Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-18
PRITCIIARD'S SEAT.
,uo WILL OCCUPY 1T IN THE NEXT
sENATEs
REPUBLICAN = pop COMBINE.
,,,hrle. However, May Spoil Such
Calculation. and Win support or
North Carolina Lcgisinturc--Cub"n
oucstion-GcncrnlL cc-Etc.


..,ubican state Committee Of North
~.rolina. arrived here yesterday and had
icne1hv conference with Senator Ma
,,,o Rutler. Of that state. 1t Is known
POM, that this conference. which was held
- tho Marble room Of the Senate. was
,th reference TO the election Of Senator
prItchard 20 succeed himself. There are
ereot many surmises as TO the result OF
,rc conference. but the best information
.tfatnabie is 20 the effect that 1t was
-atisfactory rs far as Pritchard IS con-
.-1cd and that an understanding has
..r1 reached between the Republican
chairman and the Populist Senator that
oin bring their forces together in the
LEGISLATURE for the purpose of re-eecting
prtchard. As further proof of this it
stated on the best authority that COM
runicaton embodyng Senator Pritch-
.rrs financial views had been sent down
.o North Carolina, which would be pub
Ishe4 in the very near future, or at a
ima TO Doe determined upon, when the
....esary conferences among the leaders
shall have taken place. This communica-
bon takes the ground that Senator Pritch-
rl stl holds TO his former free-coinaee-
.fs.lVcr views, and that since the silver
t.ult0rs have agreed 10 withdraw their
..r0sition 20 tariff measure by insisting
..on free-silvcr rider. as in the case OF
fne D.nsley bin, Mr.. pritchard will not
I. called upon 10 cast any vote which
would bo antagOnistic 10 his party, and
,.rseoueutly win be acceptable to the
ToruHsts in the North Carolina Legisla-
t.,-.
,r..- +to ,,-orr1e- room, conference with
senator Butler Chairman Holton went
over 90 the House. where he had
lengthy talk with Representatives, Linney
and Shuford. II is presumed that the
same matter was gone over with the lat
tr Gentlemen. and that unanimity and
concert of action had been decided upon
SOD regard TO Pritchard.
80 The same time il is somewhat signih-
rrt that the Hon. William \. Guthrie
a.a populst candidate for Governor of
Narth Carolina. who has been spoken of
connection with the senatorship. to
sr.ccoi Tritcharl. is also in the city. and
has paid several visits TO the Capi~l,
where. no doubt. he had confidential chats
with Butler and the Populist members Of
tla House.
What Mr. Guthrie's aims and objects
a.. it is hard 20 say but it is safe to pre-
G..t that should the Pritchard plan fail
Carolina legislature. that gentleman will
or..r the race for the senatorship TO stay
therein.
=. is q claimed by some that Guthrie.
who is a former Democrat. and not an
extreme Popuist would probably receive
DE supper, of many Democrats in the
legislature. If necessary 10 defeat a Re
publican.
CUBA STILL DISCUSSED.
The Cuban question is stil discussed in
quiet sort of way outside of the Senate,
T-o-e Mr. Morgan has been painting the
.amber red with the gore Of Spanish
lfchers, while only some half dozen sem
.t.rs the official stenogTaphers. and their
.Icries listened 10 him. The muddle in
alton no Maceo's death is perpleXing. II
n should turn up alive and the story OF
-is assassination prove untrue. ii would
rs terribly disappointing 20 the limoges
ODD Congress. and the battaliOns Of MA
secs avengers" which are being organ
ICED throughout the country. II he Is dead,
whether assassniated or not little can
te made ont Of ii. as most people viii
arrive 40 the ultimate conclusion that war
g. war; and II N1aceo allowed himself TO
d.. lea into O. trap IL was his own fault,
and If not his death was the result OF
i.-.rmate warfare. In either event. the
SIu.aris will congratulate themselves
ur1u their radiance Of the troublesome
j Ger OF the insurgents. Recent accounts
continue 10 be unfavorabe TO the cause
O. the latter. and unless something very
exciting occurs in the near future, the
enthusiasm for the Independence OF cuba
w.i BEGIN 90 wear out
add the mean time the President is stu
amusing himself duck-shooting and deer
hunting in the low country OF Carolina;
General Fitz Lee. wife. and daughter are
reported on their way TO Haoana, and the
S-4te-Department officials exhibit drow-
sr indifference 70 Cuban affairs
There Is nothing I'm the report published
a New York TO the effect that General
bee had been summoned back here again
.1 20 before the Senate Committee on For
.an Affairs to enlighten that body IN
..-arl 90 the situation in Cuba. SUCH ac-
ion would have been discOurteOus 10 the
State Department. by bringing one Of its
ua0rl.nates before the committee to tes-
.r without asking the department Itself
'0r necessary information.
Meanwhile. Spain may at any time fur
,i.h the jngOes and volunteers with the
necessary material for recognition, inde-
tenleuce. and a war.
PERSONAL.
1r T. W. Barrett and wife, Of Danvile /
va. are in the city. stopping at the
Metropolitan.
r. Mccoy, Riverton, Va; w. Z. Hailow
and wife. Virginia; w. y. Cuybrook, r. /
Nukoop. S. J. Johnson, J. i. Reed, Nir- |
.nla. Howard House.
o. f. McCarty. Virginia, Nendome.
j. Wmgee. Richmond Va. II. Russell
ana wife, Leesburg. Va, Metropolitan.
Among the Virginia members present to- !
v in the House were Representatives /
Elicit Tyler. Otey, Turner, Swanson, and /,
Meredith.
49,. j. Green and daughter North Caro- /
l1a. a. J. Galloway, Goldsboro, y. c., |
National.
So B. Bevill. Roanoke. Va, the Raleigh /
W. II. Gutter. Rapidan. Va; G. II. Hub /
bard. Virginia; II. r. Schulz stanton, /
Va. 81. James.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters APP /
pointed to-day were r. Il. COoksey, vice /
j s. Connor resigned, at Levy. LOudoun /
county. Va: l.. y. fayne. vice o. T. Lam Z
ford, resigned AZ POindeXter, Louisa coun- 1
iv. Va. l.. j. Drake. vice J. Barnes. re- |
.rnod al Sands, southampton county /
Va
The following fourth-class posimasters /
RCro commissioned to-day: Mamie o. Mil /
.or. al Buxton. y. c.; Emma X. Meador I
20 Douglas, y. c., and W. David Martin /
tk Shoals, y. G.
The name Of the Office known as Bel |
grade. in Shenandoah county, Va, has /
been changed 20 Macanie.
Changes IN star schedules has been made /
r Virginia as follows:
Troutvne 10 Fincastle-Leave Trout I
Vile daily except Sunday al 2:20 y. NJ. and 1
{ j. ST.. arrive Fincastle by l.. Vi. and 1
t1J T.. NJ: leave Fincastle daily except /
Sunday al Y N. and 1.30 =. NJ. arrive |
Ioltvile by 30 J.. NJ. and =. NJ
NcRacs 20 Ga Ira-Leave McRacs daily 1
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