The news & observer., 1898-09-02
ALL IS NOW FORGIVEN
EVERYTHING TO BE SUBORDlN'
ATED TO OFFICE.
COOPERATION ALL ALONG THE LINZ
Tne Fusion Question Discussed fer Several
Hours. The Republican Committee
viii Take Down Some of the
S,tnlus Candidates,
Surplus Candidates,

surplus IdtutudISS'
The expected has happened, The Rc
publican and PopuliSt parties IN \ortn
Carolina have again agreed to co-operate
The terms of the deal were diScu>Se'
for four hours last night by the TIVE
steering" committees appointed by thV
Republican and PopuliSt States commit
tees. and at 1870 the following cone,U
sion was reached and duly signed;
THE Conference committee appointed
by the Peoples party State convention
and the Peoplc'e party State committee
and conference committee of the lie
publican party met in Raleigh on Sep
tember LIST, 1898.
THE conference resulted in q
unanimous and harmonious conclusion "a
the effect that it was advisable and nee
essary to effect a complete cooperation
of the two parties in the election for
1898. The details - such cooperation to
be arranged in Difference to the express
sion of the various conventions of the two
parties.
1T is respectfully recommended
tnat the counties and districts proceed
to nominate cooperative tickets on mu-
tually agreeable conditions and the as
surance is authorized by the committees
and hereby made that their best offices
and assistants will be given in any mat
ter necessary to effect the cooperation
above recommended and advised.
(Signed) CYRUS THOMPSON,
Chairman Peoples Party State Execu-
tive Committee.
A e. HOLTON.
Chairman Republican State Executive
Committee.
The above report unanimously adopted
by the full Republican State Executive
committee.
(SigneO A. Z. HOLTON,
Chairman.
w. S. Hyams. Secretary.
This Sept. /, 1898.
''This means" said John G.. Dancy, the
negro politician, member of the execi-
tive committee for the State at large
and collector Of the port at Wilmington.
this means fusion; complete and har-
monious from bottom to top. 1t means
that the Populists will again work in
harness and help us beat the Democrats
one more time"
The Republican State committee mel
in their headquarters rooms al the Park
Hotel at $50 o'clock yesterday after
noon. In addition to A. f. Holton, chair
man. and w. s. Hyams. secretary, the
following members were present: For the
State at large-E. G. Duncan. Beaufort;
John G. Dancy (col), Wilmington; Abe
r.. Middleton (col), Kenansvile. For
Congressional districts Second, r. J..
Lewis, Littleton; 3rd. W. e. Clark, New
bern; 4th, G. I. Bailey. Raleigh: 9Th. J.
A. Norwood, Oxford; 9th, J. w. Mullen
Charlotte.
The negro Congressman. Geo. FL.
White. and Tyre Glenn. of Greensboro
members of the committee for the State
at-large, were here during the day, but
We're called away by telegram before
the committee met The first distric;
member, Starkey Hare. of Winton. was
also here. but left before the meeting.
Other absent members were Congress
man Linney and II. s. Harkins. mem
bers for the State-at-large. and Starkey
Hare. of the First district, ]. w. c. Long
of the Seventh, and 7. s. Rollins, of the
Ninth.
Nothing was done at this meeting eX
cept appoint the following sub-eommit
tee to confer with the Populist ''steer-
ing' committee with view to arranging
a harmonious fusion for the next elcc-
ton: A. Il. Holton. chairman; w. f..
Clark. J. A. Norwood, e. G. Duncan, j.
G. Dancy.
Immediately after making these ap.
pointments the committee adjourned to
meet again at 9 O'clock but at that hour
taere being nothing to do. no session was
held.
While the Republican State committee
was in session at the Park, the POpulist
steering" committee was holding forth
III the court house, everybody expressing
his views on fusion and telling how thu
people in his section stood on the ques-
ton.
This committee is composed of Cyrus
Thompson, J. Il. Schulken, A. E. Moya,
j. B. Lloyd, NJ. II. II. Caldwell. II. r.
Garrett, ii. w. Aver, Harry Skinner,
A. ). Peace, s. A. Edmund
The first seven of these constitute the
State central committee. The last three
were appointed by the State committee
at its meeting August 18th.
All of them were present except three
Caldwell, Skinner and Edmund. Ed
mund was sick, Caldwell had other en-
gagements and Skinner-he knew things
would go Republican-ward with a whoop
even without his assistance.
The POpulists, like the Republicans.
took recess at G:3O for supper. On
X dSSeIlDllilS NJ S:oU o Clock the IOpU-
lists and Republicans went together into
the court house and remained in ses-
sion there until 1890 when the propo-
sltion above printed was given out
Before making it public, however, the
Republican members Of the committee
took ii to the Park, gathered up all the
committeeman they could find, sent to
the Marlborough House and had Sccre.
Hy.tulG ynd o,,I ~,
proposition before the ink could hardly
dry on it. 1t was written by ii. w
Aver, the State Auditor.
After doing this, and in pursuance tC
agreement reached in conference. the
State committee decided to meet AGAR
at 8 O'clock this morning The com
mittee at this meeting will play til,
2uillOtine act. 1t has plenary power.
and I-n Il q.