The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-15
NORTH cARoraSA POLITICS.


ventfon Fusion Negotiations.
Raiesgh. -. C.. Aug. 1.-THE PopUlist
state convention started with a fight over
walker Tor attorney genera begwesz SEN
arr Butter ard Chairman SktrneF. But
Ter trigupksc1 On every yste. ana ire en-
veatson carried cut his wsshss 70 The les-
ser. Walter n Montgomery Was rcneFs-
iEnFed for associate justice or TIE SUI
preTse court The selection Of the other
associate justice wzs Jeff 20 the central
cozarn.tsee TIE Walker matter was LETT
20 me central committee a central coEE-
nssttes vas named hy Butler Haiayre.
s-lso edits Buffers newspaper. was elect
% STATE Chairman Cot Harry skinner
and Capt Buck Kitchen denounced "a tn
measured terms boss rule and fought
Butler unavaiIing1y until the Convention
adjourned.
Chairman ManIey. Of the Democratic
state executive committee, has replied 20
the letter 81 Senator Butler regarding fu-
slon- senator Butter proposed that me
laoDalists have Eve electors and the DEM
ccg1is six. and division OF all the state Of
fees. The Democrats had proposed fu-
sicn on the electoral ticket only. Mr..
Maniey IN his reply said he regarded the
memorandum from Senator Butler as pri-
Fafe. and die not submit Il 10 his coEn-
ntttse. He says: In further answer 20
your communication, would respectfully
say thxt the executive committee Of the
Democratic party made this proposition
for electoral fusion in perfect good faith.
snd we sSiA express the hope that our in
ability TO come 20 any satisfactory ar
rangement to the extent and In the man
Her you propose viii not be allowed TO
stand ia the way of some just arrange
nsent by which MIR. Bryan. the nominee
OF the Democratic. Populist and Silver
parties, shall receive the united support
OF these organizations. Failure 10 have
ala f1lr e. .
result In Mr.. Mckinley receiving the en-
tire electoral vote of North Carolina al
though he receives many thousand less
popular votes at the polls than may be
received by Mr.. Bryan. 1t may be that
the loss OF the electoral vote of North
Carolina will result in the election OF
Mckinley and the fixing of the gold
standard upon the people for four years
more. IL was TO avoid the possibility
OK such a result that the Democratic ex-
ecutlve committee made its proposition
OF July 81 for electoral fusion, presented
Il IN a more definite shape at its meet
ing on the 10th of August, and now again
presses It's acceptance upon you. There
IS also a warm and sincere desire on the
part of the Democratic party that the
prospective financial reform legislation
demanded In the Chicago platform and
reiterated In the national platform OF
the Peoples party IN the event of the
ttttfloH % MI feiSah rttNa4t hoN iea-t oe
cause OF the want OF a majority for sill
yer in the national house OF representa-
tives. and TO that end every effort on the
part of all parties believing in silver
should be directed to defeat the gold
standard candidates IN every congress-
ional district In the state. and II at any
time before election In any congressional
district there should be running for con-
gress two silver candidates, the represent
tatives OF our respectiv parties and
division of the silver vote thus brought
about would make probable the election
of a gold standard candidate. l believe
II would become our duty in some honor
able way 10 meet the situation so as 10
prevent this result"