Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-11
PLANNING FOR FUSION,
The Republicans and Third Party in North
Carolina Coming Together.


The Republicans and Third Party in North
Carolina Coming Together.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
RALEIGH, n. c., Aug. 10. 1892.
Interest in the political status has not lessened
in the least in this state in the past six days.
The republicans are just now the ones who are
doing the work. The STAR correspondent. was
shown by Mr.. J. c. L. Harris letter written
him by John Nichols of the United States Treas
ury Department, in which the desires of Secre-
tary Foster with regard TO North Carolina poll
ties are plainly expressed. Fusion between the
third party and the republicans is urged as the
proper course, provided the third party makes
the showing of strength which il seems it mas
promised to make. II such showing is not
made the republicans are to act as they think
best.
Mr.. Harris, who is the editor of the Signal,
the organ of the Mott faction Of the republican
party (Which is against the nomination of a
republican state ticket, is now at Washington.
he seeks to get a powerful pressure brought by
the Secretary to carry out plan which they
both favor. The letter to Mr.. Harris from Mr.
Nichols, above alluded to, says that the Secre-
tary has written to Mr.. John B. caves, chair
man Of the republican state executive commit
tee. in regard to the matter Of
putting up state ticket. Eaves says
he had no such letter, but Harris
claims that Eaves received it July 26. the dav
tie state committee met here. Eaves. it will be
remembered, said that day (when the commit
tee met and called d state convention) that q
state tickle: would be put in the field.
JUDGE RUSSELL BITTER ATTACK.
The address of ex-Judge Daniel L. Russell. to
which O passing illusion was made few DAYS
ago, has created a stir. Its chief feature is an
attack on the negro, and it is the second of the
kind from his pen. The negroes say that Rus
sell is incensed against Congressman Cheatham
because the latter holds the patronage at Will
mington and made John c. Dancey, colored
the collector there. The bitterest attack in the
address Is therefore made against Chatham
and it has still further fired the heart" OF the
negroes, already angered by Harris fierce
attacks.
In the campaign this address will be one of
the keynotes. 1t is Of great length. 1t attacks
Chairman Eaves, personally and politically.
No words are too harsh no epithets too gross
as applied to him. Russell says the whole OBJ
ject of Eaves is to drive from the party all save
the machine fellows and oiiceholders and a
few mouthy negro heclers, SO that the office
holders can feel suffer in their tenure. He
asserts that during the past six months caves
has thus driven out such representative white
republicans as w. A. Guthrie, T. NJ. Argo,
Francis ID. Winston, George n. Folk. Charles
+. Mckesson and William s. McKesson all able
speakers.
In the last general election North Cardinals
democratic vote was IA, 900 and the republican
vote 1874, 900. The republicans Of the Mott fac
ton now claim that the third party will this
year poll at least go, 900 votes heretofore demo-
cratic, and that not less than 80 600 former re-
publicans will vote with them, and they further
estimate that the vote will be 81 900 democratic,
l04, 900 republican and sc, 900 third party
The third party is yet at sea as to its
leader, though q telegram sent out from Ashe-
vile day or two ago said that Thomas b.
Long, a veteran republican, who was for years
post Office inspector, viii be the nominee for
governor. The third party people here, who
are in a position to know, will say nothing as
to the matter; in fact they resolutely decline to
be interviewed by any democrats.
Third party people have prated about the
intolerance Of "the old parties" attacking the
democrats mainly. 1t is now shown by a case
in point that the third party's intolerance is
marked. At q third party convention in Rock
ingham county newspaper correspondent of a
county paper wns set upon and attempts made
| to do him serious injury inside the hall. He
was told that he could not report the conven-
| ton. He got out OF the hall and was followed.
In the good old fashioned way he then and
there, on the ground, whipped three or four Of
his would-be prosecutors.
The fusion OF the third party and republicans
| is already beginning. In ten counties what
may be called mixed tickets have been put up.
This greatly incenses the democrats, who
utterly detest the third party leaders. The
democratic policy il to attack these leaders and
to make life burden to them, politically speak
ing. but to argue in kind and friendly way
with them.
The democrats have put more speakers in
the field 1t is now clear that they are, despite
third party threats. drawing large audiences
This has warmed them up aud has had also the
effect Of causing other speakers to offer their
services
The state Farmers Alliance met yesterday At
Greensboro in annual session. It is q strange
and certainly notable fact that all Of its officers
and executive committeeman save alone Con-
gresham s. B. Alexander of the committee, are
third party extremist, open and strenuous in
their advocacy OF Weaver. There men expected
to carry the alliance with them, in rush, bod
lily. but failed.
At the democratic convention Of the sixth
congressional district no opposition to Con-
gressnan Alexanders nomination developed.
He has shown himself true and has drawn the
ire Of the third party orsans- OF oourse that
party viii put up man against him.
The republican leaders OF the anti ticket fac
taon In . recent conference let il be understood
that the reason Why they opposed the nominA-
ton Of stats ticket vas that Il the third party
had . ticket and the ropublioans vers s'rceon-
mended" . support Il, there would b s.fAir