Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-18
NORTH CAROLINA RrpunI,oAxs
They Arc Bitterly Divided On the
Question of Fusion
al Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of TIE Eferin= Star
RALEIGH. N. O.. July 16. 1904
chairman John b. Eaves OF the republi-
can state executive committee calls the
state convention Of his party to NEE. at
Raleigh August 30. 1t seems that I'm every
thins Mr. Eaves does he meets with oppo-
sition. and no palmer prJuf Gould be given
or the powerful internal c.ssensioEs which
have torn and are tesr..g his party IN
NORTH Carolina. For dozen years this
sort OF thing has gone OF. Nir Esves is
sued an address TO his party ls.t r.a,.h.
For this he WAS abused by so--- whit, ara
coiored republicans. ihe j. cler u-.,a:-.1e, re
had no right to .Ssae IL :,.se .r:.h he a-s.-,.
OF the e--c"utive cc.-a--...s-e All t. former
contendinS that he IVES e-Css e. c-.,r H.
opposing fusion. To te saro. ..;.,s- L, r.,.t
been quiet in the face ~ these ASST Is k.t
has repiiec in kin1. y. S. l.. = Ui Asha-
Vile is now out in a bitter att. On EaNr,:
Tor calling the state convent:-.. saying ha
had no right to do It. and de- s...s niI1 i,
the plalnest terms 10 be trs.itor to his
party.
Popuiist Conventions.
The populist county conventions were he'd
in nearly all the counties JIiy L. In 2 few
counties there appears 10 be 70 cr:..n.z..-
ton of this party. In some ,st--,, :l... s.
organization there were no co..Ne;.ti.,..s. D..
one large CouHiy only six Gaiez.t-s v....s
present, and II another S.l.-r- 10 c,..,,-..l-
ton was held the cause of the failure Wa
given as the heavy iains
The lack Of enthusiasm among the pcr,,-
lists was noticeable at these conventions
This fNake) county, the mCst popalDus u
the state, is their center of work, yet here
there was little enthusiasm. Ia the cu1.-
Vention we're few repubiic4n fdsionis.s
one of whom at least figure. as a sort -
confidential adviser. ..e va; asset Z.
speak. but cooliy said that il Was not TIE
lima anil NIL for
few eolored delegates. but these rather ;4p-
peared to keep or TO be kept IN the bacA-
ground, and so cut no figure.
1t was said by some popul:sts. and some
republicans also. that the only republicans
who favor fusion with the popGiists are
those who desire Office. This iEct .ni.s:
have got wind somehow, fer il is quite iio-
ticeable that populists, who Of late were
silent on the subject now take ground
strongly against fusion.
The leaders OF the populists I'm some coun-
ties are seeking the negro vote and IL IS
aileg I'd that they have made a direct promo
sition to leading negroes that II the negroes
viii vote the populist ticket and help eiec:
the populist candidates the negroes will be
put on juries, made election JG6ses ana
given higher places II possible. This prupo-
sition was secret. but positively made. They
90 say that at heart the negro votes DIS
trust the populists and DO not catch az their
bait.
Democrats More Iiopefal.
The democrats grow more hopeful daily.
One of their leaders In the west says the
populists have since 1892 lost nearly a third
of their strength. and that it is absolutely
impossible for them and the republicans TO
successfully fuse. 1t is his opinion that the
democrats will elect their no.n.nees-state
treasurer, justices OF the supreme court ana
tudges-by something like in.o,0 majority.
He admits that the struggle for Congress
men will be lively and tina. some districts
are in doubt. Such Is the case.
Though there Is talk OF a report by the
majority of the democrats OF the house
committee on elections IN favor of A. II. a.
Williams for Congress from the fifth dis
trict. not much stress appears 10 be laid on
it Williams has some oppon ents in the
democratic ranks. who DO not want him TO
get the seat and who do not believe he will
get H. This is perfectly frank statement
, 1t is now regarded as quite certain that
Congr essman John s. Henderson viii be
nominated by the seventh district demo
Gratis. AS to the fourth district. IL is Just
now anybody's fight In some counties the
democratic primaries have been held. IL Is
said that the present count of delegates
shows 10 for b. H. Burns the present in
cumbent. like number for Charles n.
Cooke. ex-speaker OF the house. and fifty for
Ed Chambers Smith. son of the late Chief
Justice Smith and ex-state chairman. The
friends of Smith claim that he holds the
balance Of power. but many well-informcd
persons declare that Cooke has decidedly
the inside track.
In the sixth district the present incum-
bent S. b. Alexander. Is said to stand q
strong chance of defeat This is the shoe
string district. and many Influences are at
work 1t Is the belief that the old two
term limit" will be successfully US I'd against
Alexand.r and that he will thus be laid
aside John s. Lockhart and John ID. BEL
lamy are now certainly in the lead. and the
friends of the latter are extremely SAN
guine. -..... Co.,.
All-Day Prima ries.
In some of the eastern counties new
plan of holding the primaries has just been
adopted. The practice has been by the
democrats to have mass meetings at the
various precincts and select delegates at
these. Now there will be a regular primary
election. at which all day will be allowed
for the depOsiting of ballots, and there will
be poll holders. In the city of Wilmington
this new plan is also adopted. Ii Is a COM
plete innovation there.