The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-13
COL. KEoGH,s cANDIED PHRASE

He is for "Fqual Rights forSoId, sii"
YER and Paper"-- He Says the Ialk
of National Fusion is Unfimeiy--
Electors Will Not be Named Until
After the National COnvention-~FOr
ROyd for Governor, of Course
Col. T. B Keoeh, of Greensboro, who
has been spending several days in the
city, returned yesterday to his home.
AS will be recalled, Col Keogh is an ex-
Republican Chairman Of the State Or
ganizAtion, and while he says he is not
''projickin'" much with politics, yet it
is not because he is not well posted.
Col Keogh takes quite a quiet and
practical view Of he situation from his
side of the fence, aud even among the
first sentences uttered by him to NEWS
AND OBSERVER reporter, be gave expires
sion to a saccharine phrase tDat should
give him a good fighting chance for i'm
mortality.
"Am / a Gold bug, you ask2 an
this: | am for Equal Rights for Cold,
Silver and Paper money"
The Colonel was asked did he not
know that for him Immortality was
wrapped up in that happy verbiage.
He said he never would have thought
of it unless his attention had been called
to it, but intimated that upon reflection
the words seemed fee as caterpillar hair.
So fling it to the breeze: "Keogh:
Equal Rights for Gold, Silver and Paper
money !" And will somebody rise and
explain it
Col 1eogh, branching off, admitted
that he was for Boyd for Governor, and
admitted, also, that nine-tenths Of the
Republicans we e for silver, he thought.
The gubernatorial candidates he thought
would be Lusk, Russell, Moody, Marshall
Mott, also, was mentioned.
The matter of Fusion on the National
ticket was disposed Of by Col Keogh in
very summary way.
what is the use," he said, "of talk
ing about fusion on Electors when they
will not be named until after
the National Convention The State
Convention, which meets in April,
will elect only delegates to the National
Convention. The National platform
must be awaited before we can pick out
electors to vote for it's Presidential can
didate You can see how impracticable
such thing is. The State Convention
dominates two and each Congressional
district dominates one. The State Con-
vention could divide the game but fus
lou on one would only mean surrender
out and out in a Congressional district.
The Republicans will not get out of the
field in any Congressional district.
While the electors are all voted for on
the same ticket they are nomi-
mated in Congressional districts, ex
cept two at large, nominated
by the State convention. The district
electors are always nominated when
members of Congress are nominated.
The regular order OF the nominating
work will exclude any chance for di
vision of the electoral ticket, except on
the two nominated in the State conven-
ton. So that all this hullaballoo about
national fusion amounts to nothing but
talk"
The Colonel expressed himself as in
favor of State fusion, and thought the
Republicans would be given the guber
Material nomination. The Colonel talked
at some length and more freely than
usual, and this flying glimpse gives a
scant idea of several interesting remarks
made by him, which, however, may be
touched upon more fully later.