The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-02

now would be ito dip into a Sampson
county hucllleberry pond for week
Huckleberry pond, as the Senator eX-
planned, was what they called buckle
berry patch down his way.
The Senator had during the morning
seen for the second time Chairman
| Manly who continued his conference
Of the night before. Mr. Manly was
asked at the afternoontrain what was
the result of his conference, but be
vond remarking that everything
was pleasant and agreeable would
say nothing. Senator Butler was
equally reticent, saying that
it would probably be wiser
that he should say nothing now for
publication, and he supposed Mr.. Man
iv felt the same way, and, therefore,
he did not feel like making known
ANYTHING that went on between them.
1t NAV be sufficient to say that there
will be another conference shortly, as
Chairman Manly is proceeding so as to
keep well within the limits allowed
him by the Executive committee.
OF course the talk continued yester-
dav touching the new political turn
of matters. The people, as whole,
considered that everything had been
wisely done, remembering that the
hope of the State and the nation lay
respectively in beating Russell and
Mckinley, if they would have decent
home government on the one hand, and
free silver on the other. 1t is true
there turned out to be three or four
kickers, but, as a gentleman remarked,
all of them had something to do with
gold, one being a gold-bug paper-one
being a man from Goldsboro-and one
being another paper whose proprle-
tors, it is thought, are not very earnest
for silver.
Then another kicker ought to be
mentioned; he will, if signs do not fail,
vote for Mckinley. So that these
kicllers must be taken as a matter, OF
course, and not seriously as represent
ing the now dominant thought of the
people.
As TO the outlook for tickets, the
gossip goes that there will be co-opera-
ton between Populists and Democrats
on the electoral ticket, and that there
will be three separate State tickets.
Speaking of the joint electoral ticket
Yesterday, Ed. Chambers Smith said
that no Democrat, editor or otherwise,
need fear that he could not vote for
BRYAN and Sewall, the regular Demo-
cratic nominees. Mr.. Smith said that
he knew that propositions had come
from the Populists whereby there
could he two Itickets with the same
electors on each, one called the Bryan
and SewaIl ticket, and the other the
BRYAN and Watson. Whichever ticket
got the greater number of votes would
receive the eleven votes. Thus, he said,
the editor could vote for Bryan and
Sewall without running the risk, as
he would otherwise do, of losing the
election of Bryan.
The scene changes rapidly. The
situation grows more and more inter
esting. Meantime those whose patriot
ism outweigh their petulency see only
wisdom in the patience and liberation
of Democrats who would combine the
forces of silver in obedience to the
wishes of the people, and who would
leave no preeaution untaken which will
secure to the people of the State the
blessings of Anglo-Saxon home-rule.
ENDORSED BY CHAIRMAN JONES.
II doubted the wisdom" said
prominent Democrat yesterday, ''of
making proposition to divide the
electors in North Carolina with the
Populists before getting the approval
of the National Executive committee.
But the telegram of Senator Jones
10 the atlanta Constitution makes me
feel that we have acted wisely. Please
reprint Senator Jones's telegram he
added Here it is:
Hope, Ark, July 30.-I cannot con
slider any proposition for the with
drawal of Sewall, but viii entertain,
as far as / have power, and promote,
to the best of my ability, any just and
fair proposition for fusion on4electoral
-fi1Iya+