The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-19
FUSION And NO FUSION
IS The Battle Cry Of The Warning Po-
lltlCal Parties In North Carolina.
HATTON LAID A TRAP FOR SEN. BUTLER
The Various State Departments Must
Give All Their Printing 10 The
Public Printcr-NorE of tho Re
publican STATE somDsiticc-.Scgr
Elected Over White Men Delegates.

Raleigh, n. c., March iS.-(Spcclal)-
ne event here today WAS the meet
ing OF the State Executive Committee.
which began at noon today. All its
sixteen members were present and a. L..
liolten presided. II. a. White represent
cd the Firs; district. j. T.. DobSon the
Second Among the scores of promi-
nent Republicans here is George w
Cobb. OF Elizabeth City,
The fight is between fusion and no
fusion. Mckinley, Reed, Morton or AL
lison. Russell and Dockcry Editor
GoSlcn. of the Winston Republican. saws
Dockcry is far in the lead In the race
for Governor. lie certainly has iniluen-
tial supporters. Senator Prltchard IS
RussclfS main hacker in this race
The Republican state Convention this
afternoon called the State Convention
10 meet here May lith to elect four
delegates and four aicrnates to the
Na&onal Convention and To nominate "A
StatNtickct or such part thereof as NAV
he agreed upon.
II was decided that the committee
should meet here the day before the
convention to examine into prima racie
cases of contested delegates. if there
should be occasion for the performance
OF this duty \ resolution drawn by
Senator Pritchard was adopted, that a
committee. composed of a. l.. llolton.
II. l.. Grant and James ii. Young. be ap-
pointed To consider the question of CO.
operation with the Populis;tS in the
State and TO receive such suggestions
as the Populists may make regarding
cooperation, and To report to the Stat,
Committee May 18th. The committee
added Senator Prtchard and Repre-
sentative Settle to this subcommittee
j. G. l.. Harris was elected secretary
10 the State Committee. vice Tyre Glenn
NJ n m mot.
with tho plan Of organization, he being
II member Of the committee. Senator
l'ritchara says three fourths OF the
State Committee are for Mckinley He
and Russell. who is a candidate for
Governor. won II victory In the commit
tee to-day in the fight against Settle and
Dockcry and lioltOn.
Chairman iIatton laid II trap for Sena-
tor Butler. by asking the latter 10 be
brave and Ia call his committee to meet
on this date. This was done. so that if
Butler came it would be shown that he
was for co-opara tons, while If he stayed
away it would show he did not wish to
cooperate any longer But Butler
writes that he got the letter too late 10
call the committee together.
Hatton says that really no Republican
save Russell wants complete fusion.
The Supreme Court decided that the
various state departments must. UNI
der The law, give all ihcif printing to
the public printers. The latter had
brought suit against seven departments
Daniel Il. Goodloe. q wcll-known North
Caroliniam. for many years resident at
Washingto ton. ID. c., IS here on two
months visit
Yesterday the site for the Louise cot
ton mill at Charlotte. was purchased.
1t will be one of the largest and best
mills in that section.
The swarms of Republicans here (over
100 of the leaders, devoted many hours
yesterday. last night and to-day to the
matter of harmoni2inE. OF course they
will all get together. The Russell men
drew up resolutions last night cndors-
ing their man and wanted TO get these
adopted to-day. but the Dockery element
said the committee had no power 10 do
anything save TO call the State Convcn-
ton.
The action OF the Nash County Rcpub-
lican Convention is causing n good deal
of comment. II elected two negroes as
delegates to the State Convention and
two white men as altcrnates.
News reached here of probable muir
der at Mud Cut on the Western North
Carolina railroad. w. II. Paris. sec
ton master. got In a fight with one
Norman, his fnthcr-in-law, and the lat
ter "bestcd" him. Paris got his Win
chester and shot Norman through the
body.
The Agricultural Department has very
favorable news as Ia the progress the
farmers have made this season.
EDENTOS.