The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-22
Butler Says They Are Improv-
ing in North Carolina.
THE SITUATION IN IDAHO
Silver Republicans May Get
Share of the Offices.
MEETlNGoF DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
Senator Bacon Thinks the Republicans
Will Use Their Money Freely
In Sending OCT Literature
and Speakers.

Washington, Awg. Ex-senator
Bacon. of Georgia, who has just re-
tsrned from the Pacific coast was at
Democratic headquarters to-day. In
an interview, he said that as the senti-
mont now exists in the country Bryan
would be elected, but that Republicans
told him the sentiment of the people
will change before election. The Sem
ator said he failed to see that the SEN
timeHt of the country through which
he passed had changed, but was inclln-
ed to think that the money which the
Republicans are putting into the cam
paign will have it's effect. He did not
mean bv this, he added, that voters
will be bought, bat that Republicans
will get their literature more largely
circulated, viii have more speakers
and will have more and better inform
ed men at many places who will be
able to defeae the Democrats in argu-
ment. He said he noticed at the sta
tions and other places where there
were groups of men talking, arguing
the silver question in every instance,
that as a general thing the Republican
was better informed and could array
his argument with more effect; and
when he got the best of his Democratic
antagonist he was likely to carry the
crowd with him. This he attributed
to large circulation of literature and
special work OF the Republicans who
were posting men everywhere to be
able to argue the question. Senator
Bacon thought this the only feature
wherein the Republicans were succeed
ing, and said he had no doubt that all
this would be counteracted by the
Democrats.
Chairman Babcock returned from
New York to-day. He had a confer
ence with Chairman Hanna, of the Ma
tional committee, yesterday, and feels
very well satisfied with the result of
the campaign thus far. He says that
Mr.. Hanna reports everything in good
shape and the work of the campaign
progressing very satisfactorily. Mr..
Babcock says that he Congressional
campaign committee is in daily
receipt of information tend
ing to show the successful work
of the committee in send
ing out literature. He says that the
reports show the people are very anxi-
GUS to read the documents which are
having good effect in arming the Re
publicans SO that they can meet all ar
gument of the Democrats. '.Our OBJ
ject," he said, lis not so much to make
proselytes, in sending out the li1era-
ture, but to arm our own people, so
that they may be informed and ready
in arguments"
Some of the silver leaders in Wash
ington are not at all surprised at the
course of events in Idaho. where the
Populists and Democrats have fused,
leaving the silver Republicans to flock
by themselves. One who has recently
returned from the West, says that the
result is largely due to the course Sem
atom Dubois has pursued in Idaho. In-l
stead of cutting loose from the Repub-
lican party, Senator Dubois and his
friends went into the Republican COM
mittee and carried it by one majority,
land instead of organizing as a silver
party or inviting fusion, maintained
hat their organization is Republican.
he Populists and Democrats claimed
lat any Republican organization,
ght to be for Mckinley if it claimed
be name, and insisted that Dubois
Kt leave the Rpublican party as Tel
and Pettigrew have done. There has
beenka great deal of hostility between
Dubois and the other two parties. and
the Populists and Democrats say that
il they elect Dubois, Senator, they will
not be sure that he will remain with
them. Silver men here say that they
have information that the Bryan cleo
toral ticket will carry the State and
that the antagonism is more personal
to Dubois than anything else.
o1,a
Populist committee, says that he has
been receiving some very favorable re-
ports from different States where
there have been disagreements be-
tween the Populists and Democrats
as to fusion on electors. 1t is now be-
Eeved that the offer of the Populists
in Texas TO take seven of the fifteen
electors will be accepted. In West
Virginia the committees have about
agreed upon a division, giving the
Democrats four and the Populists two
electors. IT is also stated that the
chances of fusion in North Carolina
have improved.
It was Stated at Populist headquar-
ters that they believed the Idaho fu-
sion would be arranged so as 10 give
the silver Republicans a share of the
offices and an equal interest in the
campaign, the electors ito be divided
among the three parties. The Nation
al Populist committee, it was stated,
will insist upon this and will be joined
in it by the Democratic National com
mittee.
Secretary Gardner, of the National
Association of Democratic Clubs, to-
day received applications for member
ship in the National Association from
thirty-four new clubs, West Virginia
heading the list. Each application,