Evening star., 1896-10-26
Republicans and Democrats Conf
IDENTIFY Claim North Carolina.
DOUBLE FUSION BY TIE POPULISrS
Election Boards Are in Control of
the Republicans.
T WO VIE WS OF 1T

tainty as to the outcome in North Carolina
that has prevailed for weeks past, ard the
leaders Of both the leadings parties are
claiming the state for Mckinley or Bryan
as the case may be with equal apparent
confidence.
1 conversed last evening with Secretary
w. 8. Hyams of the republican state CEN
trail committee, Mr.. Josephus Daniels. editor
Of the Raleigh News and Observer, the OH
cial organ of the democratic party in North
Carolina, and member Of the democratic
national committee, also other leading citi
zens in reference to the political situation.
and found most Of them at sea on the sub
ject. Secretary Hyams. however. had. he
said. no doubt whatever as to the final out
come, although he would not risk an opin-
ion as to majorities.
Il have not the slightest doubt" said he,
that Mckinley will carry North Carolina,
and every member Of the republican state
central committee agrees with mt to
that. We base our estimates on the figures
shown by the registration. " Inch was COM
pieted few days ago. ard also on the
TACT THAI the sound money democrats of
The state are going TO support the republi-
can electors.
THE sound money men have arranged
for a large extra force Of stump speakers
20 hold meetings. throughout the state dur
ing the ensuing week. and Ip to and in
cluding the night before the election, and
while they will advocate the gold standard
they will have very little If anything to
say in reference to voting for Palmer, as
they know that each vote cast fof him is
a ballot thrown away.
THE new registration law has also been
very favorable 10 the republicans in that
1t has enabled votars to get their names
On the lists, who scouli not do so when the
democrats were in control. because Of the
raising Of various .echnicalities. which
were mainly irrelevant 10 the right OF the
applicant to vote. This, in the state.
amounted to the disfranchisement of at
least 21,UU voters, all of whom, Ii is ex-
oected, will this year go 10 Mckinley.
AS l said in the beginning, l have not
the slightest doubt that Mckinley VIII car
ry the state. l am also certain that Judge
russell, the republican nominee for gov
didate Of our party for lieutenant governor,
Mr.. Z. A. Reynolds. Nor will there be d
single democrat elected to any of the other
state offices. the incumbents of which
Waiser; treasurer, w. H. Worth, populist;
secretary of state. Cyrus Thompson poou-
list; auditor. Hal w. Aver, populist; super
intendent of public instruction. c. H. Me-
oane, populist; two judges of supreme court.
waiter Montgomery, populst, and Robert
N. Douglas republican: judge Of superior
court. Spencer b. Adams, republican
Like the sound money men, the repub-
iicans will also during the coming week
loid meetings in every county of the state:
N fact. the woods will be fun of speakers
The fsews and Observer, one of the or
ganS of the democratic party in North
Carolina, is attempting to raise the color
line, out the effort Will be a failure for
Ike the war, the question Of color has be-
come back number"
Congressional Delegation.
The corgl essicnal delegation in the next
Congress viii, 1 predict. comprise four re-
publ.cans and five populists. which will be
constituted as follows: First district, Harry
Skinner. populist; second. George H. White,
colored. republican; third, ]. E. Fowler,
populist fourth. w. F. Stroud, populist;
fifth, Thomas Settle, republican; sixth,
Charles h. Martin. populst; seventh, A. H.
Shunoro, popullst; eighth, X. L. Linney,
republican,; ninth. Richmond Pearson re-
publican. or these Messrs. Settle and
Pearson are members Of the present Con-
sress, and II the prediction proves true
will be gain Of one anti-democrat, viz:
White, coiored, in the second.
"As to the legislature 1 am confident
that 1t will be anti-democratic and L am
sure the republicans and populists VIII
have large majority. Out of the 11O
members of the general assembly do not
believe the democrats will have more than
twenty-five and these will mostly be IN
Gratis majority of 10 on joint ballot
Another matter that will aid the Nc
kinley men to carry the state will be the
tact that two years ago democrats de-
occurred in North Carolina as an unholy
alliance. They abused the populist speak
ers and even egged Senator Butler. For
the last thirty days. however, the demo-
Gratis have been down on their knees beg
ging the populists to fuse with them but
so far they have met with no success, nd
their overtures and entreaties have been
regarded with contempt.
"Our reports show that our speakers in
every section of the state are welcomed
by large and enthusiastic audiences, who
listen with eagerness to the exposition
Of republican doctrine on the subject of
the currency, while on the other hand the
democratic gatherings are deficient both in
numbers and enthusiasm"
A Clear View.
Mr.. Jos.phus Daniels. we'll known as
leading democratic politician in North Car
DINA. and formerly private secretary to
Hoke Smith. said:
I'VE have in North Carolina a very COM
plicated situation, and 1 do not believe
there is anything like 1t not only in any
other state in the Union but in the heav-
ems above the earth below. nor in the wat
ers under the earth; and outside Of the GER
tainty that Bryan will carry the state
everything Is doubt and uncertainty
The democrats and pepulists have fused
on the electoral ticket, which will insure
Bryan from 2o,OO0 to $1,000 majority, and
the republicans and populists have fused
on all the state officers except governor
|eRnd lieutenant governor
Ihe republicans and populists have di-
vided up the state as to congressional dis
tricts, with the view of giving the popu-
lists five and the republic ans four in the
next House, gain to the former of one
The districts given by the republicans to
the populfsts are those in which the pop
ulist sentiment Is so strong that the repub-
licans would have no chance of carrying
1t II they were to put up a candidate of
their own. They therefore made a bargain
with the populists to vote for their nomi-
nees in the first, third, fourth sixth and
seventh districts in consideration of the
populists either voting for their men IN
the other districts or in case they could
not deliver the populist vote there to the
republican candidate. the former would put
up popullst nominee, who would work in
the interest Of the republican candidate
1T is easy in this state to get the re-
puhlicans to vote solidly for the pooulist
candidates. II advised to do SO by the re-
publican executive committee because nine
tenths of the voters OF that party are col
o1ed men. who will, as a rule follow the
instructions Of the political boss without
question.
1T is not, however. SO easy to induce the
pcpulists to vote for republican, merely
to prevent the democrat from getting
elected.
There is not district in the state which
could be carried by any man who advocat-
ed the single gold standard, If the silver