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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1880
Page
2
The 1890 issue lists election results and political chatter across states and districts. It notes Georgia Senate choices, Kansas liquor amendment results, Tennessee legislature gains, Ohio Senate seat bids, New York electoral objections, and local county canvass actions with names like MATHES and Vance referenced among scattered partisan mentions.
The Solid South is kept intact by white voters facing a Republican- backed black electorate. Self preservation and pride drive continued unity to resist “colored” influence, with distrust of nominees tied to thievery towers and a call to oppose meddling outsiders until sectional tensions fade.
The Raleigh Visitor tallies the election results, noting a net Democratic gain of five senators and seven in the House, offset by losses in several districts. Democrats pick up seats in Cumberland and other counties while losing seats in New Hanover Wake and Granville Dav idson areas. The Kinston Journal reports S C Spence’s conviction for attempting to kiss Mrs M E Waller, with Judge Gudger upholding a 30 day sentence later changed to a $50 fine.
The Democratic tribute credits the party with restraining the federal overreach and preserving constitutional doctrines. It notes favorable views of Judge Jude Boxton by Gov. Jarvis and condemns slander in campaigns, while urging continued Democratic governance to uphold policy and state interests.
A meeting at St James Hotel led by A. C onkling created committees to investigate alleged election frauds and coercion in New York. Key figures included General Sith General M T McMahon Sheriff Bowe General Jones and N J Waterbury. The effort targets repeaters bribery and intimidation tied to Republicans and aims to inform Congress and coordinate with state committees. The State Canvassers Board met in Raleigh to canvass presidential electors and later congressional and Superior Court returns.
The article reports John Brower contesting the Senate election in the 34th district, with M. Hampton known as Columbus Hampton. Brower seeks a technical victory after defeat, while sources doubt success. Additional items include grain crop estimates, cotton picking costs, local newspaper notes from Raleigh, Wake county politics, and a new Roman Catholic church dedication in Charlotte.
A reported scene in New York shows Mrs Lincoln amid a crowd, with ridicule of the former president. The issue notes the Hebrew calendar counting world Jewry at about 9.2 million, with distributions across Europe Asia Africa America and Oceanies. It cites political shifts in North Carolina and Virginia, plus a fatal crossing accident in Wytheville and constitutional amendments on special tax bonds and indigent expenses.
The Western North Carolina Railroad employs 390 able bodied convicts at present with 41 more sent from the University Railroad last week after its grading was finished. The Greensboro Patriot notes diphtheria has caused many deaths in Layfield's Alamance neighborhood since September. A gold nugget weighing two and a half pounds was recently extracted from a North Carolina mine.
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