Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-10

that the democrats and populists will not
fuse on the state ticket. But no one can
tell what q day may bring forth 1t il
asserted that the managers contemplate
both electoral and state fusion.
The secretary Of the Baptist board of
state missions is visiting the various ASSOC
Citations Of that church. The Baptists are q
great power in this state. 1t Ii said three
fourths of the populists are Baptists. The
secretary declares that he finds the popu-
lists and democrats solidly united on silver.
and that the people in the country are
nearer together than they have been since
the war. The churches. he says, have been
he declares that all are now united on sill
yer.
As yet no proposition looking to congress
sional fusion of democrats and populists
has been made. A deal would be very hard
indeed to make. 1t has been limited that
the populists would like to have the Con-
gressmen in the first. third. fourth and
sixth six I'D districts Harry Skinner: populist; IN
ed that this will also be given Cy. Thomp-
son in the third. The organ OF the fusion
democrats yesterday made vague hints at q
congressional deal.
There Is no doubt of the nomination by
reclamation by the democrats of the sixth
district of John 8. Lockhart for Congress.
How They Look at 1t.
The Charlotte Observer. which is middle
of the road says editorially: THE demo-
cratic state executive committee meets
rext Monday night and there will be await
Ing it a message from the people. 1t has
been delivered In installments all week
long. 1t Is to the effect that, without regard
to their views as to gold and silver, they
object to having the virtue of the demo-
cratic party trafhcked in. and that, though
1t be sold. cannot be delivered
Thus. there is a plain revolt of democrats
against fusion. VIII there be one of popu-
lists also? The republicans. who up to a
cooperation with the popuiists. now bear
themselves as IL three tickets were more
to their liking. And 10 doubt three tickets
is their choice.
At their county convention here on the
Sth the populists adopted a resolution
thanking the republicans for their aid In
giving them Senator Butler and pledging
support.
1t became tolerably plain yesterday that
those democrats and those populists who
are promoting fusion will make the play
for it both state and electoral. 1t Is the
plain assertion of the ''middle-of- the-road'
men that the democrats will. if this idea
Is carried out, lose more votes than they
viii gain. The fusionists declare that all
things rest upon the populist vote.
subject to revision at d moments notice.
here is the slate" of the populists for their
state ticket: W. A. Guthrie. governor; lieu
tenant governor. a surprise" ". II.
Worth. treasurer: w. A. Montgomery, as
sOciate justice
The Pop Vote.
1t has been the talk that populists have
5000 votes and that these came from the
democratic party. The delegation to ST.
Louis was based on the Exum vote of 1892
and the delegation to the state convention
here next week Is on the same basis. Now.
whence came the populist vote? In 1883
the democratic vote was 14s. 400: republican,
134.519: prohibition. 3124 In 1892 it was
democratic. 135. $40: republican. 81 .6S4 pop
ulist. 47.S4o. In 1894 it was democratic,
l2i.I2: republican-populst. 14S.333. The
democratic loss from 1883 to 1892 was
12.sS7: republican loss. 39.342: total loss of
both parties. 52.2e9. The populist vote of
1872 was 1880 and the question Is, whence
did 1T come: The democratic loss from
1883 to 1884 was 70. 1S3; the republican gain,
including populists. 14.3nS. 1t is broadly
asserted that the republicans whom Sena-
tor Butler appears to represent will go
back to their old party and that he really
represents only the proportionate parts of
2.SSt of the democratic loss which went to
make up his a. $40. This corroborates what
some democrats say and what II. L. Grant
of the republican state committee declares
that Senator Butler dare not have a count
of noses of his people this year. F. A. o.