The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
THE eUEsr1oS OF FUSION
As the One Now Agisating All Parties
fin the state.


fin the State.
Raleigh. N. c.. July 2S.-(SpeciaD-
The day after the Democratic State
Convention Popullst Of prominence re-
marked to your correspondent that he
had heard proposition would be made
to the Populists by the Democrats that
some of the nominees on the State
ticket should step down and Populists
take their places. This was startling, to
say the least. A letter was at once writ
ten to the Democratic State Chairman.
whose reply was there was no founea-
ton whatever for the statement and
that 1t need not even be noticed
"A proposition Is to be made, / under
stand. at the meeting CT the Democratic
State Committee here Thursday night
by some gentlemen that the candidates
for observation-disclosures. Treasurer and
one Associate Justice retire, and that
Popullsts be named for these places.
have heard, Furthermore, that the
nominees have agreed TO retire IL agree
able. This idea Is being pressed by
some Democrats. There are other
Democrats. / want to say, who will. If
this arrangement is effected. also step
down and out, but not because of SYM
patty with this new and startling move
ment. 1t seems to be, according TO my
idea. another effort to carry out the
two convention idea, which failed SO
signally."
Now this is really a strange piece of
news. 1t comes in such shape that
there must be foundation for 1t of some
kind. This is @ year Of surprises In
political life and the end is not yet, it
seems. Interest in the committee meet
ing Thursday will now be great. Peo-
pie will want to know first whether TINS
new move will really be made and sec
ond whether the nominees above re
ferred to have really agreed to come
down."
one thing is asserted and this ls that
the Populist leader knows Democratic
news promptly. There are many evil
denceS of this.
ON a bulletin board here Is this writ
ing: eff Bryan accepts all nominations;
II Sewall accepts all nominations; III
Watson accepts all nominations where
are we at?'
Soldiers Home here, says here are now
sIxty inmates Tire are 100 on the roll,
| but hardly q day passes that Two OF
three do not come or go. Inc raiiWays
give the inmates free passes and snow
the greatest kindness ness IN e' ~ resdsG
! to nay for the memorial chapea In honor
| of the late Mrs. Mary Reade. a.,
| The State Museum has received the
carcass of a tiny bear. The cub weighs
only eleven pounds
| a grand shake-up Of the Republican
| Marty In the State seems imminent. A
nrominent member said to-day that
| none of them knew their roofing just
now or could tell what might happen:
! The afternoon paper here declares edi-
! torialiy that II Watson Is put up ana
| Sewall taken down 1t will not support
| tho ticket 1t says there have been too
MANY Democratic overtures to Populism
and that II is high time to call matt
| Many other Democrats are saying the
same things, and in very earnest way:
| Ed. Johnston, Republican chairman of
! this Congressional district, says some
| thing must be done at once regarding
n. G. English. the so-called nominee
| for Congress. Nobody knows where En-
| glish is lat"
VIII the Populists submit to the Re
publican plan to put Stroud on the
| shelf without saying word TO eithe:
| Stroud or the Populists?
There are no less than 500 registered
whiskey distilleries in the Western rev.
enue district. against $50 In this There
| are more distlleries in the Western dis
trict than in any other in the country.
| There, as in this district. "moonshining'
| has decreased remarkably.
The three negroes who stand charged
| with the murder of Workhouse Guard
\ Farringtno. near Durham, are in jail
| without bail privilege.
| The Populist delegates from this
State to the ST. Louis convention speak
\ of the Texas delegation as simply un-
manageable. They say Cyclone" Da.
Wis is pretty good fellow, but could moi
handle his delegation. Many delegates
wear Bryan buttons. One of these Is q
| brother of Senator Butler. and he say:
he is an original Bryan man.
There is a hitch between the Populis
State Committee and the State Farmers
! Alliance. The organ OF the latter say:
| to-day that the meeting of the Allianc,
will be held at Hillsboro, August 10th
that the Populist committee meets three
| days later, and that the two would con
| fiict: that the Populists refused to alte
the date. Then the paper says: LET tn,
Alliance men stand TO the Allianc,
first. whatever political party stands IL
the way"