The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-10-03
HAVE COMPLETED
THEIR NEW ShATE
The Populists and Republicans of
North Carolina Have Made
Formal Contract.
SOME POPULISTS FOR LLOYD
In Order To Beat the Negro Who OPP
poses Him-Judges To Be Equally
Divided Between Fusionists.

Raleigh, n c.. September S0.-(Special)
The republican and popust conference
committees have met and made formal
contract for fusion on congressman, the
terms of which are Of peculiar interest.
They agreed to have as fusion candidates
the following populists: Harry Skinner,
first district: John e. Fowler. third dis
trict; j j. Jenkins. fourth district; NJ
II. Coldwen. seventh district; and repub-
leans, $. r Adams. fifth district; r. H.
L!nney, eighth district 1t was agreed that
in the second district which is known
as the BLACK district" George II. White
shall be the republican and James Il.
Lloyd the p0pulist nominee The attitude
of both parties toward Oliver II. Dock
cry. their nominee in the sixth district. is
odd The republican chairman says both
parties nominated Dockery and that he IS
populist. The populists say he Is re-
publican. but yet q populist because lie
puts free silver above his party. The re-
publicans really gain one nominee in Dock
cry. as Martin. populist. now represents
the sixth. Richmond Pearson is the re
publican nominee in the ninth. George
i. BoSgs has been nominated by the pop
ulists there but this was merely 10 try
TO prevent popuIisis from voting for WI
liam r. Crawford. the democratic noml-
nee The Home Rule. the official organ
of the poulists. which editorally announces
that st Is full accord with every member
of the popuist state executive committee
today puts PcarsOns Tame in the list OF
"our candidates for congress- rms means
That there is a virtual understanding or
agreement that pOpulists are to vote for
Pearson.
Republicans are much worried at the
situation in the districts west Of Raleigh.
c. G. Bailey. of the republican state
ana also conference committees said to
your correspondent. that in the fifth dis
trict Adams republican, would be hard
put to 1t to beat w. II. Kitchen. demo
crat as there was dissatisfaction. the
populst rank and file refusing to stand
to the fusion agreement and going back
to the democrats: there being also strong
feeling at the manner in which eX-Con-
gresham Thomas Settle was oVerSlauShed
by Adams in the convention. BaieN says
he believes th3t IN the sixth olVef 1t.
Dockery will defeat John d. helamy.
IT,. democrat. but that he fears ieliamy
liberal use Of money and his great energy.
In the seventh he thinks Theodore f.
.<lluz. democrat. VIII defeat Caldwell
ana wolld not advise any one to bet a
penuv on the latter. In the el&AIa "IS-
trict he SAYS there is dtSdNectIon against
Inney The "insurgeuts. the antl-llh-
nnv bolters. yesterday nominated Alex
Railay who is a cousin Of c. 6. Barley.
The latter saws he does not know "Hetner
his cousin will accept o. not ne ~
surgcnts" first nominated j. O. Whc"X'
He died Then eH-ConSieS9iil''' d ~"
Brewer came out rs an independent re-
rublican candidate and was sure III" p"It-
ara yould in the secqA convention hoh'f
nate him They did hot, hot LOOK w
1fN11,1f toe
Alex Bailey. me ~, ~ , candiJatc.
Is urS''lS Wv, i., s.,,,,, C,ongressman Pearson
- ~, ward ticht in the NINTH and
'-,o,t3,r a., tbc situation in all five
.;,+. above named he says
Oh 'nc w. ,.,,,,,,o with the negroes in
tnere Is E'"'' It,nr cornDIain they
some 'a@e"' ct" ,,t,h thn,, had iGol;-
are given no oIli''0 Ntas road SUPER
Cd for, &ucH "S
vEiors. cue. ,,,,7;,,, of pasquo-
SheFlf bIiir9' ,,.,,,a,. Is hard dressed
tank. says - o,,t that his chances
in the hI"t u'' -r,,u fhat he would
of eIec'o" ~ an IT."
not p'' 49,. If ,ha republican COM
Johh - lt+t,a eavs as to Fowler. OF
terence it.trf.t mar there may be a
the '"-iN ,,,,l ,,,lftor ar The Home RUE