The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-03
THE COM MITTEE FORBlDS
THEY PATRONIZINGLY PAT Pop
ULISTS ON THE BACK.
ASKED TO MEET WITH REPUBLICANS
Promise 10 Do Them Good if They Will Come
into Their Camp. Central Committee
Given Power 10 Put Up aid
Take Down Candidates.

The Republicans start out beaten.
They are on the run. They fear the
issue.
They dare not confront the people OF
North Carolina ON the hustings.
They acknowledged this much yester-
dav when the State executive committee
met and passed the following resolu-
ton
Resolved, That it is the sense of this,
the Republican State executive commit
tee, that the Republican candidates and
speakers do not engage in any joint dis
cussion during the present campaign Ill
this State with the Democratic speakers.
RESOLVED further That joint meetings
of Republicans and Popuiists are ad-
yised wherever and whenever it will be
to- the advantage of the fusion cause
to do So
Not satisfied with this, they went fur
Their and conferred on the central COM
mittee power to put up or take down
candidates, at pleasure.
This means. If you don't like your can
didate write to A. Il. Holton, chief tailor
to His Majesty Mark hanna and get
you one and will do so IL you think
the one now in the field can't be elected.
Then there are other reasons for con-
ferring this autocratic power. For in
stance in the Second district there are
two candidates for Congressional, a
white Populist. and White IL negro Re
publican. They are trying to take Lloyd
down. In the First Judicial district there
are two candidates for judge-Moore, a
Republican, and Leary, a Populist. Lea
ry will be taken down. In the Whining
ton district are also two judicial candl
dates-Loftin Pop.) and Jockey tRep).
1t is not yet decided who will come
down.
This committee also expects to make
it so hot for Norment, in the Sixth dis
trict, and Wilcox, in the Eighth, that
they will have to come down.
After running away from the issues
and then putting the bag into the hands
of the central committee to hold fol
the rest of the campaign, the executive
committee adjourned.
During the conference Thursday night
the Populists told the Republicans tha
they couldn't support Pearson openly
He will, however, be renominated be
cause there are not enough POpulists
in the Ninth district to hurt
In the Fifth district the Populists re.
fuse to support Settle. but say they
are willing to vote for Judge Adams.
In the Fourth district the Populists vii
again have the naming of the candidate
There are plenty of Barkises too, who
are willing to be thus offered up on the
altar of patriotic service of their country
For instance there's the Band-Otho
Wilson-but he doesn't stand any show
Then there's Mitchell, of Franklin, il
the same boat, and Tomlinson. of Ran
dolph, not much better off. He's really
the best man of the three. but he's not
well enough known to land the prize. Why
they could not even tell me his initials
at Republican headquarters yesterday
Tack Garrett is working hard too. but
lacks sort of a singed cat whose 4tness
for a representative in Congress doesn't
burst upon you at once.
OF course Father Buck Strowd is still
in the race. Buffers influence is keep
ing him there and will probably nominat
him. Jenkins. of Chatham, is also {
strong man and a hard worker. Bu
Father Strowd overshadows him and thu
fact that they are both from the sam
county will be likely to settle Jenkins
hash.
Were it not for this / believe he woul'
be nominated.