Evening star., 1898-10-05
FUSION IN NORTH CAROLINA
Republican and Populist Committees Reach
an Agreement.
Democrats Likely to Win I'm the Dis
trfcts West of Ralefgh-Pcar-
sons Hard Fight.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

'peciai correspondence Of The Evening Star
RALEIGH. N. c., October ;i-The repub-
ilcan and populist conference committees
nave met and made formal contract for
fusion on congressman, the terms of which
are OF peculiar interest. They agreed to
nave as fusion candidates the following
populists: Harry Skinner, first district;
'onh T. fowler, third; ]. ]. Jenkins,
fourth; M. H. CoIdwell. seventh, and re-
pupheans' >. b. Adams, fifth; r. Z. Linney
eighth.
1t was agreed that in the second district
which is known as the black district"
! George H. White shall be the republican
and James Il. Lloyd the populist nominees
The attitude of both parties toward Oil
Yer H. Dockery. their nominee in the sixth
| district is odd. The republican stale
chairman says both parties nominated
Dockery, and that he is a populist. The
populists say he is a republican, but vet a
populist because he puts free silver above
MS party. The republicans really gain
one nominee in Dockery. as Martin, popu-
hst, now represents the sixth.
Nominee in the Ninth.
Richmond Pearson is the republican NOM
Tree IN the ninth. George E. Boggs has
been nominated by the populists there, but
THIS was merely to try to prevent popu-
hStS NOtlES LOT Wllldm IL, Crlw-
1ord, the democratic nominee.
The Home Rule, the official organ of the
popullSts, which editorially announces that
it lis in full accord with every member of
the populist state executive committee"
has put Pearson's name in the list of our
candidates for Congress This means
that there is virtual understanding or
agreement that populists are to vote for
Pearson.
Republicans are much worried at the
situation in the districts west of Raleigh.
g. c. Bailey, one of the republican state
and conference committeeman, said to your
correspondent that in the fifth district
Adams. republican, would be hard put to
1t to beat w. H. Kitchen, democrat as
there was disaffection the populist rank
and file refusing to stand to the fusion
agreement and going back to the demo-
Gratis, there being also strong feeling at
the manner IN which eX-Congressman
Thomas Settle was overslaughed by Adams
in the convention.
Situation in the Sixth.
Bailey says he believes that in the sixth
| Oliver H. Dockery will defeat John d.
Bellamy. jr.. democrat, but he fears Bel
lamy's liberal use Of money and his great
energy. In the seventh he thinks Theo-
dore F. Klutz, democrat, will defeat Cold
well, and would not advise any man to put
a penny on the latter. In the eighth dis
tr:ct, he says. there is disaffection against
Linney. The Insurgents" the anti Lin
ney boilers. have nominated Alex. Bailey,
who is a cousin of c. G.. Bailey. The lat
ter says he does not know whether his
cousin will accept or not The -insur
gents first nominated J. o. Wilcox. He
died. Then ex-Congressman j. NJ Brewer
came out as an Independent republican can
didate and was sure the boilers would In
their second convention nominate him.
They did not, but took up Alex. Bailey.
The republican committee Is urging the
latter not to be a candidate.
c. G. Bailey says Congressman Pearson
is having hard fight in the ninth. and
commenting on the situation in all five Of
the districts above named he says there is
grave trouble with the negroes in some
cases. as the latter complain they given
no offices, which they had looked for, such
as magistrates and road supervisors
Sheriff Banks. republican, of Pasquotauk.
says Harry Skinner is hard pressed in the
first district and that his chances of elec-
ton are so small that he would not bet
cigar on it,
COncessiOn to n ,tler.
John C. Dancy Of the republican confer
ence committee says as to Fowler Of the
third district that even yet there may be
a change. The editor of the Home Rule
does not masthead Fowler's name. and
says that the latter was agreed on as a
concession to Senator Butter. Dancy says
the same thing. Judging from this. Sem
ator Butler must have some power. Dancy
says the senator will be in line with the
fusion movement. Republicans up to last
Monday swore they would never vote for
Fowler. and said that at their convention
at Fayetteville they would nominate s. H.
Buchanan or A. w. Slocumb. But they
were notified by the state committee to
make no nomination, but to indorse Fow-
Ter. This will be bitter pill for them to
swallow. At republican headquarters 1t Is
said the republicans will be faithful and
obey the party mandates. In 1894 the re-
publican speakers declared for free silver:
in 1876 were exactly the other way. A
| committeeman put 1t in this sententious
way: Rats always go to their holes" 1t
is further asserted that Adams will defeat
Kitchen in the fifth by carrying every
county.
Lloyd. populist nominee in the second
district, said today: II will get the solid
popaaist vote. T. will need all the demo-
cratic votes to beat White, my negro op-