The Durham daily globe., 1894-11-03
GRAHAM AND SETTLE.
--.>1 SCENES LAST NIGHT AT
The COURT HOUSE. =
.,,. or Thinking He Has the Day
euIe >'''
All to Himself and MIR. Graham
~.IdenIy Walks In.

-ElIc SIlIIlDR SCGutS.cud
t....rr house here last night in
...o... leaking by CONGRESSMAN
r'.o.. ~,.r, which had been heralded
... Int which was destint d TO
ID ,..,....,.. before Mr.. Settle had pro-
..f..~ b., the sudden and dramatic
...,.... his opponent in the con-
orr ..., ...... Hon A w. Graham
~ -a... was rshered into the hall by
,,.,....sn and fusion friends to the
,.r.r..-.r Of brass band. The court
,...e WA packed till there was not
,5,r.,r.Ym the majority of the audi
Ee.,-, culorcd people, but up in one
.,.-a4-a strong delegation of white
..norr... Republican enthusiasm ran
t..tapa il looked as if it were going to
I..orr -tIcd aeance. The programme
~. FOX settle to make a speech and have
.o,tfr.,- his own way, without any re
-, refr. made to him. 1t was supposed
.4,, Mr. Graham was miles away. Mr..
..rro va Introduced amid applause by
t,.ior ..airman IIoltOn and started off
,nf.r the cool and confident air of one
"......rf. rround and his crowd and
garrv every thing before
him R.r he was reckoning without his
.:.,. .,l v.as All obliv;ons To the
,-..,..I.r., ..,n o'r,at which was soon 10
:.. ,..,,.r IN hi. vouth and heantv
u,l... ,.... b,d hppn enpakino ahont fif.
,ooo r..rr,r, and was warming TO his
ur.r.,l.. crowd was startled bv an ont
t,,.,nf .lnuls and annlanse from the
rtrIr colony Of democrats in the corner
Mr. Graham escorted NV Nr w w
rrner WA. seen marching NO into the
.tanl Nr Settle WAS SURPRISED and AS
.oon q. he could descend from the clonds
oc cf.rvi4 rloournre into which he had
s,arrf he susnepdcd with the remark
that Nj. oononent had arrived a,d h4
,,,o1l .on what hio nIeacnra uau in,
,o,.rI,o.a ioirt debate Mr. Graham
,nir,rv arose and said if was the mn
I.,.,,n,ing rtwpen them tbo, if ono
..lo,rl t,.iro 20 mako o ,no.oh o,ho,
t.qn those arranped for ioint dahsta ho
.1on,t notifv the other He said ha had
bel inyir.,ions I'm SNEAK oinca NO and
Settle had .rnarated at Reidsville an last
Wednesday but that he had derIinad to
4, 81. lorausc no conld not n,.,ifv Nr
Settle He had arrived in Durham ON
an evening" train moi knovinp that Sot.
tIe had an annointment to sneak and
bparinr il oftrr hie arrival wae now
ready to carry ont the Joint debate as
usual Settle claimed that he did NOT so
understand the agreement and that he
had understood that since the senaration
st R,fjsviIIe each could canvass anp
where and ANYHOW he chose Neverthe
.rs, he WAS willing to divide time and
agreed for Mr. Graham to nroceed Mr.
Graham took the floor amid democratic
applause and read a circular concerning
him which has been scattered and which
charged him with favoring five cotton.
fifty cent wheat and three cent tobacco,
MIyarious other ridiculous things which
he denounced as wilfull and malicious
tissue of lies The Colored people at firsl
did Not seem disposed to listen to Nr.
GraLam bat bv his candid, honest and
sincere words he soon won their resnect
t0,aUcntion and when he read the cir
cU'ar they laughed outright at the ont
rs-eou~ fa1choods it contained. Mr. Ora
ham went on and made q fine sneech and
a splendid impression. and his appear
a1ge and the manner in which he de
ported himself won the respect and ad.
M'Tat.on Of all, and undoubtedly made
I'.eS for Linn He showed up Mr.. Set
lie .o'd and that of the whole re-
P1o1oan party in a most unfavorable
'sI', and when Mr Settle attempted to
'-l'y be had an up hill task and a very
"'c'cn. one from the plain sailing
""a- Ac bad counted on when he start d
'"' early IN The evening. He made weak
RESPONSES to Mr.. Graham's aggressive
speech. and there was very visible cool
'~~ Sd. TIE arIOr of the TeDuhlicans after