Evening star., 1896-07-31
DEMOCRATS MAKE ADVANCES.
Taking Steps in North Carolina To-
ward Fusion on Electors.

Taking Steps in North Carolina To-
ward Fusion on Electors.
Special DispIrch The Evening Star.
RALEIGH, n. c., July 31.-By a vote of
% to at o'clock this morning the dem
ocratic state committee adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, both democratic and populist
parties, in national convention, have nomt-
mated Bryan for President, and
Whereas, electoral ticket for Bryan and
Sewall and another for Bryan and Wat
son will endanger election of Bryan and
promote chances of Mckinley obtaining
electoral vote of North Carolina;
Therefore TO the end that all persons
favoring the election of Bryan may have
their votes counted in the electoral col
lege for him,
Resolved, That the democratic party
hereby offers TO the populist party a fair
and just division of Bryan electors, and
that the state chairman is authorized to
confer with the populist state chairman.
locking to union of the two parties upon
one electoral ticket, and report TO this COM
mittee a early practicable
Clement Manly. the new state chairman,
is given authority to appoint an advisory
committee Of five, which will really do the
work. Fusion on the state ticket with pop
ulists WIS discussed in a desultory way.
No action was taken. Any policy which
looked like prescribing gold democrats was
abandoned. No plan of campaign was
married out
1t is thought that Senator Butler will
demand that all eleven electoral votes be
given for Bryan and Watson. Some lead
ing democrats and populists are in confer
ence today. Butler arrives this afternoon.
He and Chairman Manly Will nave a con-
ference.
Headquarters Not to BE Moved.
NEW YORK, July 31.-Charman Mark
A Hanna returned from his visit TO White
law Reid. at White Plains, early today, but
he had nothing to repeat of what was said
there by himself or by either Of the other
guests. j. Pierpont Morgan and D. Ogden
Mills
1t was only a social call. We had a
pleasant time, a good nights rest and
pieLty to eat That's ALL he said.
Mr. Hanna's attention was called to a re-
pert from Chicago that. because of alleged
republican factional difficulties there ne
mad determined upon a removal of the ma
tional headquarters thence to Cleveland
That. said he. lis untrue. You NAV
say there is not word of truth in it,
The Third Ticket Movement.
CHICAGO. July 31.-There will be an I'M
portant meeting of the executive commit
tee having ir charge state organizations Of
gold standard democrats at the Palmer
House headquarters tomorrow.
Gen Bragg, chairman, issued the call,
and it is expected reports will be received
from states enough TO give an indication as
to what extent the third ticket movement
has gone and will go.
The work Of bringing about a national
convention is progressing satisfactorily 1t
Is now believed that from thirty to thirty
five states Will be represented at the con-
ference on August I.
Repadiafed the Chicago Platform.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. July 31.-A big
meeting of gold-standard democrats. under
the auspices of the National Democratic
Club, YVES held last night at the Goa tes
House Ex-Chief Justice Black presided
and over 2'n democrats were in attend
ance. The meeting adopted a declara ton
of principles repudiatins the Chicago plat
form and characterizing it as "a menace to
good government, an assault upon the
horor and credit of the nation and inju-
riCus to the welfare of the people,"
The meeting also adopted resolution
demar ding the calling of another national
convention to adopt democratic platform
and nominate democratic candidates for
President and Vice President.