Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-03-23
ARRANGING THE SLATE
PROPOSED FUSION OF REPUBLI
CANS AND POPULISTS.
Especial Correspondence Richmond Times.

lulnK oLneIWlSe,tIle general opln
ion is that fusion will be better
SO far as the Democracy is con-
cerned. 1t is thought that not
only will many of the better class
of Populists refuse to vote the
mixed ticket, but the negro will
not submit to his party being
"sold out" to the Populists, but
will vote with the Democrats, as
he did largely last year. The
colored man likes a crowd, and
the larger and more respectable
the crowd the better he likes it.
In the first district Mr.. Branch
will very likely be renominated,
though he will have hard fight
against Colonel Harry Skinner,
who will run on the fusion tick
ct. Skinner is a fine speaker and
will make a formidable oppo-
nent.
Mr.. Woodland will be renomi-
mated by reclamation in the
Second district. He is a man OF
marked ability and very popular
in his district, and his prospects
for election are good. There will
very likely be two tickets against
him; the negroes will have one
and the populists one. The
negro solicitor, George H
White, has recently removed tc
this district for the purpose OF
entering the field as a candidate
against Mr.. Woodland.
Though there is no chance fo1
a fusion ticket to win in the
Third district, it is as yet I'M
certain whom the Democrats, will
nominate Mr.. Grady will hard
| ly be returned, though he has
made a good representative. He
was not candidate when first
chosen, and is now, it is said
willing to retire, though he would
accept a denomination. If Mr.
Simmons is not confirmed as col
lector it IS thought that he will
himself be a candidate in which
case he can easily win. If he is
confirmed it is thought hat he
will insist OH Mr.. Grady's can
didacy, that he may come i'll anc
succeed him at the end of his
third term, two years from now
THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
In this, the Fourth distrist, il
is pretty we'll understood that Mr.
Bum will not be reno1ninated
AS is always the case i'll this dis
trict, there are large number o.
aspirants FOR the place. The
most prominent are Charles M
Cooke, of Franklin; James H
Pom, of Johnston, and George S
Bradshaw, of Randolph. Strange
to say, Wake, usually so prolific
in this respect, has as yet no can
didate except from the opposition
Loge Harris long ago announced
his intention to run on the fusion
ticket.
| Affairs in the Fifth district, now
represented by Tom Settle, a Re
publican, are in a most compli
Gated condition. 1t is uncertain
whether Mr.. Williams who con
tested Settles seat, will be giver
another chance. John L. King
has been mentioned tor the place
as has also John r. Webster who
as an independent, was Speaker
of the House in the Legislature
of 1886. Settle will be renomi.
mated by the Republicans. It is
not yet known whether the Pop
ulists will again support him.
In the Sixth district Alexander
will go back again if he desires it
if not John D. Bellamy, IT,, Of
Wilmington, will probably be
nominated. Either can be elect
ed.
Mr.. Henderson will be return
ed from the Seventh district if lie
wishes it. But if he retires, as
has been intimated, either Mr.
Leazar or, Mr.. w. D. Turner will
be nominated. Mr.. Z. V. Walser
will be the opposition candidate
either OH the fusion ticket or
straightout.
The eighth district is safe for
Mr. Bower. He has worked hard
for his constituents and made a
fine record.
AS has before been intimated
there will be lively times in the
Ninth district in both conven-
tons. Mr. Craw ford will be op-
posed for the nomina ton BY
Hon. Kope Elias and ex-Judge
III. Merrimon. While Richmond
Pearson desires to lead the oppo-
sition he will have to work for the
nomination. ]. M. Moody, the
Republican candidate for Lieu
tenant-Governor in 1892 ,announ-
ces his candidacy and says that
if Pearson runs at all, he must
run as an independent.
THE SENATORSHIP.
Of course the Senatorial ques-