The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-01
CHAIRMAN HoLroN TAIKs.
Favors u>iou sac pt on ihs Electoral
Ticket.

PAYERS fusion sac nj ou she ElrctoEa
Ticket.
eyes thrye vjll certainly be Fusju
netv cen the Pop, hsr and Republicans il
! North Carolina next wear" said chair
man A. E Holtou, of the Republican ) ate
Committee as be packed bis bag yes
terday at the Park Hotel TO catch
the o'clock train for his bone in the
Western part OF the State But have
had no time TO study politics recently,
I've been here attending 10 some knOttY
cases before the supreme Court aud |
haven't though much about politics. But
ou can put tnat down, there will Ger
tainly be Fusion on the State ticket IN
less the PopnIists should break the con
tract for co operation and don't thiUk
they will be inclined 10 do that so far as
State politics is concerned. The only
question which now 81 ems TO be discussed
by both Republicans and Populsts is
neither we shalt iuse on the electoral
ticket also. Some of the Republicans
advocate free silver fusion electoral
ticket pied Ied 10 vO!e for no one for
President bur a free silver car diGate, in
accordance with TIE resolutions aGop, sd
by the Convention in Raleigh ON Sep
25th. This however meets with but
little favor among the Republicans. OF
cC ulse the Populists would be sa istied
with such an arrangement as the result
would be 70 give North OaroliUa'a eleven
electoral votes 70 h Populist candidate
for Presid a :"
what is your rlln for Carrying out
this fusion on oul, part of the ticket
and Independent action on the balalt &c
o. 80
We'll, the two parties are in exact
agrter eut on Stat issues; it is only on
National politics hat we differ. Aud
AZ the t., kets will be printed under the
new election law. the names Of the
electors, State officers, candidates for
Corgi ess and Judges for the Supreme
and Superior Courts will all be on one
ticket. There will, therefore, be two
tickets, one to be voted by the Populists
ard ore by the Republicans exactly
alike, bowt' er, except that they VIII
bear the names of different Sc
Of Presto ential electors. Each
2 rty viii organize on it's own
iu-s snd pol es during the campaign,
aud come together Oh election day as
two separate armies to fight one common
enemy"
What do you think would be the ef-
feet of combination on The ELECTORAL
ticket 2"
ooh, that wouid not be possible. The
OF hn fro ifaI11 rUpy a
say that he was asked to vote ticket
that would put him in the Republican
party, bag and baggage; while the Re
publican would say that he had been
tax n bodily into the POpulist camp ard
there VIZ uld b. mare scratoli2g and con-
fusion on both sides than you ever heard
of Such plan would not work, there
is 10 use d scgSsing II
What viii be the issue in the cA1
paign in the : ate r.
Last year it was the election law and
County COVE nmcnt. This year the issue
will be Whetbct G snail maintain what
qe gained IN the last election or whether
We shalt let the Democrats back into,
power In other words, we have the
Democrats locked out with meat in tie
smoke honse aud the key in our pocket
rae qd- sion simply viii be, shall we
Gcep lhs o. there Z"
"ther, suppose, the silver question
witt rot d itCusSCC r.
"TnaC very quest 0a Q, n,ces5i'ate5 n
division oil iue electoral. ticket, and t1ai
answers your question The Rcpup
crs fav1rs lver keg4 ON parity Vlih
g,lG, rar Fupu,i,ta demand tres and un-
i8nljied coinage st the ratio Of Is to /
Wa sin respect one auorhel's opinions
''%ll yoWtr, 10 defend the last Lg
islatrr 2"
The last Legislature ucecsn0 defense
/ demand I those VINO attack IL 10 ppf
tn, ir finger cp a single corrupt act
What ah0 tie Arlington Invsol
ga ing Commute,?'
"0h, that was gotten no more as q
j he than any ihing else, and the o ly
complaint | haze 10 make about tn Is
that the men bers of be Committee d1d
u1g recognize it a, SUI aiG act accord
ingIY II is absurd upan lis face for tbe
leEia, tuse 10 undert Ee 10 investis ate
The apl iuta Jt a privsre individual
Whea there are vaUr.s provided b law
fer 5oirg that vety thlrg, and bctt +
than ary eg'e a!ule can dot.
'Ic G s. your plan for fusion works
how d. yoa nrrpoe to divide the offices
o. the Start?'
Il can't aus~er tnae qpes tion until
the conypl jon meets ard axes action
But the cor usus of the leaders Of the
two parties as have been bic to gather
it. seems to be for the Republicans 10
take the Governor and divide with the
Populists on the rest Ci the ticket, clear
on down TO township constable
Which I the candidates for Presi
dent d. Won consider strongest in North
Ca~. in"
You must excuse me will not dis
cuss tha person el of any candidate fd'
office