Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-24
Mr.. PRITCHARD'S CHANCES
The Fight Going on for the North Carolina
senatorship.
Republicans Have No Fear for Prit-
chardps Safety-POpuIfsts Assert
They Are Not Pledged.
Correspondence of the Evening Star.

RALEIGH, N. c., November 20, 1895.
ALMOST all the political talk in North
Carolina now is about the senatorship. At
one time some persons thought Senator
Buffers fight on Senator Pritchard was
not sincere. but all now take the latter
view. 1t is death struggle, ropufists as
sure The Star correspondent. The populist
state chairman says thirty pcpuiist mem
bers-elect of the legislature write him they
have made no pledge to vote for Pr;tchard.
He declines to express his own opinion as
to the matter further than to say he be-
lieves a silver man will be elected
But today populist state committeeman,
A. l.. Peace, talked quite freely. He said:
THE populists are distinctively in this SEN
atorship fight. and are going to have a say
in the matter. / do not think the repub-
HcanS have succeeded in securing many
populiSt members they claim. I think
they have secured some, but under certain
conditions the latter being that Pritchard
should declare for silver else be the man
whose course is Endorsed by the popalist
caIcuS.
The populsts most assuredly regard
themselves under no obligations to the
republicans or to Pritchard by reason of
the election of Butler last year The fact
Is. they deny that there was any agreement
TO re-elect Pritchar1, and say If there was
an implied one it was the basis that
Pritchard was for free silver"
The republicans reiterate their assertions
that they have no fear of securing enough
populist votes to assure Prtchard's safety.
1t is learned, however, that there are some
republicans who would like to see Pritch-
ard defeated. Richard Williams, member of
the present legislature says he was to
meet certain republicans and discuss this
matter Some months ago Congressman
Settle and State Chairman Holton were
earnest in their opposition to Pritcha-d.
A knowledge of their real attitude now
would be interesting. But Holton now says
he has never haG much doubt of Pritchard's
reelection.
The popuiist memters-elect who write to
Chairman Aver tapd their letters are to
appear III Senator Buffers paper next week
IL IL gets out of the sheriff's hands, all
uLite in denouncing Chairman Holton and
Republican Committeeman H. l.. Grant,
who make the plain assertions that popu-
lists are for Pritchard. w. w. Drew of
brunswick county writes: Il want to
knew if a pOpulist iii the state is so false
to his party as thus to betray it? know
all manner of efforts to secure gold Sena-
tor will be made. hurl hack Holton's in
suit TO the populists and say they will not
Sell their votes" Senator Mitchell of the
seventh district says: II informed joint
cormittee meeting of populists and repub-
ncanS that L was untrammeled." Senator
McCaskey of the second district writes:
Il do not believe solitary populist has
Internationally pledged himself to vote for
the republican nominee, especially when it
Is announced that the latter will be a gold
man."
a leading populist says: II hear the re-
publicans are willing to spend 100000 to
elect a gold man. and 1 believe this to be
true Committeeman Peace says he knows
the struggle Will be a fierce and prolonged
one.
Governor Daniel L. Russell will probably
be inauguratcd by January 10 The act Of
1S3. which fixed the date of Inaugural ton
late in January was repealed last year, it
seems.