The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-10
All Sorts of Rumors But Moth
ing Official.
TALK OF COMPLETE FUSION
The Democratic Central Com
mittee Meeting.
ONLY AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Reported That Either Watson or Guth-
rie May be Withdrawn and the
the Rest of the State
Ticket Divided.

Ticket Divided.
Nothing official has been given out
from the Democratic chairman with
reference to the meeting of the State
Executive committee, and therefore
the News and Observer can give no
| official information. 1t is generally
understood that there was a general
discussion with reference to the situa-
ton, and an earnest desire, if possible,
to cooperate with all friends of silver
| to send nine silver men to Congress and
| to prevent the election of a gold-bug
| to the United States Senate. There
| was suggestion that even at this late
| date it would be feasible to make a
| Joint State and Congressional ticket
with the Populists, to defeat Russell
| ism and gold-bugism. 1t is not be-
| lieved that any action was taken by
| the full committee, but that all matters
| pertaining to the campaign were re-
mitted under the law of the party
| to the Central committee, composed OF
| Clement Manly, chairman; Julian S.
| Carr, Thos. j. Jarvis, +. M. Simmons,
| John r. Webster, j. III. Pou, Ed. Cham
| bers Smith, f. j. Hale, TEheo. f. Kluttz
| and DIR. p. j. Brevard.
Yesterday morning at ten o'clock
a meeting of the Central committee
was held, but only four members were
| present. Mr.. Manly, in his letter of
| August 18th, to the Populist Executive
committee, proposed that both com
mittees use their good offices to pre-
vent the election of any gold men to
| Congress. There are two silver men
/ IL,
against a gold man, thus making it
| possible for a gold man to be elected,
| Mr.. Manly and the whole committee
are exerting themselves to try to bring
about such a situation as witt secure
the election of silver man iE each
of these, as well as in every district in
| the State.
| On the streets yesterday it was talk
| ed that certain POpulists and Demo-
Gratis were seeking to effect an ar
rangement by which either Mr.. Watson
or Mr.. Guthrie should withdraw, the
one to be voted for by both parties
for Governor and the other for United
| States Senator. 1t is also said to be
| part of this scheme that the rest ot
the ticket be divided on such a basis
as to insure it's election.
If this should be done there will
also be division of the Congressional
ticket, giving the Populists the five
Congressman they now have and the
Democrats taking the other four.
This the Populists make a sine qua non
to any sort of arrangement on the
| rest of the ticket.
All the above, H however, is only
rumor and neither Chairman Manly nor
| anyone else in a position to speak with
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these reports.
| SENATOR JARVIS VIEWS.
| Ex-senator Jarvis, who came here to
| attend the meeting of the Democratic
committee, was at the Democratic
headquarters yesterday, and talked
very freely and most encouragingly
of the prospects for silver victory
| in North Carolina next November. He
has, with the exception of the past two
| weeks, during which time he was at
| home attending court, been i'm the
| thick of the fight. He has canvaSsed
| the State generally, and there is hard
| ~ a man in North Carolina who is
better informed on the political situa-
| ton Speaking of the general outlook,
| he said:
Il can only say, in a very general
way, that up to the time I had to
suspend my canvass to attend court,
a had spoken in many counties and at
many places, and / found the people
very deeply interested in the discus
sion of the questions now before them,
and very determined to win this fight
for silver This is true, not only OF
Democrats but of the Popuists as
we'll, many of whom attended my
speakings.
Il found a very general desire among
Democrats and Populists for am ar
rangement whereby their votes tor
Bryan should be cast togetheg and
made effectual. And believe bhnA the
action of the two committees In ar
ranging a joint electoral tieket met
with the very hearty approval of abe
great mass of silver voters. I ann enc
of those who believe that this State
may be confidently counted for Bryan.
"SiXty days ago there was q very
considerable disaffection among che
colored people toward Russell, and a
great many of them we're disposed TO
either vote for Mr.. Guthrie or mob at
adj. My observation is that the Re
publican leaders have been able 10 allay
a good deal Of this disaffection, so that
it is prudent in our calculation ON the
State ticket to put down pretty solid
colored vote for Russell. His elec-
tion as Governor of the State, it seems
to me, cannot be desired by those who
earnestly wish to see the State pros
per, to see good government, and
peace and harmony among the people
To say the least of it, 1T is a danger
Gus experiment to commit the State
and her welfare to ham. 1t wherefore
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