The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-17
MORE FUSION TALK
Did the Republicans Work
Butler?
WORKED UP SENTIMENT
Is Buffers Recent Utterance a
Mere Bluff?
Loge Harris Says That With Three
Tickets in the Field, the Demo-
Gratis Would Win These
Significant interviews.

Significant interviews.
1,,.ra i a deal of politics being
+olltad tbes DAYS. The Raleigh ring
Gf there is such a thing), of when so
mnch is said outside has lapsed into
silence. and the reporter looking Tor
news is foced TO look elsewhere for
news. He caught on to three stories
YESTERDAY that are somewhat OUT o.
the run. and may mean a great deai
ar NAV mean nextto nothing. Nheh
men tell YOU a good thing upon con
diton that heir names be not USED, IL
NAV be a fake. or it may be, and often
is, real inside stuff.
LOGE HARRIS TALKS AGAIN.
Mr.. J. c. L. Harris says that If the
Democrats, Republicans and Popuists
each run a separate ticket III North
Carolina the Democrats will carry the
state bv a plurality of from 2O,OOo 10
On ooo "On the silver issue" says
az Wake county leader, both the
nemocratic and Populist parties VIII
d,aw votes from the Republican
nartv. and the victory will all be Tor
the Democrats.
WHAT BUTLER MEANT.
what do you think of Butler a.tpi-
tude as expressed in his paper ana tile
Progressive Farmer was questloh
addressed to a gentleman who peileVes
in two conventions.
~ interpret Butler and his paper
this way." he said: You will remember
that lust after the failure OF negotla-
tions between Republicans and Popu-
lists for fusion, Pritchard and Russell
and othe>-declared publicly that But
ler WOULD be unable TO hold his forces
together. Therupon Butler began a
TRADE against the Republicans IN MS
paner and otherwise such as he had not
been heard from him in two years.
..In the same way, so soon as 1T be-
came apparent that the Democrats
would triumph at Chicago, the goid
standard papers in this State, without
exception. took the ground that the
Democrats would draw to them all the
rank and file of the Populists, whether
Butler should advise it or not, ana
therefore. it was no longer necessary
TO consult him. Butler Immediately
said from his seat in the Senate that he
suspected there might be a trick in pre-
tending to turn over the convention TO
the silver wing, and his papers took up
the refrain and re-echoed his senti-
ments throughout the State. Whether
Butler thinks he gathers the Demo
cratic sentiment from the press and
proposes to be the first TO swear that he
will have no fellowship with them, re-
mains to be seen.
HOW BUTLER WAS SCARED.
Il will let YOU into secret if you
will rot use my name said an East
ern Republican day or two ago. "The
Republicans who are trying to secure
fusion have worked the best scheme on
Butler that ever was attempted. and
it has worked beautifully. | mad be-
gun to think he wouldn't swallow tine
bait. but the last weeks Caucasian
showed that he swallowed il nook and
all. The Populists all over the State,
/ mean those who are not looking for
office, have been talking to their Dem
ocratic neighbors about getting to-
gether for white men and white metal,
and the Caucasian and Progressive
Farmer have been abusing the Repub-
leans worse than the Democrats ever
did. 1t looked like they We're going TO
unite. What must be done? That is
the question we asked ourselves. Fin
allv. after conference with Russells
close friends, a scheme was hit upon
that has worked admirably. 1t was
determined to scare the Populist lead
ers into re-fusion by making them
think the folks were demanding it.
The State was divided into districts,
and men were appointed to go to half
the counties, and they we're given these
instructions: Get at least twenty-five
men who call themselves Populists to
write to Butler saying the people hate
the Democrats and will have nothing
to do with them, and think it best to
get together with the Republicans a
gain. Let no two letters be alike. First
go to leading Republican and get his
cooperation. If you can't get Popu-
lists to write these letters, get Rcpub-
licans to write them, but always have
them to say in the letter that they
are Populists.' Armed with these in
structions, the agents did their perfect
work, and Butler has been deluged
with letters indicating sentiment
that has been manufactured to order.
Butler is shrcwd, but the Republicans
are shrewder. Having made him take
a position, we are now quiet. He can't
retrace his steps. His denunciation of
Democrats has been copied and APP
proved by Populist supporters, and it
is becoming every day more certain
that the Populists have got to come
into the Republican party or cooperate
with u.s."
Don't you think the sending of
those letters was sharp politics?' he
asked in conclusion.
MACRAE MUST HANG