The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-10
SHOCKED BY THE BOLT
REPUBLICAN, LEADERS IN DILEM-
MA OVER UNWILLING SILVER
SENATORS.
VIII Appeal to Marcus Aurelius- Naaf :
maker Meets His Wellington-sWhY
MIR. Woodward Declined.


to go into the Republican caucus has
carried CONSERVATION to Mark Hanna
and the other party leaders. To-day's
Post figures it out that the Republicans
will be several short of a majority in
the Senate, and that it can confidently
claim only AZ Senators when 10 are
needed. 1t says:
"There are two chances for the Repub-
Leans to bring this figure up to forty-four.
In North Carolina, if an arrangement can
be made between the Republicans and the
Populists, Senator Pritchard may be re-
turned, and he will act with the Repub-
lcans on the tariff, as he has done in the
past Senator Pritchard, however, can
not yet see his calling and election sure.
In Kentucky, too, there is a possibility
that d Republican may be chosen to sue
coed Senatir Blackburn. With Repub-
licans FRONT these two States, and with
every Senatr voting for the bill which
may be fra bed, the administration will
be able to let that bill passed with the
assistance 81 the vote of the Vice-Presi-
dent. This margin, however, is too mar
row for comfort 1t is a situation which,
as the astute Senator Elkins said yes
terday, call for some energetic action.
Not only Sen htor Elkins, but half a dozen
other Repuk lican Senators were busily
engaged yes rday in comforting as to the
best means Ibf meeting the crisis which
confronts Item.
''Tn their dilemma these Senators have
decided to tppeal to the National com
mittee Thu means. most of all. an APP
peal to MARI Hanna, who is to be made
acquainted dfuring his stay here with the
true situation. If there is one man who
can help, sid Senator Elkins, he is the
man.
"The Nattnal committee will also be
expected to exercise it's influence in
North Carol ha. Col. Boyd, the National
committeemtn from that State, is now
in Washington, and is busily engaged in
laying wires for Pritchard's return, while
the North Carolina Republican Congress
men, appredative Of the critical situa-
ton, are sacrificing their own personal
interests in l the hope of securing the
same end"
Senator ebay is fighting Wanamaker
for election b the Senate, and will prob
ably defeat him. One of Wanamaker's
friends oncd referred to Quay as "a
drunkard' a Id he will make Wanamaker
pay for it. He says, referring to Wanna
makers ear3lidacy:
"In the Utited States Senate we have
millionaires nd business men enough TO
serve all legitimate purposes. Senators
are needed no have no specialties, but
who will ait for the interests of the
country in Gross, without special affini-
ties. The pkople most deserving Of rep
resentation Ind most in need of legisla-
tive protection are the farmers, the
small store-le epers, the artisans, and the
laborers, and stand by them and against
this so-callel league. / go into tho bar
ricades with the bourgeoise and the men
in blouses."
1t had all been arranged that Mr.. S.
! w. WoodwsH I'll, of the big dry goods firm
of WOODWARD and Lothrop, should be
chairman Oh the committee of arrange
ments for he inaugural. But Mr..
Hanna CAM to town Mr.. Woodward
is what Is known as a "Yaller Demo
crat, and couldn't support Bryan. As
| Hanna had been praising these boilers,
some local republicans thought it would
be q nice ing to appoint Woodward.
| But HannaH didn't like it, and he APP
\ pointed the PRESIDENT of trust company,
a man namdl CD. Bell, to manage the
| inauguration Woodward wrote a card
! saying he d uldn't take it, but he had
/ been given he cold shoulder. The only
/ use Republic hns have for boiling Demo
Gratis is thek votes.
| Writing al out the prominent Senators
| who were IN their seats on the first day
of the session, Alfred Henry Lewis gives
/ a picture of Voorhees, and an incident in
his life that is tragic. He writes:
Voorhees, was haggard and ILL., 1t
had been q + effort Of his life to get
here. That STORY thathe suffered from
i paresis wasE false. Yet as one Looked
| at him, he tead death in his face. He
| cannot last. voorhees, is gone.
AS | looktd down at Voorhees,, a gem
tleman told me a story 1t related to
1 Voorhees, aiSi told Of his courage and
spirit OF q ozen years ago, now all
wasted and gone.
| went Nth Voorhees, to see CIeye-
land said Ihis gentleman. cleveland
| had just been inaugurated the first time.
VOORHEES, Wikted certain man named
| as postmaster of Terre Haute. The man
kept saloonu but was good fellow. He
was recommI nded by half the preachers
and all the hood folks OF Terre Haute,
for he had promised them that he would
abate and alb lish his saloon should he be
given the letter bags.
just prit to our visit to the White
House, $ pinderous column appeared
in a Cincinlat paper, with a Terre
Haute date line, telling OF this saloon
keepers CAM idacy and Voorhees, sup
port Of hint 1t went on to say that
voorhees, and he had been pals in many
roseate afbir, and had a room back
of the salodh, wherein they gambIed.
wined and Bined.
II will pdflse right here to say that
every word this article was false.
1.-THE day I'VE visited Cleveland, after
voorhees, hav brought up the name of
this man, Cleveland turned and looked
out at the hr Potomac. This is his
wont when IS about to say something
mean Cleveland never looks at the
man he ms Dts
Senator he continued at last, did
you read tina Particle about you and your
eand;f1afa in II recant Cincinnati; yanar2