The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-07
P0LITICAIn POINTS.

PoLITLCALe POINTS.
Secretary Hyams, of the State Re-
publican committee, announces that Kj
Gudger viii speak here next Monday
night. Chas Price will also take the
stump in few days. His first appoint
ment is Asheville, October Is.
The Republican committee has
made five appointments in North Caro-
lima for Ex-senator Blair, of New
Hampshire. He spoke at Asheville last
night and will speak in Raleigh on the
21st. On the 18th, 8th, and 9th he will
speak at Charlotte, Greensboro and
Winston.
State GOldbug Executive committee
man Ashley says that Mr.. g. Sam Brad
shaw, of Randolph, who recently re-
signed as a member of the Democratic
State Executive committee, will in a
few days take the stump for Palmer
and Buckner. His first appointment
IS at aberdeen, Moore county
The opposition to Joe Rogers, the
present register of deedssof Wake coun-
IL and candidate for reelection, has
become so great that it is said that an
independent candidate will announce
himself in a few days. The Jim
Young-Joe Rogers combination doesn't
seem to begetting along so swimming
ly as those worthless have been count
ing on.
Mr.. w. O. Howard, a prominent
young attorney, of Tarboro, sand one
of Edgecombe county's representa-
tives in the last Legislature, is here
attending the Supreme court. Speak
ing Of Che political situation in his
county yesterday he said: ''PoLtics in
Edgecombe this year is badly mixed
The Republicans and Populists agreed
to fuse on all the county offices, but
each party put out it's own legislative
ticket. This gave the county one tick
ct for the county offices
and two for the Legislature Then
the Democrats put out astraight ticket
throughout. Later the Republicans,
confident of their power to carry the
| county without the aid of the Popu-
| lists, began to grumble about the divi-
sion of the offices having been unfair
and ended up by putting out straight
| Republican ticket. So now we have
| three county tickets in<the field and
four legislative tickets, with the Re-
| publicans badly divided on straight
| ticket and the fusion ticket question.
| With this division and the quarrels
and factions thatit naturally causes in
the ranks of both Populists and Re
| publieans, the Democrats stand a
| splendid chance of electing their conn
| ~ nominees and the success of the
| legislative ticket is almost a certain
| ty."
Mr.. Charles r. Thomas, of Newbern.
| Democratic candidate for Presidential
eIector upon the Bryan electoral tick
ct, arrived in the city yesterday after
noon, to attend the Supreme court as
counsel in some pending cases from
the Second judicial district
Mr.. Thomas has just completed a
partial canvass of the Third Congress
sional district, land expects later in Oc-
| tober to again enter the canvass until
the election. Speaking of the situation
| in his district, he said: 'In my canvass,
I have made speeches in Bladen, Moore,
| Sampson counties. expect later to
| canvass Duplin, 0nsloAw, Jones and
| Cumberland; also in Harnett and
Craven. Everywhere find men of all
conditions in life determined to cast
their ballots for Wilma j. Bryan, and
I have seen practically no. opposition
to the joint electoral ticket. Farmers,
merchants, laboring men, professional
men alike, are for Bryan and silver, and
| against trusts and monopolies. Those
who disapprove of the joint electoral
| ticket, nevertheless declare they
expect to vote the ticket to carry the
State for Bryan. In the section of the
State which have canvassed except
among Republ icans I find gold stand
ard advocates few and far between In
the city of Fayetteville, where I spoke
last Thursday evening, was reliably
informed that there were barely TWEEN
to so-called Gold Democrats These
will vote with US on State issues, if
they viii not upon, National issues.
Ehe outlook in my section ofsthe State
issextremely bright and sencourag ing,
not only Tor the National ticket, but
State and local candidates of the Dem
ocratic partys Ina number of counties
fusion between the Populists and Re-
publicans has not been successful
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