Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-22

Apparent Decrease OF the Third Party In
North Carolina and the Effect.

North Carolina and the Eject.
Correspondents of The Evening Star
RALEIoH, NC, September 20. 1884
There was a report few days ago that DIR.
Mott, the leader of the republicans who OPP
posed state ticket, was so incensed at the ac-
ton Of the republican convention in putting
one in the field that he would vote for Carr,
the democratic nominee for governor. This
was denied and then it was stated that the doc
tor would vote for Exum, the third party NOM
inee.
The question now arises how much of a fol-
lowing has DR.. Mott? OF course his actual fol-
lowers will do rs he does But while some
weeks ago he had many it now appears TO your
correspondent that he has very few, land hence
what some persons might terra q split an the
republican party really amounts TO very little.
The organ Of the Mott faction is the Signal,
published here. Its editor, j. c. l.. Harris, has
been informally ''read OUT of the party. The
people who did this made no public announce
ment Of the fact, either at New York or here,
but let the matter be understood by the news
papers. At the state convention there were I7s
delegates who favored a state ticket and twenty
who opposed it. The latter were run over
rough shod. The Mott-Harris faction was lit
orally crushed. No matter how bitter the feel
Ing the beaten faction comes back to the ranks
again. And therein lies the strength Of the
party.
In the course of a special interview with Mr..
c. NJ Bernard, republican nominee for elector
In the first district he said that Harry Skinner
will decline to be the elector-at-larce of the
third party. His letter declining tina: nomina-
.lon rs ready. ms letter VIII state, II II ex-
tho rcnnhIcaus 'a 1 =, tpn W. w.
ern counties proposed fnsion lint the third
party objected. The third patty has made no
pledges to u.s. and there is no secre. under
Thavv NM, tbasv .tnirn. No
know We have q fight ahead. Two things we
must do in the east-get our votes in the boxes
and get them counted, and we must have the
help Of the third party to do this The ques-
ton with us is, will they stick? The republican
campaign opens about the Goth instant. We
really do not expect money from the national
committee. There are republicans enough here
to make contributions"
A rumor has been published that DIR Exum
the third party's nominee for governor, would
withdraw. The specific statement was that in a
speech he said any one could have his place for
81 900. The STARS correspondent asked Mr..
Denmark OF the PROGRESSIVE Farmer, the third
party organ. regarding the matter. He said
that DR.. Exum had stated that there was no
truth in the rumor. He declares that Exum
will stick and that his election is certain, also
that 1t is equally sure that Harrison will not get
the ELECTORAL vote of this state, but that Weaver
will
1t Is stated that in the appointment of poll
holders, registrars Of election. &c, the third
party is ignored. The county commissioners
say they recognize only two political parties,
the republican and the democratic.
A THIRD PARTY VIEW OF THE CONVENTION.
The third partv organ saws. The neonIa's
nortr h.. - - :. a.. ~
- n''' Ooen "0' " oe'ns an anheA W 'ne
republican party In the state. This is a mis-
take. The Eaves blowout in this city last week
is the real democratic annex however The
democrats quietly but effectively got in their
work and induced Eayes and a few associates TO
put out state ticket just as we predicted last
week. The best men in the republican party
opposed the move to the last The whole thing
is run in the interest of the democratic party
and is q side show to the party Republicans who
support that ticket will Just simply be aiding the
democratic party, for there is no chance for the
republicans to elect their ticket owin- TO the