The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-23
BUTLER AND THOMPSON
BUTLER HAS BROUGHT THE
GANG TO HIS TERMS.
AND WILL NOW CANVASS THE STATE
Pearson and Skinner Left Out in the Cold
Holion viii not Attend the County
Convention Atwater an In
danandant Candidate,
dependent Candidate.


The people of Raleigh and vicinity will
have an opportunity of hearing both OF
the main guys in the Populist party on
the same day.
Butler and Thompson are billed TO
sneak here on Friday, October 9TH, and
the fusion forces are preparing for Il
great time on that occasion. There may
no barbecue and all sorts of things,
but the details are not yet settled
The question now agitating the mana
GERS is where to hold the speaking-in the
omen air or in a hall. If it is held in the
omen air. they say, everybody can hear
the sneaking: if in a hall those that do
hear can hear with some comfort, Dut
somebody must pay the rent.
Then there is also the question of a
division of time with Democrats. THAT.
they say. depends. As to what it de-
ponds on they vouchsafe no information.
1t now turns out that Holton, Russell
and Thompson have agreed to Butler
terms, and he will make q canvass OF
the State in the interest of fusion.
His argument is this: To let local fu-
sion, for county officers and legislature,
alone: also to have as little to say as
possible concerning judges and solicitors
Special attention. though, is to be direct
ed to the Congressional election. He is
to speak in all the districts except the
First and Ninth. and advise his people
to vote for all the fusion candidates for
Congress except Pearson and Skinner.
Concerning these he is to say nothing.
In the Second district he will advocate
Lloyd as against White.
In conformity to this bargain Butler
has arranged list of appointments, be-
ginning at Monroe October 1st' and end
ing at Whiteville October 18th. His
speech here is one in the list.
MECKLENBURG REGISTRARS.
The quo warranto proceedings in re-
gard to removal of certain registrars in
Mecklenburg county will be heard here
next Tuesday by Judge Furches. 1t
will be remembered that the Fusionists
Tooth Republicans and Populists) claim
that the clerk in that county failed IL
appoint the registrars recommended by
them; that the men appointed in their
stead are not in sympathy with fusion
1ney therefore ask the removal of the
seven Populist and thirteen Republican
registrars not on their list but appointed
by the clerk of court.
CONDITION OF THE EAST.
at is awful"
These are the words that Mr. John
II. Webster used yesterday in describing
the condition of the eastern counties UNI
der negro rule.
Mr.. Webster is the editor of Webster's
Weekly, one of the most influential pa
pers in the State and for week he has
been in the east making investigations
for himself, in order that he may lay
before his readers the exact status OF
affairs in that section. On his trip he
visited the towns of Newbern, Green
vile, Tarboro, Rocky Mount and Will
mington, and the results of his inyesti-
cation will no doubt make most inter
esting reading matter.
For the first time in quarter of a cen
fury the dreadful condition of affairs
there is attracting marked attention in
the western and piedmont counties. Sen
ator Butler is very far on the wrong side
when he says the drawing of the color
line is not having powerful and stead
lily increasing effect.
PLENTY OF PROFESSIONALS
Republican State Chairman Holton
left the city yesterday for the western
part of the State to stop a crack in one
of his fences He viii not return I'M
til Monday.
/ was rather surprised at this, so ]
asked:
won't we have your presence in the
Republican county convention here Sat
urday?"
mo. I'm going to let the people con-
troll their own convention"
why this sudden change of policy on
your part?'
There are plenty of fellows here that
know how to run the convention-p pro
fessional politicians"
Do you mind naming few of them:'
Aaron Eugene Holton ignored my ques-
ton and kept on
'Then there's no necessity for my be-
ing here
'fOh, the states fixed, 1 suppose
Don't know about that. | don't both
er about the man. it's the policy IN
after That's fixed"
| assured the chairman as he climbed
on the train that / was sure his alb
sence would be a source of sincere re-
gret to the "sayages" and profession
ais" who are expected to congregate here
in convention Saturday.
HE is LAUGHING FIRST.
A. Youseebius Sigmon, the Statesman
from Catawba. has had his habitaton
among us for the past two days. He
finds the prospects rosy for Republican,
ism in his neck of the woods. But You
seebius is one of those fellows who takes
his laugh first for fear he may not be-
able to even smile in the roundup. And
therein Youseebius this year displays
his wisdom.
HILL KINGS BAZOO.
DIR. Hill u. King, of the State Mauurc
Pile. will enter the campaign soon. He
is billed to sound his baZoo in NeWberp