The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-11
Col. Julian s. Cars Interview
ing in New York.
woRkINGMEN FOR BRYAN
Pritchard Believes Populists
Are Not Honest.
THINKS THEY ARE FOR SALE
A Negro Republican Ashamed of the
Speeches of Russell, Pritchard
and Mott at Metropoli-
tan Hall.


son. who was at Democratic headquar-
ters Yesterday, "as he was returning
from a business trip to New York. lie
said the sentiment there is changing
RAPIDLY for Bryan, and from all sources
there comes the statement that, while
the large bulk of the bankers and
wholesale business men will not sup
port him, the mechanics and laborers
and members of unions are for him
almost to a man.
Mr.. Carr told me- continued Mr..
Watson, "that he thought just to sat
isfy himself he would test this report
on a small scale as he was going to his
hotel to dinner. He went by cab
stand. where sixty eight drivers were
standing with their cabs. Mr. Carr had
a little time to spare, and he walked
down the line and interviewed every
one of the sixty-eight. The result was
BRYAN, 60; Mckinley i; Undecided, 1.
This looked like Bryan had friends
among voters. Afterwards, while at
dinner. Mr.. Carr called the headwaiter
TO nlI1 ana dSkGu Hill tltC BOAllAAhA
complexion of the walters. His reply
was, 'out of 90 employed here, "a are
for BRYAN. / am for Mckinley and
one other waiter stands with me for
sound money 'Now," added Mr.. Wat
son. ''none of these men knew Mr..
Carr, and there was no reason why
they should not have told him the
truth If these are anything like sam
I'll
votes in New York among the work
ingmen."
"The fusion arranged yesterday be-
tween the Populists and Republicans
is a perfect and complete victory for
Pritchard," said prominent Republic
can yesterday. you will remember
a few months ago that the Populist
leaders scornfully rejected fusion with
the Republicans on practically the
same terms that Were agreed upon yes
terday, giving as their reason: 1--WE are
opposed to cooperating with those
who have no principles but who sim
ply want our votes to help them to the
pie counter. -. We have no patience
with those who favor joining together
forces by division of tickets or of
fetal positions. -. We must fight
those who are herding together in the
camp of the goldbugs and monopol-
lists" This reply, you will remember
made it impossible for the Republicans
and Populists to fuse then, and SEN
ator Pritchard issued an address to
the people calling upon the rank and
file to run over Senator Butler and
make fusion with the Republicans in
the counties. In that address
he said that the election
law and county government were the
supreme issues, and "the silver aues-
ton was insignificant" Do YOU re-
member how Butler and the Caucasian
and the Progressive Farmer roasted
Pritchard? Now read the terms of
agreement between the Republicans
and Populists. 1t puts forward as
the supreme issues the very questions
that Pritcharu said ought to be kept to
the front, and there is not even a re.
mote mention of silver in the agree
ment.
''Do you understand this? No. Then
/ will tell you. Pritchard has been
using Mark Hanna's money freely
through Republicans and Populist
agents to create "a sentiment among
Populist leaders favorable to contin-
ued fusion. He has not hesitated to
employ as his workers some fellows in
official positions in the Populist party,
and they have used money where it
would do the most good. He has car
ried out what he and Pearson said they
would do, to-wit, effected fusion in the
counties on the basis of offices, and
now they have contaminated it by
State fusion. Later on, Guthrie will
walk the plank and Ruff Henderson
will have to make way for Hal Aver as
Auditor. This is the present 'tacit I'M
derstanding,' though it is subject to
change as the spectators say. / tell
you, it all depends on Pritchard. He
is absolute dictator of the whole thing,
anw if the "deal' wins win not only
GO back to the Senate, but in 1898 will
kick Butler out and elect Russell as
his colleague. Mark my prediction.
Salt ii down"
"Why did Pritchard come out so
squarely for gold, after his long re-
cord and big speeches for silver?" /
asked man yesterday who was in
position to know. 1.-THE reason is SIM
ple," he replied. "Pritchard had to do
it to get any standing with the Ma
tional committee, and he was bound
to secure this standing before he could
get any money. He was bound to have
money to make his fight. He weighed
the denunciation of the Populists and
the injury on one side, and the help
the money would do him on the other,
and made up his mind that with money
he might win; without it, he was
fropar That axulainS IT all He was
helped to his decision by a faith to
which he clings. 1t is this: that the
Populists at bottom do not care
continental about silver. He thinks
they use that as a rallying cry only,
and that there are not 5000 in the
Stae who would not vote gold if there
by they thought they could get lit
tie local offices, That's Pritchard's esti-
mate of the Populists. His faith is
based upon his experience with them.
r1I,axy IypaFu he was a strong railroad