The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18

'They made Jim Young sign q paper
pledaing himself to support Mckinley
and Hobart before they would let alln
into the committee meeting, SAID q
negro Yesterday. Jim has been saying
ali along that Mckinley cannot get
az. 200 votes in North Carolina
Chairman Holton is quoted as saying
"We will have no electoral FUSION
II is impossihle. | don't speak for
other parties. ] sn looking aIter Tue
Ren,thtcan organization. The cam
paign is closed for interviews
Harry Skinner says: AS to the situa-
tion, no amount of trickery, deception
or Juggling viii prevent the State
of North Carolina from casting its
vote for Bryan"
Loge Harris says he does not know
where he is at.
How many fish did Congressman
Pearson catch at Ocraeoke? And how
MANY PopuliSt votes did Skinner prom
Use to deliver TO him in the Ninth dis
trict in exchange for any negroes that
TO SINNERS rescue in his distr. ~? BY
the bye, isn't it a spectacle, TO seethis
man Pearson. first, seemingly IN con-
seriousness of his weakness, bela3oring
a legislature to add another county IN
order to fill out the paltry 130 odd
majority by which he was sent to Con-
gress ? But he got his hopes and fears
poufticed up with Mitchell countys
500 majority: then Tommy Settle fixed
him all right with Tom Reed for the
Foreign Affairs committee, and the
elories of diplomatic circles shone
like a new dawn Is not Mr.. Pearson
self-reliant enough to take his 100 ma
iority last time, and the 500 added
majority and go back ITO the swelldom
of Washington that he loves so wall'
Or has he 50 deprecated in the minds
of his constituents that he must per-
force get Skinner to help hold his $50
majority? Why don't Mr.. Pearson stay
in his district and make his fight Tor
Congress on his own merits?
Can't he go to Congress without
the help of Skinner and the legesia-
tnre? Anglo-Saxons like self-reliant,
and a self-deserving man.. stay IN
YOUR district, Mr.. Pearson, and If you
arc not strong enough to thrive on the.
help already given you, stay at home
and let somebody 60 to Congress IN
your place, somebody who goes because
his districtwants him. and not through
Fictitious outside aid. 1t Joe Adams
hanging around legislatures begging
for a Democratic county, or Kidding IN
other mems districts for help
Is Lock- hart doing it? Or Woodland
Or for that matter. any Congressman
except Mr.. Pearson?
Walter Henry left Saturday night for
Charlotte. Yes" said Mr.. Henry, the
Republicans endorsed everything on
the ticket except Guthrie and Aver.
Mr.. Henry said that tsle Congressional
convention of his district would ne
held at Lumberton tomorrow. Mr..
Henry expects the nomination, ana
thought that Martin would poll his full
strength on the first ballot. Mr.. Henry
said that Republican leaders said that
Russell would not come down, adding
significantly, 'unaess taken down by
the people.
Walter Henry said Saturday that
he would speak in Raleigh during Sep
tember. About the only thing in North
Carolina that has enough prestige for
Henry TO speak against IS time.
Buffers great power in North Caro-
lima politics. said a prominent RePub-
san Yesterday, lies in the fact that
since the first year his party wars or
gained his followers have mot been
counted They have been an unknown,
and therefore much feared quantity
in North Carolina politics. We are
going to keep Russell up, and we be-
lieve the chances favor his election.
/ think the Populist strength in the
State has been vastly over-estimated
Butler has for quite while acted so
as to prevent showing of the Populist
strength We want it shown this time
and Russell will be kept in the field.
Now let the Pepulists rise, stand and
be counted.
Chairman Holton, Secretary Hyams
and Judge Russell yesterday looked at
a number of proposed locations for the
headquarters of the Republican State
executive eonmittee 1t was at first
proposed to get a conveniently-locate
cottage, but last night it was decided
that the headquarters be located in
ROOMS in the Academy of Music. The
committee rooms will be fitted up at
once, and by the end of the week the
headquarters will be opened. Chair
man Holton, Secretary Hyams and
Mr.. r. o. Patterson are to be in charge.
The Republican campaign will be-
gin in the extreme western part of the
State, and Judge Russell will make the
first speech next Saturday. II shall adj
vocate the election Of Mckinley and
Hobart from every stump in the State"
said Judge Russell. It seems that
the Republicans will make straight
fight on the St. Lsuis gold platform
for Mckinley. They say Busler is to
put up a. straight Bryan-Watson tick
ct and the Democrats will keep up
their Bryan-Sewall ticket and between
the two, Mckinley steps in. They
claim split in the silver forces will
send the State for gold.
Chairman Hal Aver wrote @ letter
late yesterday afternoon to Chairman
Manly asking for a conference looking.
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