The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02

tia. Pres. E,pre..ion. OF OI.i.i"s 10y /
Some People Who kn"~ Aud some
who Think They Know.
Treasurer G.. ID. Spence OF HAr-
nett county, was here last week. lie
saws the people of his section are FOR
fusion on principle. They AT" not
going 10 support any goldbng. They
are keeping IN the middl. oi the
road and they are not losing
anything.
Mr.. T. O. Kelly of Wayne, says the
people of has section will vote for
free silver. They are nearly a unit
on this matter. There are some
people there, he says, who hav. not
yet learned what big fool thing II
is TO belong 10 a party.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Charleston News and Courier.
under date o. March 221, telegraphs
the following:
"In Democratic circles in Wash
iugton the impression grows stronger
and stronger daily that Mr.. Cleve
land will toe the Democratic nonlnes
OF the Chicago convention. The ac
tivity of the administration forces II
Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Texas
Virginia, and wherever there Is ;
State contest, is pointed TO as a sur'
. indication that the friends OF Mr.
Cleveland hope and expect 10 hav'
commanding vote al the Chicag
: convention. Some OF the politica
. opponents Of the President charg
! that the Cleveland organization tina
. was so potent in the Southern an
Western States four years ago ha
h been kept intact, and Il will be .
!, evidence at the convention. Man
: of the political bosses IN the part
have tried TO shut their eyes 10 ID
= existence of the well organize
~ Cleveland movement, but they al
. b. ginning to realize aud admit !
\ presence"
=. Now, the Democrats are, accor
:, ing TO rumor, 10 have high pr
- . lection paper in the south. Tn
party has for years whoopod Tor
:. low tariff or free trade, but Dem
! crat means any and everything the
~ days. Ii is 10 be started IN Allan
- and backed 10y syndicate of weait
= manufacturers. VIM. Nenable
- mentioned as the prime mover.
will be an independent Democra
y IL newspaper and will start with p'
-, -, up capital of $250,00O 1t will adj
cat. 1. profectlye tariff.
In '"'o
ne Democratic ex-chairman
Ihe Chambers Smith and member OF
central committee says: III
81 Democrats nominate |. gold man
President he will not get 40,
tne votes in this State, and this estim
'he is above most Of those made. q
Carr's figures are 5000. A la
o ma jority of the others will vote
heu silver man wherever they can
''Ie him. do not speak FOR mysel
VI this matter, but merely express
MP views of the condition of affairs.
but
OF Chairman Taubeneck, OF the
tional executive committee, PeoI
party, says: When the nati
ter conventions of the silver party
has our party meet in ST. Louis, c,
the honorable effort will be made 10
tical a coalition. 1 believe our presi
. fu- tial candidate will come from
ness West or South. because the pc
oler- distrust an Eastern man. i bel
get we will carry q majority OF
ould Southern and Western States
the fall besides the Territories. We
here get Alabama, Georgia, and the
even olinas, and if We unite with In
h me YER forces, We expect to carry a.
work Southern States except West
ions. ginia, Kentucky and Tennessee
Iican will get Utah, Colorado, Mon
upht Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Or
ames Washington, California, Ma
our Nebraska, the Dakotss, and bt
I'd to Iowa will go our way with q fig
plain chance to capture Missouri. W
pres certain of sweeping Texas.
an in would leave the Republicans 81
the States without taking the Dem'
gold into account"
ready - .
and Congressman thomas osIlie
each Reed OF Name ior a rresiue =,
ek to ator Pritchara ID an asoTsa =
prin- ley man. wnen .ne nepu
ontest State conn mit.ee me. neie '1
ere in something o, "st as
= had these candidates hAo .ne
divine support In the commit.ee. =,
p Lin the general impression that u
lorous lority or the commi'eee ie1ne
ing Of ard Mckinney. , MI oe., " :,
sm of telegraphed TO wasning.cn -
sly but comes out tna' N.oH :.
that is county to hoid . consen.lcn
many Settles district, instructed Z
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