The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-14

No Authority to Consider State
or Congressional Fusion.
BUFFERS PROPOSITION
1t Was Simply His Personal
Wv of the Gu stion.

Wv of the Gu stIon-
Want. 4 omplete Fusion from Electors
to Counties Chairman Manly
Thos I'M His Committee Would Not
kccep. Such Proposition Text OF
Bu.lers Letter and ManIi's Answer.
Chairman Manly and the force at
State Democratic headquarters were
very busy Yesterday when News ana
OBSERVE reporter called Stacks of
letters were piled up on the tables.
They came from almost every county
sn the state. and nearly all of them en-
dorsed tie action of the State Demo-
cratic c<,euJiye committee in adopting
the resolution regarding cooperation
on the electoral ticket.
Chairman Manly yesterday received
the following letter;
a Raleigh, n c., Aug. IL, 90.
Hon cement Manly Chairman State
Democratic Executive Committee:
Dear Seg: Your communication of
yeSterCav addressed to Mr. Marion
Butler. chairman Of the Peoples Party
State acutive committee, enclosing
COPY d preamble and resolution
dated Aaeust nth, 1896. passed by
your ecl aittee. and which you re-
questeG Is nave submitted through our
charm q 10 the executive committee
of the Topples party, has been re-
ceived and at a meeting of the eXecu-
tive committee of the Peoples party
held this day In the city of Raleigh,
your L er. with enclosure, was sub
mitted 10 our committee and the I'M
dersierssl were appointed rs a spe-
cial c0laRlittee TO comply with your
reoues to give YOU a reply to your
CON 14ication expressing the sense of
our amittee. For the information
OF oar committee o3lr chairman stated
to our committee that you had, on
August st. submitted to him. pur-
suant the authority of your comnlit-
tee. a written proposition for fusion
between the Democratic party and the
Peoples PARTY on the electoral ticket
by dividing the eleven electors, hy Civ
ING to ie Democratic party six cleo
tors ard To the People party five
electors Our chairman further stated
that he expressed 10 you at the time
of reeC. my your communication of
August st. an um2sIlingncss on his
part to recommend 10 our committee
The Acceptance Of the proposition con-
tanned in g0nr communication stand
ing by Itself. but that he promptly.
on August st. submitted tc YOU IS a
counter oposltion q wri:tca memo
randu1n embracing your proposition,
and also oxller matters contained in
said memorandum. rs follows. to-wit:
CorNTER-PRoPosITIoN..
Democrats, 6; Populists, 3.
State Df7cers-p opBlisfs, Governor,
Treasure, Superintendent Public In
structicz Democrats, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of state: Auditor,
AssDrneg eneral, T. s. Senator. Or,
Democra@s Governor, Attorney-Gep-
eral. Superintendent Public Insfrnc-
ton: p0pullsts. acknowledgements.
Treasurer. Secretary of State, Auditor,
L. s. Senator
Iongress1nen--Po pulists, 1gt district,
4th district 9th district, nth district;
Democrats, End district. 5th district,
6fh district. 9Th district.
Third district 1c be left open for a
Gree fight
judges Zach party one Supreme
court judge.
County oliicers-The two State exc
cutiYe committees TO use their good
offices ~ secure fair and honorable
division II county and legislative can
didates between the tyYo parties in an
eauitabie ratio similar to the above
division Of State and Congressional
Offices.
Our committee being thus fully i'm
formed by our chairman as to the
antecedent facts in relation to your
proposition and the above counter
proposition seeing that the matters
contained in the above counter-pro-
position are not even referred to in
your last communication of August
1fth. and not knowing from your COM
munieat3on whether the same has been
acted upon by your committee, and II
SO what action was taken thereon on
their part. and as your last communi-
cation is only repetition in substance
of your first communication of Au-
yusf 1st. ii is the sense of our commit
zee. and bv their direction you are so
advised. that your committee having
ignored the counter proposition which
was submitted to you through our
chairman for the consideration OF
your committee, we are left in the
position Of having no reply to make
to your last communication other
than that already made by our chair
man.
Yours respectfully,
AFADI0N pITTT ZIP