The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04

this State, if our people really wish
Bryan to be elected"
SENT IN HIS RESIGNATION.
MIR. j. p. Caldwell, who, at the meet
ing of the Democratic State executive
committee at Raleigh, Thursday n1ght,
was elected a member of the central
committee, sent his declination by yes
terday mornings mail to Chairman
Manley," says Sundays Charlotte %
server. For obvious reasons" Is MI
Caldwells explanation. He is very
severe in his paper in his remuneration
of the State executive committee TO.
proposing a Joint Bryan electoral
ticket with the Populists and other
friends of silver, to the end That NC
Kinlev shall otcarry the State through
the division of he silver vote. Mr..
Caldwell will vote for the Democratic
electors and scratch those belonging
to any other party, if the proposal to
run Joint electoral ticket of all silver
forces is carried into effect.
DIR. MOTIFS VIEWS.
DR.. Mott spent Sunday and yester-
day in Raleigh, and talked politics to
number of gentlemen of all three
narties First and foremost, he says,
the State given to the silver candidates.
He has great admiration fof Bryan,
and believes the prosperity Of the
country is dependent upon his elec-
ton. He had hoped that all the silver
forces would unite on Bryan 4 Sew
all, but thinks by joint electora tickets
the silver men will carry the cpuntry.
He said he was strongly in favor Of
united action of all the advO stteS of
silver in North Carolina from 2onsta-
bic to President, and believes such
combination would carry the State
with an irresistible rush.
THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME.
The Republican State executive com
mittee has been called to meet in Raj
eigh on the 18th of August. 1t was
called on that date SO that members
| could be in Raleigh at the time of the
meeting of the Populist State commit
tee on the 18th. and the Populist State
convention on the 18th. This would
seem to indicate that the Republicans
are still expecting to secure fusion
along the lines of 1894.
A prominent gentleman, whose
name we are not at liberty to give,
said yesterday: THE Republicans are
determined to force fusion with the
Populist party, whether they want it
| or not. Within one week more than 5000
| has been sent into the counties IN
| Eastern North Carolina to pay the
way of delegates to the Populist State
| convention. Who sent it? Republi-
cans, of course. To whom was it sent?
| To Republicans, of course. Why was it
sent? To be used in bringing dele
| gates to Raleigh who favor fusion
a. gain with Republicans whether Butler
and S. Ohio Wilson want it or not.
| In nearly every county there are from
| three to a dozen mossy-back Republi-
| cans who joined the Populist party
| in 1894 They were sent over by the
| local bosses so they could help the Re
! publican cause. Though strong Re
publicans at heart, they talk loudly
about keeping in the middle-of-the-
road and abuse Democrats all the
time. Now, if Russell's hackers can
get the fellows to come to Raleigh as
delegates, they can control the Popu-
list convention just as they did the
Republican convention, run over Butler
and S. Ohio Wilson, and make fusion
with the Republicans on the basis OF
office. 1t cost $4,000 TO buy the Re
publican State convention. 1t is not the
plan for the Republicans to buy
the Populist convention 1t is deeper
game than that: 1t is to get Republi-
can-Populists on every delegation, pay
their way to Raleigh and their ex-
penses upon condition that they will
be true to the Republican party"
Can such thing succeed" the gen
| tleman was asked
Succeed. Where are your eyes"
| Haven't you read the account of the
| Populist county convention in New
| Hanover county, where John Il. Mel
| ton, who was made chief of police by
| Russell run over the old-time Popu-
| lists, and sent a Russell delegation to
Releigh? AS rule, the Populists are
poor. Many of those who would like
| to attend, haven't the money They
will be canvassing in each county to
see who viii act as delegates. With
the money in their pockets, sent by
Republican leaders, these Populist-
| Republicans will consent to make the
sacrifice for the good of the cause and
accept election as delegate. Once in
Raleigh, they will be ordered to take
orders from Loge Harris and Jim
| Young, and do whatever the Repubi-
cans want done"
This is the statement given here
| because it is strange condition of
affairs that makes it even talked about
| that members of one parry, by feigning
| TO accept the principles of another, has
even chance to capture it.
Col. Thos. b. Keogh rolled in on the
train yesterday. He is generally about
in such times as these. He does not
believe that the Democrats and Popu-
lists can arrange a joint electoral tick
CT, and believes Mckinley will receive
10000 votes, which will give him
North Cardinals electoral vote North
Carolina will east 100000 votes this
year. If Mckinley gets 10000 votes,
Bryan will get 10000, and where will
Mckinley be?
Col. Hiram L. Grant, who hasn't yet
forgiven Butler for keeping him out
of a fat job in the Senate, gives Col.
0lds this statement:
Il want to say once for all that the
Republican electors will not come
down, neither is Russell. The Popu-
lists want to fuse. If the Democrats