The Caucasian., 1894-06-07

RANSOM AND JARVIS ARE NOW FIXING
UPt CON8lNATICN.
RICHIOSD PEARSON AFTER THE
MACHINE.
The Sugar Trust investigation a Farce
- has the NorfDlk Election Means.

MACHINE.
The Sugar Trust investigation a Farce
What the NorfDIk Election Means.
Washington, D. e., May 3lst.-
The report that Richmond Pearson
Is loobing after the registrari0"
books in the 9th Cong. Dist. has
dreadfuIIy disquieted the Washing
ton end of the State "machiue.' -
The one dependence of the -'ma-
chine in the next State election Is
the successful repetition Of the Sim
mons methods Of 1892. The leaders
are at sea in the hunt for ii chairman
who has the nerve and clTrOnfry to
attempt it. The understanding j.
that Ransom and Jarvis have agreed
upon the man, "a they haE" a!-o
agreed, a last resort, to secure each
other rc-eIcction. For the present,
the word : ''mum." If the scheme
8uccrcds the East Will name both
Senators. The understanding car
res with it concession Of The gu
brrnat0ral nomination m 1926 t.
the West and the election Of a west
rrn man TO the Senate as Jarvis sue
cessor. The scheme is to keep the
Senatorial question out Of the cam
paigu and cIccj Jarvis for Nance's
uDeApircd term. 1t is the sug-es
ton Of Jarvis busy brain, it j, said
In the state Of fright caused by jar
Wis appointment and Buck kItchiu's
threatened revolt Ransom was IN no
plight to fight. Privately, to 60 no
further, Ransom advises the pro
fundlty of Jarvis political sagacltF.
For days ne wandered aimlessly
about the Senate chamber, RANSOM
seemingly Obllvious to his existence.
After one or two trips to the Whit
House all was changed. The tive
now ar, as chuming as school boys
Rnnsom is the busiest man III the
Senate in his DESPERATE attempt at
doing nothing, but finds time during
every DAYS session Of the Senate
hobnob with Jarvis. At first it was
surmised that Jarvis contemplated
Withdrawing as Il candidate against
Ragsom but not 50. Ransom got
certain 'tips" from Grover. Thus
they were brought together and The
cordialjty Of their daily reunions is
spectacle for the gods The look
Of abstraction about Ransom indi-
Gates restless thought, if with doubt,
as to the success Of the scheme
" hen with Jarvis bis looks say
"WelI. old fellow, you may be fool
lug me-, but it takes a mighty smart
man to do it They separate, and
then an audible chuckle in Jarvis
wounded coat sleeve is noticed. But
chuckling will amount to little il
the opposition nominees in the diff
fercut districts follow Richmond
prarson's example and closely
9CRUTINIZE THE REGISTRATION
books. The man who think the nexr
election in the State VIII be won OF
the merits Of public discussion will
find himself stupidity and woefully
mistaken when the registration books
are doctored and "Stuffed" ballots
are counted on election day. WheI
the great issue-the war on F'tbt
machine corrupt ballots OBJ
served in the selection of candidate
and the conduct of the campaign
Democratic success becomes a Ger
tainty. What matters it about the
tariff or silver if the registration
books are debauched What boot
It that CIeveIand's nomination a
Chicago was dictated by Wall street
that delegates were bribed by Wal
street money? That has been charg
ed and not denied The conSidera
ton was the repeal Of the Sherman
law-the demonetization of silver
That too has been charged in th'
Senate and on the hustingS and no
denied. But why tell it to the peo
pie if stuffed ballot boxes are to de
termine the result of the election
Pearson is right and every count
and congressional nomination shout
be conditioned upon the nominee
pledge to do the very same thing
The recent Norfolk (Va.) electio
was a signal triumph
OVER THE MACHINE"
which can be repeated in every cour
ty in North Carolina. A prominer
Democrat who voted the "reform
ticket IN that election said to you
correspondent: "Norfolk electic
had become a disgrace to Virgin
manhood. The ''machIne" was ma
with power. Every diShonorab
trick and arti6ce was openly an
shamelessly resorted to on electic
day. Every form of bribery al
disfranchisemcnt was practiced.
had become a disgrace and the
were symptoms of revolt that threa
ened the peace of the communit
Generally the men who cheat al
bribe are towards, aud SO it was
Norfolk. They cringed like whi
ped dogs when confronted by hone
men determined to assert the
rights. And so 1t will be in Mort
Carolina when the test is honest
made. Honest people will rese
dishonest election methods. Tn
will shut their eyes to what is goil
on in hotly contested party election
for time, but healthful agitatit
will arouse them, and once arous
reform triumphs. That's what t
Norfolk election means. And Y,
will hear more thunder of the sar
sort in the fall elections" The VI
ginian who makes this vigorous e
position of the Norfolk situation i
Democrat, bat he is sick and tired