New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-14
NORTH CAROLINA UNCERTAINTIES.
popocRATs WORRIED BY MARION BuTLh~S ro"'
1cy-prFrERrNG VIEWS OF THE SITUATION


Washington. Sept 10 (speciaD-The paruai ,us'oa
effected as 10 Congress and State poH'cs pc'"e''
tho RepublIcans and Popusts In North Caronha
,,,,ss some uneasiness to the Democrats here one
OF the mos, intelligent OF them, now an e'np'o'' -
the Government. said to-day ..u
81 have lust read the full proceedings oil 'he 0o'
ference at Raleigh. 1t seems to me 10 DC p'S''
nice little piece OF political business Inc co"i'
ence of course was mere acing-clever acuns' II u,
true but still acting. Really. the thing reads az l.
II had all been in process OF ARRANGEMENT peio'
and only needed the most trifng SIKH IN l'cA'',s -
into shape The parties understood each o'n'' ,,.
or three placesA are left open for suoseque".
ment They arc virtually adjusted areany Inc
deal includes the running OF a Popu.ist cahdiu''e
for Congress In two three districts II the iusohs'S
600 a little inter on tina; IL will help their cause
But all Democrats are not quite so clear as 10
what the agreement includes. They point out .na'
Buffers people did not bind themselves as 10 no"
Populiss would vote on electors or for tne inc
State Senator These Democrats say that Butter
Is n toriously opposed to the reelection OF oenaoi
Pritchard for at least two reasons. % lie wants
popullst colleague CD He knows that II Mckinney
is elected President. Senator Priichard' II choSe"
Senator. would have as the personal lrehu u '"'
Executive more weight at the White House INA"
anv Popullst Senator Hence. they argue, Butter
reserves for the Populists the right 70 vote io'
whom they please for United States Senator.
II Is noted here as significant that since the con-
ference ex-Congressman DOckery, the silver Repup-
lican nominee for Northumberland on the foPu-
list ticket has told Senator Butler that ne Wou'd
make no more speeches denouncing the hepupnca'
candidate for Governor Judge Russell. ms II -
said looks like an understanding that there Is 20 oc
soon effected a cooperation between the TWO pdr'c9
on Governor and observation-disclosures Inc hepuo-
lean Executive Committee after his abusive spoec"
at Wadesboro withdrew Colonel Dockery from ther
ticket as nominee for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ana SUD-
sttuted for him Charles A. Reynolds. 49,, 49,,
prominent silver party leader not North , cal-
ton If" ne says the PopuIiss mean TO give me
North Carolina electoral 10 Bryan, they shoul
not have fused with the Republicans on congress-
even il they thought State matters not involved
The result will be the election OF severai goid CON
gressmen. fear" $3.50, -. ~.
Senator Butter is fully trusted by all the Dem
ocrats here They do like his constant praise OF
Watson and declaration that the ticket voted tor
must be Bryan and Watson, and they think they see
danger ahead in North Carolina and some otner
States from the course Butler Is pursuing Butter,
however, continues 10 assert that Mckinley mus.
NOT have the vote of North Carolina while he Is
equally positive in his declaration that the Demo-
Gratis must have tie Legislature and state ana
county Offices in that State" lie has said TO
Tribune correspondent that 1t would be utterly I'M
practicable for the Populists 10 cooperate with the
Republicans In local and with the Democrats IN
National affairs Does this signify that he will de-
toral ticket and that he will a separate Bryan
and Watson ticket? Mr. Butler has habit of
keeping the North Carolina Democrats in doubt as
to his intentions untI the very last moment.