The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-20
MARION BUTLER TALKS
He Attempts to Show Why Democrats
Should Support Guthrie for Governor.
POLITICAL DEALS" ARE ALL THE RAGE
IL is Claimed shat the American To-
bacco Company Will Send s2OO, 900
&c Defeat Gnthrie- PopuIisis Es.
tnblish Headquarters ut RnIeigh-
what is Thought of the Nominees.


what is Thought of the Nominees.
Raleigh. n. c., Aug. 9.-tSpeciaD-Ai-
though it was positively stated yester-
terday by the secretay of the Republican
State Committee that the report was un-
true that the Central or Campaign Com
mittee had been abolished, yet to-day
news comes which shows that that COM
mittee has really been done away with
r. o. Patterson was its chairman, Tyre
Glenn its secretary. While Patterson
will be here at headquarters. his duties
will be. 1t Is said, more to See that Chair
man Holton totes fair" with ID. l.. Rus
sell than anything, for some of the Re-
nnblicans have an idea that there Is no
love lost between Russell and Holton.
Perhaps they are right. -.. .at
There is n rumor that the American
Tobacco Trust has said II would spend
100000 to secure the election of Guthrie
as Governor. l
Russell says the Democratic party is
in mighty bad condition in this State. 1t
Is quite noticeable that he never makes
any reference to the Populsts. ,iN
Republican Chairman Holton says that
II is not expected any of the great speak,
ers Will come to this State during the
campaign: that Mckinley will certainly
not come.
The Populists appear to have decided
4 o droD thematter or nominating Watson
for Attorney General They are con-
frOnted with their decision of September
% last that they will not vote for any
man who does not pledge himself to
vote only for an avowed free silver man.
CONGRESSMAN Pearson, who worked so
hard to get Russell. Senator Pritchard's
friend. nominated for Governor, now de-
clares that the Republicans are delighted
with the nomination OF iOliver Fl. Dock
erv for Lieutenant Governor by the Pop
ulists. The fact is. the biggest dose
Russell has had to take in q long time
was the endorsement by the Republicans
of Dockery's nomination.
chairman Holton's private SECRETARY.
7. f. Alexander, is here 10 be with him
until the end of the campaign
Chairman Aver, OF the Pupulist. State
Committee. has secured headquarters
here. He will do mos; of the work him
self. Otto Wilson, chairman of the Con-
eresslonai District Committee, has head
quarters in the same rooms and will aid
Chairman Aver greatly.
The nomination yesterday of ]. J. F6w-
Ter. of Sampson. FOR Congress by the
Third district Populists was expected by
him. lie appears to have an idea that
the Republicans will endorse him. Per-
haps he is too close a supporter of Sena-
tor Butler TO b. given the warm hand
by the Republicans. The latter would
have endorsed cyrus Thompson had he
remained in rebellion against Butter and
received the Populist nomination in the
Third district
Walter r. Henry, the Populist orator,
must be greatly disappointed that the
Congressional nomination of that party
, In the Sixth district does not fall to him,
but goes to Charles Ii. Martin.
The nomination of Samuel j. PCmber-
ton as the Democratic Congress sonal
champion in the Seventh district Is p.o-
nounced n strong one. He was here last
week and felt sure OF winning the prize.
He is a straight Democrat.
The PopulistS have their heads filed
with the idea of inducing or forcing the
Democrats to vote for Guthrie for Gov
ernor What they will say later on will
he that il the democrats want 10 crush
Russell this is the only way to do so.
Senator Buffers paper, the Popul.s; or
gan. says to-day:
"a fact which there is no denying is
this: majority of the people OF the
state are opposed to n Democratic Gov
ernor. Get this fact fixed in your mind.
There are good reasons for this fact. but
there's no use in going into an argument
about II. The time Is now here when we
must take matters as we find them and
deal with conditions as they are. One
of these conditions is (to repeaO that the
Popuists and Republicans constitute a
majority of the voters In the State, and
this majority is opposed to Democratic
Governor.
What next? The Democratic State
pla form contains the following:
eve declare our belief that the peace.
prosperity and happiness OF the people
of North arolina depend on the defeat OF
the Republican State ticket in the COM
ing election"
"Is this true? Do the Democrats mea n
this? If So how are they going to show
lit?
Perhaps they will say that people
ought TO vote for Democratic Governor.
But We have just shown that a majority
OF voters will oppose a Democratic Gov
ernor regardless Of what Democrats
think about it. The Democrats think.
perhaps that this majority is d.vids d.
and in cons 1duencc of that division they
can get in. But they can only think II.
They don't know il.
THE fact IS. we feel like congra tulat-
ing the Republicans on the fine Judgment
they have shown in acknowledging that
the best thing for them to do is to sup
port Populsts. Their judgment might
have easily been a little more compre-
hensive but they have done quite we'll
much better than the Dems have done,
or will probably do"
ELIZABETH CIFy.