The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
HEADQUARTERS CHOSEN
Editor London Shows Wisdom
Of Division.
WHAT The REPUBLICANS SAY
Are I ney Spending Money 10 Control
the Coming PopuIist State ConVen-
ton p 1t Looks Like
They Are.

Chairman Clement Manly spent Sun-
day at Winston with his family, re-
turning to Raleigh yesterday to open
headquarters and to actively begin the
serious business of the campaign. The
selection of Mr.. Manly for the delicate
and difficult duties of the responsible
position has met with universal en-
dorsement and approval. Combining
with unquestion ability, tact, resource
and industry Mr.. Manly impresses all
who come in contact with him that he
is the right man in the right place
In the absence of Mr.. Manly, the
capable and popular secretary OF the
committee, Mr.. John W. Thompson,
had busted himself looking at offices
and buildings for official headquar-
tiers, and yesterday afternoon con-
tract was made with Mr.. Grlmes Tor
the rental of the building known as
1.-The DR.. Fab. Haywood residence
once the Capital Club, and later the
Y. NJ. C. A. building, on the corner OF
Fayetteville and Morgan streets, near
the CAPITAL. 1t will give ample room
fOr the storage III oAA1
transaction of the business that Will
keep Mr.. Manly, Mr.. Thompson, the
stenoerapher, and clerks busy until
the election returns are received in
November. a.f
COMMITTEES ACTION APPROVED.
Mr.. Manly was pleased at the general
approval of the action of the commit
tee in rendering the Popullsts liar ana
I'll
equitable division of the presidential
electors. Letters and kilograms nad
come to him from all sections OF The
State voicing the approval or silver
Democrats. In the short time he was
in Winston, many citizens OF that
staunch Democratic city called to con-
graduate him that the committee had
been wise enough and bold enough
to take the right start. In Greensboro,
as he passed through, he met some
of the leaders of the party who were
equally cordial and enthusiastic in
their endorsement. Mr.. Manly had
giyen the matter serious thought be-
fore approving the step, knowing the
necessity of making no false step in the
very inception of the campaign. HaV-
ing determined that justice and equity
demanded the course pursued. he adj
yocated it and stood with nearly every
member of the State committee IN
extending the olive branch to every
man in the State who favors free Sill
yer and the election of Bryan to the
presidency. He expected some crltl-
cism, and knew that, until we'll con-
sidered there might be strong OPPOSE
ton. but the unaninity with which the
proposition was received grained MN
very much. He comes to take hold or
the campaign work full of faith and
full of energy, resolved to win.
SENSIBLE PLAN-NO PRINCIPLE
SACRIFICED.
Mr.. Henry A. London, editor of the
Chatham Record, Ia Sound money
paper) who is a member of the State
Executive Committee, in private
note to a friend yesterday wrote: "ALL
Democrats here approve the PROPOSE
ton. without one exception" The Re
cord. which appears tomorrow, Will
contain the following editorial:
A large majority of the voters of
North Carolina are in favor of the
election of William j. Bryan, and 1T
would be political, if not criminal,
folly if the electoral vote of this State
is not cast for him. Therefore all per-
sons who really and sincerely are IN
favor of his election cannot and will
not permit such suicidal folly. Hence,
it is necessary that they should all
vote for the same electors. OF course
if there are two or more electoral tick
cts for Bryan in any State there is a
division of his strength that may result
in his defeat.
Shall this be blindly permitted?
The Democrats of North Carolina
saw. No! Through their State Execu-
tive Committee they have officially and
emphatically protested against such
folly, and have offered and proposed
the most sensible, the fairest and the
simplest plan for preventing it.
(Hcre follows the resolution adopt
ed Ed
VIII this proposition be accepted
by the Populists? Why not? What plan
or proposition could be fairer? Each
party-both the Democratic and Popu-
iist-will name its shane of the cleo
tors and the eleven electors thus NOM
mated by their respective parties will
he voted for by both parties on the
same ticket. For instance, suppose
the Democrats should nominate six
electors and the Populists nominate
five electors, then the names of all ele-
ven electors will be printed on the
same ticket and devoted for by all
Democrats and Populists who favor
the election Of Mr.. Bryan.
''But what about the Vice-Presi-
dent? Why, simply let each set of
electors vote for their own candidate
for Vice~President That is, let the
Populists electors vote for Watson and
let the Democratic electors vote for
Sewall Thus the Populists will vote
for their nominees-Bryan and Wat
son-and the Democrats will vote for
their nominees-Bryan and Sewall.
BY this plan the total electoral vote of
North Carolina is certain to be cast
for Bryan, and Watson and Sewall
will, each, receive his proportionate
part of it. Thus neither party-neither
the Democratic nor the Populist-will
sacrifice any of its political principles
whatever, and yet both parties vote
for it's own nominees BY thus voting
for joint electoral ticket both parties
will accomplish its purpose without