i-s a gentleman in No 2
township, this county, who says he
never took a drink of intoxicating
liquor, never swore an oath, never
took a chew of tobacco, never smok
ed, never ate an ounce of butter, and
never drank a glass of milk or cup
of tea or coffee." i
If Blair isn't paying his own ex-
penses in this State, somebody is
wasting their good money.
The Republicans continue to cap
ture backwoods towns in Connecti
cut, and these sugared pop-corn
balls gives them something to chew
on these dark days.
.-
Florida desires to state in bold,
black type that she is still in the
Democratic column.
The bolting gold bugs continue to
"concede" States to McKinlcv.
Last Monday was "McKinley's day
of rest," the gold bug newspapers
report. These days of rest will be
much more frequent with Mr.
McKinley after November 3rd.
The Republicans continue to fight
desperately in the States they claim
as "certain for McKinlev."
i. 5
Certain alleged Democratic news
papers of this State miss no opfltfr
tunity to stab Mr. Bryan in the back
every time they find it possible.
This underhanded method of fighting
is not the warfare of open honesty.
5K
Since Breckenridge's chances are
brightening up so in Kentucky, Miss
Madeline Pollard may revive the
hope of getting her $10,000.
1
A "leaf hunt" is the latest fad in
Washington society, and in New
York it is walking in Central Park
barefooted in the grass. So does
our civilization move forward.
Mr Waltkii moward, of tn
Atlanta Journal staff (goldbug),
writes of Banker Pierpont Morgan,
CJoveland's particular friend: "I
will accord him the distinction of
being the shrewdest and ablest finan
cier of this decade. But what a
boor. He has a reputation of being
the impolitest and most brutal man
with whom the newspaper men of
New York have to comoin contact,
and every word that has been uttered
in castigation of him I found to be
fully warranted. To beg i with, he
is a man of repulsive appearance,
etc."
Tjie reasoning of the Cleveland
administration seems to be that
working for McKinley is patriotic
endeavor, while working for Bryan
i? pernicious activity.
The Rockingham Rocket remarks:
"Cupid is hurling his darts in every
direction and bringing down game of
all kinds, and soon the wedding
bells will be ringing."
If the Republicans will send a
few more talkers like Senator Blair
into North Carolina it will very
much gratify the friends of Mr. Bry
an in this State.
fco M Kin lev will not be voted
for in Colorado. Thus does Senator
Wolcott win his great tight Jor the
gold standard.
Hon. Tom Watson still labors
under the impression that if he were
left off the programme the show
could not go on.
Cjiauntky Detkw has smiled on
Illinois, but, strange to say. Governor
Altgeld will not see that he is
beaten.
PrMieorgia and Florida in the
Bryan column and let the procession
move on.
Those Who Must Register.
We have during the last few days
not only had inquiry touching the
bearing of the new election law upon
the necessity of re registration by
those who registered last election,
but this inmiirv lias iurtlier been
followed by hints that there was
some movement on hand on the part
. . , , . ,
,10rallre 0f S0Ilie Democrats to
trick them out of their votes in case
they had not registered.
1 ne matter is well worthy meat-
leniion oi jeinoeiaLS an oer ine
... , , , r ,
Stiite. M e:mv hi e we mvc f.irf-riil-
v examme(i tf liew Klection law
with the view of ascertaining when
and under what circumstances it
requires a nen- registration of voters.
This matter is regulated by sec
tion of the Act and its provisions
are so plain and simple that we can
not understand how there can be an
honest difference of opinion as to its
meaning.
There are three cases in which a
new registration must be had; lirst,
in voting precincts in which the old
registration book has been lost or
lnutilated; second, in all cases where
the boundaries of a voting nrccmct
i have been changed from what thev
were at the election of 1804; and,
third, in all cases where a voting
precinct has since 189-tbeen subdi
vided into two or mora precincts.
In the latter case, the voters of
all the newly made voting precincts
must fee registered anew. In all
other cases, that is, in all voting
precincts which remain as they were
in lsjl'-l, and the old registration
book has not been lost or mutilated,
there must not be any new registra
tion, but it is the duty of the regis
trars to revise the old registration
books of such precincts so that they
will show an accurate list of voters
previously registered in such pre
cincts respectively and still residing
there, without requiring such voters
to register again.
It is also the duty of such regis
trars to erase from such books the
names of all voters who have died or
removed from such precincts, and to
register those who apply to be regis
tered provided they are entitled un-
der the law to be registered) and
whose names are not on such books.
We trust this will make the mat
ter clear, and that such state papers
as may lind it to their liking will
make such explanation as the above
for the benefit of such voters as
might be in the same state of uncer
tainty as those from whom we have
received inquiries. News & Obser
ver. Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is only
one way to cure deafness, and that Is by con
stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
an inflamed condition of the mucous lining- of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube ets
inttamed you have a rumbling sound or im
perfect hearing-, and when it is entirely clos
ed deafness is the result, and unless the in
flammation can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever: nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an inflamed condition of the mucus surface?."
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
(case of Deafness caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, Send
for circular, free. '
oia -n F Ji CHENEY Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
STEVENSON FOR BRYAN.
The Vice President Favors Free Coiir
age, and Will Support Bryan and
Sewall.
St. Louis, Mo. Oct. 5. Vice
President Stevenson declared hmselt
in favor of free silver in the speech
which he made here yesterday in the
big Auditorium at the opening ses
sion of the quadrennial convention
of the National Association of Demo
cratic Clubs. ,r
"Believing, as I do," said Mr.
Stevenson, "that gold and silver find
equal recognition in the Constitution
of the United States that by their
joint use in effecting exchanges and
performing the other functions of
money we have prospered in the past,
and that the evil days now befallen
us are in no small measure the result
of the demonetization of silver. I
have no hesitation in maintaining
my party allegiance and casting my
vote for Bryan and Sewall, the nom
inees of the Democratic convention
Another Survey of the Field.
In its edition of Sunday the New
York Herald gives a table of election
figures by which it lands McKinley
an easy winner. The table runs as
follows:
Illinois
lii'liaiiH
Iowa
Kentucky
Connecticut
Dt" la wme
Maine
Ma rylarnl
Massachusetts...
Minnesota
L't New Hampshire. . . . 4
1") Now Jersey If
): Xew York
l:; Ohio Si
i' IVnnsyvania o-
o Rhode." Island 4
Vermont 4
s Wisconsin. ... 1-
lo
t Total
It will be perceived that this lisi
includes:
Kentucky l.'f Indiana l.r
Maryland 8 Illinois l
Delaware l
The loss, therefore, of either Illi
nois or Indiana would defeat McKin
ley. The loss of Kentucky and Del
aware would defeat him The loss
of Kentucky and Maryland would
defeat him. Audit is a significant
fact that in these five States, espe
cially in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky
and Maryland, the Republicans are
spending time, effort and money with
a species of desperation that argues
anything but confidence on their
part
It must be remembered that
the Herald is the most intolerant
and rampant McKinley gold stand
ard organ, and its admissions are
fatal to Republican success.
The Herald further admits that
"news had come from Ohio that was
not of a pleasant character No one
seems to hare thought for a minute
that McKinley might not carry his
own State. Yet the first poll made
bv the Ohio State Committee gave
the Mate for Bryan, and the second
poll was not muc h more satisfactory.
The Indiana situation was
also discussed, aud it was admitted
that the Hoosier State required the
closest sort of attention. "How
about Illinois?'" was asked Mr. By
num. "It is just like Indiana. No
one can tell how the election will
g"
Where Is Blackburn?
A special to the Washington Post
from Louisville, Ky.. says:
"The silver Democratic Campaign
Committee is somewhat uneasy
about Senator J. C S. Blackburn,
who has failed to till four successive
dates in Kentucky, and has given
no reason therefor. Blackburn has
not been heard from ofiicially since
his Brooklyn speech. He was to
have spoken at Mayfield Saturday,
but not even a message from him
was received. To day he was billed
to speak at Morgantown, Butler
County, and to night at Bowling
Green, and crowds that assembled
were disappointed.
"Some light is thrown upon
Blackburn's absence by a dispatch
from Washington about the pros
pects of a duel between Blackburn
and Logan Carlisle on account of
an interview given by the latter con
cerning a challenge to a debate be
tween Blackburn and Secretary Car
lisle. Even if Blackburn challeng
ed Logan Carlisle to a duel it would
probably be ignored."
Et tu, Harcus?
E. AY. Barrett telegraphs the At
lanta Constitution from Chicago the
following:
"Mark Hanna has thrown up his
hands. He admits that he is not at
all sure that McKinley will be elect
ed. The laboring vote, ho is now
convinced, will go almost bodilv for
free silvef. Mr. Hanna has not
said these things for publication; he
has not proclaimed them from the
housestops, but he has nevertheless
stated them privately.
"I have but little, if any, faith
in the election of McKinley," Han
na is authentically reported to have
said. "And," he continued, "no
matter what we do or say to the la
boring men Debs and other leaders
have them so well organized and in
structed that they will go to the
polls and when they go inside the
booths they will vote as they please."
' These remarks were made by Air.
Hanna in confidence to a prominent
Chicagoan, in the presence and
hearing of two other friends. One
of these friends happened to be the
wife of a weir-known political lead
er of Indiana who is espousing the
cause of Bryan and free siWer."
NO MORE OF CLEVELAND FOR THEM.
Grover's Picture Torn Down Bryan's
Put In Its Place.
Richmond, Oct. C At the meet
in tonight of the Powhatan club,
the leading political organization in
this city, there was a heated discus
sion as to whether Grover Cleveland's
picture should be removed from its
place over the president's chair in
the club room to make a place for
photographs of Bryan and Sewall.
Speeches denouncing President
Cleveland as a traitor to his party
were made, and members declared
f at the likeness of such a man had
no place in the quarters of a demo
cratic organization.
"Turn his picture to the wall,"
was the sentiment expressed by Mr.
Mac Jones, the,member who first of
fered the resolution to take Grover's
picture down
Some of the older members, how
ever, urged that such an act would
do the club harm and make enemies.
Their advice was heeded after much
discussion, and a resolution was pass
ed providing that the picture of the
chief executive be removed to some
less conspicuous position, and those
of the democratic nominees be hung
in the place of honor
Upon the adjournment of the club,
however, the large canvass painting
f the president was torn down by
some of the members of the organi
zation, and in a few minutes the
likeness of Grover Cleveland was a
ruin.
Around the Camp Fires.
The indications are that Atkinson
has been elected in Georgia by from
30,000 to 35,000. The State Demo
cratic committee claims that Atkin
son will win by o5,000 to 40,000 but
the more conservative think it will
not exceed 30,000. The legislature
is overwhelmingly Democratic. The
Populists may have four members
of the Senate and the Republicans
one. The other "JO will be Demo
crats. In the House the Populists
will have about 5 of the 1GG mem
mers. The following was given out as to
Florida: "Returns incomplete. All
indications point to from 20,000 to
25,000 Democratic majority. A. W.
Rawls, chairman Democratic State
executive committee, Florida.
In Denver, Colo. Secretary of
State McCaffev rendered a decision
sustaining the protest of tjie silver
Republicans against the use of the
Republican name and emblem by
the McKinley party. Should this
protest be sustained by the Supreme
Court, the McKinley people will
have no ballot in this State, as they
neglected to file a petition before
the time for so doing expired. '
Bob Taylor says that he will be
elected Governor of Tennessee by
not less than 25,000. The corre
spondent'of the Washington Star
(Republican ). says that Tenneesee
will be carried for Bryan by any
where from 25,000 to 50,000.
Tom E. Watson, Populist nomi
nee for vice president, has gone to
his home in Thomson, suffering
from a severe throaty trouble, which
threatens his enforced retirement
from active campaign for some time
to come. He was expected to speak
at the closing rally of the Populists'
campaign last night, but was unable
to do so, and his physician says that
unless he ceases using his vocal
powers entirely for the present, he
will probably bring on a dangerous
abscess.
Ex Governor Fitzgerald, of West
Virginia," ridicules the idea of Mc
Kinley carrying that State. He
says lots of Republicans want free
silver. He gives Bryan not less
than 25,000 majority. "
North Carolina Affairs.
Young Savage, (colored) who was
arrested at Scotland Neck for steal
ing and escaped from the Sheriff,
and was subsequently captured in
Philadelphia, is now in jail at Hali
fax. Savage made a confession that
he had three confederates, but re
fused to give their names, saying he
had sworn never to reveal them.
When he was arrested in Philadel-r
phia he had a letter on his person
addressed to W. T. Smith. It was
from Scotland Neck, but in the letter
was a clipping from the Scotland
Neck Commonwealth giving an ac
count of Savage's escape from the
officer, and tnis served to clinch
Savage, who confessed at once to the
detective who arrested him that he
was the man wanted.
The White Pines Inn near South
ern, depot at Henderson ville was con
siderably damaged bv fire about noon
last Monday. The origin, of the fire
is unknown.
Kev. Robert S. Ledbetter, of Rock
ingham, one of the oldest and best
known Methodist ministers in the
State, is dead.
AN.ELProccss-Tho great French Preserv
i lnT Process (patented) for fruits, vegeta
and MlS;es' etc.,-adopted by California
North fSSiTn! nV ?alniQff at favor in
Laro.hna. No heat ever applied: no
S ?flavr1,dSHr alCoho1- Fruit stains natur.
llno of 2dor Jor years- Endorsed by phy
sicians and boards ot health. Little time
ShSetore2R2,18- l&y bounty "and State
fXifttSS tE&i, nntaples amoved to Little's
bynumI
Gold Bug Bolter PMr-
the Advantage toS'
Congressman W. u v n'
recently resigned iv ,IJ
mittee, is not as w,
come of the election ,
weea. a ago. peai"ir' i
aou -m lllinou
i
'it
muuui saiu : 'ua
"Anybody who iulki .
Ttifhati!) nr IK,,-. ..; d,X)
ir.,.;
1 1 . T . 1 4 t l
,1 B
Know Avnat he
the southern part of rir .
too unoiec-oimtrvi.f;
ver. I know from ,,,,7
that men weari' -r , ei
aje visiting i ),).,,.,..... r
UTO vicifinrf I '. tt'&V V
headquarters i?. (
and securinrr r.-,. ov&ru
which they are (iists-nJ5
fellow-work me:-, n ' V to
are sending out .-hunt l
of literature ewrv (!av " Car:
xnwiuiitt I ' M. I -
vote iuei,:i v,
ticaus axe gun;- ,) vote f;
Of course, tilt 1 einnrr,t. i 1
ganization, but uinVlv X i
V T Ut I uu WlfJV 'i'blUk ,
iuuuuy auow, just m the r
vote and the Avorkih'-m.-.r
tab-
going. lt
"A friend of mim-. a j.v.
crat, but who has stuver;nV
ganization, talking to me the 1
(A.M. snid tlinf Vip-,th),. . . .. i
" "uiit-uaiM.
secret one of railroad men. "n
u-prp frr P.rv,n HP i. v
muic mail iLdi l wore c rvinlev
Hobart buttons.
"I met a man whose W
running for Congress in one h
districts ne nimseit is a goldaj
uul, iiamraiiv. wants to help
brother, who is running on tlw
platform. I asked him how tk
were going and where he had J
ana ne toiu me ne Jmd been aroH
in three counties and he had
had such an experience in hi;!
He said that nearly even- otheixj
he had met had changed his po"
one way or the other. Inn from
he had heard lie thought the si!
men had the best of it. The
tion all over the est is
same, so far as I can learn.
In Twelve Hour.
Mr. v. L. ttsr:i!:ir. Th-ita. Ark N
-1 our nug-ns ionic- i- if.,c5 n;ucr im
this countrv. Jt uevcr tails ioc.jrfT'
fever. Mj- little daii-htt-r had fever t
liusrns ionic broke it i;; 11 tw. !ve M
bolcl by Druggists.
PROIEb&lOXAL CARdl
DR. LOUIS PREIDHEI!
Veterinary :-: Surgeo:
' Graduate Ontario Veterinary Oiliest
Office: WADS WORTH'S STABIIl
0 29 0m Charlotte. J.(
J. H. NEWELL,
ZD IE 3ST TISII
Office: Room 4 Davids m B
i..;u:..
J. T. M'OAf.L. E.rJ:!l
McOALL & NIXOH
Attobnets-at-Law,
No. 19 Law Building, Charlotnlj
aaims collected. Practice in the K
and Federal Courts.
HUGH W. HARRIS,
Attorney A Counsclor-at-fa
Office, Nos. 14 and 16 Law BuiE
Charlotte, N. C.
HERIOT CLARKSON. CHASLKlH
CLARKSON & DIILSr
ATTORNEYS AND CX)U"TSELP
AT T,AW.
1 o x T :i J : HharlnttB. M
Practice in Federal and StaMW
DR. E. P. KEEKANS,I)eni
(Successor to Drs. Hoffman & Wi?
No. 7, West Trade ' Street, g
N. C, overBurwell&DMiis
sale .Urug nous.
H, X. MARK,
A rnrprV KTVIT AT L'
JJL. J. J. lillix -m. J
Office No. 17, uaw Building' g
attention given to claims.
State and Federal Courts.
Oct. 3 ly
ATT--rVAT-l-A";
Office No. " " .
trusted. Special atte-'t,.'-1. V.'ni
Practices in State aim 1 eaei-'
DR. ClTaLBXASD
DENTIST.
Office: 8 South Tryon Srree', '
Savin rs &ini'
A. Burwell,P.D Ver,-
TSiirrll. Walker
ATTORNEYS AT
Offices Roo us No8
jfracuce in au "district t mta
In the Courts of tho Dj iU?roi
nnrrfi-ix.n-cnRO solicited- o$c
gven to all business intru
0UB9' CHARLOTTE,