Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-21
ANOTHER FUSION
North Carolina Populists and Demo-
Gratis Will Try 1t.
FAILURE TO UNITE With REPUBLICANS
Senator Butler and Mr.. Jarvis to
Have a Conference.
ALL BOUT SILV EF

Right on the heels of the announcement
that the republicans and populists of North
Carolina have failed to effect fusion for
the coming elections, a report having some
authority is circulated that an effort will
be made to bring about a fusion between
the populists and democrats of that state,
and that for this purpose ex-senator Jar
Wis arrived here Sunday. Mr.. Jarvis and
senator Butler are expected to get to-
gether. The price at which Mr.. Jarvis is
said to be willing to give his support is the
nomination of his brother-in-law Congress-
man Harry Skinner, the populist, from
Greenville, n. c.
The populist and republican conference
committees at Raleigh, n. c., endeavored
until late hour Friday night to formu-
late some plan by which they might fuse
on the coming state election, but each par
ty wanted to name the governor and Mr.
Butler insisted that populists should sup
port only free silver men who would lee UNI
compromising in their devotion to the
white metal This was practically wba,
Mr.. Butler had urged in his circular letter
to his constituents written and manifoIded
ready TO be sent out two weeks ago hut
Wltnneid IN difference to the solicitations of
MS lfiendS until after the conference of last
week. Such a compromise would have made
II necessary for Senator Pritchard TO eilhc-
fetlre from the race for reelection 10 The
S' iia'e, VI take DacK mis- statements that
whoever should take him would take him
with Mckinley attachment"
Democrats Interested Watchers.
The democrats of North Carolina have
been watching the efforts of repub1icars
ana populists to get together with much
interest, many believing that if they should
rot fuse there would be a splendid open-
ing for the democrats to carry the state
next fail, as the democrats nave only been
defeated by the combination of their OPP
poEents in the past. But all parties realize
that the outcome of three-cornered fight
would be uncertain. The election law Sc
cured by the populists and republicans will
allow the negro voters not only TO vote
out 10 nave their ballots counted and in a
number of other ways the conditions have
changed since the democrats were first de-
1eated by the fusion of their two opposing
parties: III the populists and democrats
couid 1use they would have an excellent
chance of success, though even then the
outcome would not he certain in the op;n-
Ion or well-informed politicians of the
state.
Marion Butler has held ont steadily for
some time that the populists should name
the governor, and if the democrats are 10
be brought into the race as friends of the
popuilSts IL VIII be necessary that the
nominee of the pCpulists should be A man
perfectly acceptable 10 them. 1t is said
10 De Ior this reason that the name of
Congressman Harry Skinner has been aiken
up.
Mr.. Skinner and Mr. Jarvis married sis
ters, ana the Congressman is related 10 q
large number of the most influential demo-
Gratis of the state. When he ran for Com
sreSs on a fusion with the republicans he
declared in public that if such a fusion
should at any time threaten negro DOM
nation ne would give up the fight He
mas spoken earnestly for white suprem-
ecv on many other occasions and by such
declarations has caused the democrats of
the state to feel that their great bugbear
OF negro domination cannot materialize if
he is given influence