The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
WANT WOMEN TO VOTE.
Legislature Will Be Asked 10 Give Them
Ballots In Election on School Matters.
DEATH OF Mr.. ROBERT |. PATTERSON
Bright's Disease wnstfIc Causc'-ROnds
Being Worked by COuvicts-au Tx
citing Session OF the Legislature
Promsed-sen"tor H"tIcr's Plain
Talk About Pritchnrds

Raleigh. N c.. Dec. 1i.-(SpeciaD-
The annual session of the Grand Lodge
of Masons, at Edenton. has just ended.
There are now seventy lodges, with 1000
members. James II. Young. of Raleigh,
succeeds Cargressmanelect George Ii.
White as Grand Master.
James II. Young says he is an appl-
cant for the place OF postmaster at RAJ
leigh.
WANT WOMEN TO VOTE.
The Legislature will he petitioned to
30 amend the law as TO permit women
to vote OH matters relative TO the pub
lie schools
Some cotton. but very little, yet re-
mains unDckcd in fields, ana shows
careless farming.
THEY ARE ALL GUESSING.
There is much comment in the news
papers as to who will be given places
under the new administration. The
friends of Governor-elect Russell say
all of 1t Is mere guesswurk and that he
alone knows.
ROADS WORKED BY CONNECTS.
Roads are now worked by convict
labor In about thirty counties in the
State. 1t Is likely the number will be
increased by legislative acts.
THE POPUL1STS BADLYsS)IvIDED
"A Populist says there are three factions
one Middle of-the- Road" one leaning
toward the Republicans (of which Au-
ditor-clect Hal. Aver, associate editor of
senator Buffers paper, is a type), and
one leaning towards the Democrats (of
which Senator Butler himself Is a typeD
SENATOR BUTLER'S PAPER.
Senator Butler will be here during the
holidays. 1t may be that in the spring
there will be a change in the manage
ment of his paper
Every assurance is given that the
coming session OF the Legislature will
De fully as exciting as the one of 1895.
DEATH OF ~ PROMINENT RE
PUBLICAN.
Robert L. Patterson, Clerk OF the
Criminal Court of Buncombe died Sat
urday night, of Brght's disease. He
was last spring made the chairman of
the newly created Republican Central
Committee, by the direct influence OF
Senator Pritchard. and it was said would
really have charge of the campaign But
later Is was discovered by the Repub-
Leans that state Chairman Holton
could not be dispaced i'm any such way,
so Patterson was merely u committee
man.
INDIGNATION OVER MACEO'S
DEATH.
great deal of indignation Is OK
pressed by public men here ut the cow
ardly killing of Maceo by the Spaniards
There is no end of sympathy i'm North
carolina Tor the Cuban Insurgents
WILL BE MARRIED TO-DAY.
Miss Mildred Cameron. youngest
daughter of the late Mr.. Paul q Came
ron, will be married tomorrow to Mr..
w. Is, Shepard, of Edcnton, at the home
or her brother-in-law, Major John w.
Graham, at l1illSboro.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The annual examination of the office
OF the State Treasurer by legislative
committee begins tomorrow.
Among to-day's arrivals here is Major
Edward j. Hale, editor of the Fayette-
Vile Observer.
Only two Sheriffs have failed to make
complete settlements of their State taxes
Tor 1893, and these owe only small Da :
lances
WILL NOT BE REPRESENTED.
1t is not yet known what North Caro-
INA VIII do in regard to an exhibit at
Inc tennessee Centennial but the pros
poets seem very poor. Yet of all States
THIS one oughtsto be there represented.
BUTLER WILL TALK PLAIN.
Senator Butler will in his paper to-
morrow do some plain talking about
Mnat ne terms "a particular outlined
Doiu, oraZen and deep-laid scheme devel-
oped In Washington last week by Mark
hanna TO capture the Legislatures in
enough States to give Mckinley. Sher-
man ana their crowd a majority. Their
eHorts are chiefly directed 10 North
carolina Senator Butler says the Re
puollcans have modified their first plan
or buying the Legislature outright 10
vote for gold bug, though they claim
10 nave twenty-three Populists pledged
In writing. He then says: 1T seems
one OF the results of their conference is
"a rI
position on the financial question. hon
ing thereby to make 1t easier for any
man who wants to vote for him for q
CONSIDERATION. But this last move to
have Pritchard come out ana decla RI
now he Is silver man will weaken in
stead of stregthen him: would de-
stroy confidence in his convictions. and
respect for him as man. North Caro-
linians would prefer 10 vote for q
straight gold man who stood unninch-
insly by that position rather than for a
Hopper