The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
ELECTION DAY FUSION
Chairman Manly Says It is Certain TO Occur
Between Democrats and PopullSts.
GUTHRIE AND WATSON AFTER RUSSELL.
They VIII Endeavor to Force III sm to
hcot Them on the Stump-Mott IL
Prohibition Convent ona-D Damage
to tho State Pcnitentiary Farms.


to tho State Pcnitentiary Farms.
Raleigh. N c.. Aug. 22.-(speciaD-
Chairman Manly. of the Democratic
State Committee, was asked to-day what
were the prospects of electoral fusion
with the Populists and said he had never
had the least doubt that it would be ar
ranged and consummated on election
day. He says this is not a year for poll
tlcians. but one for the people. Senator
Butler appears to believe there will be
electoral fusion.
There was mistake in the statement
made by some papers that Chairman
Manly In his letter to Populist Chair
man Aver proposed 10 limit the debate
between Watson and Guthrie to certain
lines. On the contrary, the idea was that
1t should be entirely untrammelcd.
Guthrie Will unite in an effort to force
Russell to meet him and Watson on the
stump. The pressure he can bring TO
bear Will naturally be considera BILE. The
Republicans consider themselves, as to
~ certain extent, allies of the Populists
on the State ticket, and SO when Popu-
list gives dare" they can't snub it
with contemptuous air. as they would
II Democratic proposition.
The Populists of the Eighth district
endorse Romulus Il. I4inncy. the Repub-
lican nominee for Congress. There is
considerable interest as 10 whether Rich
mond Pearson. Republican nominee in
the Ninth district, will be given Populist
aid and comfort.
Mrs. C. j. Pickford of Lynn Mass,
| to-day sent to Joseph G. Brown, treas
urer. $500 for the Pickford sanitarium
Tor colored consumptives at Southern
Pines. The sanitarum will be built un-
der the supervision of DIR. Scruggs. q
colored physician of this city.
Northern capitalists have this week
purchased 1000 acres of land in Warren
county for use as game preserve.
The persons Interested In many coun-
ties In the suits against the Bank of
New Hanover and Its branch at Wades-
boro, say they hope and expect to
straishten out and settle the whole mat
ter without further recourse to the
courts. They have had meetings here
and at Charlotte.
1t turns out that the line of DR.. ]. j.
Motifs thought and work here during the
PoDulist convention was in the direct ion
of the senatorshp. II Senator Butler had
made deal with the Democrats all the
way through he would have claimed the
isenatorship for the Populsts. The Ques-
ton Is Would he have let that plum fall
TO the doctor?
Two days ago one Prohibition conven-
ton was held nj Salisbury. Yesterday an
other was held at Greensboro The last
was of the National Prohibition party,
and James II. Southgate. its nominee for
Vice President, presided. 1t nomina ted
the following ticket: Governor Rev J.
w. Holt. of Alamance; Lieutenant Gov
ernor. T: NJ. Stephens; Secretary of
State. W. o. Allen: Auditor. John r.
Miller: Treasurer. Perry MoLean; Su-
ne! intendent of Public instruction, j. c.
Balm; Attorney General. Yancey II. Cox;
Electors-a t-large, +. s. Blair and J. NJ
Templeton. The Prohibition strength in
the State barely exceeds 10000. This
wear it has two tickets.
IX-Rcpublican State Secretary J. c.
+. Harris says he does not intend to go
near Republican State headquarters:
that he refused 10 continue a s secretary
4. r.. Hatton was to be chairman;
that the Republicans do not appear 10
have any sense this year; that their Con-
Eressional Committee in this district
has not sense enough TO lead horse to
water because il refused TO fuse with the
Populists and endorse Stroud for Con-
gress but put up u. II. Massey as it's
candidate when it knew perfectly well
II could not carry county in the dis
trict. save Vance, without Populist aid.
Governor O'Ferrall. of Virginia. to-day
requested Governor Carr 10 instruct the
sheriff of Sampson county to hold for
reuuisition Walter Liverman who is
wanted for q felony.
Secretary of State Cooke has sent to
the various counties 10000 copies OF the
new election law.
AT the State penitentary farms on the
Roanoke river an official examination Is
now in progress by Superintendent Lea
Ear to ascertain the loss by the floods.
This is the first year that any cotton has
been lost by floods on the Caledonia farm.
One corn crop has been lost in five years.
and on the Northampton and Halifax
farms two corn crops have been lost in
seven years. The rebuilding OF the bro
ken dykes Is half completed. These
dykes are ~ feet high. One which was
broken had been built fifty years and
was covered with grass and trees foot
or more in diameter were growing on il.
The raging river swept over this and at
one place to:e ont hole in the ground
Is feet deep and l2o yards long Mr..
Leazar says that the new farm near
Wadesboro has SHOWN up vastly better
than was expected; that $50 acres are In
cotton and corn under cultivation there
4 special tonight from Smthleld
tells of strange occurrence at John
ston county's Popul!st Convention to-
day. The meeting tabled resolution
endorsing Bryan and Watson and the
free coinage OF silver. There Is great
dissatisfaction nj this action. The Vir
ginian correspondent asked Republican
Chairman Holton II he had hoodooed
Johnston county Popuists.