The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-20

an electoral ticket.
'Mr. Switzerland understood nothing
about conditions here. He said last
night that he was elected by Democratic
Populist fusion and he did not under
stand why it was that the papers here
said the worst thing he did was to praise
Senator Butler when the latter is regard
ed as friend of Mr.. Bryan and nation
al leader in Nebraska. He thought that
he did just the thing in praising Butler.
He was astonished to find the Democrats
and Populists hostile, and expressed his
surprise.
IT was pie-eating and pie hunting
brigade from first to last. The Granville
delegation was fair example. The Ok
ford Public Ledger tells about the Gran
vile delegation thus:
''The Rep. Pop. Convention meets in
Raleigh today, Wednesday, and Granville
is represented by Capt. A. S. Peace, who
reaps the bnefit of the post office; j. T.
Cozart, ex-sheriff; Census Supervisor
Hoover who despenses Government CEN
sus pie in the Fifth district; John Will
son. who is anxious to go to the Legisla-
ture: NJ w. B. VeaZey, census taker;
John w. Brown, United States Commits
sioner: Robt. Daily, who has captured
a nice slice of pie in the census office at
Washington; w. N. Crutcher, who is al
ways looking out for Rep.-Pop. pie
There is no doubt that the Populist
Convention carried out to the letter the
cut and dried plan agreed upon by But
Ter and Pritchard at that secret confer
Uoc CHI of lanes A.
Holleman, Washington correspondent of
the Atlanta Journal, who kept up closely
with the conference, wires his paper as
follows:
1T was stated in the Journal Saturday
that a secret conference was held in this
city looking to a coalition in the APP
preaching election. 1t is a fact that a
close alliance on the terms then stated
was agreed upon.
1.-The proposition to have separate State
tickets was agreed upon and the publica-
ton that the fusion proposition had fallen
through authorized for the purpose of in
f1uencing those white Populists who OPP
pose fusion to vote against the Constitu-
tional Amendment, which is the issue OF
the campaign and for the further pur-
pose of capturing those Democrats who
are alleged to oppose the proposition to
disfranchise the ignorant vote.
THE leaders Of the two parties, Butler
and Pritchard thoroughly understand
each other"
1t was an officeholders convention
Yesterdays Chatham Record says: our
court house was quite deserted yesterday
as every officer was in Raleigh attending
the Populst State convention
There were not few delegates who
initiated Butler in his threat to whip
advocates of White Supremacy out OF the
State They were cautioned not to talk
it out loud, but they did among them
selves. One delegate from Catawba de-
clared: 1--WE are going to have fair
election or BLOOD WILL BE Split"
The Washington correspondent of the
Atlanta Journal yesterday stated:
Senators Allen, of Nebraska, and
Pettigrew, of South Dakota, did not at
tend the pro Populist convention in
Raleigh, N. c.. today, as had been eX-
pected. They both accepted an invitation
from the State committee, represented by
Senator Butler. several weeks ago, it be-
ing understood at the time that they
were wanted merely to discuss national
issues. They afterward ascertained that
Buffers purpose was to get them to Raj
eigh as opponents of the proposed Con-
stitutional Amendment and by circum-
stances force them to speak against that
measure. When they realized that they
were being made tools in Buffers hands
he n N
however, the Populist and Republican
leaders continued to advertise that they
would be present today at Raleigh to OPP
pose the amendment, and even as late as
this morning it was announced in the pa
pers that the two Senators had left for
Raleigh