Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-19
THE TAR HEEL DANCE
Hodge-Pedge- of Politics IN North Caro-
r".' lima.
No Gold Democrats There and Nc
htnley and Protection Gain
ing HeadwAy. ...-,.

RALEIGH, N. &C., August 1S, 1885,
Amusement at the most peculiar political
complications in this state Is not lessened
Inc populists are to a considerable degree
mystified. Speaking Of theft ticket, the ed
itor of the Progressive Farmer, the organ
of the National Farmers Alliance. saws:
The personnel of the ticket nominate ted is
good. 1t is a strong ticket, and the plat
forra IS not bad. But we dom kiiow What
Is behind 1t, before It nor. around it. The
whole thing is enveloped ihlmystery." The
editor is quite strongly opposed to Senator
Buffers political plans and methods.
1t Is quite pointedlJ asserted by the sup
porters of Senaor Butler, who SO triumph
antiy carried the day at the populist con-
Venlon, that Congressman Skinner who
came here as the real head and front of
the attempted revolt against Sena tor But
1 ha Ias, SO completely conducted that when
strength he had on arrival Cyrus Thomn-
son, VINO was SINNERS associate leader
ana almost as daring a one was caDtured
by the Butterflies by the free gift of the
nomination for secretary of state a ST.; 900
year place. Now they have in Thomp-
son an earnest supporter. There are those
VINO lay Butler was not surprised at the
cans.
| Republican Prospects.
me Farmers Alliance again makes
cut at the populist national committee by
nantihs'~ih- a half-concealedp way, that
there Is talk to the effect that some of the
committee sold out and that some were
oece1ved The republican compaign begins
at Hendersonville next Saturday D. t.
RUSSELL nominee for governor. onans il
ne says ne Will particularly discuss state
issues He says frankly he regards his
eieGtlon as sure; that it is mere question
elarss he Wifi make an earnest s,sht int 1 re-
Mckinney 1t is said the republican cam
p pan fund for North Carolina this year
Will be &5N,0Ol = HILL. Grant of the ren,1h-
lican central committee laughs at This snd
says there Is no truth in it; that at present
!he committee has not a dollar save what
~, mas raised In the state, and that 1t may
De SIX weeks before any funds come Cor.
talEly he does not expect over s10Mn or
@l3Voo: Some weeks ago James II. Young
coiored. member Of the republican stafs
IEo,n1hlttee' bolted the nomination of Nc
hlnley and declared for Bryan and Wal
son ana free silver. Last week the com.
.n nttfe disciplined him and made him sign
the resolutions adopted indorsing McKin-
ley ana the national platform.
Ono Democratic Gold Club.
80 lar only one sound money democratic
eiup mas been organized in the state, It Is
al Ne"pern. 1t sends as delegates to the
Iatio1lai convention at indianapolis w. w.
Clark and Charles Reizenstein. The state
pr pron tha convention meets here Friday.
| III.
yer party will hold its convention at
GREENSBORO. The farmers state alliance
mas ma, ADOPTED resolutions condemning the
iins ya; u.ne-year lease of the North Caro-
th aa runway Tin which the state Is two
snlros owner) to the Southern railway, and
usciarlng IN favor of constitutional pro-
na pn,on Oh the purchase. lease rental of
paraHei or competing lines of railway and
pledging all alliance men. regardless ' nf
g 1at.y tles' TO refuse to vote for any candi-
na.e LOT governor attorney general or
riean OF the legislature who will not
pledge himself to use his best endeayors
enacted into law. Fhe silver pa aTu'1 Ihs
M, Me-. prohibition party, cuts no figure in
the o.' com Uaro,na political affairs. Such is
we soh mn made fPy the other parties
Ralee' ham he rep 5ob son
ana watson, the democratic candidate, to
ready refused to debate with Watson, Civ
ing as a reason that disturbances might
result, but the democrats and some OF the
p p,In think this besitieh untenab1e and
also q sort OF reflection "a the law-abid-
lnS people of this state lis
Mckinley aid Projection.
Republicans assert that fSenator Butler
MADE the remark that he was determined
the democrats should be. beaten in this
state. Some Of them go so far as to de-
clare that at heart nButlar wants Bryan
beateIi fearing that, If the latter were
elected the popuflists would become an an
mex mex 10 the dtmocratic party. Republican
headquarters Were formally opened today,
IN charse OF r. Q. Patterson, A. E. Ho!lon
and w E. Hyams. Three or four of the
central committee will be on duty all the
while. John B. Respass is to be the re-
publican candidate for Congress in the
f1rst district. Leading democrats, when
asked today how many democratic votes
Bryan would fail to get in this state, said
10000; that while some of these would vote
outright fer Mckinley, the far greater
part Will not vote at all. 1t was further
said mat THIS anti-Bryan movement Is In
oreasing and that miil-owners are at the
bottom Of it. These favor it. not so much
Ior Mckinley and sound money. as for the
protection idea, which has struck in deep
among the mill men. Democratic commit
teemen complain of the lack Of sympathy
the majority of democrats show for their
earnest effort to induce populists to fuse
and carry the state for Bryan.