The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-06
IMPORTANT Meeting
Of the Democratic State Committee will Be
Held In Raleigh Thursday.
THIS is MOAERrOUS'WEEK IN POLITICS
Sovcrnt Questions TO he Decided Upon
Which Nay Hang the Result. of
tho Election = POpu,ists Dissatis-
He'd With Gnthric Republicans
Claim Two.Firths ortho Vote.


Raleigh. n. c., Oct. (SpeclaD
chairman Manly calls the Democratic
state Committee TO meet here Thursday
OF this week. /; is easy to see that this
VIII ba very important meeting. one
OF the most important OF the year The
fact is. this is II momentous week In
politics. The Populists are having
trouble OF their own, growing out of the
decidedly independent action of Major
Guthrie, their nominee for Governor.
chairman Aver went 10 Durham yes;er-
day to see Guthrie. To-day the latter
was here on his way To Smithncld, where
ne SPOKE. Ii was said at Republican
headquarters that Guthrie would prob
ably sing different tune to-day" lie
has attacked the popullsts for their Re
publican ptoclivities.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama. was cx-
pected to make two speeches in this
state. lie notified the Democratic state
Chairman that on account of i'll health
he is forced 10 cancel the engagement.
Ii is said there Is in the country much
dissatisfaction among the ropulsts as
TO the Congressional fusion arrangement
with the Republicans. and 1t is asserted
that not one IN ten Will stand BY that
side OF the committee The abl,st poll
texans in the State admit that the vote
THIS year Will be the strongest ever
seen. Buffers influence will be put 10 Il
severe test this week, 1t Is said. II is
asserted that he can hold thrce-ffths of
the PopulIst vote. and that the other
! two-ilfths has decidedly Republican pro-
| clivi;!es. This is the element in the
party which the Republicans have for
months insisted they have at their COM
mand; In other words could force 1t 10
leave the Popullst party in an emergency.
That there is i crisis IN Populist af-
! fairs appears 10 admit of no question.
Republicans are saying that the Demo
Gratis may do something meantime this
week. Populist Chairman Aver quit
talking to-day. He did lot of 1t Sat
urday evening lie denies the rumor
that the Popul!st organ would not per-
nit Guthrle's appointment.
y wag says the Popui!st committee
has paraphrased famous expression,
so Il is now government of the commit
tee, by the committee. for the commit
tee"
+. o. Cumming. OF Seaboard, succeeds
+. II. Murray as Seaboard Air. Line
ticket agent here, the latter having re-
signed after 20 years of faithful ser
vice.
! Work has been begun on Elizabeth
Lutheran Female College al Charlotte.
lowering and Hale johnson. national
prohibition nominees, both speak In this
state.
Il is minated thai the Populist state
Committee Will meet this week COM
m!tteman says it is talked Of Otto VIII
son says lie Is NOT NDllieu Oh Il hunting
yet He declares that Guthrie Is the reg
lila" nominee. ana that no changes Will
be made as 10 state ticket or Congress
men unless Democrats make tham.
The Railway Commission to-day is
sued an order making the express rates
on the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail
way The same as on other roads This
means about 30 per cent. reduction.
/ Republican State Chairman Hatton APP
pointed il. G. Dockcry elector for the
Sixth District.
Many railway officials and attorneys
were before the Railway Commission
to-day a the hearing regarding the re-
duct.on of passenger fares u cent per
mile Among those present were =. b..
| Andrews, Culp. Turk and w. a. hn-
Gerson. Of the Southern; Z. NJ. En- rson-
of The Atlantic Coast Line; George NJ.
Rose. o: the 9. T. and Y. v; w a. Day
and j. c. McRac. of the Seaboard Air
Line. and 5. l.. Din, of the y. ana y. G.
| w. ~ Guthrie had nothing 10 say on
politics to-day while hers. His canvass
goes on.
One OF the leading men in the State
says the fact which impresses him this
year is the unparalleled d.strus; in poll
ties IN this State.
oliver II. Doclsery. Populs. nominee
for Lieutenant-G Governor. will IN We'd
nesday's Caucasian publish n two-col-
umn address to the voters OF the State.
He declares that financial reform out
S9itOWS All ClncE ISSUES IN tDlS cam
pa!gn, and that until this Is settl the
people can't be driven into political by
ways or cajoled into them. He says: II
am silver Republican. and as such
must cast my vote for Bryan as The Only
feasible way to secure the fire. coinage
Iof silver and with this declaration goes
my support of every man down 20 con-
stable who is favorable to that couse
fail 10 see the honesty in a genuine
silver man supporting Il gold bug for
president or any other ouice whe, cby he
may be enabled to further ietard tn
cause OF silver money. Unlike Mr.. Nc
Kinlcy. have not changed my View, On
this question" He speaks os lie Re-
publican State platform as a creation
iof Senator Pritchard. and supposed 10 be
Inspired from this" Dochery then at
tatla' pr.tchard's record win the gloss
off. He asserts that the North and
South mus, come together. lie says tho
Republican leaders are Inconsistent, and
ave until very recently favored what
They NOW term the 53-ccnt dollar
ELrZADETi1 tITY.
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