The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-04
FUSION CAN0ODLERS
THEY MEET WITH SENATOR
PRITCHARD LAST NIGHT AT
THE PARK HOTEL.
SILENT AS TO SETTLES STINGER

| SILENT AS TO SETTLES STINGER
Meeting Yesterday Morning in L0ge
Harris's OfIice--A Clinched Agree
ment Made for Fusion from Electors
Down--SettIe Brushed Aside by Jim
Young Now. Tommy, DO Your
Worst~~The Tribune and the Nation
al Republican Party Set at Defiance.
If Mr.. Thomas Settle had been in Raj
eigh last night and looked into room %
at the Park Hotel, he would have wit
messed a scene that would probably have
interested him If Col. James E Boyd had
been here, he might have had little of
the wind taken out of his gold standard
straight out Republican GubernatOrial
Boom. If Chairman Holton had been
here, he might have been able to settle
for himself the question which has been
worrying him considerably of late as to
whether he should, as Chairman of the
Republican committee, issue a
manifesto, calling on the Repub-
licans to get him in for straight
Republican fight in North Carolina
Senator Jeter O. Pritchard was the cen
trail figure in this room % scene, and
around him Wee grouped Mr.. Thomas
Devereaux and Mr.. John Nichols, (who
were not lively co-operationists in the
last campaign), Mr. O. Tom Bailey,
Mr.. Dan H. Young, Major Hiram L
Grant, Mr. S. B. Satterfeld, James
H. Young and W. F. Debnam.
The room was filled with fusion aud
cigar smoke Senator Pritchard had re-
turned yesterday morning from Eliza
beth City, where he had made speech
on Wednesday at the Betsy City
Fair. He was looking his best, and
to all appearances, feeling Likewise
at is generally known, believe, that
an in favor of fusion, said Mr. pitch
ard. 81 have had no understanding eX-
cept with myself, but with myself have
settled that question without any diff
Guilty. I am in favor Of fusion begin
ming with the electoral ticket When
asked what he thought of Mr.. Settles
interview in the New York Tribune Mr.
Pritchard's face dawned a regular co
operation smile, and he said ~ prefer not
not to say anything about Mr. Settles
interview
"Who is the probable fusion candidate
for GOVERNOR" was asked the Senator.
ooh we have lots Of them he replied
on the Republican side we have Lusk,
Moody, Guthrie, Dockery, Russell and
suppose Col. Boyd, then on the Popu-
lists side we have Whitaker, Guthrie,
Mewborne and Hileman" Mr.. Settle on
the Republican side nor the new Popu-
list Mr.. Henry on the Populist
side were mentioned by Mr.. Pritcn-
ard, nor was the clean shaven
Rain in the face statesman from Hall
fax, nor did he mention Lord Chief
Justice Hooia Boom from Hanging Dog.
These gentlemen may feel sighted but
it can't be helped, for their names were
not mentioned. Mr.. Guthrie may get
some consolation in being mentioned as
both Republican and Populisf posi-
bility With the visit Of Mr..
Pritchard to Raleigh the fusion
balloon has been much inflated, aud it
seemed last night that all that was lack
ing was to agree upon candidates, gear
up the parachute and the thing was ready
TO start off. J. G. Logan Harris ate FIJI
sion steak for breakfast and came down
the street putting for '96 coalition.
Eyes, sir" said J G Logan, fusion
is perfectly certain and Tom Set
tie and the New York Tribune
can't sop it a little bit. We are going
to nominate an electoral ticket composed
Of Populists and Republicans, aud run
campaign independent of national issues
or national candidates
"No, sir. If Reed is nominated there
will be no Reed electors; and If cKinley
is nominated there will be no
Mckinley electors in North Caro-
lima. They will be Independent
presidential electors, pledged to vote
for nobody for President except man
who is known to favor the free and IN
limited coinage of silver at 16 to
''But what's going to become of those
Republicans who believe in maintaining
the autonomy of the party, and who
want to vote for straight Republican
electors, " was asked.
They will simply get what little life
there is in them crushe out that's all, y
said Loge. There is but few of
them, he continued, and they will be
easy to down"
''But are there not good many who
believe that Republican President will
be elected and viii want to be in posi-
ton to get near the pie counter2"
The life will be mashed out of them
too" said Mr. Harris, land propose in
a few days TO say this and good deal
more to the New York Tribune in reply to
Settles interview. They have all got to
stand from under for fusion is going to
carry, and we are going to have our way.
In half an hour after J. @. Logan gave
utterance to these statements there was
an interesting gathering at his Office in
the Traps building. twas not quite as big
a meeting as that held in room %, but it