The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-19

OF the convention the proper place.
| It is the position / have taken all the
| time
..Will the Republicans demand the
Governor Internationally
"Unquestionably so. No action has
been taken regarding the Senatorship."
"What do you think ofButler's excuse
for not calling the Populist executive
committee to meetwith your committee
here to-day?"
''In my opinion it is no excuse at ALL
In the last campaign it did not take
| him twenty-four hours to get his COM
nlittee together. At least he would re-
port to me two days after | would write
| him, that he had consulted his com
mittee fully" and they had decided
thus and so. His excuse is no excuse.
Butler wants to await developments"
/ You have called your convention to
meet the middle of May. That conven-
/ ton, you say, will take action ON. the
| question of fusion. The Populist con-
! vention will hardly meet until a good
| deal later. Will the Republican con-
vention commit itself to fusion, leaving
| the Populists to do as they please?'
IF the Populists should refuse to
give us exactly what they propose to
/
They can't afford to hold their peace"
What do you think of the stand SEN
ator Butler has taken?"
Butler is placed in an awkward posi-
ton towards his own party, as well as
toward us. He has virtually comitted
the Populist party to the new free sill
yer organization, and he has done this
without the consent of the party. He's
bund to back down, or they'll run over
him, unless he owns the free silver
party as simply one of the wings OF
his Individual following. The access
sions to the free silver party in this
State have been so few that it will not
be able to hold a State convention
Not single Republican has joined
the new party, except the chairman of
the National Executive committee, and
lie will have to hold his own conven-
ton, and cast the seventy votes of this
State in the National convention. Pos
sibly some few Democrats may go with
him."
What do you think Of the attempt
of the RUSSELL gang to get their own
committee on credentials and capture
your State convention?"
ut is a scheme organized in despera-
ton. TIE friends of Dockery, Boyd and
other aspirants will condemn it as the
greatest outrage ever attempted to be
practiced upon the party since 1880,
when the executive committee got to-
gether, appointed themselves dele
| gates to the National convention, after
refusing TO call a State convention.
And the convention that followed ex-
pressed its Indignation by taking away
all the power of the committee along
this line And the convention almost
destroyed the leaders in that proceed
ing.
@You may look out for an earth
quake.
''Some of the committee have just
asl:ed me what / thought of the selec-
ton of Loge Harris as Secretary" said
Col. Keogh, with look of disgust on
his face. "They thought it would make
me mad he continued, ''but it didn't
They remembered that when | was
chairman / told the committee my res
ignation was before them unless Har-
ris was dismissed as Secretary. But
it is a closed incident, as diplomats
would say, and it's all right if Holton.
Russell and the rest of 'em want Harris.
III not be likely to raise any row.
There is one quality about Mr.. Har-
ris that very much admire; If I've got
any Questionable work / want done,
always know where to find him, and
how To approach him."
caves ON BUTLER.
1.-THE only way to judge Buffers polit-
zeal future is by what he now is and
has to hope for in the future" said a
tall, lank, sharp featured man at the
. Park Hotel yesterday while the Repub-
lican committee was in session in room
Is. and the question of fusion was be-
ing discussed by outsiders in the lobby
The individual who thus paraphrased
/ Patrick Henry's famous words was no
. other than John b. Eaves, ex-chairman
Of the Republican executive committee
the Dark Duke from Forest City, the
, stalwart of the Republicans, and the IN
compromising enemy of fusion.
Like his native mountain pine, Eayes
presents a graceful though rough and
uncouth exterior. But he was the most
original and striking figure of the mot
, ley assemblage here during the past
few days. His face, set in raven
/ tinted trellis work of Van Dykes, has
been familiar spectacle in the Repub-
liean gatherings here for many years
and for many years it was, like the
imperial eagles Of Rome, seen in the
tlickest of the fight, and with the
CLEAN of triumph ever upon il, but now
there is none so poor as do it reverence
Two years ago Eayes was chairman
of the Republican Executive committee
and his word was law. His "reliables'
had but to know his wishes to do them.
The question of fusion with the Popu-
lists was sprung. Eayes opposed it.
The proposition grew into settled
sentiment. Eayes continued to pro
test against it. The fight grew warm.
Eayes staked his political fortunes on
the result. The committee met. caves
was defeated The convention met and
his defeat was made complete and turn
ed into disastrous rout not even a
reliable being left to console with
the fallen chieftain.
Eaves was not invited here this time,
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