The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-25
POLITICAL
POT=POURRl.

Condensed Mention OF What
People Are Saying And What
Some Are Doing.
Birds Eye View Of Events Pictured by the Press
Expressions Of Oplsion BY Some People Who Know
People Who Are Talked About For Office.
Capt. S. A. Ashe, of Raleigh; Mr..
j. Hawkins, of Ridge
way, and Mr.. Ashley Horne, of
Clayton, are being spoken of in con-
nection with the Democratic nomina
ton for State Treasurer.
Col. F. A. Olds, the Raleigh cor
respondent of the Charlotte Obser
yer says:
"The Chatham county Democrats,
it seems, failed to elect Henry A.
London delegate to the State con-
vention. For twenty-five years he
has always been a delegate, and has
and accurate members"
This is rather strange to THE CAU-
CAsIAN, for the genial Mr.. London is
about all that is left Of the Democra-
tic party in Chatham. Our explana-
ton of this "slip" is that Mr.. Lon
don was too modest to elect himself.
Hon. William A. Guthrie, of Dur
ham, N. c., a recognized Populist
leader and lawyer of high standing,
was seen at the Metropolitan last
evening, says the Washington Post.
1t is thought that he will be nomi-
mated for Governor when his party
assemblies to name State : -,
which will not be until the N :
of the National Populist conv. ~,r.n
at St. Louis.
In discussing the situation with a
Post man, Mr.. Guthrie said:
1.-The Populist aud Republican
parties in North Carolina have drift
ed so far apart that fusio-' is no
longer thought of by either. 1t
would have been impracticable any
way on the Presidential ticket, but
now there will be no combination to
elect State officers, as there was in
1894. There may be local combi-
nation affecting only county officers,
but this will scarcely be general. In
1894 the fusion movement was car
ried to success because two great re-
forms were to be obtained by it
the reform of the election laws and
the repeal of a provision which gave
the Legislature the right to appoint
magistrates, who, in turn, selected
county commissioners, the most i'm
portant of all local officials. Both
purposes were carried out; frauds
on the ballot are thing of the past
and the right of the people to choose
their own officers will never be take1
away.
"There is now no longer any sucl
ground for combining against tht
party that had stood for perpetual
ing these abuses, for the abuses hav.
been corrected, and so there will b.
three separate tickets in the field
The Populist Party in North Caro-
lima stands solidly for silver; no maj
could be Populist who was not il
favor of free coinage. l know tha
a tremendous majority of our peo
pie are believing in this policy, n,
matter to what party they belong
and on this fact base my belief tha
the Populist will carry the State il
November"
"What figure will the Populist
cut in the National election? 2"
, Il can't answer that until after al
the National conventions have beel
held. If the silver Republicans a
st. Louis this week bolt and nomi
nate Senator Teller, and it the Dem
ocrats at Chicago are wise enoug
to come out for silver and sndors
Teller, then it is almost certaipt
, that the National Populist conveu
ton will likewise recommend him q
. a fit Presidential candidate. @
! course the silver convention, whic
) meets on the same day and in th
> same place. st. Louis, will folio
, suit. If all this happens Mr.. Telle
4 is as certain to 60 in the Viii,
) House on March 4th next as Grove
: Cleveland is to make his exit"
r Commenting on the fact that M
l. W. c. Whitney decleed to forego b
d trip to Europe in order to try to e
r the Democratic convention to d.
d clare for the gold standard, the Ne
It York Herald says that Whitney
n worth to the gold cause as much
l. one hundred silver delegates Won
'e be to the silver cause.
=. The Raleigh correspondent of Il
ia Charlotte Observer says:
"Some earnest and life long Der
a ocrats say they do not like the tor
g of the silver resolutian which Il
10 Wake county Democratic conve
~ ton adopted last Saturday. Th
~ add that it is perilously like the r,
to olution adopted by the social
State silver convention Sept. q
!. last, and that it makes the test =
ID Democracy but free silver"
IN So! When you pin some Of the
on Democratic free silver squall,
M right down to business on this silv
ha question, they wiggle like hook
ito eel. And they are so slick that ev
!, after they are caught there is d,
be ger of their slipping away.
hal Ex.COnrressman Rrvau of