The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-06-04
RUSSELL THE SUPREME ISSUE.

Ill
Which He Would Make the Fight
Fifty Per Cent Increase in Cotton Acre
age-No Sign of Democratic Harmony
and Conservative Ones Are at Premium
"A Massachusetts Man Donates 1926, ,OOC
to Shaw University-Col. Carr Viii
Probably Not Decline the Gubernatoria
Nomination if the Party Deems Hin
the Most Available Man.
RALEIGH, June 2.-The statement was
widely made that the cause of the fail
rre TO hold the Southern States Exposi.
ton at Chicago was the poverty of sever.
.Iof the States, and North Carolina was
named. Now this was both wrong and un.
iust The legislature had not given any
sanction TO the project and made no ap-
nroDriation, since the idea originated
long after the legislature adjourned
Tbo board of agriculture does not meet
until this month. 1t is cramped by the Or
der of U. S. court regarding the fertilizer
tax fund and 80 cannot make an appropri
alton. This board alone can give permis~
sion for any of the exhibits in the State
museum to be lent for use. Nor is it
desirable that they should be so lent, as
the museum is now perfect and is more
useful than any other advertisement the
State has The whole project of the ex
position at Chicago was largely vision
ary.
The other day Ed. Chambers Smith,
who is of course an extreme free silver
man, suggested that State Chairman
Pou be asked whether he would take
part in the canvass if the conventions
declared for silver. Your correspond ent
considered this an idle question but met
Mr.. Pou and fatty asked: "Is it true you
will take no part in the canvass this year
iffree silver wins?" He replied at is
not true l propose to do my part for
the Democratic party in any event.
Probably | will not do 40 much canvas
sing this year, but this is because of priv
vste business, w hich will keep me at home;
but will not do less one way than an
other this year than l have done for the
past II years" Mr.. Pou was then ask
ed ifhe had used any expression which
might have given rise to this enquiry.
He replied: Nothing save a remark l
may have made few days ago that if [
were TO canvass in the present state of
affairs | would make the fight on the
supreme necessity of defeating Russell
rather than discuss any scheme of finance.
Russell is the issue all good people are in
terested in. He must be defeated to save
the State. So far from fighting silver,
large part of my correspondence these
days is letters written to sound money
men in different parts of the State, urging
them to make no fight against silver, but
to let our convention June 25 unanimous.
ly instruct for it."
Now right here is where the fight is
coming on the 25th. Such men as Smith,
McRae, and many others are of the opinion
that there must be no nomination until
after the Chicago convention. Others
say frankly that such delay will place
the party in peril.
The Populists are greedy this year;
more 80 than ever before They feel con-
fdent they hold they balance of power;
hence their demands In Vance county
they overstepped the limits and are left.
There Saturday the executive committees
Of these parties met, and the Populists,
at whose head were Gill and Amos the
Populists who headed the bolt against
Senator Butler and who met the Repub-
can State Convention here May ID, to
make trade) requested the Republicans
to suggest a ticket The Republicans
made one up as follows: Republicans take
register of deeds, Senator and two Repre-.
Sentatives and two commissioners; Popu-
lists take clerk, sheriff, treasurer, coro>
ner, surveyor, constable, one commits
soner The Populists declined this and
said they must have two commissioners
and the legislative candidates. At this
the Republicans became very angry in>
decd, and declared "the Populists want
the earth" If the above is a specimen
Of their wants the Republican declara~
ton is correct. They are true children
ofthe horse-leech crying, "give, "give."
The Vance Republicans give out these
facts through one of their number, and
say they told the Populists the latter
had only 100 voters, while they had
1900: that their offer was made in good
faith, and that the Populist demand was
selfish, greedy and devoid of principle
Sheriff Smith, PoPulist, wants to keep
his office, gives it out that he will return
to the Republicans. Some of the Popu-
lists are saying that Gill and Amos can
not lead them and that they will go back
to the Democrats. 1t is said there art
25O Popuists in Vance of whom 100 be-
long to the Gill-Amos faction or ':bolters.
One thing is made clear by this pretty
story from Vance, and that is that th'
POpulsts and Republicans both want the
legislature mighty bad.
Governor Carr yesterday issued
warrant for the execution of Henry
Dowden, colored, at Halifax, July 2
Dowden is the man who murdered En-
gineer Matt Dodd, at Weldon. He wa
promptly convicted, but appealed to th'
Supreme Court, which affirmed the sen'
tence. The opinion of the court wa
yesterday certified to the Governor.
Next month will bring cartridge belts
and campaign hats, such as those worl
oy the army, will be issued to the officer
and enlisted men of the State Guard
This will give the general satisfaction
The cartridge box is obsolete now Th
ohcers' belts are looped for revolver car
Judges. Last year revolvers were issue
10 all officers. The colonels of the At
regiments will meet here soon to decid