The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-14
Fusion IN NORTH CAROLINA.
THE DEMOCRATS MAKE A BIG CON-
CEssION TO THE POPULIsTS.

combine ON Both the State and
conversational Tickets Proposed
A. the Only Way to Keep the State
out of the Republican COIumn-A
nemocrat to Have the Governor
hin and the POpulists the Lieu
euant GovernOrship and United
tates SenntOrship.
,oieigh, N c., Oct. 13.-The democratic
,s7+ral committee was in session here I'M
I'll after 2 o'clock this morning. 1t re-
,.,av,ed the situation and decided that the
rsn1blicans would certainly elect their
crate ticket unless a fusion of the demo-
rats and populists was effected. The
(,1nmittee therefore proposed to the pop
,,nsrs both state and congressional fus-
ian The proposition was sent to the pop
mist state chairman this morning. 1t IS
mat watson. DEM, shall be the joint can
di5ate for governor and Guthrie, pop,
Ear Lieutenant governor, with a pledge
ma the democrats shall support him for
me United States Senate Cyrus Thomp-
som pop, for secretary of state; w. II.
Worth, pop, for treasurer; w. A. Mont
oomery pop, for supreme court justice.
The proposition as to congressman is
tbat the populists shall take the First,
Third Fourth and Seventh districts. The
Ianulist state chairman has summoned his
entire state committee by telegraph to
meet here Wednesday.
Tine proposition has caused a profound
sensation in the state and the anger of
many democrats is intense. The demo-
cratic committee, in its proposition gives
the following as its reason for making it:
"This committee, believing that the white
neople of North Carolina are intensely in
earnest in their desire and purpose to Sc
cure the benefits of the reform for which
Rrvan stands, and to preserve good gov
eminent in North Carolina, are prepared
10 invite close alliance with those who
hold these views. This action is made i'm
narative by the fact that the colored voters
of the state have been united in a COM
nact body in support of these measures
for which Mckinley and Russell stand.
The colored people and their leaders have
made the union of white people necessary
to defeat McKinleyism and Russellism in
North Carolina. To provide for an union
of those believing in white supremacy and
good government, the chairman of this
committee is instructed to propose to the
executive committee of the peoples party
as the ticket to be voted for in the COM
ing election, the names given above"
The proposition ends with these words:
For the legislature both parties pledge
their best efforts to defeat all republic
can candidates to the legislature and to
elect only democrats and populists, and
only such of them as are known to stand
for the reform advocated by Mr.. Bryan
Populist Chairman Aver gave out the
following this afternoon: You can say
for me that the proposition will not be
accepted. We will not enter into any
proposition whereby we lose any of our
congressman in the First, Third Fourtn,
Sixth and Seventh districts, whose cleo
ton is now assured"
To the question, Are you averse to
yielding the governorship?" he replied:
ITO that I have nothing to say"
influential populists say it is entirely too
late to make any change in their ticker,
as it takes two weeks to get the news to
the popuHsts in the interior. Senator But
Ter is declared to favor the proposition,
and the democratic committee made tue
advance upon assurances from him.
Republican Chairman Holton said: 'sThe
democrats can't fuse with the populists,
because the populists will not fuse with
them We will carry the state in any
event for RUSSELL