Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-03
THE0LD NORTH Estate
TIE COMING MEETING OF THE RE-
PUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
The Question Of Taking Down Dock
cry-Dem ocrntic-Chairmnn Manly
on Fusion-Things Broke Loose
Can Butler Controls.

RALEIGH. n. c., September 2-(Spe-
cial)-The Republican State Committee
Is formally called 10 meet here next Tues
day at noon. Chairman Holton has been
in New York a few days. in company
with Senator Pritchard and Congressman
Pearson and Settle. 10 see Mark Hanna.
Hiram l.. Grant. the only committeeman
now at headquarters here. says: "The
matter OF our State ticket will be settled
Tuesday. / am for taking down none Of
the nominees. save Dockery. l want W.
A. Guthrie, Populist nominee for Cow
ernor. TO run. Dockery is the only one
who really conflicts with US. II the Pop
ulists want TO run their ticket, let them
do So The Asheville Register talks OF
taking down Russell and Henderson from
our ticket. That paper no longer speaks
by authority. Its editor IS soured. II
the Populists had met US fairly ati
squarely, Henderson, our nominee for
Auditor, would have been taken down
in favor Of Aver CPopulisD. There would
have been no trouble in getting rid OF
Henderson
Populist-State-Comm Ohio VIII
son says: I'VE want congressman" Pop
ulist-Chairman Aver says: Yes, We want
free silver, and the way TO get it is 10
get free-silver congressman
II can be stated on very high authority
that the Republicans have positive ad-
vices that most Of those Republicans who
Joined the Populist party will return TO
their old allegiance. 4 prominent Re
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The Republicans declare that Senator
Butler does not want Bryan to win in
North Carolina, as he fears II would
ieopardize his own chances for the presi-
dency in 1900. Friends Of Butler deny this
and declare he is working 10 carry the
State for Bryan.
THINGS BROKE LOOSE.
As there is no doubt that the Popu-
lists will put up a candidate for Attorney
General in place Of Zeb. Vance Walser,
there is interest in VINO the choice will
be. II may be a Republican Of silver
proclivities or it may be a Populist.
The Populists were deceived as 10 Walser
Just as the Republicans were deceived as
10 Dockery. While Prtchard Pearson,
Settle. and other Republicans were in
New York seeing Mark Hanna. things
that Hanna will send thousands upon
thousands Of dollars 10 this State. The
work they are now doing is planning 10
FIGHT this. There are hints that the
Republicans will try in many ways TO in
huence Popuiists. Chairman Holton, VINO
issued such imperative orders last spring
10 Harry Skinner, is now. 1t seems, d.
recting Otho Wilson what TO DO.
MANLY on FUSION.
Democratic State Chairman Manly said
to-day: when you asked me yesterday
if 1 believed there would be electoral
fusion with Populists l answered yes.
Ny reason for this answer is that be-
lieve a large majority Of the rank and
file OF the Populists are sincerely for sill
yer and Will vote for Bryan, and /
do not think their leaders are 50 blind
and unpatriotic as not to see that the
BRYAN electors will be elected in North
Carolina on one ticket"
The question Of the hour IS Can Butler
control the POpulLsts? To close OBJ
server it really seems that there is a
split in that party.