The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-21
WILL NOW co ALONE
That is the Program Of Both
Butler and Pritchard
SINCE FAILURE OF FUSION
Pritchard is Confident of Fusion
in the Counties.
BUTLER HAS NO FEAR OF 1T
The Proposition to Fuse on Silver and
High Tariff Made by Populists Be-
cause Tariff Will Not Be
An Issue.

t''S' a. ''' "H'oS ~ -@i1utl>lS ne
cause Tariff Will Not Re
An Issue.
Washington, April 20.-(SpeciaI.)-
Now that the Populists and Republi-
cans have failed to fuse, what is your
plan?" was the question | asked Sena-
tor Butler and Senator pritchard
separately to-day.
Senator Pritchard replied: 'sThe Re
publicans will just go along as if moth
ing had happened"
When asked to define the meaning of
this, he said he believed that fusion
would take place in the counties
practically as it had done before, and
ne had no fear of not being returned
to the Senate, nor did he have any idea
of running for Governor. Senator
Pritchard said that mine tenths of the
counties wanted to cooperate and they
know what they are talking about and
Mr. Butler can't deliver them to the
Democratic party"
/ called Mr.. Pritchard's attention to
a statement made to me by Senator
Butler, namely, that every proposition
adopted by the Populist committee
had been adopted unanimously" Mr..
Pritchard said that was strange be-
cause Skinner had told him that the
proposition Of the Republicans had
been rejected by only one majority in
the Populist committee.
Mr. Butler asked me to make the
statement given above formally and
in the exact words used. In answer to
the question what was his plan, Mr..
Butler said that there were 10000
Populists in Eorth Carolina, if there
were one. and they proposed to stand
together and fight it out alone until
November, unless some one came to
help them ! asked him did he think
the Democrats would give up their
name to join the Populists. He said
people were going to vote for silver in
North Carolina this year irresDectiye
of names. He said he would be un-
willing to endorse any silver man put
up at Chicago, because such silver man
could only be nominated with the con-
nivance and consent Of the gold men
who would thus conniye for the pur-
pose of dividing and thus defeating
the silver forces. He said he thought,
however, the gold men would wink at
silver man being put up, it being,
as they thought, a sure way OF beat
ing the silver man.
asked Mr.. Butler if he were making
proposition on principle, as he claim
ed. how could he include high tariff
in such proposition. He replied that
he could safely do that, because no.
body would have to take any tariff
medicine this time. The inclusion of
the tariff meant nothing more, after
ALL than the issue Of free silver as
that would ovcrvhelm all other issues.
Senator Pritchard will, in few days,
give me an interview, making answer
to Buffers charge that the Republicans
answered Buffers proposition princi-
pie with a counter-proposition ofspoils.
lie viii, / think, deal in some red-hot
stuff in this interview,
Senator Pritchard to-day spoke to an
amendment to the Indian bill, giving
$50 each to the widows of Capt. Nc
Lcod and Marcus Erwin, of Asheyille,
respectively, for sery ices rendered as
attorneys Of old settlers. The amend
ment is now pending.
Thomas J.. Jenkins, of North Caro-
lina, was to-day nominated as one OF
the Third Lieutenants in the the
revenue cutter service.
Senator Butler told me to-day that
he thought he would get as much as
$5, 900 each for the monument respec-
lively to Generals Frances, Nash and
William Davidson
In the Senate Sundry Civil bill to-
day occurs an item of $50, 900 for the
Diamond Shoal light vessel off Cape
Hatteras, also an item of 1880 for an
isolation ward at the Marine hospital
in Wilmington.
Thomas ]. Jarvis is here for some
days. He represents North Carolina
on the committe of silver Democrats
who are seeking to secure the nomina-
ton of silver candidate for Presi-
dent.
President Kilgo, of Trinity College,
preached an able sermon at Mt. Vernon
Methodist church Sunday night that
captyated his hearers.
Mrs J.. NJ. McCorlEle, of Newton, |
is visiting her son, Mr.. George Nc
Corl<le, chief Of the Presumption Divi-
sion IN the Land office.
Mrs. Murphy, Of Sampson, is visit |
ing her SON, Mr.. j. r. Murphy, who /
holds a position in the Treasury De- /
partment.
Col. Thos. S. Kenan, who dined yes |
terday with Chief Justice Bryan at .
Annapolis, returned to Raleigh last .
night.
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