The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-17
DESERTED BY PARTY
This Is the Wall Of the Populist Noml.
nee for GubsrnatorlaI Honors.
GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR BRYAN.
The Stand Mas Been Erected md
Raleigh VIII Give Him Glorious
Tarheel weIcome-Iist of Demo.
cratic and Republican Electors
Another Fruit Pest Appears.

Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 16--(SpeciaD-Th
statement by the Populist nominee for
Governor that his party has deserted
him creates quite sensation The last
paragraph in the leading editorial in
Senator Buffers per here to-day is
construed by Democrats to mean that
the Republicans have made Il secret
pledge or arrangement to take Russell
down as their nominee for Governor.
and that II 1t is not done the Populists
win not stand by the fusion agreement.
j. e. l.. Harris puts 1t this way: That
If the PopuliSis had discovered the fact
in the spring that they had to do what
they did last week, that is make the
State tickes paramount, they would
not have been In the embarrassing
position they are now, and been forced
to confess their own Inconsistency. Har-
ris says truly that Buffers idea and
belief We're that he could take a large
slice from each of the two old parties
and add to 1t the Populist party, but
that in this he failed completely and
had to return TO his own party limits.
What Is known as the San Jose scale"
insect has made its appearance on fruit
trees at Durham. 1t has done immense
damage in California. So far as known
this Is It's first appearance in this State.
The agricultural experiment station has
notice of 1t. There are so many fruit
pests now that spraying the trees in the
sity.
The platform from which Mr.. Bryan is
10 deliver his speech here is decorated
with State and National flags. His
name Is above in electric lights. AS yet
no estimate can be made Of the number
OF people who Will hear him. He will
be escorted to the platform by the Raj
eigh Bryan Club, with $50 torch bearer
lie and his party of thirty Will take sup
per at the Park Hotel after the speech
and Handwriting.
The Republ cans are profuse in their
ridicule of rhe difficulties which the
Democrats have in raising funds for
campaign expenses.
IL. w. Skies, graduate of Wake For
est College. who is taking Il special
history course ~ the Johns Hopkins
University. is here getting some facts
regarding North Carolina history from
the State Library. He will remain in
the library Il week.
w. y. Guthrie is 4 ,.horn in the side
of the Populist-Republican fuslonis,s
He is doing more than any other man
TO make such trade "a the Republicans
and Populisis made odious to thoughtful
members of his own party.
The Railway Commission in its COM
plant 20 the National Commission that
the Southern Railway has violated the
long and short haul clause OF the inter
state commerce act, says 1t is disastrous
to the manufacturing enterprises and
other industries OF the State
The following are the Democratic and
Republican electors for North Carolina
so far as yet selected: Democra tic-First
District. John II. Small: Second. +. ID.
Winston; Third, C. II. Thomas: Fourth.
---; Fifth, y. L. Brooks; Sixth. Thorn
as w. Strange; Seventh Theo. Il.
kluttZ; Eighth. -: Ninth, r. d. Gil
mer. Republican-First District, Vince
Ter Martin; Second. j. ]. Martin; Third
Seymour Hancock; Fourth, II. II. Cha
pin; Fifth. --; Sixth, --; Seventh.
a. ID. Cowles; Eighth, S. E. Marshall:
Ninth, T.. ID. Carter. There Is a hitch
in the Sixth district. where there are
two Republicans named. but it Is said
at the party's headquarters neither Is
eligible by reason of Office holding. IT
is said that in the First District Respass
is making the canvass as elector, and
not Wheeler Martin, though headuuar-
tiers Is not notified of Martins being
taken down. Electors-at-large are.
Democratic: Locke Craige and w. G.
Douglas. Republican: II. a. Gudser and
Oscar ]. Spears.
Ii is contended by not a few Demo-
Gratis that their party would lose more
votes by electoral fusion with the Popu
lists than 1t would gain from the latter
party. The question is asked if there
are not number OF Populists who would
decline to vote for Democrats on a fu
sion ticket.