The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-22
as WASHINGTON SEES 1T.
A REPUBLICANS VERSION OF THE
DEAL WITH HAL AVER.
Aaana NOW Having Gwen Up the West
is Making Another Effort For
the South

Washington, Oct. 21.-(Special) )-
At Republican headquarters here last
week it was practically admitted that
North Carolina would go for Bryan
Yesterdays Star contained the follow
ing:
Chairman I}abcock received some
very interesting information from
North Carolina. II is to the effect that
the Republicans have succeeded,
through energetic efforts and manage
ment, in registering "a very heavy vote
n q quiet way, without arousing the
suspicious of the opposition that any
thing OF the kind was going on. Last
Saturday was the last day OF registra-
ton, and it is said that the thorough
and systematic efforts of the Republi-
cans did not come 10 the attention of
the opposition until the Friday preced-
ing the last day, when it was too late
for the Democrats to make any head
way. MIR. Babcock is advised that the
Republican registration indicates a
majority in North Carolina for the Re
publican ticket of from 12,0 ,000 to 90
000n
asked wen known Republican
here to-day, who knows une - and
outs OF North Carolina politics, what
this meant His reply was, in sub
stance: 1--WE have known all along that
We could not carry North Carolina
without the help of the Populist mat
chine. Our whole play in the cam
paign has been to get that as cheap as
possible, but to get it at any price
We knew that we were within 10000
votes of winning, and that if we could
register and vote all the negroes who
presented themselves, and get little
help at manipulation, we could carry
the State. We first tried to hook But
Ter, as he was the big fish. He was
wary, and so involved in the National
fight shat he couldn't be got at. Then
we made up our minds to make stzil-s
for Hal Aver and 0tho Wilson. Tyl z -
in control of the machinery GE s.ot 81
ulist party. 0tho wouldn't AF.fisfe -
less we would promise to bear PrS 4
Congress, and help him out YTiih -
campaign. We promised. Hal ..rl
was a little harder to persuade, an
held off, as seemed to us, long time,
but six weeks ago we found out that
he would help US out If il meant his
election as State Auditor. Ruff Hem
derson didn't want to get down bit,
and we had to "fix him. That had to
be arranged, but it was fixed. thought
we had Aver on our string when he APP
pointed corrupt negro officers to repre-
sent the Populists on the registration
boards some weeks ago. That was ex-
actly what we most wanted, and had
been working for. But l wasn't GER
tain we had him until Ruff Henderson
got down and made place for us to
endorse Aver. / knew then he was
working as actively for us in order to
elect himself as Pritchard was. His
active work TO secure the rejection of
the Democratic proposition after ne
had been telling Democrats all the year
that hes wanted fusion with them,
showed me that Aver had been prom
iaed Republican endorsement for Aud
itor, and that he would help us to get
every negro we wanted on the regis
tration books we wanted there, and
ask no questions. If You don't believe
me, watch the action OF those election
officers who are closest to the Populist
machine
This man was very much amused at
what he called the fool proposition"
made to the Populists by the Demo-
Gratis. He said that the Democrats
might have known that no proposition
that did not include Hal Aver would
have been even decently received by the
Populist chairman. The idea here is
that the Republicans think Aver,
Strowd, Shuford, Martin. Skinner,
\
list candidates for office are so anxious
to be elected, that they will give the
Republicans everything they want,
even the electoral ticket and the Leg
islature, if necessary. l hope the Dem
ocrats and silver Populists win be on
their guard The Republican mana
gers from North Carolina have assured
the National committee that endorsing
Aver made certain of four Congress
men, Pritchard's RETURN and the Nc
Kinley electoral ticket. On the basis /
OF this promise, the Republican com
nlittee in North Carolina is getting all |
the money that they need, and will |
get more. They are all the more will |
ing to spend money in North Carolina /
now because they realize that they |
hare host all Of the West, except, posi- |
bly,, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Ohio. |
Their only hope of eleeting Mckinley
lies in the South. And their only hope
there is in getting the assistance of
Populists in North Carolina and Ken
tucly These two States will be Han
naized freely, and Democrats may be
we'll prepared to meet such a flood of
as they have never before en-
eountered.
The Democratic committee gives out
his authorized statement: Senator
arthur P. German regards the political
utlook as presaging the sure election
# Mr.. Bryan. He has no doubt as to
Iaryland casting her electoral vote for
Ir. Bryan, and believes that, to the
tates certainly admitted by all parties
o be sure for Bryan, will be added
nough of the so-called doubtful States
D secure his election. The sentiment
or Bryan and free silver is so strong |
hat he does not think it possible for
he result to be changed by the use of
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