The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-22
THE POLITICAL MIDDLE
Judge Russell and Mr.. Harris Know that Hat
ton Made 0yertureS to PriiChard,
A GOLD STANDARD MAN STANDS NO SHOW
The Democrats Will Get Close To-
Eethcr and Everything viii lie All
Right Politicians Are Picnscd
with the Harmony Which Now
Prevails In the Democratic Party.

Raleigh. n. c.. March 21.-iSpeciaD-
Gov. Carr has received an invitation
Ia attend the International arbitration
convention or conference at Washing
ton April 22-23. Others from this state
invited are Judges Faircloth, Avery
Clark. Fu!ches. Montgomery, Seymour
DICK, Bishop Watson. ". +. Davidson
d. l.. Russell. c. c. Clark. q. II. Win
sion. w. T.. Bynum. ]. S. Carr, L. d.
lioggard. II. II. Battle.
Ii Is now positively known TIA; the
Republicans have made the PROPOSE
tio:i 10 the Populis:s to fuse electorally
ihe latter to take six OF the eleven cec-
tors.
ropulis,s decline to speak to-day OF
the fusion OF their people and the Demo
Gratis, which has been effected In Tyr
rel and several other counties.
w. II. Worth. Populist. State Urea
SURF. when asked this morninS II j w.
Moody had misrepresented him and
Otto Wilson in saying they were now
earnest supporters of electoral fusion
with Republicans. said: Il have always
been for fusion"
X. II. Battle. cX-S;ate chairman OF
the Democratic party. said to-day le-
gardmg last nights meeting of the
Democratic Central Committee: 81 was
pleased a, the general feeling of har-
mony. Some informal discussion was
held which WIS not official but the
zone of the remarks of the gentlemen
present were IN the main cheering ard
Indicated an attachment TO the party
which. II significant of the sentiment; of
the people among whom these diff. =
emf gentlemen live. is encouraging The
suggestion OF boiling" did not seem 10
meet with favor among many, if indeed
pf any of the gentlemen present. The
indications are that the party will be
united and stand to the Democratic
principle that the majority must rule. -
Paul II. Acars. Il member OF The Cen
trail Committee. says: "Everything
looks all right The Democ:ats VIII
all g*t together and fight for principle. :"
Is. g. Beckwi.h. also 4 member, said :
ut is better TO ban the silver quarrel
row than later. ana settle It, We will
get together. We may differ on some
matters. but we are all Democrats and
united against Republican rule"
There is an attempted denial tina:
there WAS an offer by Ha;ton and Settle
here last Tuesday To Senator Pritchard
that If the latter would agree to n Ill
vision OF the North Carolina electoral
vote between Reed and Mckinley the
fight against him would stop. Your cor
respondent had this news ii may be. sa ia
officially. OF Its truth there is no so,.,
of question. Judge Russell knows il.
II true. and so does J. c. l.. Harris.
Ii is quite well known here that ~
X. PernGll is an avowed candidate for
the Republican nomination for S.crn-
tary Of stare.
Near Lexington yesterday three rev,..
nue. officers raided an illci: distillcry Of
j. T.. Tussey. and captured him Mt work
there. His assistant. Ed. Essicks. ran.
WAS pursued by Victor Davis. revenue
deputy. turned and shot the latter in
the abdomen. using a sno; gun