Evening star., 1896-07-31
A COMPLICATED SITUATION
Dr. Mott Has Gone to North Carolina to
Stnightm Things Out
He Wants to Come to the senate In
Place of Senate
Pritchnrd.

the political situa ton Is badly complicated.
North Carolina. Georgia, Alabama and
Texas are the states where there is said to
be trouble, but the situation in North Caro-
lima Is more tangled than in any other
state. The various leaders there are play
ing their cards for all they are worth.
DR.. j. j. Mott, one Of the founders of the
silver party and it's ex-chairman. left here
last night, and will meet Senator Butler
in Raleigh tonight for a conference on the
situation in that state. When asked yes
terday what he had to suggest about the
North Carolina situation, DR.. Mott declin-
Ell to talk. except to say that he believed
everything would be adjusted so as to COM
bine the silver forces.
II Is further stated that DR.. Mott will
rot often be in Washington from now on.
and that he will make 1t his particular
,,us business to take in hand the North Caro-
ma case and see IL he cannot do some
thing to unwind the tangled threads DIR.
Mott was for many years practicing ply
s:clan. Politically he is said to be as
adept as he was as physician in healing
wounds and in helping patient.
An Effort to Fuse.
DR.. Motifs efforts. therefore. are expected
to be directed toward getting the popul!sts
and democrats together on an electoral
ticket He no doubt, it is thought, looks
forward to the case as a serious one, but
Is hopeful that he will bring the patient
out all right
tnose who have an idea of the state of af-
!airs IN the tar heel stat. There are more
troubles to be adjusted than Dr. Mott ever
nad 10 contend with in any patient If
Gratis on electors the spectacle will be nrs-
sented OF the two parties embracing each
other on one set of candidates and cutting
eSch others throats on another set. as
ane,e s VIII re no fusion for state officers
ana congressman. Or the situation NAV
De presented of the populists and demo-
Gratis working together for one ticket and
the popIlists and republicans for anot her
although this is looked unon 40 har,
possibility. '"ie
me populists and republicans are so wide
apart on the money issues Of the campajgn
.Eat tney cannot and will not fuse for
eiectors. III the populists and democrats do
hot fuse and each party casts anywhere
ear its usual vote the state may 90 for
Mckinley. That is what DR.. Mott will trv
hard to prevent -
A SenatOrshfp Involved.
senatorship is involved in the complics-
lions. Senator Pritchard's successor will he
elected by the legislature which IS elected
thls rail-. Senator Pritchard is a silver man
but he Is too stanch republican to DEPART
from his party for the sake of silver. He
thinks more OF the republican party and
Governor Mckinley than he does ,,f the
white metal. For this reason, the populis;s
say, they Will not fuse with the republicans
Tor the purpose of re-eIecting Senator
frltchard. They want silver man and a
populist, or one who is very near being a
populist. Along with the national hight.
therefore, will be the fight for the control
of the legislature.
Dr. Mott was voted for as United States
senator at the time Senator Pritchard was
elected He withdrew from the race his
Trends claim, for the purposes of harmony
WIN he be a candidate before the next lag
fslature? is what is asked at times. If he
should succeed in cementing the war-ir 2
silver forces in the state and legislature
should be elected composed of democrats
and populists, would he stand a chance Of
coming to the Senate in place Of Senator
Pritchard?
At any rate there is no doubt, it is said.
that hot fight is to be made on Senator
Pritchard. He will have his hands full. He
Will not only have to look out for himself
but he will have the management of the
Mckinley campaign in North Carolina on
his hands.