The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-30
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
SAVAGE ATTACKS BEIWEfN W.
THKIE IND THE COMMfTTEE'
The situation StiIl So Uncertain mat
Neither Of the Three Parties Gan
Estimate Its Strength.

RALEIGH, n. c., oct. 29.-Special.-
". A. Guthric's address. issued yester-
day. which was really his attack on fop-
ulst nominee for Governor. upon the
machine of his party; that It's state
Chairman and Committee, causes no emu
CT a row. The Chairman published last
night a savage attack OH Guthrie.
17e nrst three lines OF the address con-
yey a gross and objectionable Insult 10
the Peoples party State Committee ana
every member OF the party VINO sympd-
thize with the efforts the committee mas
maze and the course IL mas pursued. IL
would be supernucus here to recite the
cooperative arrangements which the
state Committee. 10y virtual authority OF
the State Convention. has entered into
with other political parties. one OF them
,s 4 cooperation with the Republican
marry on state and congressional tickets.
'rhis is referred 10 by Major Gutnre IN
these words "AIured into the camp OF
Mark llama and politically Slaughtered.
And after this outrageous insult Whlcn
every true Popuhst in the state VIII
avenge in some way, the ADDRESS turns III
10 a disgraceful and disgusting plea Tor
the Peoples party to walk into the Dem
ocratic party and be swallowed
A SUMMARY.
To briefly summarize the unauthorlzeu
surrender by Major Guthrie TO the Dem
ocratic party there Is TINS 10 say
First. lie Wiley insulted his party ana
the members of the State Committee.
Second lie bolts tie action OF MS
State Convention in certain cases; ne
bolts the action of his own congressional
District Convention, and also the actloh
Of his judicial District Convention.
Third. He pleads that Pcpulists VIII
vote for Democrats. but nowhere pleads
that a Popuiist shall vote for a fopuilsl'
Fourth. lie declares that he cares noth-
ing about the results Ct the greatest COM
pliment and honor that the People
party State Convention could bestow on
any man. and this gives the members OF
the party a ful right 10 care nothing
about what becomes Of him.
II is the calm and candid opinion OF
the state chairman that Major Guthrie
mas forfeited an right 10 the confidence
of the members OF the Peoples party.
He Is. however. still the party nominee
and his name will appear On all the
tickets issued from People party state
headquarters.
A firm conviction Of the State chairman
is that the course o. Majcr Guthrie has
been such as will make il impossible for
him 10 receive the suffrage OF the full
membership % the Peoples party, and
her, in advance OF election day, II Is de-
clared that the number CT votes cast for
Major Guthrie. as the Peoples party
nominee for Governor, must not ana
cannot be accepted as an indication OF
Peoples party strength
The oldest politicians say there was
never such an attack by gubernatoual
candidate or such reply by committee
UNCERTAIN CONDITIONS.
The situation I'm this state Is Just as
mvsteriously uncertain as it was two
months ago. 30 one Of the three parties
can estimate its vote with perfect con
hdence.
The Populist leaders will knife Guthrie.
That is certain Some are openly de-
clarins for Russell. the Republican nomi-
nee for Governor and the latter expects
to get over three-fourths OF the Populist
vote. Populist committeeman say what
ever votes Guthrie lcscs Russell will get
Meanwhile. there is a Populist revolt
against the committee. No one car tell its
dimensions. Tho silent vote, the rural
vote. is the uncertain quantity in this
campaign.
Governor Carr appoints Ed. Chambers
Smith director OF the North Carolina
railway. and John NJ. Woolf. Of Greens
boro. State proxy fer that road.