New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-27
COOP w0Rf VEST AND SOUTH.
sTRAws AT REPUBLICAN sHEADQUARTERs-
VIOLENCE IN VIRGINIA.

10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBuNE.I
Washington. Sept 2s-The Republican Congress
Committee continued to receive encouraging reports
regarding the political situation and outlook In
various States Among the callers at headquarters
to-day was Chairman Holt. Of the North Carolina
Republican State Committee Among other Things
he said:
THE Republicans will get four Congressman out
Of North Carolina a result Of the fusion deal
made with the Popusts The Popuists Will get
the other five We have also made fusion upon
the State. county and township tickets with the
PopuIists The Democrats and the Popusts nave
fused upon the electoral ticket. but do not think
II will be successful. Each side will cut the other
The Democrats and Popusts of North Carolina
are too far apart upon political subjects and there
has been too much personal feeling arising out OF
the abuse of each other ever to get togeher III the
way proposed sewail Is intensely obnoxious to the
Populists too. / think. therefore, that we staho
chance OF getting the electoral ticket also
w T. Whorter writing from Yosemite. ky' TOT
Republican campaign literature says that the town
has a Mckinley club of 300 members.
d H. Zepp an attorney at Nokomfs. Ill, writes
Republican headquarters: This part OF Illinois VIII
give an increased Republican majority we are
gaining as the weeks go by"
The Rev. B. A. Mcdonald OF Hyattsvhhe' mo-
writes: IT believe everything is working for the
good Of the party In my State. Mr. Mudd Will
carry this district by $500 majority. and conse-
quently the State will he safe for Mckinney ana
sound money 49, -. ,, W. y, savs
our county CMneraD is now we'll organized ana
we find our Republicans In line we also ma tns ,
Sound Money Democrats are developing CONSTR
erabe strength since the nomination or tne souhu-
money ticket Bryan will cut no Ice with this OF
the adjoining county . ... r.
A correspondent writes that arrangements are
under way for excursion from the valley OF
Virginia the old Tenth Legion OF virginia De
mocracy to Canton Ohio. to visit. Major NC hniey
There will be 100 people, the majority OF whom
will be ex-Confederates. The excursion Is got up
bv Charles l. Hoffman. chairman Of the rage
County Republican Committee. and the Rev a
Paul Funkhouser OF Harrisonburg, va. ~ Is from
the With Congress District. in which X j. walker
is the Republican candidate: . to-
MANY parts of Virginia tell of assaults and other
indignties visited upon prominent members OF tne
party who have been speaking In certain poruonss
OF the State. Charges have been maze aealns'
the postmaster at Jonesville that he mas sup
pressed Republican campaign literature pass,h NE
most rnaster made assault on the man VINO mao
made the COMPLAINT. and charges nave peeh nsu
against him with the Ostmaster-tieneral tnat ne
has threatened bodily violence against the amanu
ensis Of the complainant who had written the let-
ter correspondent In Virginia. writing 10 thais-
man Babcock referring to threats made by lead
ing Democrats and intimidation used against ne
publicans who will not support their candidate
says; ,.u % r.sort - intimidation and
J. A Walker addressed meeting here YESTERDAY
About three hundred Republicans assembled out
about twenty armed Democrats hlled with mean
whiskey almost broke up the meeting, threatened
General Walker with personal violence cursed MN
and one OF them struck or punched him with
stick The postmaster at Jonesvie Is settlng
tben a example by assaultng citizens who ex-
nose the irregularities of his office.