The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-20
Mr.. SIMMONS ESTIMATE
THE MEETING OF THE STATE
COMMITTEE.
MUCH WARLIKE TALK WAS INDUCED IN
Chairman Simmons Says the Chip viii Soon
be Knocked OFF Their Shoulder. Why
Nothing Was Said in the Meet
inr Of Free Silver
ing of Free Silver.

THE Republican are in this fight t."
the death. Let us ioin hands with them
and help them whip this gang out of the
State. Let us announce to the world
that North Carolina will no longer be
ruled by anarchists, red shirts and a lit
tie gang Oh toadies-men who have be-
trayed everybody and everything. The
Republicans are willing for us to take
the lead, go ahead and hold a conven-
ton and name a ticket They will help
us elect it. OF course there will he
some Republicans on it and 1T may be
we can find Democrat who will join
in this anti-amendment fight There
are some such prominent Democrats and
j think it possible that one or more OF
them may offer to take a place on the
ticket. FROM Buffers speech before
the Populist State committee here on
Thursday night.
'Thc Populist leaders are simply trad
ing off the votes of white followers 10
get themselves offices and to keep the
negro in power" said Hon. f. NJ Sim
mons. chairman of the State commit
tee.
Il don't believe there are many white
men in North Carolina that will be thus
Sold-and in such cause. They have
too much of the old spirit left in them
to become chattels for the purchase
of an office, even for Butler. / have no
idea that he can deliver over 10000
POpulistS in the State to the Republicans
and | doubt if the number will exceed
1900
Il was not surprised ut the action
taken by the committee. In fact it was
just what expected. The Republicans
have promised to take care of Butler
in return for the votes of the POpu-
list party If they carry the State
they will re-elect him to the Senate. If
they are defeated, as they will be.
Mckinley will take care of him. That's
the bargain. Then for the smaller
fry there are the places on the State
ticket.
How about Buffers declaration that
a Democrat may take Il place on the
ticket" was asked.
Il don't think he will be able to find
such q certainly no Demo
crat of any influence in his party.
Don't You think the tone of the meet
ing was rather aggressive, the speeches
OF Butler and others
Yes, there is no doubt of the fact
that they have decided to assume that
attitude. They are threatening to go in
to the campaign with a chip on their
shoulder Well, let Them they will
not go far before it will be knocked
off. The white people of the eastern
counties are in no humor to be fooled
with on this question:
Don't you look for a very hot cam
paign?'
well, yes. for the first two or three
weeks it will be. Then things will
simmer down to business and the latter
part of the campaign will be compare
lively quiet"
I'm some sections they will no doubt
resort TO the same sort of tactics they
used in 1894 They will try to take
possession of the polls and run the cleo
ton to suit themselves But they will
not find it such an easy matter as they
did then. In 1894 the Populists i'll
some of the eastern counties outnumber-
ed our people. and in such sections they
We're very Overbearing. That condition
of affairs no longer exists, for Butler
now has at his heels only those who
have gone over bag and luggage to the
Republican party"
The fight is the same that ii was
in the last election. It's White Su.
premacy against Negro Domination.
These fellows that met here last night
and talked about running other folks
out of the State are the same fellows
that We're ON the negro side fighting us
in the last camInign-every one of
them. Hence / say their action last
night is no surprise to anybody"
In the committee meeting Thursday
night there was much talk of the use
of force in the election.
One man wanted to know whether it