The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-08
SENATOR PRITCHARD DID IT
But 1t May Require Buffers
Vote TO Elect.
HoNoRs WILL THEN BE EVEN
Another Carpet Bag Statesman and
Member of the Douglas Legs
Iature Gets Relief in
Washington.


came out of the Senate caucus. He
had scored victory in the nomlna-
ton of Grant for ergeant-at-Arms.
Pritchard is said to have handled his
case with skill and to have made a
rafting good speech. His victory was
won against the Reed combination,
who thought they saw in Grant a
new Mckinley accession. Pritchard
was adroitly fanked by Chandler, and
the trade was made. with the New
England men who got Curtis, of New
Hampshire, for secretary. Pritchard' s
friends say that this will greatly
strengthen him in North Carolina,
while Butler gets none of the glory in
spite of his former close alliance with
Grant. Buffers vote will not be need
ed unless his five Populist colleagues
vote for Bright, the present incum-
bent, who has given them probably
more patronage than they can get
from Grant. Should this occur Butt
ler's friends maintain that he viii
have the whip-handle, and they
shrewdly contend that Pritehard
victory except for the fact that pritch-
ard can now, under any contingency,
command Buffers vote. Thus it will
be claimed that it was not Pritchard's
victory alone. OF course it would be
wormwood TO Butler to have Pritchard
carry away ali the honor at this criti-
cal juncture, but notwithstanding this
the real credit of the whole matter
rests with Pritchard, and Butler win
doubtless not be needed at all.
After Pearson's passionate outbnrst,
last night Linney put in his oar
and started out by trying seemingly
to prove that the Almighty was on the
side of free silver He said an old
parson who had been 40 odd years in
the service of the Lord had collected
for him 60 verses from the Bible bear
ing on this point and thatein each one
of these verses the relation of silver
TO gold both in talent and ..shekeI''
was found to be in the ratio Of about
is TO i, SO that he thought from I'M
spiration itself, the free siiyerites were
reinforced OF course this phase Of the
subject created some amusement, thin
as the House was. Little, of Arkansas,
evidently in anticipation of listening
hundreds, had written his speech from
that standpoint, starting out by say
ing 'sWhy these crowded galleries,
etc2' There were not more than q
dozen people IN the galleries, but the
people at home will think so when
they read the remarks i'm the Record.
Mr.. j S. Tomlinson, Of Lonisburg,
n. c., now in the Treasury Department
here, has just returned from Cuba.
Mr. Tomlinson was sent to atlanta.
Tampa, Key West and other cities to
straighten the books In the Custom
houses there, and at Key West jumped
oyer to the little island for pleasure
trip. He was much interested in the
situation there OF which he gives an
account which may be news to those
who read of it. Mr.. Tomlinson feels
quite sure that the Reyolutionists Will
be successful, saying that as soon as
Gomez and Maceo shall have disposed
their forces according TO their
plans, there viii no doubt
be by preconcerted agreement
an uprising in Havana Of the
Revolution sympathizers which will
facilitate the leaders and surprise the
Spanish forces. Mr.. Tomlinson is
looking well and enjoyed every mo-
ment Of his trip, but IS glad to get back
home.
/ had talk Yesterday with Tillman
in the lobby of the Marble Room. ]
told him / had been long DESTROYS OF
hearing from his own lips the. history
Al. a In
ton was through him fashioned into
tangible results. He said that was old
now, but that he would give me date
at his home when he would tell me the
history of the rise and progress Of the
political movement in South Carolina,
provided that the outline Of his re-
marks were used without being put in
the form of an interview with him.
And just here Mr.. TilIman began to
give the newspaper reporters hts. lie
said, not that he cared DIN about
what they said, but that when they
left home, their bosses put office
glasses on them, and that thereafter
they were unable to see anything
with their own eyes as they were. lie
said If newspaper proprietors would
let their correspondents alone, ignor-
ing so-called questions OF policy, the
papers would get accurate accounts
of what is going on here.
Mr.. Tillman said that next week
he was going to Providence, Rhode
Island, to make an address there at O
banquet TO be given by the CONNER
cial Club. He would speak on the
"Dispensary System which, in South
Carolina, he said had been success,
both as to financial and temperance
results and in every other way.
asked Mr.. Tillman did he not think,
ifheWere more polished hewonld make
as good speech as Vest. He replied
that he didn't have much polish, but
that what Vest said was only diluted
version of what he gave straight
Perhaps Mr.. Vest may deserve all that
this estimate OF Tillman implies; for
he was even then making a highly
hued speech sparkling like a diamond
with blades OF wit and sarcasm, and
despite the seeming depreciation Of
the older Senators. They yet could not