The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-11
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
Various News Items, Chiefly 20.
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Raleigh. N. G., Aug. 1O.-(SpeclaD-
Interest to-day centred on the meeting
of the Democratic State Executive
Committee this evening. Many mem
bers arrived during the day.
AT the Democratic State Committee
meeting tonight X. j. Brevard Of
Mecklenburg, was elected II member
of the Central Committee. vice Joseph
j. Caldwell. who declined to serve.
Thirty-three out of thirty-six members
were present or represented by proxy,
and six OF the nine Central Committee
men.
Chairman Manly made Il report re-
Ghrding his conference with Senator
Butler. ut which electoral fusion was
proposed. He was asked If he had writ
ten statements from Butler and said
no. He was then instructed to see But
Ter at once and obtain one. Manly said
Butler said he could NOT recommend
fusion unless there was also electoral.
state and Congressional fusion. Some
members of the committee said at IL
O'Clock that II might be said there would
be no fusion of any kind. One of those
who thus spoke has supported cleo
toral fusion. Resolutions were intro
duced that there be no fusion of any
kind.
Buffers idea seems clearly to try to
put it on the Democrats that they have
rejected. while the fact is Butler re-
Democrats will not submit TO State flu
sion.
Some Populists arrived to-day, among
them Senator Butler and Congressman
Shuford. The latter is reticent and
waiting. like everybody else i'm all par
fusion. but II is not fusion of Demo-
Gratis and Populists which these 'opu
lists desire: it is fusion of all silver
elements in the state.
DR.. j. J. Mott. who Is here. watching
all the changing aspects Of the big
political game. has coined n new word,
lie saws the Democrats want TO CON
nubia;e" with the Populists.
Senator l!utler Is said To favor cleo
toral fusion with the Democrats. but
his associate editor. who is also score
tarv of the Populst State Committee,
is what is termed IL "middic-of-thc-
road" man: that is. thinks the Populists
are strong enough 10 win. al least
he saws So He, says further that the
populists arc the only people who are
willing to so it alone. lie is mistaken.
The Republicans now want to see three
tickets in the field.
The PopulistS here, who in County
Convention Saturday adopted almost
unanimously Il resolution thanking the
Republicans for aid and pledging more
of II. now attempt 10 make 1t appear
that their thanks We're To the represen-
tativc in Congress and their pledge to
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did not endorse the Republican party
1t is said that the plans for electoral
fusion carried with them plans Tor state
fusion: in other words. that one is the
coucomitant of the other. When the
question is asked how in the world State
fusion could he fixed, what candidates
would come down, the answer Is "Oh.
well. the matter can be arranged, but
there is no further explanation
N c. English writes Chairman Ed.
al fNNtaf TRs.S.
Johnson. of the Repubncam Consres
sionaI Committee of this district, de-
clining the nomination for Congress,
and saving he is deeply gratihcd at
the compliment paid him. but that he
has no political ambition to gratify and
does not desire now any office. lie
makes no allusion to w +. Stroud the
present Congressman. Johnson to-day
called n meeting OF his Executive Com
mittcc for tomorrow. He SAYS the
vacancy caused by English's declination
will bc filed. hu; does not know whether
the committee will do. this or whether
. convention will be called. There are
three or four aSpirants for the nomina-
tiun among ihc4n John Nichols u. X.
ourncll and |ailey.
The official temperature here yestcr-
dav was IS degrees. At & O'Clock this
morning il was sc, which was the high
est of the season here. Yesterday and
last nicht were scorching.
The Weather bureau. which is now
chartered in the third roor of the Agri-
cultural building, will on the 1st of
October. bc located in the posto!lice II
will he separate from the State Weather
service.
The immense shops Of the Southern
railway at Salisbury are completed.
Their cost. complete, approximatcs
100000
Many registered whislley distillerics
west OF here are being shut down by
reason of the discovery of irregularities.
1t is said that quite Il number of lead
ing Republicans will be here to witness
the proceedings Of the Populist State