The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13
Chairman Rep. st. Elk Com.
HAL. w. AVER,
Chairman p. p. st. Elk. Com.
CLEMENT MANLY,
Chairman Dem. st. Elk. Com.


"You asked me what thought about
the deal of last week between the Re-
publicans and Populists," said Chair
man Manly yesterday.
81 cannot say how long the people
will let the action of the managers
stand. 1t is believed that in the Popu-
list party there is a powerful element
and a strong hand that will stop this
sacrifice Of their rights and repudiate
such trading and trafficking of their
votes.
'I notice by the Press-Yisitor of the
nth, an alleged interview with Mr.. Hol-
ton, Republican chairman, in which
they claim the State by $4,000 ma
jorify, and says further, that the Demo
cratic party stole 10000 votes last cleo
ton. Such boastful statements are
ridiculous. There is no basis on which
such calculations are made. The small
majority of fusion of last year affords
no such basis for such boastful state
ments, certainly. These statements
and charges of Republicans are either
the idle vauntings of men who have
a pocketful of Hanna's money, or
started for purpose. Look at the
facts; $4,000 Democrats who did not
vote in the last State election will
NOLG NAAlS year vi jlAC ISsUDU OI 1OSN
900 former Democrats who voted the
fusion ticket in 1894, many have be-
come disguised with the trading and
sales now going on between their
leaders and the Republicans over the
spoils of office, and the utter and
fragrant asG9iiiiIiss2.ent of the cause OF
financial reform. These men wall TINS
year vote the Democratic ticket. we
will get out our full vote, and with
these accessions we will elect our
ticket, State and National, by safe
majority. :,
"Candidly, the only fears well-posteed
Democrats have about the result IN
this State is the success of well-knoWn
schemes on the part Of the Republicans
to GeDauch the ballot box, with the
money being supplied and to be sup
piled by Mark Hanna and his syndi-
cate OF gold-bug monopolies. But let
our people understand the truth. The
charge of Democratic fraud is false and
made to divert the public mind from
these Republican fraudulent purposes
and practices. A deep scheme seems
now to be laid by Republican polltl-
clans. The rankest frauds and most
corrupt practices win be attempted by
them and are now maturing.
look out for the vote OF negroes
under an alias name, registering min
ors, and voting ex-conYicts. In the
registration they propose to do their
deviltry. By such fraudulent methods
the Republicans hope to count $4,000
or 10000 votes. But they are sowing
where they will never reap. The peo-
pie Of this State understand this. And
can say to our enemies, beware of
trying the scheme. If such deviltry
is attempted it will not be successful,
The Democrats of North Carolina do
not propose that a handful of white
men shall so manipulate that part of
the negro votes Of which they viii
have absolute control in this State as
to debauch the ballot and cheat the
white people of the State out Of their
votes by offsetting them with false
and counterfeit ballots. Democrats
have never been more in earnest. The
party will cast this year more votes
than ever before in it's history. This
statement is verified by information
coming from every part of the State"
Rev. d. II. Tuttle, who has returned