Evening star., 1896-10-03
c H AOS IN POLITICS
That is Said to Be the Condition of Things in
North Carolina.
Everything is SubOrdinated to silver
bitter Feeling Between Demo-
Gratis and P0pulists.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
RALEIGH. N. c.. September 30. 1896.
The quarreling between the democratic
papers which favor electoral fusion and
those which oppose 1t is now very bitter,
and the feeling between these factions runs
SO high that 1t almost overshadovs some
other campaign issues. such as the repub-
licans and populists. The Charlotte OBJ
server advises its democratic readers to re-
frain from voting for the populist nominees
for elector. voting only for democrats.
Senator Buffers paper says that this is
the sharpest of all tricks to defeat Bryan:
that 1t Is done to arouse the anger OF pcpu-
lists and cause them to cut the ticket, too.
The editorial begs the popullsts not to do
this. but to vote the ticket just as it is
democrats. popuiists and free silver party.
Choas in Politics.
No matter what declarations may be made
there is chaos in politics In North Carolina.
The republicans and democratic state chair
men are tireless in their work. The popu-
list state chairman has an easier TASK. The
republicans when they were told that tie
populists wanted to have a count Of noses"
this year smiled incredulousiy. They have
tural weakness in the populist party. and
SO they said the populists could show their
strength by voting for their own candidate.
w. A. Guthrie, for governor What the
populists really wanted was to have the
republicans vote for Guthrie, while, in re-
turn. they voted for the reelection OF Peter
c. Pritchard to the United States Senate.
But this plan fell fiat; the republicans
would have none of 1t. The populis;s have
all the while been anxious to have the
prestige of the governor.
There were populists who had an idea that
presently the republican nominee would re-
t{r.f f, cnthr III a, fot,n rhan
been told as much. but not by any person
who had authority to make a promise or
give a pledge to that effect. Popuiist State
Committeeman S. Otho Wilson said yester-
day that Guthrie would surely be governor.
Registrntion Begun.
Registration under the new law began
Saturday. The republicans assert that at
Winston two democratic registrars OF elec-
tion procured appointment as populi5ts. and
so acted as to prevent many persons frcm
registering. The republican state chairman
sent an attorney to Winston to look into
this matter. SO he could apply for man.
damus to compel the registrars to use no
obstructive tactics.
The republicans announce that two more
speakers will soon be IN this state for q
| brief tour-Labor Commissioner Matthews
| of Maine and Won Klonitz, a lilly white, "
from Charleston, S. G.
The organ of the Bap;ists in this state
| today makes what Is virtually an attack on
| Guthrie, the head Of the populst ticket
| charging that allegations are made that in
| speech he cast reflections on the Baptists
The democratic campaign in the state Is
| on rather queer lines. 1t is altogether. OF
practically SO. on national issues. This Is
| following the line marked out by Cyrus H.
| Watson. the nominee for governor. The
| democrats have conducted what some term
| a campaign the reverse of aggressive. tx
Congressman Buck Kitchen says 1t IS the
| tamest he has ever known.
Everything SubOrdinated to Silver.
| The fact is that all things have been sub
ordinated to silver. The democrats wht
urged this line Of conduct thought it the
best suited to capturing the populist vote
They assert now they have that vote Fpli
to a considerable degree. But the populist
are an uncertain quantity. They shar'
| fully with the republicans the motto. ANY
| thing to beat Democrat" There are man!
democrats who are extremely sore by rea
| son Of this persistent pursuit of Dopulists
and they say that in the wild desire to OBJ
! tain populist votes many matters in tn
| democratic party which need attention ar
passed by. Many of the silver Democrat
| are trying hard to force the members o
| their party who take different view int
| voting for Mckinley; in other words. int
| coming out as republicans. 1t is smai
| wonder that feeling runs high.