Evening star., 1896-10-20
NORTH cAROLINA'S FIELD
Fusion and Confusion Mark the Present Stu
alton.
Both Republicans and Democrats
the State.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Speclai Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
RALEIGH. n. c., October pS, 1896.
At last the fog has lifted from North
Carolina politics and negotiations between
democrats and populists, which have caused
most Of the uncertainty, are at an end.
There viii; be three candidates for governor
In the fieid-Cyrus B. Watson, democratic.
Daniel L. Russell. republican and w. A.
Guthrie, populfst. On the remainder of the
state ticket there will be fusion of republi-
cans and popIlists, and assurances are Civ
en- that the republicans are ready to indorse
Hal aver. the populist nominee for auditor
In return for populist Endorsement of Chas
Reynolds, republican nominee for Iieutenan,
governor. This completes the ticket. Sena.
tor Buffers paper. the pcpulist organ. hay.
ing iast Thursday put Up the names of T.
v. walter for attorney general and Robert
NJ. Douglas for associate Justice OF the su-
Preme court. No reason is given for its
not having previously displayed these
nAmes 1t also put up the name of Rich
mon Pearson the fusion nominee for
Congress in the ninth district Tine fact is
now apparent that the congressional deal
OF the populists and republicans Is really
70 eIect hye OF the former and four of the
is..er 70 congress. and that the populists
are as much pledged in the matter as III.
Iepuplcans are. Thus the populists are 10
so.e ior republican Congressman in the
second, hfth, eighth and ninth distr,c1s
A Secret Circular.
Inc democrats and pcpulis.s have been
piayins Tor position for weeks. Proposi-
.iohs ana counter propositions were made
republican influences largely dominated
hS populsts all the while and made N
sure that the populists could not deliver
e,In ehtire vote, or. indeed, any great part
Vi H. 20 me democrats. The popuiists in a
erea- many cases Simply saia th.v wo,,,J
Hot fote Ior any democrat and thai tn.v
would vote fer Mr.. Bryan nor bcc.use h.
,S S, democrat, but because he is a populist-
Inc popuiist state chairman In q -, !,
circular says Bryan has moi yotaa fo, =
uenhocrat y: IN over four years, and that This
40 aoout as good a record as any ponuIisI
can show. '' PoPu.iS'
In tins secret circular Sent out from, ,,o,,-
u'ls. STATE headquarters the statement is
ade, upon authority that in tn. elec-
lorai college neither Sewall nor Wafsor
VIII De voted for The ma tionaI commit,a.s
nave agreed. says this circular, that they
ehd-Wnen the vote for Vice President is
cast-the combined democratic and non,-
ist vote shall be cast for a man who vii,
oe satisfactory to both sides"
mere is no little talk in the state abou,
tnis strange statement and people are ASH.
Ing II 1t is true. '
Party Strength.
N-S AAohy uueSllOnS as 10 the
strength OF the various parties and far
uons Congress man Skinner (populisu %
Day said 1t appeared to him that the fol-
lowing were close estimates: Republicans
io.VO (of these 120OOV being reyroesl: ::
democrats. lOOOOO: populists, 5000 to CO.
Vo; national democrats, 1,JOO: democrats
VINO Will vote for Mckinley, 500: demo-
Gratis who will not vote any national ticket.
5000.
Republican State Chairman Hatton said
to your correspondent today: I'VE will
carry North Carolina for Mckinley 5y 70
WD to 2.OOO and for Russell by 10000. We
VIII have about 125 anti-democratic major
ity In the legislature" Chairman Hatton
says Congressman Pearson's chances nave
greatly improved during the past few days
In the ninth district. Congressman Skin
ner declares he will be reelected in the first
by 1000 to 5000 majority. Republicans and
populists alike say they intend to sweep
the State from end to end.
Democratic State Chairman Manly said
to me: The condition of affairs is very sat-
isfactory. The people will approve. the
course Of our committee, for We have acted
up to our declarations. We have done
everything possible to bring the silver
people together. Those who desire Bryan's
election and the reforms for which he
stands will give approval Of our whole
course"