The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-02
.PRITCHARD vS.SETTLE
WAR DECLARED WEDNESDAY
RErwEEN THE TWO RE.
PUBLICAN FACTIONS.
MOTT WANTS PRITCHaRD'S PLACE


Mott Serves Notice on him-- Butler
Made Apparent Overtures to the
Democrats. but Left Himself Free to
Fuse With the Republicans.
Senator Pritchard was in the city
Monday forenoon. He is expected
back here tomorrow mor1ing.
1t is reported that on Monday h.
was closeted with Jim Yourg al t-e
Gazette office and that he tod this col
ored editor and fusion membsr of the
legislature that tho war would at once
be opened between his friends and those
of Mr.. Settle. Mr. Prjtchard, during the
conference, did not, it was said, hesitate
to declare himself in favor of fusion, and
thus the sound Of the opening guns may
be looked for in q few days
And it may be possible that just this
particular alleged conference may have
been precipi! ated by an interview with
Congressman Settle which appeared
few days ago in the New York Tribune
In this Interview, Mr.. Settle outlined
the mix ure Of thirgs generally among
his people, and took his stand with the
Stalwarts of the State Rapubl cans, oc
cupying toward the Fusion Republicans
a relation now as antip7dal as was tn be-
tween Coukliug aud Blame and the Gar
field crowd.
Will the end OF this fight result Ill
defeaJ Of the 5lalwarts2 This is the ques-
ton which Interests Democrats, who Will,
with this announcement OF the battle, DO
able to witness if from the start.
1t will be bitter. And bordering upon
the battle, many things, backward end
forward, may be seen. Il is quite likely
that Settles interview per sc was not
what precipa1ed the conflict so promptly
1t was rather the Tribune editorial which
was provoked by it.
That editorial read out the orders to
the "true and tried among which
Settle figures, and made no bones ia say
ing that between national elections, or,
better, At the last election, the Z publ
cans of this State were allowed TO fuse
with the Populists chiefly for the sake of
getting the election law changed TO suit
the Republicans other words, TO get
a negro election law, which they got.
The editorial plainly implied that no
such foolishness as fusio1 would be tOlEr
ated by the National Republicans during
the presidential year. Settle heard the
horn blow, and girded up his loins, and
Pritchard painted his face, put on his
head feathers, and started out nominally
to do legal business in Elizabeth City.
But he woke up the camps along the
way.
First, | was told last night on good
authority that Pritchard saw Mott in
Statesville, on his way here, and that
Mott said to him that the Republican
party was anxious to get a definite
expression from Pritchard on sill
YER Senator Pritchard was told
$50 the story goes, and any denial
OF it Will fig badly with the authority N
hand) that he might consider that Mott
would then and there give him notice
that he M0tt) would ran against bin
for the Senate next time. Ii vas sug
gested that Pritchards absence from t1e
silver convention did not brighten the
belief Of the party IN his deep silver
convictions, while DR.. Motifs silver ring
was Dcil6N6Q 10 Dc true,
All this came, or will come, to AF. Bat
Ter with mixed import Not that Mr..
Butler hiss not shifted the battle from afaf;
he undoubtedly had, when he lntimated
in NEWS AID OBSERVER interview that
he would be willing 10 fight under the
name of Democrat for the sake of silver.
Nor over, he cua4ingiy wOrded his
amendment ia the silver convention res
Olutions, so as 10 leave Democrats under
the impression that he could not, there
fore, fuse with gold bug Republicans.
Thus he Democrats he thought would
be happy over these two apparent over
lures.
And why did Butler want to be making
oYertures to Democrats, even appar-
ently2 As was said, he shifted tie Dat
tie. Il Is quite probable that n has
shrewdly feared for s,me tsAo thai
something like that Tribune editorial
was coming; that he would not os able
to carry ta9 Republican parry with him
next year, as q wuCl9
Thus came the overtures, but unwll
ing to abandon MS favorite role of CAS-
meacita, dancing to both galleries,
he lefg himself free, in Gaze
he were not welcomed by Democrats, to
fuse with Republicans, by adroitly
guarding his amendment so as to include
only Coagr Senator, Presi1a t
ana Wee President. For Mr.. Bitter
kn06s perfectly well that The
Democratic gubernatolial candi-
date must be a silver man. Then
why was not tn wcri &c vernon"
also included in the amendment 2 TIE
cunuingness Of it is zoo plain to need
further deyelopm at T. the R3puoii-
cans, be said through his amendment:
"it leaves me free TO fuse WITH you IN
the State" To the Democrats, it m -
You see, / am with you, a~ =, oT rntS
p'1+ior 1,nn-- oDIy.'
4'"- - probably by his time
'..y ne has puc himself il tho Midway,
and wanders, like Bohe' dan, homo
le4s between the two old arties.
What will he do2
The Democrats W =. stay ogaaher.