The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-01
NORTH CAROLINA IN LINE.
w. w. Clark, of Describes
the Situation Down There.

W. w. Clark, of Newbern, n. c., arrived
here yesterday in advance of the delegation
from that State. which will reach this city
at noon to-day. He says that no confer
ence Of the delegation has been held to de-
eide what candidate to support for the
nomination, and until a meeting is held 1t
will be impossible to determine that ques-
ton. 1t is the feeling of the delegation,
however, that no course is left except to
nominate a good, strong man. Mr.. Clark
says that he believes Mckinley has a fair
chance to carry North Carolina. as under
the new election laws the Republicans Will
gain from 10000 to 5000 votes. Besides
that, he says, a fusion between the Popu-
lists and Democrats of the State is practic-
IDLY impossible, and even If it were made,
he says, the Democrats would scratch the
names of the Populistic electors. Under
present conditions it is his opinion that Nc
Kinley would carry the State. He says
that there is great hostility between the
Democrats and Populists. because the for
mer party has made bitter personal attacks
against the latter, which is made up, in
the main, of men who We're formerly Dem
ocrats. When they left their party and
became identified with the Populists they
traitors. Consequently they do not feel
like entering into any kind of a truce
HOW fllcN SOUND money sentiment Is
there in North Carolina?"
Il would not undertake to state how
large a vote can be polled, but there is a
great deal of it, even in the country dis
tricts. We have but two gold-bug papers.
The press at large has ridiculed the move
ment. This seems to have done the cause
much good, as it has aroused the sound
money men to action, and they are form
ing clubs and perfecting an organization;
For several years we have had sound
money clubs, and hundreds of men were
ready to and did declare Immediately fol-
lowing the Chicago convention that they
for Bryan. They were diffident, however,
about taking the initiative in a sound
money movement. 1t is rather ticklish
business with us for a man to leave the
being branded as boilers. But when Louis
De Lacroix, our member of the provisional
committee, sent out a call for a confer
ence, the State was well represented, al
eral convention, as the time was too linn
tied. Since the conference the movement
is receiving very substantial encourage
ment and the sound money clubs are being
reorganized."
DO you think that the nomination of a
ticket here will be much of an advantage?'
Yes, | do. There are many Democrats
who are favorable to sound money who do
not feel that they can vote for Bryan, but
our party leaders cannot go to them and
ask them to vote for Mckinley. and men
who now feel so inclined might be induced
to vote for Bryan when the time comes. in
spite of their convictions. To this class
men who are loyal to the old Democratic
party-a third ticket, with a man whose
Democracy cannot be disputed at it's head,
will afford an opportunity to vote according
to their convictions"
Mr.. Clark is an attorney of considerable
standing. In his own town, he says, there
is n very strong sound money sentiment,
although but little has been done to ad-