The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
Populists Call Together Their
State Executive Committee.
REPUBLICANS MEET THEN
The Case of Col. Dockery TO Dc
Considered.
Popul,st Committee VIII settle me
Matter of Fusion and Fill Out Their
state neutrality-suspicious.
Will Pull DockerY
Down.

The Populist Central committee met
at PopuIist headqssTters at ten O'Clock
Yesterday morning.
Chairman Hal. Eyer. S. Ohio Wilson,
Can't. A. S. Peace and Capt. James B.
Lloyd were present.
Mr.. Aver said that DIR. Cy. Ihomp-
son was kept away by sickness IN ms
family. Mr.. w. X, Pigford, the mem
her of the committee from Sampson,
was also absent.
The committee was in session only
short while.
The only business before it was the
calling of a meeting of the State Exc
cutfve committee. After a brief dis
cussion it was decided TO call the COM
mittee to meet here Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 9th, at five o'clock.
Notifications were sent out to the
committee to-day.
The following constitute the commit
tee:
Hal. w. Aver, Releigh; Cyrus Thomp-
son, Richlands; w. K. Pigford, Clinton;
S. otho Wilson, Raleigh; A. S. Peace,
Oxford; j. B. Lloyd, Tarboro.
First district-Theo. White, j. IL.
Parker, Hartford.
Second district-R b. Kinsey, La
Grange.
Third district-H. E. King, Pea Nut;
w. c. Wilcox, Carthage.
Fourth districts. Otho Wilson, Raj
eigh; James Amos, Henderson.
Fifth district--W. O. Stratford,
Greensboro
Sixth district 4Y. q. Morton. Rock
ingham:s s. Al. Fdmunds, Lumberton.
Seventh district Capt j. II. Sherz
rill, Catawba
Eigth district-R A. Cobb, Morgan
ton.
Ninth district Geo. L. Boggs, Way
nesville; A. ID. X. Wallace, Rutherford
ton.
1t was reported that Senator Butler
was to be present, but he returned to
Washington over the Southern and
Greensboro was the nearest point to
Raleigh at which he touched Chair
man Aver says he expects him to be
here to attend the meeting of the State
committee on the 9th.
The Republican State Executive com
mittee also meets on the 9th, though
both sides claim the coincidence in
the times of meeting is accidental.
The notifications for this meeting
were yesterday sent to the members
of the committee.
The special reason for the meeting of
the Republican committee is 1.-THE
Docl1ery ease as it is now referred tn.
Many members OF the committee want
Col. Dockery taken off the ticket as
quick as his name can be scratched out.
But ''there are others and these
Others claim that Dockery was put
on the ticket on the recommendation
of the Populist convention and ranks
as a Populist; therefore his declaration
for Bryan and Watson cannot affect
his standing as he was before placed
with the Populists.
But those who want Dockery kept
on the ticket are likely to get cold
comfort when the committee meets.
Many of them are crying Traitor"
at Dockery, and it is not likely his
name will stay on the Republican
ticket.
The Populist State committee when
it meets viii decide whether there will
be fusion with Democrats or Republic
cans or with any party on the electoral
ticket, and will fill out the blank
spaces in the Popuhst State ticket.
The Popalist- convention left the
committee TO fill the places of Attor-
ney1General, one Justice ofo the SUI
pre1ne court and one electQr2at- large.
The Caucasian sin its current issue
states that the Democrats have offered
fusion on the electoral ticket on a
basis of five Populists and six Demo
Gratis; that the Republicans have Of
fered the Populists six electors, they
taking five. But Chairman Holton, OF
the Republican State committee. saws
that the Republicans are not willing
TO fuse on the electoral ticket on any
terms.
Chairman Hal. Aver yesterday wrote
to Walter r. Henry, in Charlotte, that
the point made against his eligibility
for the Senate was well taen. what
wiz be the resu1t?" was asked of Mr..
Aver. There is nothing to do but for
him to resign" replied the Populist
chairman.
Secretary of State Cooke and Collec-
tor f. NJ Simmons returned yester-
day from speaking trip. They spoke
to large audiences at High Point and
Reidsyille. Capt. Cooke began his cam
vass at Burlington. He says he finds
the party in fine condition in the
counties in which he has made adj
dresses.
Col. Odds sends out the following:
Republican State Chairman Holton
said to-day when asked if the Repub-
licans proposed to offer the Poptllists
any electors as the price of fusion:
No, we are not going to do anything
to elect Bryan. We feel too much in
terest in McKinley's election to assist
Bryan. | think North Carolina Demo
Gratis will be willing to give the Popu-
lists all the electors when they hear
the news from Maine. count on Me-
Kinley getting directly or Indirectly.
10000 to $4,000 Democratic
votes in North Carolina. The
ponnlists all over the State with