The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-24
FOR UNITING ON
WIN. j. BRYAN.
Co Operation of all Forces Favor
ing Free Silver and Financial
Reform.
THREE PARTIES TOGETHER

Parties.
AT last, there is an arrangement
which it is hoped will be accepted
and supported by all the silver and
reform forces in North Carolina in
| good faith and with telling effect.
1t may not be what some would de
sire, but under existing conditions
it is perhaps the best arrangement
that could be made. 1t gives all
silver men an opportunity to vote
for the same man, for the same
thing, and this is. about as much as
could be arranged for under any
| conditions.
1t will be remembered that soon
after the National Peoples Party
convention, the Democratic State
Executive Committee met in Raleigh
and adopted resolution embodying
a proposition to cooperate with
the Peoples Party on the State cleo
tOral ticket on basis of six electors
for Bryan and Sewall and FIVE for
Bryan and Watson.
This proposition was met by a
counter proposition from the Popu-
lists to cooperate with the Demo
Gratis on National, State and county
tickets-''all down the line" The
Democratic committee did not act on
this proposition, but replied to it by
repeating their first proposition to
cooperate on the electoral ticket.
This proposition has stood for re-
ply since that time.
When the State committee met on
the 9th inst, the matter Of arrarg-
ing the electoral ticket was referred
to the Central Committee. Cores
pondence was had with the nomi-
nees of the Peoples party for cleo
tors in the various districts, and in
formation was had from them that
they would willingly abide by the
action of the Central Committee
formulating ticket looking to the
union Of silver and financial reform
forces on a Bryan electoral ticket.
This generous and patriotic action of
the electors made matters easy for
the Central Committees work, and it
was able to agree to the arrange
ment as given below.
The Central Committee was called
to meet in Raleigh on the 21st inst.
Hal W. Aver, chairman; S. Ohio
Wilson, A. S. Peace, j. 3. Lloyd,
and DR.. Cyrus Thompson. W. K.
Plgford was the only member alb
sent, he being imperatively detained
at home by exacting official duties
as clerk of the Superior court.
After some consultation the fol-
lowing letter was sent to the Demo-
cratic committee.
Don. Clement Manly. Chrirman
Democratic Executive Committee:
DEAR SIR:-I am authorized by
the State Central Committee of the
Peoples Party to ask your consider
alton to an amendment to the prop
osition of your State Committee for
d basis of cooperation on the State
electoral ticket between the Demo-
cratic party and the Peoples party.
We are sincerely DESTROYS of eff
feeling some arrangement by which
a compact and satisfactory union of
all the silver forces IN the State may
ne contaminated. Among these
forces three distinct organizations
are represented in this State viz: the
Democratic party, the National Sill
yer party, and the Peoples party. It
is our opinion that each organiza
ton should be represented on CO.
operative ticket which has the above
named purpose in view, and to that
end we beg to submit the following
pro position to wit:
| That the Democratic party
through its committee name one
elector at-large and four district
electors.
| That the Peoples party, through
its committee, name one electoral
large and four district electors.
That one elector be given 10 the
National Silver party.
| We most earnestly commend this
proposition to your consideration,
and sincerely hope it may meet your
approval and adoption. If 1t shall,
we are ready to confer with you con-
corning the details Of the arrange
ment.
Yours, very respectfully,
| (Signed) Hal W. AVER.
i. Chairman.
In reply to this prope sition the
Democratic committee adopted the
following resolutions:
| WHEREAS, The National Silver
party In North Carolina has in a
Communication of its State Chair
man, dated the 10Th inst, and on
several previous occasions asked
that for the sake OF harmony among
all the silver forces in our State,
the said Silver party be allowed rep
resentatlon on the electoral ticket,
and whereas the said National Sill
yer party has nominated Messrs.
Bryan and SewalI for President and
vice President
| RESOLVED, That this committee
accord to the said Silver party
Que Of the six electors reserved to
the Democratic party in the propo-
sltlon now pending with the Peoples
Party.
| And whereas, the Peoples Party
through their committee has since
accepted the proposition Of this COM
mlttee of 31st of July ani 10th of
August to accord the Peoples Party
five electors on joint electoral tick
ct, therefore,
| RESOLVED, That a committee of
five be appointed by the chairman
of this committee to confer with a
similar committee of the Peoples
Party for the purpose of rarging
the said joint ticket and that the re-
suit OF such arrangement be report
ed to this committee Wednesday at
8 O'Clock.
CLEMENT MANLY,
THOS. j JARVIS,
| J. R. WEBSTER,
| F. NJ SIMMONS,
E. j. HALE.
| The gentlemen composing the Dem
ocratic conferences committee and
the members of the State central