The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-26

con contestant Linney 10 one Of the |
h1iGhteos men In the House and wiil
Be hsafd tom Again.
-Repepseutssive skiaser has secuf- |
ID The paymest Of poseofhoe VARIANT
issued II lss., sixued By Nafhas Hall.
PostmasteS.C general. and payable 70
King Hsckess, late Of Tyren county.
ls vas Transferred to J. y. Davenport
and Vas found at the iatters death BY
his administrator. A new warrant
vii! be issued for the same amount,
ts..
Chairman Mott, Of the National sil-
yer party, met the Western silver lead
ere in Chicago last week. He comes
back from the conference enthusiastic
over the outlook for the national move
ment. -It will culmin nate he says, AT
ST. Louis in July, into the biggest, the
most determined and the most harmon
ious popular convention Of the people
ever held In this country. IL 10 more
apparent every day that the silver peo-
pie will get together and light the peo-
piles battle for self-preservation under
one faG and under the same invincible
leadership" The great West" he says,
10 on Ore. One hears little or nothing
out there Of party obligations In con-
nection with the silver movement and
the whole West, be predicts, will re-
pudiate the nominations made ~ TIE
two old party conventions"
| 81 see from the newspapers" said
Representative stroud, that l Am
working for Freeman's confirmation
- postmaster 1t Burlington. There 10
no truth in the statement. shall take
i h~v a 20 h. lob nd 1 lnfnYn
Senator Butler some days ago." Wig
orous opposition to Freeman's confirm
alton has developed ana both sides will
be given . fair and impartial hearing
When the nomination was referred e
Senator Butler - = subcommittee, he
pursued the usual course in such cases
In reply TO inquiries IS to Freeman''
fitness for the place charges were pre-.
ferred by responsible citizens OF Bur
linGtOn. They are now under investi-
cation. There has been no unusua
delay, and the case was continued last
week at Freeman's request. III the
charges are sustained his confirmation
} will be defeated. There has been n,
attempt to take any partizan advan
tage Of Freeman and there is no dispo
sition to interpose partizan opposition
to his confirmation.
Recently" said Mr.. Babb, editor @
the Perquimans Record, II have beer
in sixteen Eastern counties, and the,
are solid for fusion il it can be effecte'
, on terms honorable and just TO thu
Peoples party. Unquestionably W.
shall insist upon naming the head o
/ the fusion State ticket. Every fair
/ minded Republican must eventual.
see the absolute justice Of our claim
!, Every day adds accessiOns to our rank
Z and it will not be long hence when tn
!, Peoples party will be the majOrit,
I party in North Carolina"
-"The Democratic State centra
+. committee will meet in Raleigh earl
in April" said a boiling silver Demo
crat to-day, "and the row begins.
will be a short, sharp struggle betwee
the Independent silver Democrats an
? the "machine." 1t is my predictio
l. that the "machine" will win and ths
: the independent crowd will eat Grow
!. There will be two State convention
= II the Chicago convention nominate
t q gold candidate the national ticks
,. will be repudiated by the State, an
!. congressional candidates thrOughOI
G the State. 1t is more polite to pursu
n this course than bolt the Chicago non
y nation"