The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-22
CHAIRMAN MANLY SAYS The DIS
PATCH STORY A cake
WILL BE NO STATE FUSION
STATE ASST STANDS WILL
BE ELECTED IN NOVEMBER
/ Republicans All Over the stare Coming
Over TO Bryan and Free Silver
Settles Smart Politics in
Nominating Adams.
Nominating Adams.

a reporter OF the News an I'D
server called Chairman Manly's at
tention to an article in the Richmond
Dispatch
Mr.. Manly said he was much obliged
for calling his attention to the canard,
and said that he had read it. And con-
tinuing, he said that the story that
the Chairman of the National Demo
cratic committee, and The National
Peoples Party committee have ar
ranged deal by which Watson of
Georgia fs to come down in the i'm
terest of Sewall, and Watson of North
Carolina is to come down in the in-
sterest of Guthrie, is fabrication pure
and simple, having as its only merit
that it is entertaining and sensational.
OF course, Chairman Jones and
Chairman Butler both know that they
have no power or right to arrange for
a combination State ticket between
the Democratic, Populist and Silver
parties in North Carolina, or to take
down the Democratic ticket, or any
part thereof, and the mention of the
story that they are attempting TO do
so is manifestly absurd.
Chairman Manly further said that
the Democratic party made a candid
and fair proposition for electoral CO.
operation with the Peoples Party
Executive committee for the lection OF
Mr.. BRYAN President of the United
States. So far they have gone and no
further: and this was the part OF
good policy and principle. There is
no purpose on the part of the Demo-
cratic party that be knows. of Tor
any further fusion with lahe Popullst
party. or any other party Our state
ticket is nominated 1t is up for the
consideration of the people of North
Carolina and to be voted for and
elected on the Bird of next November.
x
Fx-State Senator III. c. Olive. of
Apex, was in Raleigh yesterday. He
says that Bryan is the most popular
man ever nominated, and if the people
could vote for him direct he would re-
,ceive the almost unanimous support
of the people of the State. He believes
the feeling is so strong for him that
Ihe people will get together to vote
for him, no matter what they do about
other things. Among other strong
open supporters of Bryan, he named
Mr.. VIM. Ell. Bennett, who was Re-
publican member of the Legislature a
few years ago, and Mr.. j. w. White
head. of Apex, a lifelong Repubh-
can. News comes to Raleigh also from
other sources showing that in all
parts of the country Republicans of
long standing are for Bryan. They
utterly repudiate the gold standard,
which they claim Is a new thing in
corporated into the Republican plat
form. There will be at least 10000
Republicans in North Carolina who
will vote for Bryan, and they will
/. do so because they believe in silver.
Prjtchard will not be able to unteach
his own teaching. impaired as recent
.ly as last October:
II consider that free trade and
gold recommendation are twin
brothers, and he who courts gold
recommendation invites the disas-
tiers which must follow in the
wake of free trade"
x
Tom Settle played smart politics
when he had Spencer =. ADAMS, OF
Caswell. nominated for Judge TO sue
coed Judge Graham. Spencer isn't
lawyer enough TO count, It is true, and
the Republican party had filter men
for judicial honors, but Tom wasn't
thinking about strengthening the
beneh-he was concerned only about
strengthening his own political fences.
Spencer has had his eyes riveted on
Toms seat IN Congress, and Tom was
smart in switching him off ON a judi
cial nomination. Spencer is political
hustler, a shrewd manager and mani
pulator of the colored vote. Tom
was afraid he woHld sulk in his tent
this year without some special an
eeentiye, and Kitchen would carry
sCasweu. He now thinks that Spencer
will hustle for himself and that he
,gviH come in for the benefit of the
nustling And that's why he smiles,
even if the Rockingham county Popu-
lists did endorse Kitchen for Congress.
He thinks he wAl still be able to
force the Populists to make nominal
ton as a sham, like they did two years
ago. and enable him TO go back TO vote
for gold, as they did two years ago.