The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-14
THE LATEST IN FUSION
The Democrats Desire Unity with the Popu-
lists on State ami Congress.
DETAILS CT TIE LAST PROPOSITION
Democrats Prouuse Guthrie for sicu-
tenant l.ovcrrornui Promise IL i'm
the S"untorNhip Th"y Want Five
Cnusressmr:, anG Give the Fopu.
lists tho Ecsf-

Raleigh. n. c.. Oct. 13.-tSrcciaD-
For six hours tie Democratic Central
Committee was In session last night adj
journing at > O'Clock. The call for the
meeting truly said Il was for business
affecting the party The result was
proposition to the Populisi5 that there
be division of the State and Congress
sional tickets. AS to the State ticket !;
IS proposed that 1t shall be as follows;
Cyrus y. Watson. Democrat. Governor;
w. a. Guthrie. Populst. Lieutenant
Goverror( with pledge that Democrats
vote for him for United states Sen2io!l
Cyrus Thompson. popullst Secretary o'
State: w. II. Worth, Populist, Treas
urcr: X. NJ I'urnan. Democrat. Auditor
JohnsC. scarborough. Democrat. super
intendcni Public Instruction: j, l. o.
borne. Democrat. Attorney -Gencral: A.
sociate justices oc Supreme Court y. c.
Avery, Democrat, and Walter a. Mont
Eomery, Populist II also provides FOR
The endorsement Of James $ Manning.
Democrat. as judge Of the Fifth Dis
trict.
REGARDING CONGRESsMEN.
AS to the congressman the proposition
Is that the Democrats take T. A Wood
ard, Second District: w. w Kitchen.
Fifth: James i. Loclthart, sixth: X. y.
Douehtcn, Eighth; James $. Adams.
Ninth the Hopuliefa taking Harry
f. stroud. Fourth; y. c. Shuford. Sew
enth.
The proposition was drawn up by
Chairman Manly this morning aud sen;
to Popuist Chairman AVER at once.
The latter said: II will summon our
entire State Committee to meet ut once"
The summons goes by telegraph.
The current comment one hears Is that
the proposition will be rejected; that
the Popul!st" have no idea OF enter
tanning 1t. But there are two parts OF
the Popu!ist uarty-the machine and the
latter have desired state fusion or rath-
er have said the Democrats ought 10
offer Ii, rs otherwise electoral fusion
seenca Inconsistent. Those PopUli,.e
who are opposed to control of the stat"
by the Republicans are given their OPP
portuni,y.
The Fopulist leaders have had their
eyes particularly on the Fourth Dis
trict and have been trying 20 force The
Democrats to takc down Il. w. Pou.
their nominee for Congress. They have
singled out Fou for attacks.
NEGRO REGISTRATION.
The enormous registration of negroes
was a prime factor III causing the COM
mttee 10 take the action ii did. There
was some discussion about Offering the
Populists the sixth Congressional Dis
trict. but.th" sentiment was against IT,
1t is rumorcd that In Il quiet way Tom
Watson II having missionary work"
done among the North Carolina popu-
lists, and that this is one of the in.
fuences which are adverse 10 Senator
Butler. The other influence Is the well
known Popul'st prediction for Repub-
l!canS.
d. L. Russell. declining to make an es
innate of Mckinlcy's majority in this
State, or of mis- own as Governor but
makes the boast that II Guthrie is taken
down rs Governor he will carry 10 per
cent. of the Populist vote.
CAMS BET ON THE ELECTION.
TIE new election law disfranchiscs
persons who bet on the election. Jas.
y. Cheek, Republican legislative
nominee for the Legislature from Or
ange. ha" put $3.50 in bank here and
oqercd four wagers. Another new fea-
turc of the new election law Is that
candidates have to swear 10 their cx-
penses.
y prominent Republican leader said
to,oay or the Populists: There are
other things to them besides free silver
They have silver lining: that is an"
The Republicans have in a aense domi-
mated the Populsts for many months.
Hard as Chairman Manly has worked
me Democratic organization in the
state T. SHeFed to be In some places in
complete II is asserted that a mistake
mas been made in permitting national
affairs to so overshadow State ISSUES
This course was insisted on bv thrno
or four men. who, to a certain ext~-t
have dominated affairs.
THE RALElGH's PUNCH BOWL.
Governor Carr and party lert for WI.
mington on the seahoara Air Line tbs
afternoon In the party arr. M CO,
Mrs. y. j. Jarvis. Mrs. II. II Eo,,io {.
A. Asher. V. Z. Turner. n. f. AIsion
Maj z. NJ. Hayes, L. S. A.. and Pr.
vate Secretary Terar The nar,,
leaves Wilmington for Southport earIy
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