The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-17
Cut and Dried Program Fried
by Federal 0fficehoIders.
WILL NAME FULL TICKET
Of Populists Agreed Upon in Washing
ton on Saturday Night.
REPUBLICANS WITHDRAW THEIR TICKET
And Order Their Sayages" to Vote the Popu-
list Ticket Reasons Fer Their Action.

The Populist convention VIII meet
tomorrow to ratify the decision when
the fusion pie-eaters reached AT WASH
ington last Saturday night 1T was
long session. presided over by Ifltch-
ard and Butler, and it was near md
nioht before a conclusion was reached
Then all the pe-eaters were bound
over to secrecy, and the crowd DIS
persed.
That was act one. Act two Is 10
come off tomorrow. when Butler ana
CIV Thompson will issue their orders
to the delegates who are expected 10
go through the motion" of ratifylng
what the caucus in Washington City
has agreed upon. That's all the del-
eoates will be here for-do what the
bosses tell them to do. And that IS
the party that said it was born to
fight against ring rule and to put
down bosses!
| have tried to get an official ac-
count OF the caucus; but thase who
took part are mum as to the actual
occurrences, but if one Of them VINO
talks rather more freely than the resi-
can be relied upon, here is the pro
gramme:
The Populist State convention IS TO
nominate a full State ticket OF men
who Belong outwardly to the Popullst
party but who have given assurances
that satisfy Pritchard and George
White that they will not do anything
the Republicans oppose. The ticket
was selected, every man OF them IN
the caucus Saturday night. and every
one of them will take the Republlcan
iron-clad oath. | could not get the full
slate Worth. Thompson, Waller and
Aver and others and accepted TO
Pritchard and White, and it is sad
they will be on the ticket. Jt is the
plan to let different delegates nomi-
nate other men for some OF the OIL
fees. so as to prevent its having
cut and dried appearance, but all
the same the slate is to go through as
fixed up by the Federal pop-suckers.
The further programme is that the
Republicans are to meet and nominate
a dummy" ticket of men who are to
make an aggressive campaign against
Democrats, but who will Withdraw
shortly before the election in favor
of the Populist nominees. This is the
present programme.
'Why are the Republicans willing
to let the Popuiists do all the nom-
mating and they merely endorse? -
asked my informant.
'sThe reason he replied. is this
The Populists tolo the Republicans
that they would not carry their vot-
ers to another fusion with what tbs
Eastern white voters call the negro
party They say they tried it IL
1898 and dearly ali their voters sup
ported the Democratic ticket, and if
they tried it again they wouldn't poll
a thousand votes outside of Republ-
cans who call themselves PopuliS,s.
They impressed their men so earnestly
upon the Republicans as to carry their
point and make the Republicans agree
10 the sleight -of-hand performance
agreed upon. Both parties are TO
nominate a ticket, but the one nomi-
mated in the Republican convention
is to be pulled down in the interest
of the one named in the Populist
convention. Unless Pritchard and But
Ter made change Sunday or today.
that is the arrangement.
HERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL
PARTICULARS.
At the first conference there was
much discussion, and the Populist
proposed separate tickets and this
plan as to the amendment: For each
party in us State convention to point
out their objections to the amend
ment. but not to make a test of party
fealty-ih other words. not to make
the amendment the big issue. Pritch
ard replied to this proposition, that
he would consider it and see the Pop
ulists the next morning. The next