The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-11
huston IS aecomplished.

Fusion is accomplished.
The Populist and Republican COM
mittees after discussing the matter
for two days and nights, have agreed.
The Populists who have held "princi-
ple'' above all things, have agreed to
swallow goldibugs, and the Republi-
cans who declare that silver men are
Anarchists and idiots, have agreed to
swallow few Populists, who profess
to believe in silver.
The ticket is streak-o'-lean and a
streak-o'-fat affair. Like the magic
shield, to the Populists it is silver,
TO the Republicans, it is gold.
And this is the motto of them all:
Anything to beat Democrat"
'sThe sum total of the whole compact
is this said one of the leading fusion
lists yesterday; shat we shall combine
to fight Democrats wherever we find
them. That is the first object of both
parties
He expressed the sentiment of all
the machine men in both parties.
mckinley will carry the State said
a Republican after the committees adj
iourned; 'sthe Populists will make
show of trying to fuse with the Demo
Gratis; but they will make a proposition
they know the Democrats cannot ac-
cept, and then will say that the Demo-
ocrats rejected fusion, and a straight
Bryan and Watson ticket will be put
out That will divide the silver vote
and give the State to Mckinley. The
Solid South will be broken this year
THE OFFICIAL AGREEMENT.
1.-THE Peoples party State Execu-
tive committee and the Republican
State Executive comittee, in behalf of
their respective parties, affirming our
devotion and strict determination to
support and maintain free ballot and
fair count in all the elections held in
North Carolina, and pledging ourselves
to the policy of unfolding the princi-
pie of free and honest elections, aimed
at and provided for by the election laws
enacted by the General Assembly of
1895, and for the purpose of maintain
ing the act of the last General Assem-
bly,, restoring to the people the right of
local self government, enter into the
following terms of cooperation:
81. To equitaIbly cooperate to secure
the election of members of the General
Assembly pledged to these reforms.
Second, that the Republicans con-
cede to the PopuLists the candidates
for Congress in the following districts:
Third, Fourth, Fifth and Seventh, and
the Populists reserve the right to name
candidates in the Second, Fifth and
Ninth; the First and Eighth districts
have made satisfactory adjustment
through their respective Congressional
conventions.
"Third, that the Republicans support
the nominees of the Peoples party for
Secretary of State, Treasurer, Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction and
Associate Justice of theSupreme Court.
That the Populists support the nomi-
nees of the Republican party for A.
torney General, Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court, and Judge of the
Superior Court in the Fifth judicial
district.
Fourth, that the good offices of our
respective committees are pledged to
accomplish the result aimed at in this
agreement.
On behalf of the Populist committee:
HAL. w. AVER, Chm,
L. c. CALDWELL,
u. i. GARRETT.
On behalf of the Republican com
mittee:
a. u. HOLION, Chm,
NJ. j.. MOTT,
r. C.. PATTERSON,
A. r. MIDDLETON.
THE TACTT UNDERSTANDING.
Both sides agree that there is a tacit
understanding as to the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Auditor and SEN
ator.
But there they part.
The Populists say the understand
ing is that Russell will come down.
Judge Russell's right hand man said
yesterday afternoon that the report
that Russell would come down was