Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-28
North Carolina Fusionists Desire a
New Election Law.
INTERVIEWS With THE CHAIRMEN
Claims Made by the Three Par
ties.
WHERE THEY EXPECT GAINS

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
RALEIGH, y. c.. September -. 1894
The Star correspondent has had inter-
views with the chairmen Of the three polit-
fcal parties in the state. Mr.. A. E Holton
the Few state chairman of the republican
party. says he believes In being quiet as
to the campaign and watching results. He
thinks fusion Is or will be complete and
will be carried down to the county nomi-
nees. 1t will not prevail in all cases as to
congressional nominees, but 1t Is already
arranged as to these in the first, seventh
and eighth districts. He looks for 1t to be
effected in the third and fourth districts.
In the second and fifth districts there will
be no fusion. He says arrangements will
be made so that in all the districts save the
second and fifth the candidate. whether popu-
list or republican, who is the most available
shall have clear field. In the ninth dis
trict Richmond Pearson is the independent
candidate. and Mr.. Holton says he will get
populist and republican support. and he
thinks there will be square fight between
him and w. T. Crawford, the democratic
nominee.
Mr.. Holton reiterated his assertion that
there win be fusion Of republicans and pop
uliSts in every county. All that it is desired
to know, he declares. Is that men favor the
repeal of the present election law and desire
what they think IS a fairer one. This over
throw of the election law, of course, he says.
carries with Ii the defeat of the present syS-
TEN of county government, which is the
real basis of the election law. He says he
believes the republicans have for years car
ried this state but that by the election ma
chinery they have been deprived of their
votes Some republicans, MIR. hOlton went
on to say, think the populists will not
Garry fair with them in the election-that
Is they think the pOpulists are not In
earnest in regard to the repeal of the cleo
ton law ard the county government law; as
they have so recently left the democratic
party they have not overcome their OLD
ideas and prejudices. But, he declared, they
must be educated to know that when they
leave the democratic machine they must
destroy it or be destroyed by it,
He says he does not look for any pecu-
MARY aid from the republican national COM
mittee and inthnated that in the course of
years the committee had become discour-
aged al its failure to effect results in the
south by its use of money. He says he has
not asked the committee for any funds. and
does not propose TO do unless he sees
some chance of success. He declares 1t to
be his honest belief that the fusionists will
carry the state as il is his opinion that
before election day all the republicans will
be convinced that the populists are in earn
est as to the repeal of the election law.
which fusion is based. and for which 1t
was planned and effected. II the election
law was out of the way there would be no
thought or talk of fusion. The reason that
there is not fusion on all Congressman is
that the national issues are different from
he state issues Mr.. Hoiton thinks the
,oiored vote will go for the fusion ticket,