The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-01
DIv1siRo y OF ELECTORS
offered theSPopuiists by the Demo.
cratic state Comnittcc.

ts
Raleigh, nj, c., July a1.-(speciaD-
The DEMOCRATS have taken the step
which Severa$ days ago II was said they
would take-9that Is to seek fusion on
the electorAfyt with the Populists.
The State .CSmmittee went into session
at o'c!oek last evening. 1t was after
o'clock this morning when II adopted
the folloWinsEresolution. which took the
place of one previously introduced. The
vote on the sAdoption OF the resolution
men were literally showed under"
Those votingtnay were Paul b. Means.
Samuel J,SPsinberton. Ii. c. Browne, 8.
Gallert and Mr. Lee Ga proxy. There
was discussion which really lasted from
1880 TO 2!HAt one time II seemed sure
there would be q recess until this morn
ing. Here is the text OF the resolution
adopted
Whereas. Both the Democratic and
Populist parties, In their National Con-
Eryan for the Presidency: and
Whereas: An electoral ticket for
BRYAN and Sewall, and another for
BRYAN and Watson will endanger the
chances of Mckinley obtaining the cleo
toral vote ofaNorth Carolina.
Now. therefore. to the end that all
persons fayortng the election OF Mr..
BRYAN may haze their vote counted IN
the ELECTORAL college for him:
Resolved. That the Democratic party
hereby offerst,to the Populist party a
fair and Just division Of the Bryan cleo
tors. and that the chairman OF the com
rnittee Is authorized to confer with the
chairman of the Executive Committee
of the Peoples party. looking to n union
of the two parties upon one electoral
ticket. and report TO his committee as
early % practicable.
II was frankly said by many speakers
that the defeat of the party was GER
tain unless all the silver elements got
together. 1t was quite noticeable that
Popuists were eager for news or the
proceedings. This was particularly the
case with Otto Wilson. who IL Senator
Rut,er's most trusted counsellor here.
Wilson was this morning In close con-
ference with Democratic nominee VINO
Is regarded as perhaps the pest posted
man in the party.
For n time the committee was In eSecu-
tive session. TIL ere were only TWO sho;t
of the full committee. that is thirty-four
votes were represented. Members say
that Hon. F. NJ. Simmons speech was
as easily the gem of the meeting as Bry-
ans was the gem Of the National con-
vention. cy. Watson made an earnest
speech. in favor of unity.
The new Sta.e chairman. Matt Manly
Is given power to appoint an advisory
committe of fou- members. This VIII
really do the hard work of the cam
paign. There are good many :nrmises
as to who will compose II. Among the
names mentioned most prominently are
f. NJ. Simmons. j. II. Pou. Julian S.
Carr. and f.. c. Smith. three of them
ex-chairmen. Chairman Manly will be
cx-ofiicio chairman of the Central Com
mittee of nine.
There was discussion of fusion with
the Populists on the State ticket. but 1t
was in a seattle ing fashion. No action
was taken. The drift of sentiment was
agains:. Any policy which looks like
prescription of the gold Democrats was
abandoned. The new Central Commit
tee is made up of men of all shades Of
opinion. For instance Joseph p. Cald-
well, one of its members. got twenty
| four out of thirty-one votes.
Paul Il. Means said in The committee
| that he never said in New York or
| anywhere that Mckinley would carry
| this State by 10000. He said ne had not
taken the trouble To deny this Statement:
because he did not think anybody be-
lieved It. What he did say was that If
| the Democracy .ook down Sewan and
| put up Watson in North Carolina. and
asked the people 10 vote for It. 1t would
be beaten by 10000. Mr.. Means De
mocracy was not even suspected In
the committee.
No plan OF organization was worked
out AS members said the changes are
| 80 Kaleidoscope that IL Is lmpo: siblc to
make plan nov. There was general
discussion; that was all. The
Advisory Committee will meet
in the next four or five days.
State Chairman Butler will have a CON
ference a once Butler will arrive
| this afternoon. II Is said by some that
| Buffers ultimatum Will be that the elev-
| en- electoral votes of the State shall be
given to Bryan and Watson.
John W. Thompson of Raleigh. is m
| pointed az
State Committee. Republicans are to-
day asserting that the Democratic lead
ers have made proposition TO the
| 'opulists for State fusion and have
| offered to give the Populists the Auditor
Several Populists were interviewed by
| The Virginian's correspondent regard
ing the resolution adopted last ni:ht
by the Democratic Committee. Senator
Butler said: II have not yet been off,
cially notified and so cannot know the
resolution"
Otto Wilson. who was in conference
with Butler. said at was the ONLY
sensible thing for the Democrats to do.
Secretary Aver said: 80 far as | am
concerned IL was n very wise thing TO do
i was not an action which was sincere
on the part of many OF the committee.
but It was a great big thing to do-a
very commendable thing. ] am sure no
action will be taken until August 18th
In the way of campaigning nothing
will he done. is sens. until afte: the
Populist State Convention. August l3th
What will the Popul!sts do? Judge
Avery. one OF the ablest Democrats and
one OF the acutest observers. says that
l. Al a.. " H.. - L.