The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-01

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church he said she belonged to another
denomination.
Mrs. Silling says her mother was
niece of president j. X. Polk, and her
father was Judge Kenneth Raynor, of
North Carolina. She says he was
Vice Presidential candidate on the
Know-Knothing ticket"
Colonel Ike Hill, known to all Demo
Gratis, has just returned to this city
after visit to Springfield, Ohio. as a
member of the committee of five Of
the Stale Central Democratic commit
tee to confer with a committee of the
Populists to arrange for terms of fu-
sion in the coming election. The
Democrats agreed to give the Populists
five of the twenlty-three electors of
the State, and two places on the State
ticket, which was acceptable to them.
The fusion between Democrats and
Populists in Ohio is complete" said
Colonel Hill this evening. 1.-THE Popu-
lists polled $4,000 votes two yea1s ago,
and they viii probably poll $4,000 at
the coming Presidential election. The
Indianapolis ticket will not poll 5000
votes in Ohio, and I am betting on that.
The Indianapolis ticket won't amount
to a pinch of snuff in Ohio. The farm
ers there are getting ready to vote for
Bryan in November, without regard to
their former political alliances. They
say that they have tried the
financial policy of the Re-
ii does no good. The only other thing
that the Republicans are offering to
them as relief in their distress is
higher taxation, and they find it hard
TO understand how that will help them
They are determined now to try hi
metallism at 10 TO l. They believe
that it win help them and they are
sure it can't make their condition
worse. That is impossible.
Talk about ovations to Bryan in the
East" said Colonel Hill, with look
of something like disgust. ''As great
as they have been, they will be
shadow of the receptions to be given
him at Columbus, Cleveland and
Toledo. When Mr.. Bryan gets out
there ne will have the biggest audi
ences that ever assembled in this
country. Put me down as a prophet
ON that and Til make reputation,
though am not a seventh son Of
seventh son. The people will go miles
10 see him, and the Madison Square
crowd would be lost in the assem-
blage that will struggle TO ger within
the sound Of Bryan's voice"
X
1T is true that London is taking a
vast interest in our Presidential cam
paign," said Mr.. G. r. Ramsey, of Cali
fornia, who is at the Shoreham. II
was in the British metropolis not long
ago, and friend, who had the best
4,l1
of English money would be sent over
to aid Mckinley. All the capitalists
over there are praying for the success
of McKinley:"
There is great satisfaction here
among Democrats and Populists over
the fusion reached in Idaho. There
has been much friction because Sena-
tor Dubois wanted 70 remain in the
Republican organization. The Demo
Gratis and Populists insisted that he had
to get down and repudiate not only
Mckinley but the Republican party.
When he did this, there was no more
trouble, and Democrats, Populists and
Independent Republicans are now har-
monious in Idaho
The ticket gives the Senatorship to
Dubois (Rep.), the governorship to the
Democrats, bne congressional nOmlna-
ton to a Populist, Lieutenant Govern
or and Treasurer to the Democrats,
the Supreme Court nomination to a
Republican, and Attorney General, Au-
ditOr and SUPERINTENDENT of Public
Instruction to the Populists. The
three presidential electors are Demo
Gratis.
This ticket will be recognized by the
Democratic and Populist National com
mittees, beyond doubt. The fusion
ticket is the precise result for which
Democratic Chairman Jones and
Populist Chairman Butler have been
working, though, of course, they had
not publicly declared their wishes.
Approval Of the ticket by the National
Populist organization was given by
Chairman Butler to-day. He said:
81 should presume the fusion ticket