The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-07
He Wants a Straight Electoral
Ticket, but State Fusion.
NEGRO EDITORS CALL ON
HoIton in BodY---H. G. DockerY and
Claude Dockery Here--Dock-
cry Rising. Russell
Subsiding.

square, stralght-out RepuDllcdhs anu
always stands square.
Il am not entirely in sympathy
with Senator Pritchard upon the idea
of a mixed electoral ticket.
Senator Buffers position OF de
manding everything and assuming the
power to dictate to the Republicans
what they shall do, regardless OF Re
publican wishes, is nothing more than
| have always expected of him.
.tThe mistake that was made in the
Legislature of 1895 was in giving the
Populists the long end of the stick.
TWO VIEWS OF IT.
Mr.. Ed Chambers Smith stood by,
while Mr.. DevereuN talked to the re-
porter.
Mr.. Devereux seemed to think fusion
on the electoral ticket improbable in
the light of recent developments.
THE silver convention held here
September 25th," said Mr.. Smith,
prevents effectually any combination
between the Republicans and Populists
on the electoral ticket. The Populists
then committed themselves to silver.
and they cannot consistently support
a gold-bug Republican candidate"
l. Q1IIGI Will J Otts SflN AiA+ pNN1A
enx. "the nature of things Will pre-
vent fusion of the Republicans and
Populists on Federal matters.
They both agree there can be no
fusion on the electoral tickets.
J. SLOGAN WRITING.
what do you think of the Pritchard
letter. / asked Mr.. j. Slogan Harris.
one of the thousand Fathers of Fusion.
Il ana now writing out my views on
the situation, by request he said,
ssand this will be completed and given
to the press in the next two or three
DAYS. The matter deserves careful
consideration.
He evidently thinks the Pritchard
letter has brought things to a crisis.
CHAIRMAN HOLTON HERE.
Mr.. A. 4. Holton, who formerly
wrote .sYadkinville' after his name
now halls from Winston. He is regis
tered at the Park.
He is not here on any political mis-
sion. No Republican has been here III
months on any political errand. They
always come on private business.
Chairman Holton is here on business
with the revenue department
But stream of humanity has pour
ed into and ont Of his room almost con-
tinuously since his arrival.
He is holding an "at home" in room
Az at the Park. and has been engaged
with frieAds'' ever since he got here.
POPULISTS WILL FUSE.
He thinks Senator Butler has left
his people He thinks Buffers mani
~. xafAT5ffaaJ Aa-
yelopment of the last few days.
'Butler nor no other man living can
keep the rank and file of the Popalists
from fusing with the Republicans"
There will be fusion in sixty roun-
ties that I have already heard from.
In at least that number of counties
the Republicans and Populists will
have joint tickets
The object of the fusion that could
not be prevented was ito carry out the
results of the last election, and main
tain the purity of the ballot box"
He said he stood squarely on the Re
publican platform.
REPS WANT FUSION.
Is it not Republicans who are most
anxious for fusion?
The Populists are not saying that il
is impossible to break the fusion.
The letter of NJ. r. Wood followed
so quickly by the manifesto of Senator
Butler. the active part the Populists
have taken i'm the silver movement, and
their constant declaration of undying
devotion to the white metal-all these
things are in direct opposition to the
declaration of the Republicans
The talk of fusion being inevitable
comes from the Republicans
Then the Republicans have to
reckon with a large element in their
own party that is opposed to fusion.
The Republicans seem TO have lost
faith in Butler, while the Populists are
still his supporters.
The breach between the two parties
is widening every day.
THE DOCKERYS HERE.
Claude Dockery arrived on the scene
at 20 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr..
III. C.. Dockery. brother of my Son
Oliver arrived later in the day, about
one o'clock on the belated Seaboard
train. They are both at the Yarbo-
rough.
TO room SO Yesterday, one delegation
after another of the genus of Republi-
can NEIath Ito A's5 'NtS %NA'iA
ing Dockery for Governor, and Dock
ery's boom got decided boost
STRAIGHT ELECTORAL TICKET.
"Do you favor a bipartisan electoral
ticket?" / asked Chairman Holton last
night
81 have never done So" WAS the
quick answer, 4 have always favored
"A straight Republican electoral ticket.
That is the position Of the Republicans
of the State generally, think.
"Will there be cooperation in local
affairs?"
There will be cooperation on the
State ticket unless MIR. Butler is able
to control his forces against it, lie
cannot control it in county affairs, and
in the counties there will be co-opera-
ton wherever it is practicable. lie can
not control his Populist friends where
they have received the benefits of
fusion with the Republicans. They