The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-15
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DEMOCRATIC STATE FUSION-pYnP-
OsITIONs OFFERED AND ACTIONS
THEREON.
For some weeks past there has been
much talk of pulling down" various
nominees of the different political
parties for State offices. There have
been rumors of fusion, new fusion
anti-fusion and with it all there has
been more confusion than any thing else
Along with all the talk were intima-
lions or suggestions that arrangements
were being made for a complete co-op-
Grafton between the Populists and
Democrats for the purpose of uniting
all the silver men, and that the coon
perative arrangement which had been
entered into by the Populists and Re-
publicans was to be annulled, etc., etc.
Something of a elimination to ali
the talk and rumors occurred on Octo.
Der 9th, when a meeting of the State
Democrative Executive committee was
held in Raleigh. After protracted ,ses-
sion, the State committee conferred
plenary powers on the Democratic
Central committee. The first known
result of the meeting was the follow
ing communication addressed to the
State Chairman of the Peoples Party /:
RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. 9th, 1896.
To How. HAL w. AVER, Chairman p. P.
Elk Com.
Dear Sir:-I beg to call your attention to
so much OF my letter of the 18th of August
io96, addressed to your committee, as refers
TO the necessity of uniting the silver forces
OF North Carolina in patriotic effort Tn
send nine representatives to Congress who
can be absolutely relied upon, under anv
and all circumstances, to vote for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and to sun
port Mr. Bryan, if he should be elected
form movements for which he stands.
beg to quote from my said letter on that
subject as follows:
There is also warm and sincere desire
on the part of the Democratic party thai
the prospect of the financial reform leeisla.
uon, demanded IN the Chicago platform
and reiterated in the National platform of
the Peoples Party in the event of the cleo
ton OF Mr. Bryan, shall not fail because of
the want OF majority for silver in the Ma
tional House OF Representatives. and To
that END, every effort on the part of all par.
ties believing in silver should be directed m
the defeat of gold standard candidates in
every congressional district in the State
And, II at any time before the election. in
any congressional district, there should be
RAINING for Congress two silver candidates
the representatives of our respective parties
and the division of the silver vote TINS
brought about, would make probable the
election of gold standard candidate. be.
lieve 1t would become our duty in some hon.
orable way to meet the situation as to pre-
vent this result"
In my opinion, a condition exists in sew
eral OF the congressional districts which en-.
dangers the election of the advocates of sill.
yer in those districts I am sure Won will
agree with me that the election of Mr.. Brv-
an, without Congress in sympathy with
him. would greatly impair the value of his
victory nor can you be ignorant of the eff
forts which our common enemy is putting
forth to take advantage of lust such oivis'
ions in the silver forces as that which ex.
lists in our State, to bring about that most
result.
!, therefore, now urge upon Won that Soma
arrangement be Immediately effected to
avoid SUI h possibility.
The tickets, As you are aware, must he
printed for distribution within the next few
days, 30 that il anything is to be done, II il
desirable that such arrangement be perfect
ID at once.
I beg, therefore, that you will make i'm
mediate answer to this communication. and !