Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-29

ballot in his hand and prepared to be very
wide awake when occasion offers. The third
party nominee for governor is reported saw
I fng That he would prefer having negroes in
I office TO voting for the present democratic nom.
/ inees. Even the republicans do not 20 fer
democratic state administration. The fact Il
/ that where an extreme third party man Ia found
one may be sure he is bitter to the last degree
against al things democratic. The democratic
committee says the information coming to its
I headquarters shows that the work Of the many
[ speakers is telling. and that the assertions by
some republican papers that the democrats
could nor keep up their presentfast pace are not
solidly founded.
A THORN IN THE SIDE.
1t must not be thought, from what has been
said, that the third party is dead in North Caro-
Ina u stands no chance Of winning, but 1t ID
a thorn in the democratic strength. To people
who read il was certain that the action OF its
own state convention was q final blow to the
party. But the mass of the third party read
only their own literature, and their papers, il
has been observed, threw no light upon the
proceedings OF that convention or any sketches
Of the lives Of the nominees. The accounts are
all brief and formal. So IN the country, where
80 out Of every 100 third party men live, little
or nothing is known save on one nde. The
third party leaders are la many cases bigets,
adulation Of their own followers and the fears
of the frightened democrats.
MIR. Woodland, one of the leading eastern
democrats, returned today from a trip in the
EesterH counties. Your correspondent asked
him what Was the situation. He replied
that there was a good deal Of trouble in that
section and that it was hard to get ut the dis
affected class, among whom there are number
OF really good men. Some of the work is,
therefore: apparently slow. great deal Of
speaking is required and there will have in some
sections to be house TO house canvass by the
democrats, new feature in this state. As you
have been informed, the third party leaders
gave orders that their people should not listen
to democrats. Yet at all the speakings third
party men attend. Bat many do not 60. These
stay In their isolated homes. being thrown to-
gether only at church and occasionally at court.
They herd together and avoid democratic news
papers and discussion. BY reason of the close
and necessarily careful work to be done the
campaign will be much more costly than usual.
None OF the democratic workers have any doubt
OF their psrty's success, but they are frank
enough TO admit the need Of serious work.
An odd feature of the canpaignis the greatest
third party strength is found in counties always
heretofore giving heavy democratic majo-ities.
The cause Is not far to seek. In those 'unties
the alliance war strongly organized, a ! that
organization led to the third party, being in
fact Its preparatory department.
The democratic state executive committee is
called especially TO meet here September to
consider the question of the nomination Of an
associate justice OF the supreme court. As you
were informed Gov. Holt filled that vacancy
by the appointment of James c. MacRae, and
the latter holds until the election. Now, as to
this position there il a good deal of talk. Some
thought the executive committee should have
agreed upon the man for II and then presented
his name to Gov. Holt. But the latter an
nounced that he would make the appointment
l. A.
His choice Is . good one, but it is said that the
committee may, perhaps. recommend some
other man 10 be voted for. One or two mem
bers Of the committee declined TO talk, saving
they did not wish TO do so prior to the meeting
of the committee.
REPUBLICAN TICKkT PROBABLE.
The republicans are very quiet. They do not
know how to act before September Z, when
their state convention meets. Though it is
reasonably certain that convention will nomi-
nate state ticket yet it might happen that it
would not take that step. but either ''fuse" with
the third party on state issues or else leave Its
members free to vote as they liked on those
issues. Thus there are three courses possible,
though only one Is as stated, probable. The
republicans of either faction. do not wish to
antagonize the third party people. nor are they
doing so. On the contrary everything the third
party people 40 seems good IN the eysS Of the
republican workers, whose motto has br years
been anything to beat the democrats" The
republicans are sending out good deal of liter
ature from their headquarters here, but it is
readily observable that 1t is all ON national and
not on state questions. Some republicans. an
tagonistic 20 state ticket, say the party cannot
force them into voting for it. but that they will
vote for the third party candidates. Others say
If a republican ticket is put up they will vote
for the democratic state nominees. These are
two methods chosen to choke off the element
which demands q republican state ticket.
Hence il is that the campaign viii not be set
in anything at all approaching regular channels
until the republican convention is past The
members of that party were never so quarrel
some in their own house. and hence there is the
strongest probabilities OF quarrels at the con-
vention- Their last convention, In April, broke
the record in this particular and Intensified
many old hates. 1t happens that the dominant
faction fayors a state ticket and the other
opposes II. Thus the men who are the worst
personal enemies will head the fight again.
Eayes conquered in April: he will have to carry
his point in September or be Inundated. For
this reason ne Is now q: work to get a crushing
ms ority in the convention. There il de-
mand by his opponents that no Office holders be
allowed n delegates but he will not notice this
The third party has as vet nominated Con-
gressmen in only four out of the nine districts.