The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04

/ North Carolina popuEists. - Many
! well-inforned Democrats greatly far that
! the party victory in North Carolina Thus
! Day was too dearly bought The amend
! meut dfsfranchising about go per cent Of
/ the negro voters viii not be operative In
! the November election. and II is lore
! gone conclusion that every colored voter
/ in the State viii rally to the polls ard
/ plump a ballot against the Democratic
ticket. The Republicans, then, are in ret
ter shape for this election in North Caro-
lima than they have ever been. That the
! Democracy or the State is in worse shape
! than ii was in 1886. when Mr.. Bryan car
| ried II by a plurality OF less than 29,9C0,
with the aid OF a Southern Populist
the ticket, is shown by the fact that Seaa-
tor Butler and the other Populist .eaters
. already are breathing out all mannr- Of
threats. II is not believed the Democrats
are yet strong enough TO go il alone IN
the Tar Heel State. After the am rdmeZt
adpoted Thursday takes effect there VIII be
| no doubt OF their ability 10 stand alone
and hold The State. But in the PresideE-
tiaI contest this year they will need
the votes of the PopuIists. The question
which many Democrats in Washington
today are asking is: VIII the
North Caroline Fopulists so1idly
with the Democrats in November? II as
many as Ten thousand OF them desert,
then the eleven electoral votes of the
State Will be lost to Mr.. Bryan. Senator
Butler may be able to hold his lines in
tact, but there is no certainty that he will
want TO do so. He made certain distinct
promises 10 the Bryan managers before the
Sioux Falls Convention was held, and there
is the highest authority for the asseV-
ton that not one of these pledges did he
TbastnFQra hic oF n
Bryan are now viewed with considerable
suspicion. The mass Of Senator Buffers
followers were born with ineradicable
prejudices against the oId-line Democrats
OF the South. Hence, it does not require
much work or reason TO array them
against the Democrats. It is probable that
Mr.. Bryan is strong enough to hold them
and it is considered not improbable that
he will have TO go to North Carolina and
make personal appeals to the Populists.
German in the Campaign: 1.-TWO or
three New York newspapers today an
Eounce On their own responsibility that
the Hon. Arthur Pue German has offered
his services to the Democratic managers
and that he will direct the campaign in the
Empire State. When interviewed upon
this highly interesting subject Mr. German.
with characteristic reucence. refused to say
anything. At the same tine it is stated
with positiveness by the newspapers that
a room has been set aside at New York
Democratic headquarters, in the St. James
Building, for Mr.. German, and that he mas
gone to Saratoga to talk over the State
campaign with Richard Croker 1t is be-
lieved that if Mr.. German has reconsidered
his recently announced determination not
to take an active part in the campaign it
is significant of two important facts The
first is that he wants to beat Mr.. BRYAN
to the stump in Maryland and the second
is that the national managers, falling
to arrange a working agreement be-
tween Hill and Croker, have persuaded
Mr.. German to stand in the breach
in New York and see to it if possible that
the Democrats get all that is coming to
them in that State. Mr.. German under
stands New York politics about as well as
does either Hill or Croker, anG he can
keep the national managers closely advised
of the situation there whether or not he
will be able to make Hill and Croker tote
fair In ether words, it seems that the
Marylander is TO act as umpire in the game,
in New York, and it may be that in the end
Hill and Croker will realize that it is TO
their interest to strive earnestly to deliver
the electoral vote Of the Empire StateI to
Bryan and Stevenson. Vice Chairman
Stone. of the Natioral Committee is being
given credit for the shrewd tactical move
which has put Mr.. German on guard in
New York. Between the Missourian and
the Marylander there are very friendly per-
sonal relations, and il is thought that they
have made an important deal.