Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-30
LEAVING THE THIRD PARTY.
Voters In North Carolina Returniur to the
Republican and Democratic Parties.

hePubItcan and Democratic Parties.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
RALEroH, n. c., Sept. %, 1891
The political situation IL Just now 'intense. ~
The promise Of lively campaign Is being fully
carried out in the performance. The third
party is certainly losing men daily and this loss
Is In two ways. The democrats are certainly
drawing back their people who went tenn
porarily into the new party. Since the
republicans put up . state ticket, and q
strong one, they are drawing back their people
who had decided that they would affiliate with
the third party. Negroes particularly are thus
returning. The abuse Of the republicans by
those OF that party who were least out" from
fos sna who s., want to push the third party.
strength Of the republicans Chairman caves
laughed today rs he told me this very thing.
upon him DIR. Mott eX-chairman, ex,Judge
Daniel l.. Russell and Editor ]. c. L. Harris OF
the Sgndi empty all their vials Of wrath They
practice.
NOW these men say that Eaves cut the name
OF Charles Price from tickets few years ago.
iet MT. Price has this very month offered his
services as speaker for the ticket which the
fepuphcan convention, under Eaves' direction.
part In the quarrel but recognizes the fact that
the majority rules. DR.. Motifs own son will
also take the stump for the regular republican
ticket.
Mr.. Harris says that he and Mott and Russell
will all speak against that ticket, and will de-
nounce Furches, the republican nominee for
governor. They shout to the people whom they
think they led to vote for Exum, the third
party nominee. But Eaves has a letter from
DR.. Mott, within a few years ago, in which the
latter says he always falls into line
with the majority Eaves, therefore. thinks the
m will FILL ,,,<<,
The third party organs charge the republicans
who caused a state ticket to be put up with
treachery. The cause Of this is that Russell
and some others had promised them there
would be no republican state ticket But Rus
sell and his associates could not deliver the
goods, In other words, could not control their
party. The latter repudiated them and then
they declared that they were for the third
party. Already they give directions to the
latter and figure prominently in conferences
with its leaders,
This is a singular phase of affairs, so singular
that the democrats have their doubts as to the
genuineness OF such quarrel between people
who have always been republicans Of the ultra
kind. These look upon the whole business as a
republican campaign trick. intended 70 induce
the democrats to believe that the republicans
are badly split and weak. But the truth is they
have lost less by the third party than the dem
ocrats have, and that the disaffected arc few in
numbers and very weak in influence
The republicans who have come here and
glanced at the situation tell me they are i'm
pressed by the volatile character of the third
party movement.
OPENING THE REPCpLIcAS CAMPAIGN.
The republican campaign begins today at
Murphy, where Judge Furches, the nominee
for governor. speaks, as does also r. 2. Linvey.
who will aid him in the canvass Chairman
Eaves SAYS he asked for joint canvass be-
tween Furches and Carr, the democratic, and
Exunl, the third party candidate. but that both
these declined TO consent to the plan. Eaves
Is very quiet and saws little about his plans,
Yet he is very proud of his work thus far
There are grave charges made bv the demo-
Gratis against the third party people, these being
that they are using alliance money to carry on
their political plans; this in face OF the fact
that the alliance pretends to be non-political.
The business fund in this state is said to be
5000 600, and now some of the stockholders
Will demand an accounting, taking the matter
into the courts. Then there will assuredlv be
sensation OF the first-class. The allegation is
that the alliance pays the expenses of third
party speakers and newspapers as well.
THE DEMOCRATIC WORK.
The democrats have a cloud Of skirmishers in
the field. They have more speakers than in
any campaign heretofore and there are a hun
bred now at work. Senator vance's voice Il
BILE letter addressed to the people of the state
In some Of the counties the third party has
much strength. In Duplin and Sampson, for
instance. its people are fairly wild they are
bitter and clannish will hear no speaker not of
their party. Abuse Of Cleveland is thought bv
them to be good politics. Some of the third
party organs even attack Mrs. Cleveland. 1t is
observable that the newspapers which thus
abuse other parties nominees are the ones who
denounce any plain talk about their own nomi-
nees. The third party papers once in while
denounce Harrison and Reid, but this is seldom.
LARGE VOTE EXPECTED.
Chairman Simmons of the democratic state
committee says the vote which will be polled
this year will be the largest on record and that
there will be less abstention from voting than
ever before. The democrats will get out all
their people. he says
Chairman Eaves says the republicans will
have no absentees and Chairman Wilson of the
third party declares that he will have every
man at the polls. Wilson will of course use
the alliance as lever in getting out the third
party people. as it has been used in creating
that party and in promoting its plans. Wilson
declares that the vote will be surprisingly large
for the third party and that Weaver's election ia
a certainty and that the third party will also
elect its state ticket.
Gen. Weaver, compelled, he declares, to
abandon his tour in Georgia. suddenly ap-
peared here last Sunday morning, ACCOMPANIED
by Mrs. Lease. They stopped at the Leading
hotel and certainly had a quiet time with
hardly dozen callers. all third party men or
republicans. Monday they left here for Fayette-
vile and spoke there yesterday Today they
speak at Greensboro. These two appointments
were hastily made here Sunday as Weaver was
not expected until today. He had only two ap-
pointments in the state-R Raleigh Thursday and
Friday at Rocky Mount. He is certainly not
welcome in North Carolina far as ali the
democrats and not few of the republicans are
concerned and will not find his tour here a
triumphai progress The democratic press is
unsparing in its denunciation of Weaver, and
his candidacy and presence here do his party
no manner of good in North Carolina
The democrats are sending out all sorts of
campaign literature and are working hard Mt
their headquarters here. The chairman saws
they are sure of the state by majority ranging
from 10 600 to 5000. The campaign il a very
personal one, and ut many OF the speaking
places there are quarrels. These are particu.
larry pronounced between Marion Bntler, third
party candidate, and H. B. Glenn. democratic
candidate, for elector-at-large. Butler. who is
president of the state alliance, is denounced in
unmeasured terms
The State Association Of Democratic Gibbs in
doing earnest work. 1t has elected its former
president, Julian S. Carr, for four years more
and 1t has pledged itself to stand by the ma.
tional platform. The third party organ TODAY
says that many third party men are in these
clubs.
The third party people are making strong
effort to capture the legislature and Just az
many county tickets as possible The iegisla-
tive minority thew narticularlv daa;ra