INDEPENDENCE IN ALL TBINQS.
VOL. VIII.
( COLUMBUS, N.-.O., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1902.
NO. 31.
THE DEMOCRATS WIN
The North Carolina Delegation; in the
Next House.
EVERY DISTRICT IS DEMOCRATIC
The Legislature Will Have Large Ma
jority of Democratic Members nd
Senator Pritchard Will Be Retired.
As a result of Tuesday's election in
North Carolina a solid delegation has
apparently been elected to Congress,
and the Democratic judicial ticket
elected by a large majority. Hill, for
Chief Justice, received a considerable
Democratic vote in some sections, and
carried two counties Cabarrus and
Lincoln .As a rule Clark came nearer
polling the full Democratic strength in
the east than in any other section.
The election was without interest as
a rule save in the eighth and tenth
congression districts, where the Re
publicans made especial efforts to re
flect Blackburn and Moody. The for
mer appears to have, been defeated by
a small majority, while the 'returns
from the west indicate that Gudger ha
been elected over Congressman Moody
by about 1,000 votes. V -
"The claim of 5,000 majority for Webb
over Hiss is the nith (Charlotte) dis
trict is probably not excessive, while
the majorities of the other Congress
men besides those named will in some
instances, run toward 10,000, the oppo
sition tc the Democrats amounting to,
nothing except in the eighth and tenth
-districts. ' !
The news from eastern North Caro
lina shows that with the elimination
of the negro vote the Republican party
practically ceased to exist east of Ral-
ALL CONGRESSMEN ELECTED.
Raleigh. Special At 10 o'clock Tues
day night Democratic Chairman Arm
istead Jones, of this county, said the
Democratic majority was between 3,000
and 4,000, but that it would be impos
sible to give figures accurately before
today. He says all Democratic candi
dates run pretty closely together.
At 11:30 o'clock Democratic State
Chairman Simmons was able to give
definite news as to the election result.
elected all ten Congressmen, thus prov
ing the accuracy of his prediction,
that they had carried the. State by at
least 60,000, the figures being 67,uuu,
but with some Republican counties not
heard from, and that the Legislature
"was at least four-fifths Democratic.
GtjDGER'S MAJORITY SMALL.
Raleigh, Special. At 6- o'clock Wed
nesday it was said at Democratic head
quarters that the contest between Gud
ger and Moody for Congress in the
tenth district was too close to be pleas
ant. The cause is Gudger's running
behind his ticket. He ought to have
won by a good majority, but it is now
believed it will be a small one.
A telegram from Locke Craig receiv--ed
a few minutes after 6 o'clock said
'Gudger was elected by 250 and that he
had carried the following counties:
Buncombe, 336; Clay, 30; Jackson, 48;
Haywood, 135; Transylvania, 21;
Rutherford, 670; Polk, 25, and that
Moody had carried Cherokee by 211;
Graham, 25; Swain, 251; Hendersoa,
301; McDowell, 175, and that Macor
had not been heard from.
Returns say Sampson goes 400 Re
publican. The Republicans carry
- Tyrrell for the House, .electing Dr.
Aimer" Alexander, but the Democrats
r loct the other candidates. The Demo
cratic majority in Cumberland ds 525.
WEBB ELECTED BY 5,000;
- Shelby, Special. E. Y. Webb is elect-
'"d to Congress by at least 5,000 major
ity. R. S. PLONK.
Chairman Democratic! County Execu
tive Committee. j
THE LEGISLATURE.
Raleieh. SneciaL Returns show the
Republicans will have only 22 of the
.120 members of the lower house and
that the Senate will be composed' of 42
Democrats, 5 Republicans and 2 inde
pendents, with one seat yet in doubt.
POU'S MAJORITY,
Smithfield, Special. Johnston coun
ty is Democratic by 2,500 majority. Ed.
W. Pou, for Congress, defeats Atwater
hy 3,000 majority, many Republicans
not voting for Atwater. Ed. S. Abell.
Democrat, defeats Jones, Republican,
for the House of Representatives, by
2-500. baicritv. The entire county
Democratic ticket is elected by 2,500
majority. Jones, for solicitor,, defeats
Parker, Republican, by 2,500 majority,
Jjany Populists refusing to vote for
. iarker. The State ticket is about the
"jsual majority. About 85 per cent, of
vote of the county was polled. The
father was good and the best of order
Availed. Not over 50 negroes voted.
cv CLEVELAND COUNTY.
elby, Nov. 4. Of 3,833 registered
;ers in Cleveland county about 3,600
;0Jel Sixteen precincts out of 19 give
Uemocratic majority of 1,625. The
Democratic majority in the entire
county is not less than 1,700. About
300 Democrats scratched Clark and 250
of them voted for Hill for Chief Jus
tice. Hill's total vote is estimated at
1,050, Democrats and Republicans.
Webb's majority in the county is 1,800.
He leads the ticket by 50. Hoey, for
Senator, has a majority of 1,750.
McDOWELU
Marion. McDowell county will like
ly have two Senators in the Legisla
ture, as Maj. W. S. Connelly, independ
ent, is elected by a large majority. Mr.
E. J. Justice's majority in the district
Will be over 200, he thinks. G. G.
Eaves is overwhelmingly defeated. The
contest between J. G. Neal, Democrat,
and James Morris, independent, for the
House," i3 close, both sides claiming it,
their vote being very close. The Demo
crats elect all the county officers except
sheriff, the Republicans electing ths
sheriff by about 175 majority. Moody's
majority is about 175 in the county. In
Mitchell county, the Republicans claim
Hiss majority is 600 and the State
ticket about the same. Yancey county
gives a small Democratic majority. v
HILL CARRIES WILKES.
Wilkesboro, Special. Wilkes gives
a solid Republican ,vote. There was
more excitement over the candidate
for clerk of the Superior Court than
any other county candidates. CH.
Somers, the Republican nominee, is
elected by 30 mo"u" er E. O. Mas-
tin, independent Republican candidate.
Helton's majority for the Senate is 600.
Bryan and Pegram, Republican candi
dates for the Legislature, are elected
by a majority of from 50, to 100.
Mcdowell, Mitchell, yancey.
Marion, Special.-The McDowell
county Democratic ticket is successsful
with the exception of sheriff and pos
sibly the Legislature. The State Demo
cratic ticket is also successful. Moody's
majority in this county is 175. Eaves,
for solicitor, is badly beaten. One
Democratic Senator is sure from this
district and probably two. ;
The Republican majority in Mitchell
county is greatly reduced. j
It is reported here thatthe entire
Democratic ticket is elected in Yancey
county.
IREDELL.
Statesville, Special The correct con
gressional returns in Iredell give
Kluttz a majority of 1,161. . While the
official results as to the county ticket
is. not yet obtained, the whole Demo
cratic ticket is elected. As had been
heretofore stated, the Republicans had
endorsed many of the . Democratic
nominees for . county offices. There
were contests for the offices of treasur
er, clerk of the court, Senate and-Leg-islature,
but the nomine.es of the
Democratic party were elected by vari
ous majorities, ranging from 400 to 1,
100. WILKES AND ASHE.
North Wilkesboro, .Special. Black
bum carries Wilkes by 600 to 800 ma
jority. It' will take the official ; count
to decide as to J. G. Hackett for the
Legislature. All the other Republicans
are elected, Ashe gives Blackburn 255
Thomas, Democrat, is reported elected
to the Legislature.
GASTON. "
Gastonia, Special. The election
passed off very quietly here. Both box
es eave a eood Democratic' majority.
The county . gave Webb a majority of
- r- t - .oai,
1,403 ior uongress. complete ouiuiai
returns have not yet been 'secured, but
it is safe to say that the county is
Democratic by a handsome majority.
LINCOLN.
Lincolntpn, Special. Clark, for Su
preme Court Justice, was badly
scratched at this, Lincolnton, precinct,
but the county has voted solidly for
him, which will make his majority less
than the balance of the ticket, but
from present indications he will have
a majority of about 350. The full re
turns have been received for E Y.
Webb and the county ticket which give
a majority for Webb of 486; J. F. Rein
hardt, for the Senate, 396; A. U Quick
el, for the House, 365; A. Nixon, clerk,
556; H. A. Self,' register, 513; J. K.
Cline, . sheriff, 455, and all , the other
Democratic candidates v elected except
tnwnshin ticket m North Brook
township, the total vote polled in this
county was 1812, which Is considerably
loco than full vote. More, tickets
wot.- cpratrhed bv both barties than
were ever known. ,
ROCKINGHAM AND CASWELL.
Reidsville, ; Special. Rockingham's
Democratic majority is 1,600. Kitchin s
majority in Caswell is 917. Graves is
elected solicitor by 3.000. Kitchin s
majority in the district is over 6,000.
CHEROKEE.
Murphy, Special. Democrats con
cede Cherokee to the Republicansby
a majority ranging, from 50 to 150. The
back districts are solidly Republican.
WATAUGA. - -
Lenoir, Special.-Only five out oT14
nrecincts in Wautauga have; been
heard from at 4 o'clock this afternoon
There Is no 'phone service Deyond
Blowing Rock. The indications are
or more ahead of the ticket. ;
. f DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Lexington, Special. Incomplete re
turns Indicate the election of the entire
Democratic ticket by an average of 100
majority. Returns on the legislative
ticket J give McCall, Democrat a small
majority over Walser, Republican. No
returns on the State .ticket. Clark runs
about with the county ticket.
REPUBLICANS MAX HAVE DAVIE.
Cooleemee, Special Indications at 10
p. mj point to a smoli Republican ma
jority in the county. Clark is a little
behind; the Democratic' ticket. The Re
publicans scratched Connor and voted
for Walker. Morris is against Page for
Congress, but there is ' nothing ? defi
nite: yet.: '- - - - - . ..
THE VOTE CLOSE IN ALEXANDER.
Taylors ville, Special. The Demo
crats; jelect the clerk ' of the Superior
Court and possibly the sheriff of Alex
ander .and later returns may elect the
emire county ticket. ...
; I CATAWBA.
Nekton, Special. The entire Demo
cratic J county ticket J s elected by 200
or 300 majority ove the-eitizens' can
didate Republicans- and Populists.
Webb's majority over Hiss is between
300, arid 400. 3 ; -
Hickory, Special Nine precincts
out off seventeen in Catawba give W.
A. Self, Democrats for Representative,
318 majority over J. W. Mouser, Re
publican. The county Democratic ticket
will win by about 3(0, fy Y. Webb, for
Congress, leading. ,
: .
CUMBERLANp COUNTY.
, Fayetteville, Special. Fourteen pre
cinctslout of 23 in (jumberland county
give the Democratic straight ticket a
majority of 573U Clark runs aftout with
he ticket. Slocomb runs ahead of his
ticket but Patterson leads the ticket
by abbut 200. Prohibition carries tho
cbunt by an overwhelming majority;1
the Prohibitionists claiming 1,000. The
nine precincts to bjear from will prob
ably set each other off.
GUDGER CARRIES BILTMORE.
Asheville, Special. Biltmore, with
Vanderbilt's manager, McNamee, lead
ing thle fight for th Republicans, and
Van J Winkle, M Namee's . Jiephew,
leading ;the fight to the -Democrats,
gives Guuger, Democrat, for Con
gress,! 43 majority and Reed, Demo
cratfor sheriff, 154 majority. Bun
combe: county gives probably 1,000 ma
jority for Clark.
Railroad Sued.
Cincinnati, Special. The Shaw &
IrWing: Commission Company, of Cin
cinnati, have entered suit against the
Chespeake & Ohio Railroad, at New.
port, Ky., for $24,000 for the alleged
failure to deliver seven car'loads of
groceries to grocers in the coal mining
regions of West Virginia between Au
guest!j27th and September 5th. The
petition charges that during the coal
strike seven carloads of groceries were,
carried beyond their destination.
.1 Jim Crow Street Cars.
New Orleans, Special. A large num
ber of affidavits were sworn out Satur
day against President Pearson, and the
officiais of the. New Orleans Railways
Company, resulting from their failure
to plaCe screens or partitions in the
street
cars to separate the white and
negro
races. The law was passea last
July and the company allowed 120 days
in which to arrange for the screens.
The law is bearing harshly on the
whites, owing to the inadequate" num-.
ber ofj cars that are being operated
during the rush hours. -
Trigg Shipyard to Be Sold.
Richmond, Special. It is believed in
this city that in New York the final
steps j for the sale of the W. R. Trigg
Shipyards to the shipbuilding combi
nation are now about to be taken. Sev
eral of the officials and representatives
of thej Trigg Company and the largest
stockholders are now in New i York
conferring, it is said, with President
Nixonj, of the combination, and with
other officials, and persons interested
here are waiting .eagerly for some
word from the North that negotiations,
that it is asserted, have been in pro
gress ;f or several, months are closed.
A Liberal Victory In Yorkshire.
. London, By Cable. The election in
the Cleveland division of Yorkshire
Thursday for a member of Parliament
to succeed A. E. Pease, X.iberal, who
recently resigned the seat resulted.
Stewart Samuel, Liberal, 5,834 ; Geof
frey 'prage, Unionist, 3,798; Liberal
majority, 2,036. The government's edu
cation! bill, eight hours' work! for min
ers and temperance, were the principal
issuest 4At the last election Mr. Pease
was ejected without opposition.
jWhen Friends Fall Out.
When two. friends understand each
other they can be friends no longer.
New York Press. ' -
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
Members Who Will Compose Senate
I and House For Session of 1993, and
Their Political Affiliation. j
Following is a list of the members
of the Legislature, House and Senate,
with the politics of each member, so far
as obtainable: ' 1 I
.;. , ... .... SENATE. , ' .: ,.
1st District C. S. Vann, P. W. Mc
Mullan. - I .'. x 1
2nd DistrictS. S. f Mann, J. A.
SpurrilL ;
3rd District C .W. Mitchell. t
4th District E. L. Travis. . !
5th District Donnell Gilliam
- 6th District A. L. Blow. -
7th District John E. Woodard,.R.
B. White. 1
8th District T. D. Warren, Dr. John
A. Pollock. '
9th District D. J. Aaron.
10th District A. D. Hicks. -
11th District Geo. H. Bellamy. .
12th District J. A: Brown.
13th District Thomas McBride. ;
14th District James M. Lamb .
15th District C. W. Richardson, H.
L. Godwin.
16th District H. E. Norris.. .'' "
17th District H. B. Hunter, Jr.
18th District A. A. Hicks.
19th District W. N. Pritchard, R.
L. Walker. , s : :
20th District A. J. Burton. 1 ' 1
21st District J. D. Glenn. - I
22nd District H. A. London, U. L.
Spence. - A'-
23rd District N. M. Thayer. . .'
24th District R. F. Beasley, S. 1L
Milton. ; r i
25th District H. N. Pharr, John P.
Allison.
26th' District J. S. Henderson.
27th District F. T. Baldwin. '
28th DistrictS. E. Marshall (R.) I
29th District J. Q. Holton (R.) I
30th District R. B. McLaughlin. !
v 31st 'District J. F. Reinhardt. j
: 32nd .District S. J.. Durham.
"33rd District T. T. Ballenger, C. R,
Hoey. - . " j- :
34th District E. J. Justice,
35th District T. C. Bowie, v f
46th District Zeb Wilson (R.)
37th District C. A. Webb. ,;. f
38th District James H. Cathey. !
39th District Joel L. Crisp (R.) (
HOUSE. ! - 1
Alamance R. W. Scott.
Alexander Dr. C. J. Carson, (R.)
Alleghany R. A,. Doughtoh.
Anson J. A. McRae. ;
Ashe Jno. D. Thomas. I
Beaufort B, F. Sugg, T. JB.I Hooker.
Bertie D. W. Britton. : !
Bladen Forney Willis. ! 1.
Brunswick W. H. Phillips. !;,. ,i
Buncombe J. C. Curtis, Theo. F.
Davidson.
Burke J. E. Erwin.
Cabarrus C. H. Hamilton.
Caldwell W: C:: Newland.
Camden M. B. Hughes.
Carteret J. W. Mason.
Caswell Jno. F. Walters. !
Catawba W. A. Self.
Qhatham W. D. Slier.
Cherokee W. M. West (R.)
Chowan W. T. Woodey, Jr.
Clay O. L. Anderson (R.) 1 !
Cleveland Dr. W. A. Goode. 1
ColUmbus J. M. Shipman. ! :
Craven Owen H. Guion.
Cumberland V. C. Bullard,; J. Wi
Moore. - I
Currituck S. M. Beasley.
Dare--R. B. Etheridge. ! . i
. Davidson Harllee McCall.
Davie A. T. Grant , Jr., (RJ)
Duplin D. L. Carlton. ' .
Durham Jones Fuller. I
Edgecombe E. L. Daughtridge, B. F,
Shelton. : ' .1 .w
Forsyth-B .F. Nissen, John D. Wad-dell...--
.'."!:
Franklin Dr. L. G. Riddick.
Gaston W. T. Love, J. F. Leeper.
Gates L. L. Smith.
Graham N. S. Crisp (R.) -
Granville A. W. Graham.
- Greene F. L. Can.
Guilford T. E. Whitaker, Wescott
Roberson. .
Halifax W. P. White. W. F. Parker.
Harnett T. W. Harrington.
Haywood M. D. Kinsland. j
Henderson J. B. Freeman (R.) l
Hertford John E. Vann. I
Hyde W. H. Lucas.
Iredell-rDr. S. W. Stevenson, A. D.
Watts. -
Jackson C. C. Cowan. (
Johnston E. S. Abell, Joseph Wood.
Jones A. H. White. ;
Lenoir Shade Wooten, Sr. !
Lincoln A. L. Quickel.
Macon H. H. Jarrett, (R.)
Madison Levi Hamilton (R.)
Martin Harry W. Stubbs.
McDowell J. G. Neal.
-Mecklenburg Dr. H. Q. Alexander,
R. C Freeman, Thomas Gluyas. I
Mitchell J. C. Bowman (R.) j
Montgomery C. T. Luther.
Moore E. J. Harrington.
Nash R. H. Hicks.
New Hanover Geo, L. Morton.
' Northampton B. S. Gay.
Onslow W. M. Thompson. ..
, Orange S. M. Gattls.
- Pamlico R. L. Woodard.
Pasquotank W. M. Hinton.
Perquimans E. G. Simpson (I. D. !
Pender J. T. Foy. j
"Person W. A. Warren. . - '
Pitt Henry T. King, J. B; Little. I ' '
Polk J. P. Morris,
-Randolph J. T. Brittain, D. I. Off
man.-: , ; . - .
' Itichmond Ar S. Dockery; -
Robeson Geo. H. Hali; E. J. BrittL
Rockingham Ira P. Humphrey, John
T. Price. -; ., j-
Rowan Walter Murphy, Burton
Craine. - . . r
Ruthford W. F. Rucker.
Sampson H. C. Duncan (R.) T. E,
Owen (R.)
Scotland J. C. McNeill.
Stanly J. R. Price.
Stokes Julius C. Kreger (R.)
Surry John H. Dobson (R.)P
Swain A. J. De Harvt (R.)
Transylvania K A. Aiken (R.)
Tyrrell Charles Bateman.
Union E. S. Williams, C. N. Simp
son. . ; .
Vance W. B. Daniel. t -
Wake J. . C. Drewry, F. H. Whita-
ker, A. P. Hunter. ;
Warren S. G. Daniel.
Washington T. W. Blount.
Watauga Lindsay H. Mitchell (R.)
Wayne H. B. Parker, Jr., A. T. Uz
zell. x 7 .j :. .. -
Wilkes J. Q. A. Bryan (R.) R. W.
S. Pegram (R.) i
Wilson Dr. S. H. Crocker.
Yadkin Frank Benbow (R.)
Yancey J. Bis Ray .
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Cannon For Speaker.
Chicago, Special. A majority of thd
Illinois delegation to Congress gather
ed here and endorsed Congressman
Cannon, of the eighteenth Illinois dis
trict, for Speaker of the United States
House of Representatives, to succeed
Speaker Henderson. A committee, with!
Congressman Mann as chairman, wag,
appointed to further Cannon's inter
ests. Headquarters will be opened in;
Chicago. i
Freedmen's Aid Society. '
Troy, N. Y., l Special. The annual
meeting of the Freedmen's Aid arid
Southern Educational Society, opened
at the State Street Methodist church,
in this city. Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell,
presiding.; The afternoon session was
almost entirely given up to a discus
sion as to the amount of money to be
appropriated for the schools committee.
It was finally agreed that the amount
of the conference collections for the
present year, $195,000, be appropriated.
The usual committees were appointed.
LABOR WORLD.
Laundry -workers at Denver, Col-
have organized. I
Mill workers at West Duiuth, Minn
will form a union. -
In Japan ninety-three per ' cent, of
silk soinners are women.
Employes of ladies' custom tailors of
Boston, Mass., have organized. '
Public school teachers at Toledo, O..
have asked for an increase in salaries.
Stave makers ; at Memphis, Tenu.,
have demanded an increase from S3 to
$3.50 per 100. : V
Prospect of higher wages is causing1
Belgium glassworkers to emigrate to
this country. :
A movement for a nine-hour day will
be inaugurated by the machinists, at
Richmond, Va. j , ,r
The Russian Finance Minister, Witte,
lias recommended that strikes should
be legalized in Russia.
There will bej no strike of copper
miners at Globes ' Ariz., all differences
having recently been satisfactorily ad
justed. N -"t :--' ;
The dispute of miners at Pendlebury,
England, has been settled, so, that the
notices to cease work-have been with
drawn. ' - ..: ' - ' "
In the silk factories of Italv the usual
working hours are from 4 in the morn
iug till 8 at night, and the wages teu
cents a day. 1 - j- -. .
The longest strike of recent times
was that of the Sunderland (England)
engineers, which lasted two and a half
years from 1883 to 1885.
A new scale calling for $2 a day, in
stead of 40 and $50 a month, will be
Drivers Union at Chicago.
The tramway; strike in Geneva.
Switzerland; has been settled. "The
company granted the demands of the
men as to hours and wages. t
Retail clerks at Creston, Iowa, are
bound to keep up with' the progress of
the age in organization, and have
formed themselves into a union.
According to j the Mexican Herald
more children of Mexican parentaga
are being sent each year to be edu
cated in the United States, whereas
formerly they went almost exclusively
to Europe. No other single factor
will do more7 to cement intimate busi
ness and social relations oetween tne
two nations. ,