Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-14
THE VOTE is CLOSE
Caucus of North Carolina Republi-
can Legislature
TO BE HELD AGAIN TONIGHT
Claimants for the Long Term U. S.
Senatorship.
FEELING HIGH AT RALEIGH

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RALEIGH, NJ c., January 1-G. Ewart
and j. &. Boyd are the only ones of the
republican aspirants for the Senate who
say openly Marion Butler ought not to
have the long term, but that they ought to
have 1t. They are making their contest
along that line. Along one hallway IN the
principal hotel here are now Quartefed the
six republicans who have the lead IN the
great ace for Senator. Besides Ewart and
Boyd there are ex-State Chairman A. e.
JIolton, Peter e. Pritchard and Oliver II.
Dockery. While all these are quartered
so near together, 1t must not be thought
that they dwell together In unity. Pritch-
ard keeps aloor from all the rest. He feels
sure he will win, and says openly there
was perfect understanding up to the day
of election that he and Butler were to be
the Senators; Butler to take the long term.
Pritchard declares he will go into no COM
bination. but will make square fight on
his merits. He bitterly opposes Holton and
Ewart. Holton and Ewart do not want a
joint caucus on the question of naming
Senators. Pritchard, 1T has been asserted,
would like joint caucus.
Ewart is working quiet game. His
fight is directed mainly against Pritchard,
as both are from the same district-the
ninth. Pritchard's friends telegraph the
papers that he has every county in that
district save Ewart's. while Ewart says he
has five out Of the nine counties
James E. Boyd, the latest of all aspirants,
Is free lance. He says he has dozen
men ready to vote for him. He says he Is
a "stalwart' and that he is after the long
term. He is brainy and a hard worker and
fine speaker.
Oliver II. Dockery may. in truth, be termed
an unknown quantity in this strange con-
test. He will not say q word to a news
with the other aspirants and goes along
very quietly. What he Is doing no one
really knows.
Chairman Holton tells me there will be
no joint caucus on Senator's. The repub-
licans will name their own man, and no
matter whom he may be, the populists will
vote solidly for him. Vice versa, whoever
the populists put up. the republicans will
support.
Bets were offered few days ago that no
one OF the aspirants will enter the caucus
with over IA votes: that Pritchard wiH
have 81 on the first ballot; that he will be
elected on the first ballot. &c. To make a
choice y votes are necessary. There are
whispers today of a combination Of Hol-
Pritchard. 1t Is also alleged that Marion
Butler really favors Pritchard, and that he
is adroitly booming him in his newspaper
here. If the opinion of the majority of the
worth anything. 1t may be stated that it is
that Pritchard will be the republican Sem
ator, and for the short term.
Republican Caucus.
The caucus of the republicans for Sena-
tor was held Saturday night. There were
fifty-seven present. Ewart presided. The
Holton men say that the Pritchard men
rushed this caucus matter through with
out giving them notice. They were rather
ratified at first, but rallied. The caucus
was in session three hours, but never got
as far along as a nomination. On what
may be termed test votes on motions to
adjourn made by the Holton faction the
vote was % to adjourn. 81 against adjourn
nent. There were two hours of roll calls
on such dilatory motions Finally it was
decided, the Pritchard men asserting, to
adjourn until tonight.
The caucus was held very early. The
usual time would have been next Thursday.
1t is said today by DR.. Mott that if Holton
drops out his people will go for Walser.
the speaker of the house. An effort was
made to get movement in favor Of d. l..
Russell, but his unpopularity renders this
impossible. Feeling Is very high today.
Warren Carver. who is in the second rank
OF aspirants. has three votes. and so close
is the vote, as is seen above, that some per-
sons say he holds the balance.