The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-13
FUSION is REJECTED
The Popuilsts Reject the Proposition Made
Them by the Democrats.
is IT NOW POPuLo-REpUBlICAn UNION?
Tho state Executive Committee orthc
PopuAist Party, After II Long SEES
sion Finally, mt Midnight. Reject
the Offer OF the Democrats of n hi.
vision OFT Electoral Ticket.


vision of the Electoral Ticket.
The most composed man in this city,
now q political hatred, is Senator But
| Ter. He is rs serene as n May morning.
Your correspondent said to Populist
know Butler Is debating Republican
| politics. too?"
Hyans replied: There is something
| in that"
| James II. Young, the colored member
of the Republican State Committee,
who bolted Mckinley, was in conference
| with Populists here last night and to-
dav. So was Zeb Vance Walker. the
| Republican nominee for Attorney Gene
raj. who seems to be posing as a Popu-
list these days. With these was Harry
| Skinner.
| Populist State Secretary Aver said to-
to morrow" ,B. +. Keith. the head of
the Silver party in the State. came to-
| day and says the party will have quite
"a representation in the Populist Con-
lvention. which it is invited TO attend.
| Gill. a Popullst from Vance, declares
that most of the Populists here want
State fusion with Republicans. He says
the Populists will certainly put up
BRYAN and Wilson electoral ticket. The
| idea of fusion with the Republicans
| makes eN-Congressman Buck Kitchen
furious.
The Republicans are at sea as to
! Populist plans. They ask newspaper
| men scores of questions as to what the
| PopulistS intend to do.
For all the asserted desire of the Re
Oublicans that there be three State
| tickets. they appear to be fairly wild
| to have the Populisis fuse with them.
| Congressman Shuford. Populist, was
badly scared al limitations in 4 paper
Yesterday that HIS district might, If
there was deal, he given TO Il Demo
crat. His alarm was needless. If by
any chance there should be a deal, that
district would go to the PopuliSts.
The Populists who are willing to fuse
with Democrats make the bread state
ment that electoral fusion Is not u bit
more important than Congressional flu
sion and that one goes with the other.
AT midnight tonight the Populist
State Committee rejected the Demo-
cratic proposition for II division of cleo
tors.
1t is learned that n. c. English, Prof
Woody of Guildford College, and Rev.
n. Il. Cobb are Populist candidates for
the nomination FOR state Superintcn-
dent of Public instruction. Bailey. Of
| North Carolina, may get the Rcpubli-
can nomination. 1t is said thirty coun-
ties are pledged to Charles III. Mefane,
| Fnsionist.
The Farmers Alliance closed its an
nual session at IIillsboro to-day. X re-
elected Cyrus Thompson president and
also the other officers. y resolution was
Unanimously adopted dcnouncing the at
torncy general for refusing to allow the
| Alliances representative to bring suit
TO test the legality of the lose of the
North Carolina railway to the South
ern. declaring that the lease must be
Iannulled, favoring q constitutional pro-
Inhibition of the purchase, lease or rental
Iof competing or parallel fines of railway
and that North Carolina. Southern, At
7 f,,A Nanr Nd a,t hit,
Valley and S. A j.. are defined as COM
petinG lines and pledging ali Alliance
linen and urging all citizens TO refuse
to vote for any candidate for governor
lattorney general or member of legisla-
Iture who will not peadge himself to
secure The enactment or these resolu-
lions into law.
The rain last night came just in the
nick of time to phavent destruction l,f
the crops. Streams are quite low. More
rain Is needed The wea ther Is still not
though more moderate.
| Capt Thaddeus w. Jones, Of the Tenth
cavalry, who is now at Asheville, is de-
tailed to make the practice march and
lencampment of the Fourth regiment,
North Carolina State Guard, September
9 to 10. Major L. w. Hayes, U. S. A.
will also make the march.
| DR.. y. T.iATcGregory, assistant physician
at the insane asylum. will be married at
Henrietta J. W!sner. of the latter place
Under a recent order of Governor Carr
there is now n retired list Of officers OF
the State Guard, who have served ten
years. Capt ]. II. Sneed, of Company
a. Third regiment, Durham, is retired
under the provision Of this order.
The Fourth district Populst Congress
sional convention met here this after
noon. II had been known all the while
| that there was no opposition to w. F.
Strowd and that he would be nominated
l'bv acclima Ion. The Populfsts are try
ing TO make a deal with the Republ!-
cans so the latter will support him. Sena-
tor Buffers paper to-day declares that
there were gross frauds in the Alabama
election and says "the Democrats are
the same old gang. They have to be
watched TO be trusted"
The same paper, speaking OF the Popu-
lists convention tomorrow. says IL il to
make all honorable efforts to carry to
success an issue which tore asunder ali
nartieS gave the POpuliSt