Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-13
WEAVER IN THE SOUTH.
Alliance Men Not Enthusiastic Over the
Peoples Party Ticket.

Alliance Men Not Enthusiastic Over the
Peoples Party Ticket.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RALEIGH, N. c.; July 13.-The nomination
of Weaver and Field by the peoples party al
Omaha was not received here with any appar.
ent degree Of enthusiasm by the third party
members Of the Farmers Alliance, who consti-
tute the bulk Of the new party in the south.
Several of the more prominent OF them alluded
to Gen. Weaver in uncomplimentary terms and
seemed to regard him az q kind Of political hack.
1t is apparent that the personality of the can
didates will not add any strength to the people
party in North Carolina-a state which the
Omaha orators predicted would cast its cleo
toral vote for the nominees Of that convention.
The prospects Of democratic success are
much brighter in this state than they were two
months ago.
It is estimated that the death Of President
party one-haK in this, his native state and
materially curtailed it in several other southern
states. Had he lived and been placed on the
national ticket by the Omaha convention, as
was generally supposed he would be, he would
have polled such large vote that the republi-
cans would have carried this state on q plurality
vote, unless the democrats had turned in and
voted for the third party electors.
A majority Of the votes cast for Polk, how
ever, would have been given him on account of
personal friendship, for he had large personal
following, and through state pride, rather than
on account Of any principle represented as the
third party candidate.
Weaver will get few IL any Of those votes
and 1t is safe to assume that he will not poll
one-half a. many votes in North Carolina az
Col. Polk would have received.
The "force" bill issue is having o tendency
also to materially reduce the third party vote in
this section. large number Of democratic
all ,vutxn hax1
views on the money question and who had an
nounced determination to support the peoples
party national ticket will not, it is said do &c
under existing conditions.
They say that If they were convinced that
Weaver could Curry the state they would NOT
desert the new party, but that they are fast
realizing that the most probable outcome of the
detection Of any great number of democratic
alliance men will be the election Of the repub-
hcan electors in this state, who will vote to put
Mr.. Harrison, q force bill champion. in the
White House, and that on that account thou
sands Of them will refuse to longer follow q
cause which imperils white political supremacy
in the south.
Astute politicians Of all shades of political
complexion agree that II the republicans hsd
renowned the force bill policy and pursued q
conciliatory course toward the white independ-
try Mr.. Harrison would probably have received
the electoral votes OF several southern states,
especially those of North Carolina.
While II is still possible that he may do %,
through the Intervention Of this peoples party
movement, it is by no means anything Ike az
probable as it was before the Minneapolis con-
vention championed the force bill The repub-
lican vote will not be greatly augmented by the
accession Of any considerable number Of white
voters in this section ct the coming election on
account Of the position the party has taken on
that question. The only hope that party has
Of carrying any southern state now Il by
swelling the peoples party vote g much q
possible. The result in North Carolina will
entirely depend upon the number Of votes cast
for Weaver by former democratic.
Cleveland's majority in this state in 1884 wa
II, 846 and in 1888 il was Is. lis. So IL will be
seen that net loss Of 1900 over the loss Of
the republicans to the new party would place
the two old parties on about even terms.
BEN Biven. colored preacher, and two Of hil
descons in McDonough, Ga, have been arrested
for murder.
A French convov fan into a Chineae synhus.