The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-29
Chm Rep blican Party,

DEMOCRATIC STATE EUsIOS-PRrP.
"sIrioNs OFFERED AND AUrI0ns
THEREON.
For some weeks past there has been
much tslk OF "yulling down" v.riou.
nominees OF tie different pCijtjcHl
parties for State Offices. There have
bean rumors OF fusion, new fusion
anti-fu.ion ard with IL ell there has
bsen more confusion thsn ANYTHING else.
Along with all the talk were intima-
tlons or suggestions that arran gemputs
were being made fer q complete coon
Grafton between the Populists and
democrats for the purpose Of uniting
All tue silver men, and that the coon
perative arrangement which had been
entered into by the POpulsts and Re-
puDiicans was to be 2uuulled, etc. e &c
something of 3 elimination 10 all
the talk ana rumOrs occurred on Octo-
per Sth, when mseting OF the State
Deinocrstlve Executive committee was
he'd IN Raleigh. After prOtracted sas-
SION, the State committee conferred
pienary powers on the Democratic
Central committee. The first known
result OF the meeting wa, the fnlInw-
Ing communication addressed TO the
o'Ste CHAIRMAN OF the Peoples Party {:
kALEIen, n. c., Oct 9th, 1886.
TO Hon. HAL W. AYEE, Chairman 2.
Rx Com. =
Dear sir:-I beg to call your attention 10
40 much OF my letter of the 18th of Auo1Ist
1896, addressed TO your COMMITTEES a, ref.rs
10 the necessity of uniting the silver forces
Oh NORTH Carolina in a patriotic effort In
sena nine representatives to Congress who
can DC assoiutciy relied upon, under any
ana all circumstances, TO vote for the free
and shliAited coinsge Of silver. and tn ann
port Mr.. Bryaa, if he should be eIectpd
PRESIDENT, in that as well as the other re-
tern movements for which he STANDS.
seg TO quote from my said letter on that
subject AZ follows:
lhere Is also warm and sincere desire
On ths part or the Democratic party that
the prospect of the financial reform levisla.
uon, demanded in the Chicago platform
ana reiterated In the National platform of
the Peoples farty in the event Of the sI.c
uon OF Mr. Bryan, shall not fail because of
the want OF majority for silver in The NJ
tional House of Representatives.. and 10 |
. .us' .nu, every euort on the part of all par |
ues oenevlng III silver should be dirsctrd IN |
the reisat OK gold standard candidates in |
every congressional district in the State
AND, IL at any time before the election in |
any congressional district, there shouId ha |
running Tor Congress two silver candidates |
- !. flS'Si'"eiNes VI our respective parties,
snu the division of the silver vote TINS
brought about, would make probable thr
sleeuou oil gold STANDARD candidate, | be-
Nevs IL would become our duty in some hon
oraole way to meet the situation ga To nrr-
vent this result"
IN my opinion, condition exists in sew
erAt Oh Tue congressional districts which On.
dangers the election of the advocates of siI-
yer In those districts. | am sure Won Will
ssrse win me That the election of MIR. BrV
an, "leh0nt a Congress in sympathy with
nina, would greatly impair the value of his
sa.t nor can you be ignorant OF the ef-
ioIn Wnlcn our common enemy Is uuttiuv |
iortn 10 take advantages of lust such oivis |
ions III the SILVER forces as that which .x
ists IN oar state, to bring about that most
clsspp 1inting result.
i, thereiore, now urge upon you that some
avohl such Possibility.
Tue ncsets IS you are aware, must he
printed Tor dig tribution within the n.xt lev
Gays, 30 eHat si-anytEing Is to be done II il
desirable that such arrangement be perfect
beg, therefore, that you will mako
mediate answer to this con. nlunication ana
state what II anything, you are willing and
ready to do in the premises. "'-N
Yours truly,
CLEMENT MANLY,
Onairmen Dem. State tx. COMMITTEES,
THE REPLY.
This communication was replied to
by Chairman Aver. The reply is "a
Ol.0ws:
RALEIGH, N O., Oct. 9th, 1896. ,
HON. CLAMENr MANLY, Chairman State ,
Democratic Executive Com mIttee.
Dear Sir:-I have the honor to scknowI. ,,
dge the receipt of your communication of ,
his day. -
note especially the following paragraph j
n your letter: r
II beg, therefore, that you will make i'm q
Ieulate answer TO TINS communication, O
nd state what if anything, you are will.