Evening star., 1896-10-06


yesterday the state committee effected Its
purpose and NorrEent and Smith. the re-
pub!icar.s, are down and out, and The dis
trict committee has inGUrScd Rev. Cae.rles
H Martin Ine populist nominee The cnly
trouble low Is in this. the fourth district.
where Pat Massey. the republican nominee,
is resoiute in his declaration that he Will
not CCnle down But his fate is certain. If
he coLtInLeS 10 decline to step iown the
state committee VIII quietly give notice he
is not TO be supported. and that will give
Stroud, the Iopuli$t candidate, the repub-
Hcan vote.
VIII Stick to the Contract.
The editorial OF which the most pungen1
graph is above quoted is supposed
to be designed TO show the republi-
cans that the populists. SO far as their
committee can SPEAK for them. Will abide
by its contract and be loyal to its allies.
But it is quite noticeable that in the tnirj
and sixth districts the republican COM
mittees adopted resolutions that if the
populists did not stand by the agreement
they wCuli put Up rien of their own. There
was an ID Il the part of some al least of
the republican leaders that the electoral
fusion with the democrats might cause
some populistS TO waver il their adherence
to their pledges to the republicans. So far
as the state and congressional tickets are
corcerT cd; particularly the latter. There
We're some democrats who took the same
say the popuiists are divided in view to q
remarkable degree.
The paper of Senator Butler contained an
editorial yesterday this electoral fusion
matter This says:
.-PoPuists must Fay no heed to state
ments by democrats that the latter intend
to support only The democratic part of The
fusion electoral ticket. Nearly, If not quite
half. the democratic papers in North Caro-
lima are denOuncing electoral fusion, and
some are advising democrats to vote only
for democratic electors. Those who thus
advise are gold bugs in disguise, and pop
uliSts must not seek 10 rttaiiate by scratch
ing EameS of democrats from the tick It"
The editorial concludes: such a course
would throw US hcadlong into of the
most suite traps ever set by gold bugs.
1t world lead to gold-bug victory in
North Carolina Let Us have sense enough
to avoid the snare, and courage enough to
condemn it
Farmers Alliance Bolt May Occur.
The Progressive Farmer. the organ of the
National Farmers Alliance, is published
here. 1t is fighting electoral fusion and il
has much influence, some claim even NOR,
than Senator Buffers paper has. II is ap
ps.rently getting ready for bolt. 1t says
so far as we are concerned, the electors
may all be democrats, republicans, peoples
party. or silver party electors We ar.
Only Interested in the nominees. If this
electoral combination means the election OF
Scwali in the fral roundup, no honest re-
former is under any obligation to vote 70,
it If wisdom finally prevails. and good
mon Is substituted for Sewall-we care mo-
who ne :S-then 10 good citizen Will hesi
tate in choosing between this electoral tick
et and the Mckinley-Hanna ticket. We
viii wait patiently 30 see If wisdom. patriot
ism and t'!Stice shall Prevail. If decen
avenue is opened. all right If not. We shall
exercise American citizenship and Wasi
our hands of the whole outfit, and begir
the tight for reform all over again, and In
a sensible way"
Democrats In Slnilnr Fix.
The feeling between the fusion and anti
fusion elements of the democratic party i
just now intensely bitter. 1t is mainly be
tween the News and Observer (Nationa
Committeeman Josephus Daniels paper
and the Charlotte Observer. 1t is not onl,
political. but personal The Charlotte OBJ
server is attacked by the fusion element
which says it would prefer to see il com
out against Bryan rather than support hin
and at the same time antagonize electora
fusion. which, this element asserts, is tn
Crly possible means of giving Bryan Nortl
Cardinals vote. The partisans of the Char
lOtte Observer. who are both numerous an
Influential. say that electoral fusion vii
ruin the party: that ii Is a humiliating con
fession of a weakness which I'd not hav
any real existence, and That no democrat !
bound to vote for Tom Watson.
The democratic party Is torn by these in
tCrnal dissensionS and there is lack of grea
enthusiasm. The main hcre appears to b
i'll the separation of the poPulist vote froI
its republican alliance. The ropulist part
has also troubles of its own. IS has bee
stated and is placed in the awkward att
tUde Of attempting constant explanations
Its fusion with two parties adds immensel
to its complications. There are those VIII
consider that its state committee does nc
really control the party.
The organization OF the republican part
is Gonfessedly the best since the memorabl
Nance-Settle compaign of 1S1G- 1t ha
ample means Not only does money com
in from The national committee, but on
local republican. Washington Duke III
millionaire cigarette manufacturer of Dul
nam, gives ii 10000.