The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-31
no DIVIDE Ymx STATE TICKET.
There Seems TO be General sentiaient
fn Favor Of Fusion.

| There seems 10 be General sentiaient
in Favor Of Fusion.
Raleigh, N. c., July 3o.-(Special.-
The Democratic State Committee to-
night elected Clement Manley, OF Win
ston, chairman, by reclamation.
1t elected the following Central Com
mHtee: j. H. Pou, +. NJ. Simmons, j. S.
Carr, ]. p. Caldwell, John r. Webster,
Il. j. Jarvis, E. c. Smith, 4. f. Kluttz,
and Il. j. Hale.
A resolution was introduced setting
forth that there is great danger to the
cause of silver by division of forces.
and that there ought to be union of all
silver forces, and that the Democratic
party believes In honorable co-opera-
tion to that end. A number Of speeches
were made.
Chairman Manly spoke, saying he ia
yored harmony. He leaned towards CO.
operation with the Popultsts as TO cleo
tors
Paul Mears made a hot speech i'm
which he declared that this committee
could not afford To make treaty with
| the PopuMsts. and on the very eve
OF the latter party's convention; that
II is flying in the face of the conven-
| tion of people to make deal
He declared. "If we do this we arc
damned. What right have we TO go and
make a combination with the Populist
abho.rent Is this to my mind. What
electors will come down? Will N. c.
Douglas come DOWN."
Douglas. elector-at-large at once said
| he was at the committees service
Francis D. Winston another elector
said, "And so am l."
There were cheers at this by fusion
faction. =
b. c. Beckwith made a motion that
uhe committee go into executive session.
| There were quite number Of outsiders
| in the hall ait the time.
b. c. Beckwith favored an electoral
cooperation, saying he knew that Pop
| ulists all over the State are writing to
delegates to their State convention urg.
ing them to vote for cooperation with
the Democrats. This was at midnight.
Delegates said that they felt sure the
resolution, which really forms the way
to an electoral fusion with the Popufists
would be adopted
The Baptists claim that Mt a
banquet at the State University
w A. Guthrie said the Bap-
lists were enemies of their country and
their God" This is specifically denied
| by persons who were present at the
banquet a friend of Guthrie was here
yesterday to see about the matter and
day several letters were written him.
Some OF the Democratic State Com
mittee say they think it courtesy to
|
pro ,a;a. "a an acknowledgment OF
Populist support OF Bryan. Others OPP
pose this and say they want their party
| To keep in the middle of the road; thai.
| If deal is now made with the Populis'.s
| II will have to be made again, and tina t
| what the Populists dread above all
| other things is ITO stand up this year
| and be counted; shat it is strlnge that
| lust now when the Democrats have
| things so that the PopuliS.s have either
| 10 come TO the Democrats or else have
their vote divided, the fusion matter
should be brought up with such eager
ness.
| A plan of building n railway from
| the end OF the Aberdeen and West END
| railway TO Concord. l. on foot.
| Elcc' ors-at-Larse n. C. Douglas and
| Locke Craige were here to-day so as 10
| be present with the State nominees at
! the meeting of the Democratic State
| COMMITTEE.
| Some Democrats declare they think
| the campaign ought not to be COM
menced until after Angus. 18th.
! w. a. Guthrie says Tom Watson will
no: come down from the National tick
| Ell.
Senator Pritchard says there is no
doubt of Mckinley: election, or Of his
| sweeping North Carolina.
Richmond Pearson says he is of the
same opinion. Pritchard declines to say
| why he changed so quickly from a silver
man To a gold man. The Populists de-
clare they Will beat him. They say all
the silver men will get together and
carry the State by $4,000, and that
| Pritchard can't hold the oliver Republi.
oans in line a. he claims he can. They
say they can beat the Republicans, ne.
gro vote and all. The Populists claim
there are many silver negro voters, bu
| Democrats do not have much faith I'm
this. They look at the negro as being
Republican above all things
| IT l. alleged that even in Rowan
county there Is deep-seated movement,
for Populists and Democrats to get 10.
sether and divide The State ticket. Per.
haps the bcs informed Democrat in
Rowan says so Another gentleman
on the State ticket said to- day he would
not stand in the way of the party's
wishes regarding fusion.
The Sea board Air Line to- day paid Sc
state taxes. sl3, 1928. 1t is the first 10
| settle.
| Bishop Holmes was put on trial at
| Fayetteville today for the murder al
| William Brown. The latter was a tram
f:om New York. of good family. il
! seems.