Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-01
NORTH CARoLINA,s PUZZLE.
senator Pritchard is Hopeful of Re
publican Success,
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
RALEIGH, N. c.. August 30, 1896.
Democratic State Chairman Manly said
yesterday: You know perfectly well the
present state of affairs can't continue"
He declined to go further and explain. But
1t is in the air that there are startling DO
litical changes just ahead. What the
democrats desire is the division of electors.
So. when a day or two ago they nomina ted
an elector in the first district they an
nounced that he was ready to come down
so populist could be put up, If that was
thought the best way of advancing the in
terests of the cause OF silver.
The populist committee will probably
meet soon. 1t is called upon to clear up
the case as to the nominee for attorney
general. The convention declined to in
dorse Walser (rcpublcan), even though
Senator Butler nominated and pressed him.
but left that matter to the committee
Walser is for Mckinley. So is Senator
Pritchard. So are all the republicans. AMI
they are all for gold. The populist state
chairman, Aver, said to The Star CORE
spondent: Say plainly that the populists
do not indorse any man who favors the
gold standard" When his attention was
called to the fact that it was stated in an
address issued by Gen. d. H. Abbott,
chairman Of the republican committee of
the first district. that the populists there
had Endorsed Senator Pritchard Aver said:
You saw it published that the populists of
the eighth district had Endorsed R. H. Lin
ney. republican. for Congress. Now what
/ desire to say is that it was not a regular
populist convention which did this 1t was
selves populists." 1t is entirely reasonable
to infer that the populists will repudiate
both these so-called Endorsements"
Republican Chairman Holton gives $780,
ONO g the official eStirnat q nj no i've,
strength. Chairman Aver will only give
the populist figures as made up last April
from returns from county chairmen-6S-
900. Democratic Chairman Manly, whose
reticence Is remarkable, declines to give
out any figures at all.
The populist candidate for governor de-
clares positively that such a thing as the
division Of the electoral ticket with the
only thing to be done Is to take down
Sewall and put up Watson; SO far as North
Carolina Is concerned.
Chairman Buffers avowal Of a desire
that Sewall and Watson should both come
down and that Walter Clark of this city
should be put up as Bryans running mate.
naturally aroused considerable interest
here. 1t is no secret that Clark expected
and greatly desired the nomination for the
vice presidency at Chicago and he would
be glad to be put up for the place now.
There are score of different views
among democrats. Some are deeply re-
gretful that entire fusion with the popu-
lists was not arranged: others swear that
had such fusion been arranged they would
have religiously abstaiEed from going near
the polls. Many say they hope to see
electoral fusion yet arranged. Some are
willing to see this extended further, to the
congressional ticket. And there are those
who say that the most important Of all is
fusion on the state ticket-to beat the re-
publican nominee. All these desirers of flu
sion are really making a confession of
weakness. that and nothing more. But any
idea of such thing as state fusion
seems at an end.
Senator Pritchard. while here yesterday
on his return from Newborn, where he
spoke. said he had been told the party was
disorganized In the east. but found quite
the contrary. He declares he never saw It
more united Chairman Holton. who was
with the Senator. added: You can say our
people are in line. For some time we were
little at loss what to do and worried
about the silver question. but now, as
tell you, we are all in line" THAT is en-
tirely true said Senator Pritchard Gen
w. r. Cox Is here and says the situation
in the state is so puzzling he doesn't know
what to say.