The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-08-13
POPULISTS WANT
TO NAME TIE
TERMS.
sEPUBLICANS WATCHING THEM
LIKE HAWKS.
But Pearson says There Is No Ear.
thly Prospect of Republican Ell
ectoral Fusion with Them.
POPULIsTS KEEP UP WITH DEMOCRA-
TIC DOINGS.


The Democratic State Committee said to
Make Silver the Test Oi Party FeaIty-,
Senator Butler Calls PODulist State Con.
Vsntlon for tOdAY-Dr Mott Says Silver
Republicans will not Adhere to their
Party The State Looses $65 900 By
Floods In Roanoke
RALEIGG, Aug. ii Some one has said
thAt this week 10 the most nome ntous in
North CArolinA's political history. The
series of Surp rises during the past 20 dAys
hGs filled the politiciaGs with AmAEement.
First the Republicans were in for fusion
With the PopulistS. Now they want no
fusion but three tickets. Yet they
watch the Populists like hawks, fearful
lest the D.moorAts shall gain .ome ad-
vantage Second, the Populists we're ct
first ready for trade and smsd real ly
TO fear to let their actual siren 9Th DO
known; now the middle OF the ro I'D men
appear to predominate. Yet this after
NOON Republican said that perhaps the
Populists might endorse Russell. Rioh>
moDd Pearson says that there is 90 earth.
Iy prospect Of electoral fusion of POpU-
uStS Auu 0OpuOIIC0ue. 4 GA6S0SEOo square
announcement that he and the party in
the State are for gold has ended that.
But Pearson hopes that county fusion
Of Popuists and Republicans has gone so
tar it cannot be done away with.
Now really the legislature appears to
b the thing most wanted. It 10 certain.
Iy what the Repub loans covet. Ohio
Wilson, Populist, says this is true aud
that it is also the hardest thing to get.
Democrats want t, Of course.
The meetings Of the Democratic State
Con 7ention last night and today were of
intsHss interest. OF course there ia often
an effort to keep these meetings secret
bat it often fails. This afternoon there
was funny incident which Shove how
quickly and how we'll Populists know
What Democrats are doing. The secre-
IAry OF the Populis: State COMMITTEES
said: "You gave pretty accurate report
Of the Democratic committees .procee :
ings. There were q few little errors and
one or two things were somswhat antic
ipatsd." Now this was too good, coming
from . Populist.
As to the committee meeting last nil ght.
A resolution was adopted that the Chair.
mAn Clement Manly, be instructed TO lay
before the Populist State Central Com
mi!tss Q proposition for the division OF
the electoral vote, say Z or TO 6 or z
Not . word Was said about any State
fusion. Chairman Manly had prsvi-
ousIy made his report and in this 10 was
stated that when hS proposed TO Butler
TO have electoral fusion, Butler said hG
could not recommend il unless thors wat
Also State and Congressional fusion. Tbs
committees vote on the election fOSioI
WAS ayes ~, noes 10. The noes were Il
l.. Durham, s. J. PembSrton, 8. Gsllsrt,
p. B. Means, Hsriot Clarkson, Geo. A
Jones, D. n. Luther, Watts, II. G. Bourne
W. T. Lee. Now this was hitch. Wa
it not meant TO be one, Butler knew
that the Democratic did not wSnt State
fusion or C,ngressional. He must also
have known that the PopulistS did no
want State fusion.
But this afternoon ChAirman Manly
'ubmiusd in writing to the PoPuliSt ex-
SCutiye committee the proposition. Th
latter committee 10 composed of S.nAto
Butler, Hal Aver, W. II. Kitchen, W. A
Guthrie, 8. Ohio Wilson, A. 8 Peace Ane
A. 8 Powell
The Democratic State C1mmitteS to
day laid down what may bs termed b.
some the "party law" This 10 o decla
ration that while the party 10 not goin
10 prescribe any man for his OpiniOnl
still that view OF the committee 10 tbs
the alignment 10 on gold and silver, An
that the silver men cootrol the party
committeeman said frankly, this make
adherGncs TO silver the test Of part
teGlty. t
There was O heated discusSion in tn
committee last night and the lio was Poi
passed bOtW cen Ed. Chambers Smith On
Paul B. Means. Blows would hayo folio
ed had not these gentlemen been quicl
iy separated. This occurred almost
the close Of the meeting and it 10 said
members that it was not due to anythlI
eonoearning the meeting; in other wor'
was private dispute.
Here 10 the call which Senator Butls
'As state chairman, issued for oonvsntio
ofThuraday.
"Tho State Covsntion Of the people
party tor North Carolina will DO held
Raleigh Thursday, August l3, for Il
purpose Of nominating 0 canidato for 60
"rnor and other state officers, and ira
sactDg such other business 90 may Be
to the convention. All voters who
opposed to the rule of monopolies 81
other gold trusts, and who are opposed
OUIl pens and bAllot-box stuMng
earnestly invited and requested to Coo
crate with uS in the cming campaign"
At the convention Ssntor Butler W
retire as chairman, since the new u
max sa state chairman M election ON
or, and the constitution prohibits t
holding OF two Offices by The same psrs'
1t has bssu the talk that pop uli
6aVs 80 900 votes and that these Cal
from the democratic party. The del
CATION to st. Louis was based ON the i
um vote Of 1892. and the delegation