The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-13
ALL OVER THE STATE
A Resume Of North Carolina News as Seen
by Our Raleigh Correspondent.
THERE MAY Be NO FUSION AFTER ALL
Butler Sees He Came Out of the
Horns Diminutive End In that
"Plnn for Cooperation" Grent
Efforts VIII he Made TO Garry the
state for Bryan and watson.

Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 12-(Special)-
There was considerable talk here to-day
about an alleged statement made by
Senator Butler that Mckinley would
carry North Carolina. or course there
are not a few people who believe and de-
clare that Butler does not desire 1that
Bryan shall carry North Carolina. But
strenuous denials of this have for weeks
been made by Buffers friends.
II. o. Patterson, of the Populist State
Committee. says the Populists will vote
just as their committee and their party
directs; that Is they will vote for the
Mckinley men, the Republican State
nominees, while Republicans will vote
for Bryan men, the populists nomi-
nees. Patterson will not say so in so
many words. but it is quite easy TO
see he believes Senator Butler came out
OF the small end of the horn" in the
fusion deal or contract made last Thurs
day. Populists now go so far as to adj
NIT this, but say Butler will try some
other. Committeeman Patterson says
that though Butler may deny there Is
fusion, yet there is fusion as far as It
goes. 1T does not go as far as we would
like 1t to go, but 1 don't know shat 1t
will go any further. Senator Prltchard
l suppose is opposed 10 Russells COM
ing down. He will certainly not engage
in any movement of THAI kind
Ohio Wilson, Populist leader. says that
the greatest efforts will be made to
carry the State for Bryan and Watson.
1t Is quite openly said the PopuliSts will
try to force Watson on the Democrats.
1t is unquestioned that there is q grow
ing sentiment against electoral fusion,
even on the part of the Democrats who
at one time favored 1t. A committee
man, in his newspaper, declares against
it. The Populists in their papers and
privately never lose an opportunity to
1eer at the Democrats, and say they have
an absolute lack of confidence In them.
These arrogant Populists may as well
know that Democrats return that lack
of confidence, and even in a diminished
form.
State Chairman Manly announces to-
day that Julian S. Carr will have charge
as his representative of the Bryan spe-
cial train. September 10th, 18th, and 18TH
and will direct It's schedules. &c.
The Farmers Alliance shoe factory a [
Eillsboro has sold $4,000 more of It's
bonds. Ii will not begin work until 1t
has a good sum in hand.
There are to-day 223 students at the
State Agricultural and Mechanical Col
leGe here. There are lis freshmen. The
battalion now consists of four compa-
mics.
The Republicans expected to hoist
their big campaign banner al head
quarters yesterday. but the affair is
bbSlpc.Ieu until MOnudy. CHAIRMAN
lIalton says he did not know until yes
terday that the banner was the gift OF
n Democrat. II. i. Grant, of the COM
mittee. makes the statement that a
Democrat is the donor.
The statement that there is secret
understanding between the Populi.:s
and Republicans as to the perfection OF
fusion on their State ticket is confirmed
in two or three ways. Strange things
in this line are apt TO occur a any time
1t is said by some of Oliver ii. Dock
ery's friends that he will be pressed for
United States Senator. 1t would be
interesting 10 know what backing he
has
AT the time one OF the Populists who
was put on the list OF the committee on
reception of Bryan received his notlfi-
cation, he was on trial In a Western
county for taking goods from an Al
lance store. OF which he was in charge
70 his own house. Alliance men brought
the suit. They proved against him that
he had marked the goods 30 per cent
higher than cost. II is said that this
Populist Is a good deal more of Repub-
lican than Populist.
Mention was made that Colonel L. c.
Caldwell, of Statesville, the latest ac-
cession to the Populst party, was an
asp!rant for Attorney General. He says
this is incorrect. Evidently the Popu-
lists knew they were going to endorse
Watson, Republican, for Attorney Cen
eral.
H. L. Grant, of the Republican Com
mittee. says the slump" of the silver
vote in this State will beat anything
seen In this State since the Greeley cam
pa!gn of 1872. He declares there is no
bottom to this silver coinage craze"
Grant says he will give the. devil his
due" and that he does not believe that
the Popullsts offered TO divide electors