The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-07
A BURNING QUESTION
Why Did the Democrats Of North Carolina
Propose to Fuse With the PopuIlSis?
MANY AND VARYING REPLIES GIVEN
II Looks as Though the Rank nud
File Demanded It-Stntc Fusion
seems Very Probable Ice Water
treatment for Typhoid Highly
succcsssul-Rcgard Fusion.

Raleigh, n. c., August 6.-(Special.)-
The almost unceasing question one
hears is why did the Democratic State
Committee offer to fuse with the Popu-
l!sts?" Here are three answers: ITO
win" Because the committee thought
that II there was electoral fusion, State
fusion of Populis.S and Republicans be-
came instantly an impossibility. Be
cause the rank and file of the Demo-
Gratis demanded it," These answers ace
all given by the fuslonists. These also
say that they believe the Democrats will
all get IN line by election day: that they
will become convinced that the commit
tee did exactly the right thing.
But on the other hand there is u storm
among lhe "middle-of- the-road" Dem
oc:ats who express their belief that
there party was in the mastery of the
situation. II is said by some of the ell
yer men THAI the real idea was to make
the offer to the Populists, and then If
they turned ii down TO put them In the
political pillory, SO % speak. a not real
ly being for free silver. \ great many
people. of course. believe the Pcpulists
will reject the committees offer. In any
crowd of Democrats there VIII be found
thee widest difference of views, nothing
even approaching unanimity. Cer;ainly
the sentiment against any fusion is very
strong indeed.
The other day Hiram l.. Grant. of the
Republican State Committee. said to-
your correspondent that the Populists
and Republicans would and must fuse
on the state ticket. u; is policy and not
principle, he added. I'VE must get con-
troll of the Legislature"
Ohio Wilson. Populist leader, was
asked to-day what he thought of this
matter. He said: 1T is news TO me.
OF course the Republicans want to get
Ehe Legislature. Yes, above all things
y Z = If 4, i.
10 get: Wilson was asked whether the
Populists We're ready to fuse electorally.
He replied, Yes, if given fair treat
meni," and said the same remark APP
piled to State fusion.
Some of the straightest Republicans
ike George u. French. Of New Hano-
Yer. appear to be disposed to put James
n Young and J. G. l.. Harris on the
Dlack list because they wan. the R-pub-
lican State Committee to take down
the MCKINLEY electors and put up
Bryan electors
week the lines will be drawn. All the
silver men will take their place and the
gold men will take theirs The god men
belong in the Republican party. and
ought 10 vote shat ticket The silver
men VIII smoke them al out of the Dem
ocrar nc committee and the silver men
VIII be smoked out of the Republlcsn
party There are many silver Repuhlf
cans as many in fact as there are silver
democrats, that is in the rank and
ille; The Democratic party will divide
ana on the basis of fusion. If Bryan
Is elected there will be new party.
All MS past utterances point 10 II a..
Is the peoples man. English and Other
foreign influences have controlled botb
the old parties for twenty wears Rrv-
ans feelings are against all these. He
VIII become the head of the great Ameri-
q l. tall g.
VIII be beaten. I think that in this
state the silver electoral vote will he
appoFtloned betweeM the silver Dernn-
Gra.s' IopulstS, and silver Republican
III the Republicans and Popul!sts cannot
@ ause elecioralIy they cannot fuse on
ahythihg. There will certainly be M
fusion between the Republicans and
fopulists unless The Republican eIectors
como down.
democratic State Chairman Clement
MANY to-day occupied his new and
Spacious headquarters in the y. NJ q
~, ou'iuins, which is near the Canitoi
square 1t is the largest and hest h,,iiJ
InE III me CITY suitable for this purpose
John w. Thompson is secretary I,utbe,
VAL OF Surry. is volunteer assistant
iienry Al. Cowan. of Raleigh, is tbe
o.ler assistant: There is also n stem
IN getting TO work. ''''ieii'
t,a, aT,e are hints in some Of the papers
!, a,ia. iaul q. Means, of the State Demo
nraeic ,Ira committee, will print the fuIl
proceedlngs of the committee meetiur
last week. 1t was said by him in ths
ee oohilnitlee that this might be done
Whereupon another member. 7
LaughinhouSc, proceeded to "re,d ,,1c
RIO, act ana caused quite n sensation
lnere may be State fusion of ponnli.,
anu . democrats. IL is quite broadly in.
timated that the Democratic candi4o a.
VIII not stand in the way of il. If II 10
decided on. Next week this whois
business will come up before the corn.
mittee. IL is said-on the 10th
State Treasurer Worth will NOT ho
mere until the Populist State Conven-
tlon' lie VIII. of course, be renomi
mated. The news that Zeb Vance wal
ker VIII get the Populist as well rs the
Republican nomination for Attornev
General comes from one of the hest
known Populists III the State.
There We're only six persons. who stood
the examination for the four Peahodv
SCHOLARSHIPS from this State. 1t was
thought twelve would stand.
b. r. Lacy, State Labor Commission
er. is working very earnestly TO s.scnre
complete facts regarding all the cotton
mills. etc. this year and says he will
succeed. w. +. Faison is personally
visiting each mill. An accurate list of
newspapers will also be compiled. For
this there are many inquiries.
The Ice water treatment of typhoid
fever at the public hospital here IS Won
derfuilv successful. Last year not a
case was lost out of eighteen treated