The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-15
POLITICIANS COMING
The Populist and Republican
Committees Will Confer
on Friday.
BIG LEADERS COMING
Will There Be Fusion or Colt
Alone This Y ear?
WHAT REPUeLlcANswILLe iVEuP
Pritchard Everything But Senator-Grant
Everything But His Plum--Ali Ready
TO Sacrifice Their Wives Re-
iations For Fusion.

On Thursday of this Sveek-that is
to-morrow-th Populist Executive
committee will meet in Raleigh to dis
cuss the situation. Senator Butler,
chairman Of the committee, will be
present, and it is expected that there
will be full attendance. The COM
mittee is composed of the following:
Marion Butler, chairman.
Hal Aver, secretary.
Major ~. A. Guthrie, Durham.
Colonel Harry Skinner. Grenville.
Capt. w. H. Kitchin, Scotland Neck.
Capt. A. S. Peace, Oxford.
DR. Cyrus Thompson, Richlands.
Chairmen of Congressional districts,
members of committee.
Ist District-Theo. White, Hartford.
2nd District-R. b. Kinsey, Lagrange.
3rd District i. n. Robson, Tar
Heel
9TH Districts. Ohio Wilson. Raleigh.
9Th District-W O. Stratford, Green's
boro.
9th District-Y. c. Morton, Rocking
ham.
7th District John Beard, Salisbury.
Sth Dfstrict-W. d. White, Avilla.
9th District-W William Bumgarner,
Wilmot.
L
other member of the State Committee
from each Congressional district,
whose names we could not obtain. Mr..
A. G. Green. of Wake, is the member of
the committee from the Fourth Dis
trict.
CONFERENCE WITH REPUBLICANS.
Chairman Butler has promised to
appoint a committee to confer with the
committee appointed by Republicans
to arrange a basis for fusion this year;
If it will be attempted again, or to de-
eide to disagree, or whatever else is IN
the mind of the Senator Chairman.
The Republican end of the committee
on conference is composed of Senator
Pritchard, Representative Settle Chair
man Holton, Mai IT, r. Grant, and
Wakes eolored representative, Jas. III.
Young. 1t viii hold its session on
Friday.
WHAT REPUBLICANS WILLGIYE UP
Tt is understood that of this commit
tee, Senator Pritchard is in favor of
fusing on any terms that viii keep him
in the Senate, being willing to sacrifice
all his wife's relations for fusion that
will secure his reelection; that Grant,
ia the expectation OF getting his vote
for Sergeant -af-Arns, viii try to make
the Republicans do whatever Butter
wants done, III it does not conflict with
Prifchard, his other dear charmer;
that Jim Young, who is RusselIs me
too, will sacrifice anything and every
thing to the PopuIists, IT thereby he
can save RusseIl's hide; that Settle and
Holton are opposed TO any fusion, UNI
less it gives the Republicans the electo-
raj ticket and the Governor and the
Senator 1T is believed that If the first
three make an agreement surrendering
any OF the three chief prizes, Settle and
Holton Will make minority report
and transfer the fight to the State con-
vention. Holton and Settle are for Reed
for President. Pritchard, Young and
Grant are for Mckinley for President,
although Grant, with an eye to his vote
in the Senate, says that Allison is his
first choice. HoIton and Settle are for
Dockery for Governor. Grant, Young
and Pritchard are for Russell, though
Pritchard is loud i'm the denial of the
charge that he is taking sides in the
contest It is a denial for publication
only. He and Russell are la the same
boat, and everybody knows it.
is Jim BOYD a DEC0Y DUCK?
IT is also apparent to everybody now
that whether he intends it or not. Jim
Boyd's candidacy is merry a Russell
annex. His right bower. Tyre Glenn,
was at Charlotte on Saturday. and was
one of the men who fixed" Mecklen-
burg for Russell. III Boyd is not blind
to get Russell votes. his friends are be-
traying him on every hand. His sup
porters at Raleigh voted to set up the
Russell Returning Board. which was
organized to maEs Russell delegates.
whether any were elected or not Col.
BOYD is not believed TO be in the scheme
Of being a Russell dummy. but his
friends have put his in that position
lie will have to kick hard and talk
plain TO extricate himself-if ne wants
to be extricated.
GRANTS BIG CLAIMS.
Major Hiram r. Grant. who is the
chief manager OF the affairs of Daniel
J.. Russell, in answer TO question
what was the status Of the Russell
boom now, replied: Russell will carry
every county in the First district; all
save two in the second, and every cOun-
ty east of the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad, and also some others, making
an aggregate of forty in the east. This
implies that the same are forAIcKinley
and PfItchard, as the lines are drawn
in this way by the combine. Doclzery's
eleventh hour conversion to Senator
Pritchard cannot affect this result"
BUCK KITCHIN'S VIEWS.
4 letter was received Yesterday from
Mr.. ~. II. kitchin, stating that a team
of horses had run away with him and
broke his nose and scarfified him so
viii be unable TO attend the meeting
. He writes that his views are contained
in a letter that appears i'm this weeks
Caucasian. Ia that letter he says he
has no confidence whatever in the pro-
fessions Of any man for silver and
financial reform who still adhers to the
old parties; that no Populist can vote
for goldbug, even to get half; that the
only use the Republicans have for the
Iopulists is To get help to beat the
Democrats; that cooperation can have
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