The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-15
is IT A NEW OEAL2
Will Butler Put Up a Straight
Bryan Watson Ticket?
CONFERS WITH HOLTON
Republican State Committee
Meets Here To Day.


in the Meal Gag is Dcckery For the
Senate Does Butler Mean to Deliver
the Electoral Vote of the State to Nc
Kiney?
The Republican State executive
committee meets at the Park Hotel at
noon to-day.
Last night caucus was held In MT.
Holton's room, in which the existing
state of politics was discussed, and
some effort made 10 untWist the tan
The committee will to-day fill out the
blanks in its State ticket.
The slate may stand thus:
Governor, ID. l.. Russell.
Lieutenant Governor, Oliver IL.
Docllery() very doubtful.)
Secretary of State. DIR. Cyrus Thomp-
son
State Treasurer, w. ii. Worth.
state Auditor, Ruff Henderson.
ATTORNEY General, Zeb Vance Wal
ser.
Justices of the Supreme Court, L. NJ.
Douglass and A. E. Holton.
Many Republicans oppose Docl<ery
bitterly. while others think it would
be in the interest of harmon" to
nominate him.
The Republicans were at sea in their
caucus last night and were really not
decided on what course to pursue.
The committee is composed of SIN
teen members. The following mem
bers were present: a. L. Holton, chair
man; jam Young, Abe Middleton, Jno.
Dancy, w. S. Clanton, Maj. I'll. l.. Grant,
II. O. Patterson, Robert Hancock.
Senator Jeter Pritchard came yester-
day.
Judge Russell and Richmond Pearson
both stated yesterday to prominent
Populist that Butler said he would put
up a straight Bryan-Watson ticket in
the State and maintain it, intiInating
that this would be to the advantage
of the Republican National ticket head
ed by William Mckinley. This is stat
ed on the authority of theNprominent
Populist.
4 prominent Republican said yes
teriay that Butler early yesterday
morning went to Holton, and said to
him: IF you will agree to my basis
of State fusion. with Walser for At
torney General and yourself for Judge
of the Supreme Court. ] viii agree to
put up and maintain az independent
Rryan and Watson electoral ticket in
the State"
Did Mir. Butlerkmean by that state
ment that he would, to accomplish
State fusion with Republicans, SO ar
range the electoral vote that Mckinley
would carry the State?
Chairman Holton last night denied
that the proposition had been put IN
the shape above presented, but would
not deny that he had a conference
with Butler, and refused to tell what
Butler proposed. ''AlI this talk is un-
Official he said; lit is all mere talk
now" He evidently wanted to dodge
the question, and did not make q
SQUIRE denial. There is no doubt that
he and Butler have conferred but it
was probably one of the personal
conferences Butler has lately become
so fond of.
Pritchard and pearson and Walser,
Holton, Hyams, Carrie Duncan and G.
Il. French are among the prominent
Republicans here.
There is little doubt the committee
will name a ticket to-day. It is agreed
that the action of the Populist State
convention means a three-cornered
fight in the State.
Chairman Holton is said to have been
offered the place of Associate Justice
to placate him. He would not deny
last night that such AN offer had been
made, but said it was not official"
jim Young has declared for Bryan
and many Republicans are claiming
that he should be kicked out of the
committee.
Tt was stated in the caucus last night
that Dockery was still Republican
and that the report about his voting
for Watson was untrue.
Four propositions are before the
committee: ], to nominate the ticket
named by the Popalists; 2, to take
Ruff Henderson down and endorse all
the ticket except Russell; 3, to nomin-
ate only the Populists Worth and Cy
Thompson; 4, to nominate no Popu-
lists at all, but make out straight
ticket. All these were discussed last
might.
IDOCKERY FOR THE SENATE.
1T is an open secret and was talked
in many places yesterday that Dockery
will accept the Populist nomination
for observation-disclosures only with q
view to securing populist support for
Senator to succeed Pritchard. Col.
DoclleTy has not announeed that he IS
for silver, or will vote for Bryan. His
friends say he win state MS position
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