The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-13
Enough Joint Electoral Tickets
to Make 1t Certain.
BUTLER TO THE JOURNAL
Only Danger is Hanna's Efforts
to Raise Dissensions.
REASONABLY CERTAIN OF 2s2
Reaction Against Hanna's Boodle--Fus-
ion Now Practically Completed
Senator Butler SAYS All Pro-
mises viii be Kept.
Washington, Oct. 10.

''~SS "ut NC ENSkha
Washington, Oct. 10.
To Editor New York Journal:
The victory for the double standard
in the coming battle of the ballots will
be won through the combined efforts
of Democrats and POpulists, and to
the efforts of neither alone can success
be attributed. This union insures the
success of the vital principle of both
platforms, and must undoubtedly be
classed among the leading achieve
ments of the campaign.
Populists everywhere have shown a
disposition to forget old differences
and to lay aside old feuds in order to
battle successfully for the remonetiza-
tion of silver. / have frequently been
questioned as to the sincerity and
deep-hearted honesty of the two par
ties to the fusion arrangements, and
it is largely to answer these queries
that / make this statement. Where
ever fusion has been sanctioned by
this committee, the relations of the
two parties to each other will be char
acterized by strict fairness and am
honorable regard for all promises
made. The issues involved are too
great to permit old dissensions to pre-
vent perfect harmony in these ar
rangements, and for Populists and
Democrats alike honesty and fair play
are assured.
The fusion arrangements between
the two parties are now practically
completed. During the last week a
joint electoral ticket has been arrang-
ed in West Virginia, by which the
Popuhsts get the two electors-at-large
and the Democrats the four district
electors. This arrangement makes
West Virginia certain, while before the
Mckinley people were claiming the
State. So far, joint electoral tickets
have been made in twenty eight
State.
The Republicans are greatly chag-
rined over the arrangements recently
made in Indiana and West Virginia.
Through their emissaries they did
everything in their power to prevent
joint electoral tickets from being fixed
in these two States, and they now
have these same emissaries at work in
these two States, as well as in nearly
every other State, trying to breed dis
sension and get as many Democrats
and Populists as possible to rebel
against these joint electoral tickets on
one pretext or another. In fact, Joint
electoral tickets have been arranged in
a sufficient number of States to make
the defeat of Mckinley and the gold
standard certain. Mark Hanna realizes
that his only hope now is to try to pre-
vent the people from supporting these
joint tickets. The patriotism of the
voters can be depended upon, however.
to defeat this last hope and scheme
to fasten the gold standard upon the
nation.
The outlook has greatly improved
during the last ten DAYS. The action
has set in all over the country against
the Republican Doodle campaign. The
masses of the voters have begun to re-
alize that the mOnopolists and trusts
are putting up millions of dollars to try
to buy the election in order that these
trusts and monopolies can fatten upon
the masses of the people for another
four years. Information received at
the headquarters of the Peoples party
so far indicate that the following
States are almost absolutely safe, with
the prospects brightenig each day:
Alabama, IL; Arkansas, 8; Florida, 4;
Georgia, 13; Louisiana, 8; Mississippi,
9; Missouri, II; South Carolina, g.; Ten
nessee, 12; Texas, Is; Virginia, 12;
Colorado, 4; Idaho, 3; Montana, 81; Ne
vada, 3; North Dakota, 3; South Da-
kota, 4; Utah, g.; Washington, a; Wy
oIning, 3; Kentucky, 3; Kansas, 10;
Nebraska, 8; Indiana, Is; North Caro-
lima, IL; Oregon, 4; California, 9; Mary
land, 8; West Virginia, 6. Total, 232.
The above States, which are now
reasonably certain for Bryan, with a
certainty of gaining steadily to the
election, give eight votes more than
enough to elect. twill be noticed that
in the above table are not included
States like Illinois, with "a votes, Della
ware, with 3, Minnesota with 9, Michi-
gan with IA, and Iowa with 13. In
these States Bryan's chances are ait
least even. In fact, if the election were
to take place tomorrow, it is almost
certain that he would carry several, if
not all of them; and there is every indi-
cation that the silver sentiment will
be stronger in these States on the 3rd
of November than at present Thus
it will be seen that Bryan can be elct-
ed if all of these Central Western
States, which are considered the fight
ing ground in the campaign, should
go for Mckinley.
If the reaction against Hanna's
Doodle campaign continues as it has
done during the last ten days, Bryan
will have more votes to spare in the
electoral college. To-day, even Ohio
is trembling in the balance, and may !
go for Bryan. AS have said, there is
but one danger now, and that is Han |
mas efforts to raise dissensions on the !
joint electortal tickets.
(Signed) MARION BUTLER.
Chm p. p Campaign Com.