The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-15
THE FUSION TICKET
COMING TO PIECES
The Populist End of 1t Genes
Down.
THE CAMPAIGN TAME
The Huyguys are in Despair, and Held
CAMPAIGN TAME
The Huyguys are in Despair, and Held
a Meeting to Patch Things Up.
THEY WON'T SAY WHAT T Ely DID
Mr.. Pittman Stell, the Popuist Nominee 70.
Coroner, Writes a Patriotic Letter, An
nounclng That He viii Support the
Amendment, Vote for the Domo-
cratic Candidates.
cratic Candidates.
Rolesville. n. c., July

Rolesville. N. c., July 10.
To the Voters of Wake County:
desire to say to the people gen
orally, that the Populist convention
of Wake county, which met in Raleigh
on July 18th, 1900, nominated me for
county surveyor after had positively
stated beforehand that | would not
run. now declare to the people at
large, that do not and will not accept
the nomination. More than that am
in favor of White Supremacy, and for
that reason | intend to vote for the
constitutional amendment and the
Democratic ticket and lend them my
earnest support.
PITTMAN STELL.
The Populist executive committee
for this county held a meeting here
yesterday. The fusion ticket fixed up
between the Populist and Republicans
some time ago, is falling, or more
properly, has fallen all to pieces and
the meeting here yesterday was Doubt
less for the purpose of patching up
the tattering ticket.
But evidently, they are not proud
of what they did yesterday. At any
rate, they won't tell anything about
what happened. But TO appreciate the
position they are in just bark to the
following:
Of the candidates nominated on the
following will not accept, but will al
mongrel ticket. it is certain that the
filiate with the Democrats:
Mr.. j. b. Hill. He was nominated
by the con-Fusionists for sheriff. He
has declared most emphatically that
he doesn't want any Fusion in hisn,
He asserts that he will vote for the
amendment, and for the Democratic
candidates and that he will have moth
ing to do with the Fusion arrange
ment.
Mr.. Il. Nj. Green, who was nomi-
mated for chairman of the Board OF
Commissioners. 1t is said that he an
nounces himself as in favor of the
amendment, and that he will vote the
Democratic ticket.
1t is also understood that Mr.. Dali
las ID. Hayes, of Oak Grove town
ship, who was nominated for the
House of Representatives, has declared
that he will support the amendment,
the Democratic candidates, and that
he will not accept the nomination ten
dered him.
Above is given statement from Mr..
Pittman Stell, the Fusion nominee for
coroner, declining the nomination
and declaring his intention to support
the Democratic nominees.
There are others on the ticket, who,
to saw the least, take very little inter
est in the campaign, and it was to
stop these leaks and patch up the
fences that the meeting Of the execu-
tive committee was held yesterday
1t is very hard to learn exactly
what was done as the members were
very reticent, but it is reported that
Hill King, after calling the meeting
to order, gave out the following
hymn, which was sung to the tune,
'Hark From the Tomb"
"What was the ticket begun for,
If it was soon to be done for?"
or words to that effect. | went to SEQ
Hill King about it yesterday and he
clamped his marble and ponderous
jaws" together and said Il amt Civ
ing out anything. / amt one of them
chairmen that gives the other fellow
stick to crack me on the head with"
and all the other members were equal
~ as reticent, though not so graceful
in refusing to divulge information.
And so that is exactly the hole
the Fusionists are in in this county.
Their ticket is dropping all to pieces.
and those who haven't come down are
making the tamcst campaign that was
ever put up in the county. 1t is Il
three handed game and setback to
boot Stancil, King and Knight are
playing the cards, and they don't do
anything but bluff, and get their bluff
called every time. In other words.
they look like five cents worth of lard
in paper bag. For instance, at
Wakefield they had an appointment
to speak and the crowd that greeted
their benighted vision consisted OF
four Democrats, three negroes and five
Populists. The vote soliciting trio
passed by on the other side and said,
at more convenient season they
would call again and bring Cy Thomp-
son along. And that's a fair sample
of the speakings they have had in
this county.
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