The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-19
4 POINTS OF CONTEST
Populists Will Not Fill Out
Ticket With Republicans.
WALSER WAS NOTIFIED
Guthrie and Russell Stay Up,
Both Sides Say.

Middle In the Fourth--Popuiist,He Head
quarters Opened Here--Can Russell
be Pulled Into a Joint Canvass p
Butler Establishes Himself at Wash
ington.
Te,Populist State executive commit
tee will soon be called together TO con-
slider the state of the campaign, and
other things. One of these other things
is the filling out of their State ticket.
There are now three vacancies on the
ticket, Attorney General, Supreme
Court Justice and one Elector-at-large.
Since the Republicans have failed to
unite with the Populists on Governor
and State Auditor, it is certain that
the vacancies on the Populist ticket
will not be filled by the Republican
nominees.
Mr.. Butler is said to have told Zeb
Vance Walser before he left that no
man who supported Mckinley could be
put on the Populist State ticket. Re-
publicans are saying that if this test
is applied to Walser it must be also
applied to Dockery: they claim that
Dockery is not only Republican still,
but is Mckinley mn.
A prominent Populist said yesterday
that well-known lawyer had been
offered the vacancy for Associate JUS
tice on the Populist ticket, but had
refused saying, Il cannot accept it Il
am still a Democrat"
d., AL
State tickets will. according to pre-
sent indications clash at the following
points: Governor. Auditor, Attorney
General, Justice of the Supreme Court.
The fusion is complete on Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, State
Treasurer, Superintendent of Public
instruction and one Associate Justice.
OF the fusion candidates Dockery is a
Republican, and DR.. Cy Thompson, W.
III. Worth, c.. III. Mebane nd Judge
Montgomery are Populists.
Chairman Aver says that he and Maj.
Guthrie have no idea of coming down,
and since Judge Russell and Ruff Hem
derson say they are nailed down to
stav, it seems as if the three-cernered
fight is a certainty.
The headquarters of the Populist
State executive committee will be open
ed this morning in the Commercial and
Farmers Bank. Five large rooms have
been secured on the third floor and
the COMMITTEE will have excellent quar-
ters Chairman Hal. Aver will be in
charge. and will have ample assis-
lance.
Senator Butler yesterday opened the
National headquarters of the Peoples
party in Washington. The first meet
ing of the Executive committee held
since the ST. Louis convention was
held there yesterday. Mr.. Butler will
remain in Washington during the cam
paign. His brother, Mr.. Henry Butler,
who has been for sometime on the
staff of the Caucasian, leaves this week
far Washington, to accept a position
with the Populist National committee.
Mr. James A. Bryan, of Newborn,
one of the leading Democrats of East
ern Carolina, was yesterday caller at
Democratic headquarters. Headquar-
tiers is busy looking place these
days, and Chairman Manly has long
line of callers every day.
Ed. A. johnson, the chairman, yes
terday called the Republican Execu-
tive committee for this, the Fourth,
district, to meet here Tuesday. This
meeting of the committee is called
to settle the middle the Republicans
of this district got into when they
nominated English The question is
whether they shall give the Populists
ell by endorsing Stroud, or shall put
out straight Republican candidate.
The sentiment is not all on one side.
In fact at the meeting held here last
week when bare quorum was present,
the committee was equally divided,
one-half favoring the endorsement of
Stroud, the other half favoring put
ting out a straight candidate at once.
The members of the committee are:
e. A. Johnson (col.), chairman; John
Nichols, of Wake; Frank Jones, of
Chatham; b. T. Millikin, of Randolph;
Jack Sharp, of Nash; Marlborough
(col.1. of franklin; Eaton (coD of
Vance; and Turner, of Johnson.
4 4
Judge A. p. Staples, of Roanoke
one of the most Brilliant men and
forceful orators of Western Virginia,
will make an address on the issues
of the day before the Democratic club
at Winston on Saturday night, the
22nd inst. 1t is expected that many
will go from other towns to Winston
to hear this fine orator of our sister
State.
Wonder if Mr. Hunter, Of Meclllen-
bHrg, has enough prestige since Mr..
Walter Henry's defeat yesterday for
the Congressional nomination to meet.
him on the stump? Mr.. Henry may,
forsooth, lose his prestige, but he'll
never lose his gall. Is there any one
else in the State who would have tried
to get the nomination from a member
of his own party who, moreover, had
just gained successfully long contest
FOR a seat in Congsess?
u
Chairman Manly, of the Democratic
State Executive committee, speaking
yesterday to a News and Observer re-
porter, touching the question of a
joint debate between Messrs. Watson
and Guthrie, candidates for Governor
respectively of the Democratic and
Populist parties, said
1.-THE Democratic standard bearer is
n fearless 1abatar who fears M foe