The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-09-24
raleigh Pres;-Ni5itor, 10th


After fooling the people for eighteen
mon rs the Republican and Popu list
Executive Committees agreed TO CO.
overat!on this afternoon on Congress
sion.l and State Offices, except the
GpvoTnar and Auditor.
The proposition i, substantially the
one submitted by the Republican sub
committee with several amendments.
Il w4s originally framed by Chairman
Hoi,on, but as a!np'ed to day, 1t was
in the hand wiring Of Chairman
Aver.
In the agreement reached, the
Pcpublcans agree % support the Pop
ulist nominees, Cy Thompson for Sec
rotary OF State, ". H. Worth for
Treasurer; Charles Mebane for SUPER
intendent Of Public instruction, and
Col. Robert Douglass for Supreme
Court JUSTICE Inc Popuis;s in return
agree to supper, the Republican nom
inees, Z@b Y. WaIser for Attorney
General; Walter Mon; gomery for AS
socia:e Justice, Spencer Adams, OF
| Durham, for Judge Of the fifth Judic-
| ial District.
In the Congressional division the
| Republicans ag.cc 10 give their sup
p0rt to Fowler III the Third, S:rowd
in the Fourth, Martin in the Sixth, and
Shuford IN the Seventh. Inc Pupu-
lists virtually throw their strength to
the Republican nominees as follows:
White in tn. So cd district, Settle in
the Fifth and Pearson in the Niith.
The right Is reserved by the Populists
to put up candidates in each OF these
districts.
The FIRST AMI Eighth districts were
left und disturbed, the Republicans in
the First having agreed. to support
Simmer (PopuIistt) and the Populists
to support Linney (RepubIican) in the
Eighth.
The question Of electoral fusion was
not touched upon. County fusion is
already arranged in most counties,
but it will be promoted where efforts
have failed
The Republicans submitted only
one proposition, which provided for
fusion on all State officers except the
Governor, county and Congressional
matters.
The ropulists made severa! propo-
sit.)ns. The first one was that the Re
publCans name tie United States Sen
ator TO succeed Senator Pritchard and
withdraw Russell in favor of Guthrie
for Governor. Fusion on the remain
der OF The STATE ticket, On county and
congressional matters was included.
TIE Populists insisted ca RusSell's re-
trement all the while; and not until
afer O'Clock did they agree to let
the two candidates remain in the field.
At a subsequent meeting Of the Re-
publican Executive Committee, Chas.
| Reynolds, of Winston, was nominated
tor 1t. Governor in place of Col. O. H.
Dockery, whose nomination was re-
considered Col. Dockery was not
ensured in any way.
The Populist Executive Committee
also considered the question of eiecto
raj fusion. \ resolution which provi-
ded that the Populist5 do not fuse with
the Democrats on the electoral ticket
was voted down. 1t was unanimous,
the committeeman who introduced
the resolution voting against it.
Chairman Aver was asked by a
Press VIsit0r reporter fora statement
as TO the probability ofclectoral fusion.
He replied:
1.-The Populists are determined to
beat Mckinley. If it becomes neces-
sary to bring about his defeat in this
State we will certainly combine with
the Democrats on eieCtors.'
The matter Of putting up an eleclor
to fl! the vacancy left open by the
State Convention and thc matter Of
arranging cooperation with the Dem
CCrats On electors was referred 10 the
central committee with power to act.