Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-13
OLD NORTH STATE.
THE REPrELICANs AND THE FREE
SILVER QUESTION.
Getting Ready for Thursday's Con-
ventiOn-Fomcnting n Rebellion
Personal and General Notes.

RALEIGH, n. c.. May l2.-(Special)-
DR.. }. j. Mott arrived this morning from
Washington. lie denies that he is for
Russell for Governor and declares he
has not taken any part In the hot gu
bernatorial fight among the Republicans.
lie says he Is acting independently OF
that party. Russell, he says, knows
all this. He says he knows strong
silver resolutions will be introduced in
the Republican State Convention Thurs
day. and he expects them to be adopted.
Nearly every delegate says he is for
free silver, and / know a majority OF
them are not liars" said Or. Mott. "They
can't vote for Mckinley If they are true
TO what they declare" he added. Some
anti-Russell. DIR. Mott says there will
be no nomination on the first ballot for
Governor
There was n call Issued last month by
Oil and Amos 1.-TWO Vance county Popu-
lists. who rebeled against the action
Of the majority Of the Populist state
Committee in declaring against fusion,
calling on Populists TO come here to-
morrow TO confer with the Republican
State Committee, TO arrange for fusion
over the heads of the Populst State
Committee. quite a lot OF Populsts
came i'm to-day. in response to this call
Secretary Aver. Of the Populist State
Committee, terms them third assistant
Republicans" and Senator Buffers
paper will say tomorrow that Republi-
cans have paid the railway fare and ex-
penses of some of these malcontents.
REPUBLICANS FOMENT 1T.
1t is no secret that Republicans To-
mented this rebellion against Butter, and
have fostered II.
Secretary Harris, OF the Republican
State Committee, says to-day that
neither Russell nor Dockery will get the
nomination on the first ballot Thursday.
lie says that IL Russell is nominated, all
sorts Of efforts will be made TO get the
Populsts TO go with the Republicans;
but that all this must be done on a free
silver basis. lie declares he does not
believe there viii be twenty-five votes
cast against the free-silver resolution or
plank. Even the negroes, he says. can't
be held together. save on silver. Har-
ris will prepare a resolution, and says it
will be for a ratio Of 16 to i. and on
line with ex-senator Jaryis's resolution.
setting forth that "the cause of free
silver is the cause Of humanity"
The tax-list sheets are being sent out
from the office Of the State Auditor, and
the assessment lists from the Office OF
the Railway Commission.
-Four Republican congressional conven-
tons were held to-day. That of this dis
trict will be held tomorrow.
BUT, WILL HE?
Senator Butler says If the Republican
claim that because he holds the long
term is to stand i'm the way Of his peo-
pie. he will tender his resignation. as
he does not wish to hamper his people.
The Republicans make a ceaseless row
about Butler being I'm position Tor the
long term. and not caring how things
90. He does not intend that his long
term shall be a stumbling-block TO the
POpulists.
Among to-day's arrivals here are @.
u. French and W. II. Chadbourn, OF
Wilmington; II. +. Seawell Of Carthage;
r. b. Roberts, of Asheville; j. Il. Fortune,
of Shelby; Il. s. Walton. and ID. G.
Pearson, of Morganton
Many knights Templar and Royal
Arch Masons have gone to New Berne
TO the annual conclave.
Grand Master Lumsden says that the
military order of the OddFellows will
be established in this State. There is
now only one canton.