Evening star., 1896-08-15
SENATOR PUGH TALKS
He Thinks Alabama Will Surely Go 70
Bryan and Sewall.
Some Danger That POpulists and
Democrats May Not Fuse
49,
The SenatOrship.

Trustworthy information received here
from Alabama is to the effect that unless
the situation in that state changes there
will be no fusion Of the populists and demo-
Gratis for electors. The election a few days
ago left all the old scars open, and 1t will
require great work to get the warning
parties together. The prospects, without a
change, are that there will be three elec
toral tickets in the field, possibly four. If
the gold democrats put a ticket in the field
there will be four.
1t is said that there are not over 1000 or
5000 gold democrats in the state who would
desert the democratic party for q new ticket,
and that the number may not reach that
amount. The gold strength is confined to
the cities of Birmingham, Mobile and Mont
gomery. The republicans. 1t Is said, will
do everything in their power to induce the
populists to fuse with them. They may sue
ceed in bringing around a number of the
populist leaders. Many of these threatened
to turn the state over to Mckinley should
Goodwin be defeated for governor, and they
are In mood to put their threats into exc
cution If they can carry the rank of the
pcrulstS with them. The democrats say
they cannot do this ,and that is why they
are confidently predicting overwhelming
success for the democratic ticket in No
Nember.
Senator Pugh Talks.
city several days, having come here from
Alabama. where he took prominent part
| in the campaign preceding the election. He
left today for Saratoga, accompanied by his
wife. Before leaving he talked briefly with
a Star reporter
Il participated in the canvass prior to
the state election" Senator Pugh said,
and the attendance at the various meet
irgs was unusually large. The people were
more interested in the questions discussed
than ever before in former elections. The
canvass was thorough and able on both
SIDES, and the result met the most reason
able expectations of the democrats. / was
surprised at the stubborn adhesion of the
populists to their nominees for state Off
GERS. The cohesive power of their nomina-
tions held them together in greater num-
bers than 1 expected. There was a great
reduction in their strength, however aid
the reduction would have been greater IL
they had not been SO well organized"
ASKED as to the outlook for the Novem-
Der election, Senator Pugh said: Ninety
per cent of the voting population of the
state is for free coinage and no division.
no matter what it is, can keep the state
from going for Bryan and Sewall by over
$4,000 majority"
Talking as to the national prospects of
the democratic ticket Senator Pugh said:
From the character of the free silver
nhei movement t and the surprising strength it is
showing In every state, I have the utmost
confidence in the triumphant election of
Bryan and Sewau."
The Senatorial Fight.
Senator Pugh refused to discuss the mat
ter of the senatorial fight in Alabama,
merely saying that he saw no reason to
doubt his own reelection. A dispatch from
Alabama few days ago stated that Gov
ernor Oates lacked only a few votes of
having majority of the democratic MEM
Ders OF the legislature. The legislature
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and 1t will be decided shortly after that
VINO will succeed Senator Pugh Among
the friends of Senator Pugh it is said thai
ne Will be reelected without severe opposi-
tion; that Governor Oates cannot he aIect-
ed because he is a gold man, and that a
large majority Of the members of the lerIs
lature are rabid free silver followers who
gold ideas. ~