Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-08

| fusion was marked by q fight between
Nichols and J. q. L. Harris. who IL ex-seo-
rotary Of the republican state executive
and yet remains an ardent fusionist. Of
| course the democrats are making the most
Of the Quarrels and differences.
First District.
| Interest naturally II great az to the con-
| gressional ticket. Your correspondent went
over the ground with democratic leader.
who says the situation II about as followsl
The first district IL doubtful. The demo-
Gratis are alarmed about It The republicans
and populists there have fused on Harry
Skinner. Congressman Branch IL working
| hard to win.
Second District.
| The contest In the second district IL mads
more simple by the retirement Of George
| II. White. one Of the two republicans in the
field. Your correspondent sent you several
weeks ago an interview with H. p. Cheat
ham. the other colored republican In thu
field. in which the latter. said he was the
true nominee and was willing to leave the
question to the decision Of the national
COMMITTEES. Sure enough, that committee
fight unhampered Now. will the populists
put up candidate in the second. or will
| they facility indorse one. or will they 60 for
Cheatham7 The democrats positively claim
that Congressman Woodland will carry the
| district.
Third and Fourth Districts.
! In the third district there is a lively tn
angular campaign. In which Shaw. demo-
crat; Spears. republican. and Thompson.
| pcpultst. are engaged The democrats de-
clare their man is safe.
| In the fourth district there is another
| three-cornered contest, in which Stroud,
populist: Milliken. republican. and Cooke.
democrat. are participants. and Cookies
| chances Of success are regarded by the
democrats as entirely satisfactory.
| Fifth and Sixth Districts.
The fight In the fifth district is one OF the
most interesting Of all. The contestants
| Little, republican, and Graham. democrat
are admirably matched. Both are good
speakers and popular. Their campaign Is
high-toned and able. Both are confident Of
| success. 1t cannot be confidently said which
Will be the winner. Chances are about even.
The democrats claim that they will win.
In the sixth district there Is another
| three-cornered fight, in which Dockery. re-
publican, Lockhart, democrat, and Martin
| tive.
In the seventh district there appears to be
little or no doubt that Congressman Hen
| derson. democrat, will be an easy winner
|
| fight there Is hard between Congressman
| Bower. democrat. and Linney, republican.
In the ninth district there is a queer con-
dition Of affairs. The democrats renominat-
ed Crawford. The republicans held one or
two conventions. but made no nominations
richmond PearSon came out an independ-
ent candidate. He was pledged republican
support by sort of impromptu convention
OF That party. There were several efforts to
get a populIst convention to indorse him
lhen another impromptu convention. this
time OF the popuIlsts, was held, at which
| Inere was virtual Endorsement of Pearson.
But IN TINS convention il is alleged that few
counties were represented, and that the
popuilst state chairman himself named a
number OF the delegates. The democrats at
neadquarters here are openly declaring that
Fearsons campaign has broken down, and
| are Claiming Crawford's election.
SenatOrshfp Fight.
Ihefe Is no doubt Of the fact that the
pitter night going on between Ransom and
Jarvis for the United States Senate handi-
caps the democrats. more or less. This
hsht enters into the smallest democratic
movement II primary is held by them
the question Is Immediately asked, who
won. the Jarvis or Ransom men?" The
papers are fuli Of this contest Jarvis is
euiosized by some. while in others there
are accounts OF Ransom's gallantry In war
his saving Of the state from kirk
lambs In 1870. and all sorts of things Of
that nature.
1t has been he belief that the fus,onist.
would agree on Jeter c. Pritchard, repub-
hcan, and Marion Butler. populist state
chairman as their candidates for the Sem
ate But new man has entered the arena
This Is ex-Congressman II. q. Ewart Of the
ninth district. whose friends say that II fu-
sion wins he will have much strength par
ticularly In TIE west Pritchard is also
from the ninth district, and this increases
the compile alton.
FusiOnists Do Not Agree.
While the republicans declare that their
purpose In agreeing to fusion Is to repeal
the present election law. ami also the present
system Of election of magistrates by the leg
islature. they say nothing particularly In
support OF the populist hobby-the election of
a non-partisan judiciary. The popuiists, on
the other hand, say nothing of the repeal
OF the county government system (by which
Is meant the election of magistrates, who,
In turn, elect the county commiss.oners).
but declare their purpose In fuSing Is to re-
peal the election law and elect a non-parti-
san judiciary. So 1t viii be seen that there
- not exact agreement between these new
allies. 1t is out of matters like this that
the democrats make capital, or seek to
make it.
The reports of discussions are very one
sided, 1t Is claimed by those Of opposite Do
htical faith. The democrats make every
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populsts make it a point to declare that
the attendance was not so large as claimed,
and that there was an absence Of enthu-
siasm. To get at the facts 1t Is necessary
to attend the discussions.
The Democratic Clubs.
The democratic association Of clubs held
Its meeting here IN the Goth ultimo. The
attendance was nothing like what was ex-
pected. Arrangements were made to have
meetings In three halls and also an out
door meeting, but one hall held all who
came. The speeches were good, though
long. The president OF the association of
clubs expresses mis- satisfaction at the meet
ing, which, 1t was announced, opened the
campaign, though really 1t had been opened
three weeks previously. The number of
these clubs In the state has never been
very great, and they have been mainly In
cities and towns. Some Of the democrats
appear to value them but little as a factor
in campaign work.
II. G. Conror, the democrat who was
nominated by the ropulists and republicans
for the supreme court. positively declines
10 be any party's candidate, and reaffirms
his democracy. AS yet no one has been
nominated In his stead When Marion
Butler, populist chairman, who is a great
admrer of Connor, was ash ed If another
nomination would be made. he said he did
not know: that matters were going along
well enough, and that he was not giving