The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-01
The People Confirm the Demo
cratic Committees Action.
ENDORSED BY GOV. CARR
Logical Result of the S1tua-
rlon, Says Lockhart.
SENATOR BUTLER HAS ARRIVED
Chairman Manly Expected to Acquant
the PopuIist Chairman Prompt
iy with the Commit
tees Action.

Zee HCtlOn.
Yesterday morning most of the
Democratic Executive committee had
been left over from the late meeting
of the night before.
A full account of the meeting up
to 2 a. M. including the Fair Division
resolution passed, had been exclusively
given bv the News and Observer and
the story excited as much interest as
anything that has, during year past,
at least, occurred in the political his
tory of the State.
OF course the committeeman were
we'll content with the course taken by
them, and as to those Democrats who
read the proceedings-the paused for
a moment and it flashed upon them all
that the wise, common-Sense thing had
been done.
Along in the afternoon, as Congress
man Lockhart was passing through
one of the corridors of the Park Hotel,
a reporter of the News and Observer
asked him his opinion as to the action
of the committee.
The action of the COMMITTEES, re-
sponded that level-headed. patriotic son
of Arson with delibera ton, seems 10
be the logical result of the situation
That comment by Congressman
Lockhart is fair roundup of opinion,
though some expressed themselves
with more enthusiasm, if not with
more clearness and precision.
Judge Allen, of Goldsboro, said in
his calm way, touching the probability
now of having Populsts on the Bryan
electoral ticket, II would be willing
to vote for Populist if endorsed by
my party organization"
Mr.. NJ H. Holt, of Oak Ridge, who
alighted from the afternoon train, hav-
ing come to attend the meeting to-day
of the trustees of the University, said:
Il have travelled to-day through SO
counties. and ] have heard only one
man express himself as against the
committees action
MIR. j. w. Denmark (Populist), of the
Treasurer's office, said in the absence
of Treasurer Worth: IF the silver
forces want to elect their President
let them get together, and there is
no other way to do it but to consider
one another's wishes, to meet one an
other in a spirit of fairness. / don't
see any other way to do it but that"
His EXcellency, Governor Elias Carr,
when asked his opinion, replied sim
ply Dut earnestly. L CnlOISS IT,
The wave of opinion came with some
such automatic force as this: Two
things that are equal to the same thing
are equal to one another" Thus the
relations that the Populists and the
Democrats bore through their conven-
tions to w j. Bryan being exactly the
same. the conclusion of the whole
matter was almost syllogistic in its
logical force that. in the words of
General Weaver, which may be read in
another column, the Populists and
Democrats should in this point, at least,
he mot only allies but friends
The sentiment was to the effect
that the branch had been pulled down
after these years of struggle to a point
within the reach of the people, and
good Democrats were by no means in
any humor to fall short of the remedy
which lay in the fruit just ready to
pluck because forsooth they had to call
on a friend standing by to help them
in their effort to reach it, to the relief
of both. They were in no humor now
to let GO their hold upon this branch
TO see it swing back again far above
their heads.
1t was remarked that the Ameri-
cans might as well have refused the
aid of Lafayette during the Revolution
because he happened to be a French
man, or the Confederates the co-opera-
tion and active assistance of Won
Borck, who proved to be one of the
most gallant staff officers of Jeb.
Stuart.
1t is Peoples Year, and so the people
see it. For once without money, and
with a common voice the masses have
swept over the break-waters that are
no longer able to hold their pent-up
power.
The people are well pleased in this
city, and the State is to be heard from.
Senator Butler arrived yesterday af-
ternoon to attend the University Trus-
tees meeting to-day, and said that
though he had not had time to read
the account of the meeting. he had
been told what had been done. Sena-
tor Butler took room number II just
down the hallway from Chairman Man
ly who is quartered in number 49, The
Senator said he had not yet seen Mr.
Manly, but should be most pleased to
see him when it suited his convenience
Chairman Manly had not yet decided
when to acquaint the Populist Chair
man with the action of the Democratic
Committee, but by the resolution he
y
tunitv. and he seemed to have it in his
mind to see Mr.. Butler some time dur
ing the evening. Mr. Manly expressed
himself in quite a cordial way touch
ing Mr.. Butler, and it is quite probable
that no man could be found who could
better or with more dignity and clear
ness than Chairman Manly present
the offers and claims of the Demo
cratic party.
Surely as the days go now in North
Carolina, the people who are so in earn
est for the working out of the problem
in the heart of the masses will eagerly
watch their servants who are irving to
get together the forces toward a pa
triotic solution and toward redemption
Of the State into the hands of those
who love it most.
EDUCATIONAL PICNIC AT CARY.