The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

bracing your proposition, and also other
matters contained in said memorandum, d.
| follows, to-Wlt'
| Observation-Disclosures
acknowledgements 8, Populists 5.
STATE oFEICERs.
| opuIists--GOvernor Treasurer Superiu-
| intendeHt Public Instruction.
| emOcrats-Lieutsnant Governor Secre-
tary of State, Auditor, Attorney General, u.
| .. Senator.
| Or,
Observation-Disclosures Attorn ey-General
| Superintendent Pubic Instruction.
Populists: Lt-GOvernor, Treasurer, Score
| tary OF state, Auditor, L. S. Senator
opulists lst, 4th, 9th and
| 18th districts
Democrats: q 9Th sth aud 9th districts,
| 81 district to be lett open for free tight.
Judges: Zach party one Supreme Court
| Judge
County officers: The two executive com
mittees TO use their good offices TO secure a
tar and honorable division Of county and
| legislative candidates between the two par
| ties IN an equitable ratio similar 10 the above
| division Of State and congressional offices
| our committee being thus fully informed
| ~ our chairman Is to the antecedeut facts
| III relation to your proposition and the
| above counter proposition, seeing that the
mater contained In the above counter prop
| o3luon are not even referred to in your last
| communication August 1lth, and not
| knowing whethe anne has been acted
upon by your comm ittee, and if so what
| ACTON was taken thereon on their part, and
| ~ your last communication is only peti-
! ton ia substance Of your first commuuica-
| ton OF August let, it is the sense of vorr
committee, and by their direction YOU are
50 advised, that your committee Ia wing 10
nDrpI
submitted to you through our chairman for
The consideration of your committee, we
are ie.t IN the position of having no reply
to make to your last Communication Other
than that aleady made by our chairman.
lclgngd) MARION BUTLER.
A. SHAW,
jas. Il. SHERRfLL.
Committee"
10 must not he understood that the recital
OF TINS communication here is a re-sugu.i
SION 81 the Proposition therein contained
The conditiOnBthut existed when it was n1zde
ana the conditions which exist row differ
10 sHch an extent As might make it inprgc-
tlcaDle Tor Us 10 carry out ita specific details
II II should now he accepted by the execu-
tive MANAGEMENT Of the Democratic party
II ts TtCted Tor the purpose of recalling the
TACT mat our committee has once made
tangible proposition TO your committee
looking to the ends which are expressed as
belhS desirable III your communication OF
today. -
You viii permit me to remind Won thai
the Peoples Party, through lis State coro-
ml'ee, has accepted the only tangible prop
osluon which hAs been made to tbaa nariv
~ the Democratic party, viz: The nropCs;
uon 10 cooperate Oh the electoral ticket !
90 not mean 10 be discOurteCus in STATING
mat tangible proposition made nv the
Peoples Party, through its committee has
iitIetNei no consideration a. youl hands
but such IS the fact
Under these circumstances, AMI net bai1,0
empowered to take any action without con
sun ing our State Committee, | DO not feel
at liberty to undertake to state what onr
committee would be "wiiline and rpafjv tc
DO IN the premises" | do feel at liEar+v
however, to assure you that if it SHALL he
Wy pleasure Oh your good self or your COM
Hllttee, TO make tangible and speciGc
proposition looking to those results suggest
cd III your communication OF today. that
such propositions will be taken into earnest
consideration by our Stats committee at the
EARLIEST POSSIBLE MOMENT. | am,
Yours very truly,
Hal w. AVER,
Chairman P. z. State Tx. Com.
a PROPOSITION MADE.
The State Democratic Co7nni+taa
mad conferred plenary powers on the
Democratic Central Committee. This
latter committee met in Raleigh ON
October 18th. The result Of tb.t meet
ing was another communication from
chairman Manly 10 Chairman Aver
dated October 18th, transmitting
proposition in the following resin
tion:
RESOLUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL, |
The Democratic State Central Committee
peileFluS the White peOue of the State sre
Intensely IN earnest in their desire and mr.
pose To secure the benefits of the reforms
Tor which Bryan stands, and To nressrge
good government in North Carolina. IS nra-
p5feu 70 invite close alliance among those
VINO hoid 10 these views. This, in on. or;Tn.
pil, Is mace imperative in view Of the fact
mat the colored voters of the State have
been united in q solid, comDacr hodr, ~;
'upport OF those measures for which Mo.
nlhisy and Russell stand. The COlorad nno.
D4e ana thelr leaders have made rnton 1f
hs "hlte feople necessary to defeat McKin
TeyiSih ana kus7ellism in North Carolina.
10 tIoVlde Tor such union of those beliey-
80 - ~ go supremacy and go0t govern
neHt. tbe chairman of this committee 10 in
'iucIeu 10 propose to the Executive Corn
Altt.e OF the Peoples Psrtv ticker tn h.
oteu Tor Ia the coming election rs foi1o1ro.
F3r Governor, e. B. WATSON. of Yorsvth.
or Lheutenant-Governor, w a Guthrie. Of
,5urnain; tor Secretary of State, CYRUS
thompson, OF 0nlOw; for Treasurer " II
Forth, of Wake; for Attorney Con-
Fat f. j, Osborne, of Mecklen surg; for Sn- t
of Public Instruction Holm - :
caroorough, of Johnston; for Auditor p
1. furman OF Buncombe. 49, :
SUPREME COURT.
A. Z. Avery, w. Il. Montgomery.
sCPERIoR COURT.
9Th district, J. s. Manning.
FoB CONGRESS.
t fniIa the several districts shall be arranged
10 the Peoples Party: 1st district. al dis d
lCL ith district and 7tl district. :
40 the Democratic Party: I'd district 5-b
stilCt' oth district, Sth district and 9th dis
That the committee pledges lis best afror.s {
the election OF W. A. Guthrie as T. : c
LEaIsLATURr, ,,
Both parties pledge their best efforts n
,,e.,e az republican candidates to the ,er
attire ana 10 eie't only Democrats and |
opuhsts, aud only such of these ne ar
own TO stand for the reform advocaraf ',
? Mr.. BRYAN. az oo'''eo 1
al "a WHICH is respectfully submitted. :
CLEMENT MANLY, 1
Chairman Dem. State Ex. Com 0
eseins 81 Peoples Party state c,,,+l
mt&tse. | =
AS soon as this proposition was pa I
'iVea, Chairman Aver, OF the Iseonles F
arCy COMMITTEE, called a meeting of r
&c 1ueihOerS Dy telegraph TO be held 2
" euntsuay evening, October I4rh {,
Q O'Clock r. 10. The following mem =
rs Oh the committee and party were
attendance at the hour named Hal II
Aver, A. 5. Peace, S. Ohio W;Isrn 50
nm "A. sims, Y. G. Morton, j. T. u D
cover, ii. +. oeaweIl, representing w. i
Wl.coX; W. o. Strstford, L. A w lite G
r, ). ID. Sheriff., r. A. Cobb. r. R.
lnseY. Lames Amos L d y - =.