The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-12
COALITION PROPOSED.
THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUB.
LICANS IN HALIFAX TO DI.
VIDE OFFICES.

The Plan Outlined in Full.-The Roam
oke News Favors 1t While the Scot
land Neck Democrat Opposes 1t.
The Roanoke News says that it has
been an open secret in Halifax county
for some time that at the suggestion of
the Farmers Alliance the executive
committee of the two parties have been
comforting with view to dividing the
county offices and avoid an acrimonious
campaign. Committees representing the
Alliance, the Republican and the Demo
cratic parties have had conference.
Their action is subject to the approval
and endorsement of the two parties be-
fore going into effect or having any
force whatever.
The Plan Proposed.
"The following" says the News, ''is
the agreement made and to be submitted
to the conventions Of the two political
parties: There is to be one set of can
didates in the field; the Democratic con-
ventiou shall nominate candidates only
for sheriff and treasurer; the Republican
convention is to nominate only candi-
dates for the clerk of the Superior court.
register of deeds, coroner and surveyor;
| the Farmers Alliance is to name the
candidates for the Senate and House of
Representatives. Each party is to main
| tain it's own organization, procedure and
| distribute it's own tickets and take care
of it's candidates; no Republican is
pledged to vote for the Democratic nom
nees, and no Democrat is pledged to
vote for the Republican nominees.
| The Roanoke News in Favor of 1t.
"There is neither fusion or coalition
in this arrangement that we can see;
there is no surrender of any political
principle; there is no weakening of party
lines, and there is no possibility of af-
fecting the status of either party. It
is simply All amicable adjustment be
tween the two parties of local oGlc. . SO
that there may be as little friction as
possible in ihe campaign and at the
election.
''As said above this agreement is not
final until ratified by both the Demo.
cratic and Republican County conven.
tions. 1t is nothing more than a propo
sition which either convention Or botf
may reject if it seem best.
1.-THE Roanoke News believes that il
is for the best interests Of tho people
that the proposition be accepted by botl
conventions, and the editors, as Demo
Gratis, hope the Democratic convention
will raJify it. They have no right t
advise the Rebublicans in the promises
bu, We believe they will favor it.
The Democrat A gainst 1t.
The Scotland Neck Democrat is strong
lyopposed to the compromise, and says
At least three months ago the Demo
crat expressed itself very plainly q
against such movement, com mbination
coalition or whatever it may be called
We opposed it because we thought
would prove detrimental to the interest
; of the Democratic party both now an
! in the future. We are opposed to it still
: for the same reasons. We think it un
democratic and we think it will be ur
wise in the county convention to ratif
: such arrangement.
Why should we make compromis
for half the offices, when we have fai
chance at all of them The chances fc
Democratic success are stronger to- da
v in Halifax county than they we're tw
years ago; and we cannot see why W
should yield part of the ground whic
We have every encouragement to thin
g we can hold in the coming election.
d <*
= We candidly believe that with the fal
ing off in the number of Republics
voters in the county and the gein to tt
6 white voters, together with those WI