Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-06
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
OF THE STATE DEMO
CRATIC COMMITTEE CALLED.
Senator Morgan Cancels His En-
eagements-A Crisis in Popuiist
AFFAIR. Reduction I'm Express
Rotes-Personai and General.

RALEIGH, n. C., October 5.-(speeiaL)
State Chairman Manly calls the Demo
cratic state Committee to meet mere
Thursday Of this week. II IL easy 10 see
that this will be a very important meet
ing. one OF the most important or the
year. The fact IS. this is momentous
week In politics. The Populsts are
having troubles Of their own, growing Out
of the decidedly independent action Oh
Major Guthrie their nominee for Cover
nor Chairman Aver went TO durham
yesterday to see Guthrie. To-day the laI-
ter was mere on his way to Smithleia'
where he spoke. il was said at Repupn-
can headquarters that Guthrie wou'a
probably sing a different tune to-day
He has attacked the Populists for their
Republican procllvities.
Senator Morgan. OF Alabama. was eN-
pected to make two speeches In this STATE
He notifies the Democratic state chair
man that on account OF ill-heaith he Il
forced to cancel the engagement
II Is said there is in the country much
dissatisfaction among the Populists as 10
the congressional fusion arrangement
with the Republicans. and 1t Is asserted
that not one in ten will stand by that
deal OF the committee. The ablest poll
ticians in the State admit that the vote
this year will be the strongest ever seen.
Buffers influence will be put TO a severe
test this week IL is said 1t Is asserteu
that he can hold three-hfths Of the Popu-
list vote and that the other two-hlths
has decidedly Republican proclviues ms
rs the element I'm the party winch tne
Republicans have Tor months hsisteu
they have az their command; in nther
words. could force II 10 leave the Populi5t
party IA an emergency.
THERE Is A CRISIS.
That there il a crisis in Populist affairs
appears TO admit of no question. Repup-
leans are saying that the Democrats may
do something sensational this week Pop
ulist-Chairman Aver quit talking to-day
He did lot Of It Saturday evening. lie
denies the rumOr that the Populist organ
would not print Guthrie's appointments.
- A wag says the Populist committee mas
paraphrased a famous expression. 50 IL
is now government of the committee, oy
the committee. for the committee"
+. o. Cumming of Seabrook. succeeds
T. H. Murray as Seaboard Airline ticket
agent here tho latter having resigned al
ter twenty-five years faithful service.
Work has begun on Elizabeth Lutheran
Female College. at Charlotte.
Levering and Hale Johnson, national
Prohibition nominees, both speak in TINS
State.
1t is intimated that the Populist state
Committee will meet this week. COM
mtteeman says II is talked of. Otho
Wilson says he Is not notified OF meet
ing yet. He declares that Guthrie IS the
regular nominee, and that no changes Will
be made as to State ticket or congressman
unless Democrats make them.
EXPRESS RATE REDUCTION.
The Railway Commission to-day issued
an order making the express rates on the
Atlantic and North Carolina railway the
same as on other roads. This means
about 90 per cent reduction.
Many railway officials and attorneys
were before the Railway Commission to-
day at the hearing regarding the reduc-
ton of passenger fares II cent per mile.
Among those present were 4. B. An
drews Culp. Turk, and w. a. Hender-
son, OF the Southern; r. NJ. Emerson, OF
the Aua ltic-Coast Line; George NJ. Rose,
Of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley; W.
A. Day and j. G.. MacRae OF the Sea-
board Airline; s. l.. Dill, OF the Atlantic
and North Carolina.
w. A. Guthrie had nothing TO say on
politics to-day while here. His canvass
goes on.
one OF the leading men i'm the State
says the fact which impresses him this
year is the unparalleled distrust in poll
tics in this State.
oliver H. Dockery. Populist nominee for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, will In Wednesdays
Caucasian publish a twO-cOlumn address
to the voters OF the State. He declares
that financial reform oyershadOws all
other issues I'm this campaign. and that
until this Is settled the people can't be
driven into political byways or cajoled
into them. He says: Il am a silver Re-
publican. and as such must cast my vote
for Bryan "a the only feasible way TO
secure the free coinage or silver and
with this declaration goes my support or
every man down 20 Constable who is IA
yorable 10 that cause. / fail 10 see the
honesty I'm a genuine silver man support
ing a gold-bug for President or any other
Office whereby he may be enabled 70
further retard the cause of silver money.
Unlike Mr.. Mckinley, l have not changed
OF the Republican State platform as "a
creation OF Senator Pritchard and sup
posed TO be inspired from Ohio" Dockery
then attacks Prltchard's record with
gloves of. He asserts that the West ana
South must come together. He says the
Republican leaders are inconsistent and
have until very recently favored what
thew now term the 53-cpDt dollar