Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-10
ONLY A QUESTION OF NUMBERS.
North Carolina Democrats Say That There Is
No Doubt About That State.

->oNih DeHOCTdts say INIT 1neTe Is
No Doubt About That State.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
RALEIGH, NC, Oct. 8, 1892.
In the course Of an interview Chairman John
B. Eaves Of the republican state executive COM
mittee informed THE STAR correspondent that
the state ticket would not be taken down and
that all the rumors to that effect are unfounded
He says that some of the republicans who sd-
vocate fusion with the third party have made a
great clamor about taking down the ticket, but
that their counsel is not regarded, &c they have
shown no capacity to conduct the party's af-
fairs. In other words, their clamor is "voice
and nothing else"
The fact is that the result Of the elections in
Florida amid Georgia has convinced even what
may be termed wavering republicans that the
third party has none of the strength Of which
it has boasted. The leaders of the third party
here have again and again asserted that Georgia
was one Of their strongholds, and one of them
remarked Tuesday: Just hear the news from
Georgia tomorrow and You will be astonished. ~
One Of the republicans who 10 a crank on the
subject of fusion and the taking down of the
republican state ticket said last night that he
now knew there was no chance Of such course
being followed.
In this county THE STAR correspondent is in
formed there was an agreement by which the
republicans put up no ticket for the legislature
and county Offices, but promised to support the
third party nominees, the third party agreeing
two years hence to return the favor" This
course may have been pursued in other coun-
| ties, but the result in such q case largely de-
ponds upon the negro vote. Can the third
| party hold the negro voters or can the republi-
can, control those voters, as they have done for
| years? Earlier in the campaign The STAR cor
| respondent was assured that not over 5 per cent
I~ft he, Ia L.
That calculation or estimate will now have to
be modified. From negroes the information is
| gained that their vote is quite uncertain. They
| distrust the third party, and one great reason
| for this must be the incompetency and unrelia-
bility Of some of that party's managers and
| leaders.
The republicans have little to say about the
| result in Georgia. They are usually well in
| formed in advance about election chances.
The managers Of the party are very reticent.
Really, so far as the outside world is concerned,
| they appear to be doing nothing. But Chair
man Eaves says they will put out next week a
lot Of speakers to reinforce those now in the
| field, who are only three in number.
| The democrats are elated at the election
| news They say 1t has happy effect in this
state upon all save the more infatuated Of the
| third party. These are ready to vote for Har-
rison or for anybody who is not a democrat.
| The republicans have certainly gained this
| discontinued element, but whether the gain
will not in the end prove a loss remains to be
seen. The third party people are unquestion-
ably more desperate now than ever before.
Some careful democrats now estimate the
| democratic majorities, national and state, at
about what they were in ls8S-ssy II, 500.
There are some democrats who give the third
party $4,000 votes Of persons who four years
ago voted the democratic ticket But this must
be very great exaggeration Of strength. 1t
| does not really appear that the party can poll
| over Il, 600 such votes. The continued Boosting
by third party people has certainly deceived
many republicans a. well a. democrats. The
hollowness Of their pretensions is only re-
| vealed when election time comes, as in the
Florida and Georgia cases.
The republican leaders, while 20 quiet and
| reticent, are yet confident Of fine showing for
the Harrison electoral ticket They are very
proud Of their state ticket Their leading news
paper continues to hatter the third party and
to say all manner Of kind things about il. There
If, 1t 10 claimed, a purpose in this course. since
the republicans are the gamers by any dissatisfsc-
ton they can breed or foster. The third party
| speakers say on the stump that they do not At
tack the republicans because the latter are not
attacking them. They argue that the force bill
ls false issue, or no issue at all, using this tc
hold their white followers together.
In the fifth district Lindsay, third party
nominee FOR Congress, is not taking any part ID
the canvass. He agreed not to do 20 upon a..
surances from Settle, the republican nominee
that the latter would look after his interests.
And so it is, Settle speaking good words Of the
third party and eulogizing Lindsay. In THU
way Settle gets third party people as auditors.
speakers who say one word against their lead
srs. Tho third party papers say: Read nc
paper and listen to no speaker who says Q word
| against your leaders"