New-York tribune., 1896-12-25

sENATOISIrlP-srNATOR BUTI.EHs ATTITUDE.
(BY rELEGRArH TO TRrprNE.l
Washington. Dec. 2i.-The Populists in North
Carolina are holding off from the Republicans on
the senatorship question and refusing. at any rate
for the present 20 carry out the promises ana I'M
piled pledges heretofore made. when State Chair.
man Hol,on he.e few days he was able
obtain satisfaction from Senator Butler tho
Popu,.st leader the course the Porul!st party
intends pursue the election In January. IL Is
said that the Senator after long conversation with
Mr. Holton declined absolutely 10 commit him.
self on the subject. Some OF the Populist leaders
here however favor a policy which shall be friend
ly to Senator Pritchard up to a certain point At
least. That is TO say they urge the Populist menu
bers OF the Legislature to treat Mr.. Prtchard az
they would all other Republicans, silver and anti
silver, declaring that the Senator Is In the same
boat with the others. all Of whom did as Eiucn
against the success of the free-coinage cause at
the recent election Mr.. Pritchari. This ar2u-
is fair far as it goes. 1t does not go so far
as It might because II did It would declare that
Senator Pritchard must be reelected to carry out
all understandings heretofore made between the
Republicans and Populists.
The news from North Carolina is ina, the East
ern Populsts who the most potential element
and are more directly under Senator Buffers per-
sonal influence favor the nomination OF r. b.
Davis, OF Wilmington, a native or virginia ana
Populist Bryan eector in the late election MI.
Davis does not belong the great Cape Fear
family of Davses. but is a man OF some ability ana
experience In public life. Populst said OF him To-
day: Captain Davis is a gentleman and every way
worthy of the honor of the Senatorship. He has
always been a silver man and knows why he Is X
the caucus shall choose him he would give sa'is-
faction to all Populists and likewise TO the regu.
lar Democrats He would be elected K supported
by the Populist caucus.
Democratic visitors from North Carolina say
prit ards
declined But they admit that the Populists would
support him it found that he was stu sii-
yer man, and that enough Popusts were commit
ted 10 him elect him anyway. In that case IL -
sald Senator Buffers policy would oe to prevent
Popust schsm by appearing to accept Pritchard
as a free-slver candidate and having his nominal
ton made by a Popust caucus. The latter Senae
tor has gone to Raleigh. whore ne will engineer
his cause before The Legislature, winch meets cary
in January His recent card denying that either
he or Mr. Hanna was endeavoring TO contrive his
reelection thr gh offers OF patronas" was snolt'
strong and emphatic He did not as was expected:
20 into the currency question. but seems to nave
reserved his views on that subject Tor another oo-
The question OF how the Legislature stands -
still an open Some persons claim ,hat thEeo
Pritcnard There are good reasons for believing
that two for different reasons. are certainly against
reelection These are D!auuius Doch'I! 1o, Prro %
ex-Congressman Oliver II. Dockery. ana ex-heprc,-
sentative John NJ Brewer; The after Is a DARK
horse in the Senatorial hght. me hepuoinS,ans i,.
claim seventy-two votes out Of necessary eignt!-
six II they have that number. fourteen Fopuiists
will have be obt aimed to re-elect senator pr,cn
ard if they have only siXty-nne votes. seVemteSn %
Populist votes will be necessary As YET the wnoIo
matter is in doubt. WIKI the chances iavorIns
Pritckari II he can hold on to the pledged Popu- p
| st members The anti-Butler wing OF the fopu-
! lists incline toward Prtchard. or AZ leaSt are IN
the attitude OF doing MN JI5e nrsonal wa, in
duence If the aters canvass fails TO pieces Con-
gressman Harry Skinner Is me heah OF ms. ms eie
ment. and it is believed entertans IN" ai,,1iu ~
succeed Mr. Pritchard. But as he would antdhs- ,uh
onize Mr. Butler II elected. II Is extrenlei! uouot
! fuI if Butler will permit his election butter "ou'o
| probably prefer Prchard 10 skinner /.,.
| State Senator J. g. Fortune. or North 'hto"na-
who II Is said started the movement 10 eject ME'
Prtchard Senator says that strong ropn,se E % ,n.
is i'm existence which ues'tI, -, y, ,n,an, has
/ senator his own that TINS eieihent nas
! for ITS leaders some OF the aDlest men IN tho
party including Representative larry ohhne,, ,,,S,
and that unless something strange I'd Va 80
| a few weeks the recollection OF Mr.. Pfitcnard -
| sure 70 take place Other Republicans here nave
| been equally sangune and the latest news rom rom
| Raleigh indicates that what was said III ''!s ..
| resnondence the other dav to III" erect tnat II
would be seen shortly from an auth9ri~en sia ,sus-
mont that the Senator was stll frlenuV 10 si'eI
was well founded The friends OF me Sena'u, W ~
recently here are now a,s.is so,ni and nd that no
| other Republican can get many Popuist votes'
The game of politics in this Hatt"r Is two-lo,n'
ards reelection. II he can. tie can only 10 " .!
| making his marty in the Legislature nedty unis
| II there is schism on the Senatorshp mere n,a.
be on other things. and u there u prod psana,.ndS
Wr isort,inc nuoted above. further said 10 The
tribune correspondent: -Four years from now 'ne
Popust Senator Is to come up l1i 1, liz n,,n,or
no should be able defeat PritchRrd 'nis "lhter'
pr,,chard's friends would be able 10 make II I'M
| nossible for Butler to succeed hmsel Skih,sr vt
would suppant him. ana butter kiIoMs ~ .,'
80 arranpoments The Republicans wonid prefer
man who would stand by these arralsemehts'