Evening star., 1896-08-05

vote for Bryan and Watson. h also pun On
the blacklist By the staIwarts. like Trench.
The republican state COMMITTEES u called
to meet August II. There will be many
present. Great questions are to come uD.
OF course. the one Of fusion y the CHIEF.
The silver democrats are In some cases
rather arrogant. and what they say 10 not
within the party. The silver men attempt
to set the standard-in other words, to say
that they are the true democrats. Their
opponents say: Who gave you the right
the state committee give TIT No. for 1t pat
up Q straight state ticket, and electoral fu-
sion was not even limited at. In fact. the
element of the party which wanted to hold
deal with the populists was completely
overwhelmed" Many democrats are heard
to say they will never vote for Bryan and
Watson; others that II populist electors
that they will not vote at oil, and very
few that they will vote for Mckinley. Re-
publicans as we'll as democrats admit that
party lines are down as they never saw
aside. For years it was considered bad
form" to vote any ticket save the demo-
cratic or to fail to vote. That Is no longer
true. But 1t is in absenteelsm from the
polls that the real danger to the democratic
party lies.
But the republicans are badly torn to
pieces. They are nervous and doubtful. D.
l.. Russell. the head of their state ticket.
Is particularly so. He is now on visit to
Senator Pritchard, the true head of the
party in the state. Russell says he will not
come down from the ticket: that none of
the Mckinley electors will come down. He
opposes Joint canvass this year. and most
probably there will be none. Some repub-
1cans declare that even II Russell did come
down. their party would hold convention
at once and put up another candidate.
he Is for gold. Once Russell was for silver.
Perhaps he has changed. too. He denounces
the democrats bitterly for proposing to
fuse with the populists.
1t Is noticeable that the democratic state
committee took no steps in regard to state
fusion The matter was brought up and
discussed. but, strange to say, the conclu-
sion was arrived at that only q state con-
asked. could anything save permission
from Bryan and Jones sanction electoral
fusion?
The Populists Serene.
The populists are naturally serene. Just
at a time when they were In a tight place
the democrats practically laid down their
arms. Both Chairman Butler and Manly
decline to be interviewed. They have prob
ably made compact to that effect.
The most powerful influence with the
democrats is white supremacy. They hate
Russell. and they dread negro domination.
Yet Wilmington man said he would pre-
fer to see Russell governor If a republican
got in. as he can manage the negroes bet
ter than any one else.
There has been much talk of the sharp
trick the populists played at st. Louis in
nominating the Vice President first. To
Senator Butler the credit has generally been
given. but 1t Is really due to Hal W. Aver
secretary of the populist state committee
and managing editor of Buffers paper.
some democrats appear to have an idea
a hoy ftYcn nxr-fth tl1x
ally 1t will be absolutely impossible for he
latter to fuse with the republicans on state
matters. But is this correct?
There are democrats who assert that the
republican party in the state Is a mere
shell. There are others, like B. F. Aycock
democratic nominee for state treasurer
who declare that the republican party is
at present better organized than in ten
years past Aycock admits that so far as
organization is concerned the populist
party excels anything this state has ever
seen. Ex-Democratic State Chairman SIM
mons assigns a reason for this-that Bur
Ter, as state chairman and absolute head
of his party. always ascertains exactly
what the rank and file want and then does
1t. In this way he leads without Lead
The Senatorship.
While the populist fight against Senator
Pritchard Is very bitter indeed, singular
thing has happened. In Cleveland county
the populists and republicans have fused
ard indorsed ]. Y. Hamrick for the legisla-
ture He is pledged and instructed to vote
for Senator Pritchard's reelection Pritch-
ard declares the state, as well as the ma
tfon, will go for Mckinley.
IL IS asserted that as a logical sequence
to what has occurred in the past two
weeks. the silver people in the state will
rave to support DR.. ]. j. Mott for Senator
Inc lat-ers friends are already beginning
10 work this scheme on the quiet.
Spier Whitaker, q widely-known popu-
list. who has for months desired to get the
nomination for governor. declares that the
pcpuilsts and democrats will never get to-
gether unless the democrats give the popu-
lists the governor.
Many persons express the belief that SEN
ator Butler will demand. or has demanded
OF the democrats. all eleven Of the electors
He Is not backward in making demands.