Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-29
ACROSS THE BORDER.
SOME POLITICAL NOTES FROM THE
OLD NORTH STATE.
EVERLASTING FUSION QUESTION.
Action of the Republican and Popu.
list Conference Committec-AGrec-
Judges-whIte Unions-Briefs.

cial.)-The Populist and Republican con-
ference committees for this State were in
session until 1890 o'clock last night. They
agreed. very amicably. TO divide congress-
agreement the following Populists are en-
dorsed-that is. are joint nominees: Harry
Skinner. First District; John T.. Fowler,
Third; J. ]. Jenkins, Fourth; NJ. III. II.
Caldwell, Seventh. and the following RS
publicans: s. b. Adams, Fifth; r. z.
Llnney, Eighth. The Republicans have
George II. White in the Second and Rich
mond Pearson in the Ninth as their own
tricts save the Sixth. where oliver III.
Dockery is declared to be the fusion
nominee. Chairman Hatton, OF tho Re
publicans, claims that Dockery is the
nominee of both parties. and is claimed
by both. but he is really endorsed by the
Republicans as a Populist. They do this
so as to make it appear that the Populists
are given the congressman in the Sixth
district. Populist State Committeeman
Peace says: "As TO Dockery 1t is dog.
fall"
The status OF j. y. Lloyd, Populist norni
nee in the Second District, is interesting
He said to-day: II viii get the soit
Populist vote. will need the solid Demo
cratic vote. II 1 get 1t l can defeat White
by 800 to 500. / want to beat him. l viii
not issue any address. 1 will conduct my
campaign on national issues. That !:
good politics. l will discuss the Populls
platform and principles. While my un
derstanding is that Democrats Will vot'
for me, yet / have been told that at tn
last moment the Democrats will put up ;
man OF their own: but there is an over
wbeming Democratic sentiment agains
such a STEP"
| 1t Is now time when any political new
| is of the first Importance. Yesterday az
| ternoon your correspondent was travelling
| towards Raleigh with Republican Stat
Conference Committeeman Bailey. Tn
latter said that the Republican Congress
sional Convention at Fayetteville woul'
endorse Fowler for Congress. He evi
IDENTIFY knew beforehand what would b
done. To-day that convention was or
dered to endorse Fowler. This knock
out S. II. Buchanan and A. w. Slocumt
one of whom had calculated on gettin
the straight Republican nomination in IN
J Third District. Bailey admitted that h
| believed Kluttz Democrat would detea
| Caldwell fusion nominee. In the Seventh
| He SAYS the Eighth District Republican
are badly disaffected. His cousin. AleS
| Bailey, was nominated by the Repubiica
boilers there. and Committeeman Bale
said he heard he would be endorsed b
the Democrats to defeat Linney. Tel'
grams were sent Bailey yesterday 10 r.
fuse the nomination. At headquarters RI
publicans to-day declared he had decline
It.
THERE is TROUBLE.
The Republicans admit that there
trouble everywhere. They say that the
hone for the best; that in 1894 Republican
declared for free silver; in 1896 declare
against II and voted against It. They civ
this as a reason for the belief that r.
publicans will vote solidly I'm any contiI
gency. But In the Piedmont and wester
section the negroes are dlsafrected, b.
cause they did not get the offices.
The Populists are giving the Repuol
cans trouble. A Republican COMMITTEE
man tells me: 1--WE can't hold the Popl
lists I'm line for fusion. Their leaders al
all right, but the rank and file are juml
ing the game and going back to the Den
ocrats."
The Republican and Popullst conferre'
not only fixed the congressional slate, Dl
also the judicial one. 1t was decided ths
G. =. Iackey should be taken down as II
Republican nominee in the Wilmingto
District. and that the Republicans shoul
vote for Loftin, the Popullst nominee.
To-day the Republican and the Populi'
chairmen met and ratified the agreemei
as TO congressman and judges. The wv
secretaries then signed II. They Will mar
publication in few days.
Francis ID. Winston says that to IN
date 100 white government unions hay
been organized In the State.
BRIEFS.
The new plan OF having written e.
| animation. instead OF an oral one or ~
plicants for law licenses appears 10 woi
we'll IL shows what a farce the oral G.
animation was. out Of sixty examine
in that way. not over two or three won
fail to pass. Under the new system tWel
ty-six passed and twenty-five were
jected.
II having been published that certa
officers OF the Second regiment ih'eliu'
10 go to washington and make an enc
to have il kept in service, denioi W.
made to-day that any would so. me
are not over $50 men in the whole res
ment who want 10 stay in. There Is
reason why &c should not be muster'
out. Between some of the officers ana u
men the gulf is so wide that II can nsY
be closed. 1t is known that the FIR
regiment expects to get some mer, may
100. out OF the Second.
r. f. Lloyd, OF Chapel Hill, is bulldii
q 10 0O-spindle cotton-mill there. Cnap
Hill is rapidly developing. 1t now mas
bank. of which Julian S. Carr and d.
Duke are directors.
The Capital Club decides to give
opening reception October lith.
, Cards are out to the marriage, octop
18th OF Miss Evelyn Thomas, daught
of CAPTAIN j. J. Thomas, OF Raleigh,
DR. Herbert It. Aydlett OF Elizabeth CIT
Tobacco sales are large. Yesterday
wagon-loads were sold in the Louisbu
. warehouses.
Tba Democratic Congressional Conye