The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-26
ETHER CAN BEAT RUSSELL
CONGRESSMAN Woodland Is Also
Talked OF.
GUTHRIE MAY BEAT TOM SETTLE
Virginia Democrats Divided On the
Money Question and Senator
Martins Course Severely
Criticised.
Criticised.

Washington, ID. c., May %.

Washington, ID. c., May 25.
Congressman Shaw returned to the
city Saturday, and reports feeling IN
Fayetteville among Democrats that
Russell will be overcome. Mr.. Shaw
says as far as he, personally, IS con
cerned. he thinks the strongest man
who could be put UP against Russell
would be ex-Judge James {. MacRae.
He saws that Judge MacRae is LIBERAL,
well-equipped, and forceful man, and
if nominated would overcome Russell
with his splendid gift of argument.
Tut Mr.. Shaw added that he thought
the favorite in his part OF the country
for the Democratic nomination was
Col. Julian S. Carr. BY the bye, Col.
Carr is expected in Washington to-
morrow, on his way home from Phila-
delphia. Col Carr comes in response
to an invitation from Nice-president
Stevenson to attend the marriage of
his daughter.
Touching the recent visit of Major
". A. Guthrie to Washington, it has
given rise to some little gossip among
some Democrats here. While | have
the endorsement of the Democrats for
Governor, yet it has been shrewdly
observed by an old Democrat here,
who has cut his eye-teeth in North
Carolina politics, that the best thing
that Maj. Guthrie could do for his
country would be to jump in and beat
Tom Settle for Congress-. The gentle
man who said this is a man of long
al a1Ia1 hor eyty iTp
have happened. | was in Charlotte a
few days ago and found there quite
strong Clark element. In fact Judge
Clark seems to have been the only one
mentioned there to me in connection
with the governorship, many saying
that he could poll more votes than any
man in the State, and there are quite
a number of Democrats here who say
the same thing. But the rumor comes
distinct and clear that Judge Clark
has absolutely refused to let his name
be used under any circumstances. The
name of Congressman Woodland, also,
is not unfrequently heard here in
connection with the nomination. Mr..
Woodard's course here this session has
been so admirable that it would seem
that his district could not spare him
natural fitness as well as from term of
service, probably the most useful and
well-equipped all-round man in the |
delegation. sa
Senator Martin, of Virginia, is catch |
ing 1T hot, especially from Richmond, |
for having voted TO take up Buffers |
bond bill. 1T will be remembered that |
Wien the Jones free silver amendment |
came up Martin voted with the gold i
men; 90, .t tthis last vote seems % have
puzzled, at least, the gold men of the
Virginia capital city. Some say that
he voted to get in the silver band
wagon h4fore it was TOO late. Although |
Irginia is claimed as "a free silver
State. and Senator Daniel is claimed to /
be the most popular man in Virginia,
a prominent citizen and erstwhiie |
Democrat of Richmond gives me the
startling estimate that it is quite like |
ly that the State Will go Republican.
This gentleman says that out of about |
10000 votes in Richmond, about II, |
900 are Democrats, and that out of this |
$4,000 only 1850 voted at the recent |
primaries. He claims, moreover, that |
d. itctSb LOW EOid lCEIliDIl ats III 1Af14I
mond, who have always voted the Dem |
ocratic ticket, will this time vote for
Mckinley But the silver men from
Virginia pooh-pooh this and say that
the Old Dominion Will come to time a.
usual.
Some little attention has been called
to the resolution of Representative
Grosyenor asking for a list
of the employees that will be af
fected by the recent civil-service ukase
of President Cleveland. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that public opinion touch
ing civil-service may not be expected
to go backward, yet it is not doubted
that should the Republicans get into
power they will try to find some way
so to worry the incumbents as to make
way for the hungry horde.
One of the most interesting colo
quieS that has taken place in the SEN
ate for some time was that Saturday
between Allen, of Nebraska, and Gray,
of Delaware. 1t was a sort of a platon-
ic dialogue dealing with the silver
question i'm the most elementary in
cisiye, simple and instructive way.
That colloquy should be in the hands
OF every North Carolina voter and may
be found in Saturdays Congressional
Record.
w. +. CHRISTIAN.