Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-13
THE UNEXPECTED OCCURS.
Capture Of the Alliance by the North Caro-
lima Third Party.

Capture Of the Alliance by the North Caro-
lima Third Party.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
RALEIGH, N. c., August IL, 1892.
What was not expected to occur SO soon has
occurred. The third party has captured the
alliance and the latter is now political organ
ization. This is the result Of the annual meet
ing at Greensboro, which ended last evening.
The efforts to capture all the alliance men have
been made for months. As all the officers were
third party men Of course the pressure
was great In the greater number of
counties the third party extremists
ruled the alliance with a high hand in the
matter of choosing delegates to the state al
lance. They carried out their projects SO
well that poll of the delegates taken by J. W.
Denmark, son-in-law of the late L. L. Polk,
showed that 30 of the 104 were out-and-out
third party men and that two were ION the
fence"
They, too, will no doubt go over. This fact
has been observable about the third party men:
That nearly every time when they begin by
showing leanings toward the national ticket
swearing that democratic state government is
prime necessity, they end by becoming ex-
treme third party men, state and national.
And so it need excite No surprise, as matters
go, that Marion Butler, president of the state
alliance. who two weeks ago declared for Elias
Carr and the other democratic state candidates.
today turns around and comes outfor the whole
third party business, governor, president,
everything. He does this with infinite
GOODNESS. saying that he found he
was wrong in his view that it was
right to support the democratic state ticket
The people are the true guides in these mat
tiers, he declares with a charming air, and 'the
people" had let it be known that third party
man in one thing must be so in all things And
thus Mr.. Butler leaves the democratic party
through his newspaper. In heart he left it long
ago.
He winds up his announcement with a
statement that the democrats have by their
''prohibitory measures" driven away 10000
votes. Butler viii attend the third partys state
convention here next Tuesday rs the head of
the delegation from his county. and will GER
tainly be one of the leading spirits therein.
At last an interview was obtained with one Of
the third party promoters He says positively
that they have now over $1,000 voters in their
ranks and that they are gaining in strength
daily.
IN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
The nomination Of W. A. b. Branch, demo-
crat, for Congress in the first district by &C.
clamation was expected. As in the case of Con-
gresham Alexander, in the sixth district no
opposition developed. The democratic straight
outs got clear definition of his position from
Alexander, he declaring his unqualified
democracy and putting aside the government
ownership of railways, which he really favors,
until what is termed "a more convenient sea-
son" arrives: OF course both Alexander and
Branch will have third party opponents
In the fifth district W. r. Lindsey il the
third party nominee for Congress. He is the
state chairman and has big influence. Some of
the papers having called upon him to withdraw,
he has declared that he will make the rum and
several OF the counties in that district have
Endorsed his course. A. H. Williams is the
democratic nominee there. There were two re-
publican conventions. OF one (Which is claimed
to have been the regular one) Thomas Little,
one OF the brightest and most popular young
republicans in the state, is the nominee.
He is son of the late Thomas Lit
tie Of the supreme court Of this state
and Florida. whose campaign against z.
B. Vance. in 1876, will never be forgotten. The
other nominee is Representative Amis q latter
day. but none the less ardent, republican
The affairs OF these disputants are now in
the hands Of their friends for settlement
Chairman Eaves has issued his formal call for
the republican state convention September Z.
He asks for the fullest attendance at the prim-
aries and county conventions, and asks that the
party manifest its interest in this important
juncture Of its affairs
Mr.. ]. C. L. Harris, editor Of the republican
organ which advocates fusion with the third
party, has been In Warrington this week, and
had an interview with Secretary Foster and
| others regarding North Carolina politics. II
the party decides to put up no state ticket Mr.
Harris can readily claim that this action was
The democrats yet report that they are MAX
ing gains and that their prospects are improv-
ing. II cannot be said whether these are we'll
founded assertions or not But the nevu