The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-14
NOT So HARMONIOUS
There was a Hitch in the Tu-
sion Committee Pro-
ceedings.
THE RING CALLED DOWN
NOTHING ABSOLUTELY BINDING
WAS AGREED UPON.
POPULlSTS
RERlRE.
THE
For Consultation for Fear of Being Shown up II
A Their Effort 10 Sell out the Party
10 the Negroes.

Ray. after the Republican and Populist
fusion committees met yesterday.
I'VE are going to fuse on about the
same terms as heretofore" said Ohio
Wilson.
"Oh, yes, we are going to fuse" echo
cd Tom Baily. Loge Harris, Ham Jones,
Dan Young and the other radical pie
eaters.
"On what terms was asked of Chas.
Il. Ray"
Piled
Not for the public?" / asked, land
do you mean to say that this is II ques-
ton with which the public has nothing
to do?'
"Oh, well, that's our business, he re-
Piled
And this is about the way that the
Populst pie eaters of Wake county at
tempted on yesterday to sell out the
popuist voters Of Wake county to Il
star chamber committee, composed of
Loge Harris, Tom Baily and three me-
gro politicians, Debnam, Simmons and
Furman, but there was IA hitch in the
proceedings. Wilson, Ray, Harris and
Baily told with much Susto of the ar
rangement for fusion.
But there were some things that hap
pcned in the committee meeting that
they took particular pains to say moth
ing about. But the News and Observer S
monograph was nj work. 1t was there
in the early proceedings of the meeting.
Ii was in place even before Goodwin
and one other member of the Populist
committee had arrived. 1t heard the
Republican demand that the Popuists
should concede to the Republicans the
Senator and two county commissioners.
1t even heard the subrosa prom
Uses on the part of the radicals that
there should be no negro on the Wake
county ticket. 1t heard. too, the speech
of j. T.. Goodwin, declaring that this
star chamber committee had no right
to attempt to bind the Populists of
Wake county to any fusion arrange
ment in advance of the meeting OF
the populist county convention. 1T
heard also the motion made by Good
win that the whole matter be referred
to the county convention, which assem-
bles on Saturday next.
i little News and Observer bird also
noticed the troubled look that spread
over the face of the chief
Gideon. when this motion was
made. Then the monograph duly
noted the proposition of Wilson that the
Populist members should retire for con-
ference and the little bird knew that all
this was for the purpose of keeping OIL
Il vote on the motion of Goodwin. The
Populist members then repaired to the
grand Jury room. The photograph went
with them and so did the little News and
Observer bird. The photograph here
heard the whole discussion and the little
bird saw Ohio and Ray back completely
down from any vote on the proposition
to fuse, and do all they could to concll-
late Goodwin, who declared that if this
committee attempted to commit the
Populists of Wake county to Republl-
can fusion he would not submit to it. but
would retire from the meeting. And the
little bird knows. too, that there was no
further formal conference between the
two committees and that the declarations
of Ray, Wilson Harris and the others
were not based on any official action or
vote of the committees, but were made
on the street after the meeting adjourn
ed purely and solely for effect
OF course everybody knows why the
Republicans demanded the Senator ana
why the Wilson-Ray crowd are willing
70 concede the Senator to the Radicals.
II is for two reasons; the first is because
Ioge Harris wants to run for the senate
the second is because the WllSon-Ray-
Rogers crowd desire to humiliate Chas.
ITtlcy, the present Senator, who refused
TO desert Butler and join In with the
Pritchard- Skinner crowd. They demand
two commissioners instead of one, it is
said, for the purpose Of getting rid OF
Charlie Ray to secure positions for
his son and several other kin folks ana
neighbors.
Loge has only seventeen offices. Now
the Scnatorship would give him one
more. and he wants that one.
Goodwin has been against the star
chamber proceedings til their time and
has been against any self-consti.a.ed
committee attempting to commit the
party to Republican fusion i'll advance
Of the meeting Of the convention. and it
is said that Scarborough, and, perhaps
Utley, are inclined to stand with him.
SO the meeting was not half as harmonl-
Gus as the pie eaters would have us be-
lievc.
The Populist committeeman present
were j. =. Goodwin, G. Il. Ray, ;. ..
Wilson, s. NJ Rowland and -. ,. Utley.
The Radical committeeman present
were !. G. l.. Harris. Tom Bailey and
three negroes-Debnam, Simmons and
Furman.