The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-22
THE STATE CAPITAL
The Vlrginlan Mans View Of Many Things
In the Old North State.
EVIDENCES OF pOPulls1 BAD FAITH
They Are Not Willing TO Vote for tho
Democrats Even Though They
Claim silver IS the Ail.In,portnnt
Issue, There In sIutuHl Distrust He.
tween Populists and Democrats.

Raleigh. n. c., Sept 21.-(SDecial)-
The Populists nominated ID. S. Moss. of
Halifax county, for Congress from the
Second district. Some of them say they
put him up TO defeat Woodward, Demo
crat, and that II this step will not bca:
Woodward. that then they will take
Moss down and vote for George H.
White, colored. the Republican nominee.
The Populists are being urged to put
up Congressional candidate in the
Ninth District. They declare they want
to beat Richmond Pearson. yet n great
many declare they do not want to vote
for ]. S. Adams. Democrat. That is
merely u way OF saying they do not
want to vote for any Democrat
Otho Wilson has been making quite a
tour of the State. This II is learned was
for the purpose of asccrta!ning Populist
sentiment regarding electoral fusion
with the Democrats, and it Is alleged
that much OF It was found TO be opposed
to the idea. Wilson was also under in
structions 10 keep his eyes open as to
the Democratic view of the matter, and
he also found much opposition among
the latter party. There is mutual dis
trust, and 1t is not worth while to deny
1t.
Why did you Populists put up man
in the Fifth District when free silver
man was already up there?" (kitchen),
was asked a Populist Committeeman.
He replied 80 the people could vote for
a silver man." why not vote for Kitch-
en?" We don't like him" This Is thin.
The Populists under their contract with
the Republicans, can't vote for Wood
ard. Kitchen, or Adams.
Some OF the Populists are asserting
that under special act the election
registrars are to get s. day for the
five days they work. Under the election
law they get one cent for each name
rnfr fS. har IC t-o tinnl .E
registration almost all over the State.
Rutherford county Populists said at
their convention that free silver was not
the supreme issue in North Carolina,
but the election and county government
laws.
The Railway Commission meets to-
morrow and will hear any arguments
against It's order reducing the rate OF
passenger fares one-Quarter cent per
mile. OF course the order may be re-
voked, but the odds are it will stand.
The Republicans are arranging for Il
campaign tour of this State by Tom
Reed.
Republican Committeeman Grant esti-
mates Rus:elfs majority in the State at
10000 to $4,000. and that OF Mckinley at
$4,000.
Great numbers of Republican clubs
are being formed. There are twelve
clerks q. Republican headquarters. all
liIt uEeCllOU u SECRETARY w. =.
Hyams, and these are sending out cam
paign documents in enormous quaint
ties. No less than $4,000 went gu, to-
day. and besides these 5000 life-siZe por-
traits Of Mckinley and Hobart The
Republicans have plenty of money and
are spending it freely. There are nine
teen speakers in the field In the State.
in addition 10 that party's State nomi-
nees. Mckinley l. said to have also a
special representative canvassing the
State 10 see all good openings for in
vestments.
Governor Carr left to-day for More
head City. TO remain a day or two. With
him went b: G. Beckwith and II. E.
Norris, the State Board of Public I'm
provements. to inspect the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railway.
The Republican State Executive Com
mittee tried to get Pat. Massey, that
party's nominee for Congress in this dis
tr!ct 10 retire in favor OF Stroud. Popu-
list. as per the Republican-Populist CON
tract, but ii is asserted to-day that Mas
sey refused 10 come down, and denied
the committees right or power to make
him TO do.
The plckpockets vino managed TO get
on the Bryan train last week on the tour
through this State. stole the blue satin
badges worn by the escort, and wore
them.
The State crop report issued to-day
says that last weeks weather was al
most as hot as the hottest of the sum
mer. No Improvement in the crop out
look occurred. There were local rains
on the 18th, 18th. and 10th. Over much
area there is yet severe drought. Wells
and creeks are in many eases dry, and in
places Il is Difficult, to get water. Cotton
is nearly all open. Hot weather last
week caused some premature opening.
The final yield will be as low as pre-
viously estimated. An early frost would
probably injure little tobacco sim left
in the fields. Potatoes and peanuts are
being dug. Neither is so good a crop
as was promised month ago. Potatoes
are fair. Peanuts on stiff lands arc
nearly failure. Very little blowing
for wheat and oats ha vet hnnn llnpn