The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-24
OUR RALEIGH LETTER.
SCHEME OF THE POLITICAL TWINS TO
SECURE A TRIANGULAR STATE CAY
VASS.
TE-om Our REGULAR Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent
RALEIGH, N. c., May 22-It is real
Iy the fact that some Of the Populist
leaders are anxious to secure a joint
debate between Aycock and CY
Thompson, and on the day when
Chairman Simmons declined the prop
ositlon Of Chairman Butler to that
effect a prominent Pop-Rep. office
holder berg said to me that "Simmons'
decllnation doesn't settle the matter
we'll get 'em together yet"
Since then the opposition twins have
been scheming 10 bring this about,
and when Sin mons wrote to Ho!tci
two weeks ago and solicited a joint de-
bate between Aycock and Spencer
Adams and the other Democratic and
Republican nominees, several leading
"fusionists" they are tuslonlsts
still, and are today working as loyalty
aud tremendously together as ever,
and to the same common end-at once
saw the opportunity to work scheme,
which if successfully managed, would
otnplish their purpose.
Chairman Holton did not get Chair
man Simmons letter Of invitation
promptly, it is alleged-the accom-
modat;ng mail got out of JOINT some
row, or else this particular letter must
have fallen into a convenient hiding
place on HoltonIs desk and refused
to come to light until few days ago,
ten days or more after date.
This was all very obligiEg on the
part OF that cratic epis5le, and espe-
cially fortunate aud accom- m odating,
| not to say "foreordained" for Holton
and Butler
But the latter learns Of its existe nee
''thr ough the newspapers, and it is
said that it at once became highly i'm
portant to the :dear people" that But
Ter should arrange with Holton Tor a
"joint canvass" between the twins
uninitiated. Then, you see, in order
to secure a discussion between the
Democratic and Republican candidates
Mr.. Holton would hold that it was
necessary to start a triangular debate
because he (Mr. Ho!ton) could not be
30 dlscourteous to bis twin brother
I(Mr. Butler) as to show partiality in
accepting the invitation of Mr.. Sim
mons and refusing the "challenge" o.
Mr.. Butler.
Then what?
SCHEME TO SAVE ADAMS.
One of two results esther of which
would be preferable to having Aycocl
fay Adams alive and exhibit the latter
gentleman deficiencies and genera
unfitness all over the State to a dis
gusted constituency must follow
There would be no joint canvass at al
I'm case Simmons continued to refuse
to consider the Populists as a part,
"entity" and therefore not entitled t.
the consideration shown regular an6
separate organ1zatlon), OR else Thomp
son would be let into the game to hell
Spencer, incidentally, and the oppor
tunity desired-that Of distractlng tn.
public mind from the real question
at issue-wouid be secured. Mr.. Fol
tons reply to Mr.. Simmons will reacl
the latter today, probably, according t,
statement made by Holton Will
here last Saturday.
1t was a nice, innocent, amusing
little game, and so we'll played as t
turn out to haye been entirely harm
; less as WE'LL Butler dies hard-but b
: is dying.
, Why, under the sun, any real trien
of DR.. Cy Thompson should actuall
and really desire to sa crifice him upol
the altar OF Aycock's eIoquence an
argument is more than / can conceive
The scheme must have been hatche
) by his enemies and few delude
friends fooled into advocating it.
! DR.. TIL 7mpson is unquestionab|
the best speaker and shrewdest polit
clan in the Pop Rep. egation-an
that Is easily said-but those VIII
} heard TIE debate between him an
5 Mr.. Aycock in 1898, and particular
the discussion at Concord (Which TIL
writer reported for a Raleigh dali
paper) all know that he is no mate