The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-02
The Comings and Goings and
Doings of the Statesmen.
M'klNLEY TICKET TO STAY
SO Says Judge Russell Who
Counts Himself Righteous"
MANLY GOES AND MOTT ARRIVES
The Silver Statesman Says He Has
$4,000 Republican Followers
Who Will Support Bryan
and SewaIl.

for days rest to his home IN Winston
to return Monday.
Ex-Judge ID. l.. Russell, Repuohcan
candidate for Governor, Maj. VIM. A.
Guthrie, would-be Populist Governor,
DIR. j, J. Mott, EX-Chairman OF the
National Committee of the Silver par
ty. and Zeb Vance Walser, Republl-
can candidate for Attorney Genral,
came in with the great tide OF people.
Senator Marion Butler, chairman OF
the National Committee OF the Popu-
list party remained stationary at the
Park Hotel
1t lust so happened that many OF
these great political lights were Irus-
tees. also, of the State University and
plead as a very proper excuse Tor their
presence the meeting yesterday at
which a new president was selected
1t NAV be said, however, that Dr.
Mott was not University Trustee, and
that while Zeb Walser returned home
in order yesterday afternoon, VIM. A.
Guthrie and Daniel L. Russell remain
ed over, and including Senator Butler
they all expect to return home to-day.
DR.. Mott is a gentleman who takes
lively interest in matters of State, and
not having seen his name mentioned
during thelast few days probably
thought that he had been forgotten,
and so came down to rescue himself,
as it were, from oblivion. But be 1T
known that the good doctor claims to
have $4,000 silver Republicans follow
ing him in this State, and be 1T
known, furthermore, that he
is one of those earnest patriotic citi-
zens who proved his sincere desire for
silver by declaring for the Dmocratic
nominees. That the doctor as not now
the chairman of the Silver National
Committee is of his own choosing as he
positively declined after earnest soil
citations that he should retain the POI
sition. The doctor, according to his
s own account, may be recl>oned just now
with the Guthrie forces in case three
tickets are put up, and does not hesl-
tate to say so. Whether his $4,000 fol-
lowers would be forthcoming is quite
another matter.
Major Guthrie is 'ssettin' OUT Judge
Russell, and will no doubt watch his
movements closely while here. For
Guthrie probably feels that he will not
be allowed to stand in the way of what
NAV be a better plan for his party.
Judge Russell said he would leave
provided the tide was right for him to
get across Wrightsville Sound in time
for his Sunday afternoon dip in the
surf. But by calculation he found
that the tide would not be deep enough
to float him sover at two o'clock to-
morrow, and SO he may stay longer.
Meanwhile, yesterday afternoon Judge
Russell was holding a long conference
with Jim Young, the colored Editor
who has attracted comment to himself
recently by advocating in his paper the
taking down of the Mckinley ticket.
Jim must have been reckoning without
his host for last night Judge Russell
authorized Bailey of North Carolina to
say that the statement that he is OPP
posed to the taking down of the Nc
Kinley electoral ticket in this State
under any circumstances. Bailey
says, moreover, that he knows that
Senator Pritchard endorses this utter
ance. This will come in the nature OF
surprise to many who had thought
that surely Loge Harris and Jim Young
were not kicking up this Mckinley
racket without reckoning with their
chief. There must be some further
exploring of this mystery. Meantime
the situation is undoubtedly scattered.
Judge Russell sat cooling him
self in a spacious room, number AZ
at the Park still wearing his nomina-
ton black pants and his Ocean Beach
tow-eoat. He held to his theory an
nounced the other day to reporter
of the News and Observer, that the
Populists would be perfectly right in
cooperating with the Democrats on
the electoral ticket and with the Re-
publicans on the State ticket.
1T is one of the glories of Repub-
lican government said the seated man
of the surf that there is such a party as
the Populist party which seeks out the
right thing wherever it sees it. The
Populist party, would, for example, be
perfectly right from its standpoint in
joining with the Democrats to elect
Bryan, but knowing that Russell rep
resents all there is of righteousness in
State matters they naturally join
their forces with the Republicans to-
ward my election"
Judge Russell gave his whole broad
side, cheek and all, to a gentle breeze
which just then came lightly through
his window and it made him feel so
good that he began to talk.
1T may make me unpopular with
the Populists to say So" he continued,
shut one of the worst things done by
the Democrats was to denounce Cleve-
land for sending those troops to Hi
nois. l believe in a central government
strong enough to crush out insurrec-
lions in States where the governors ex-
hibit no desire to do so. I believe in
the rights of property"
Judge Russell, with genuine king
tight bluff in his voice wanted to
know, as be proceeded, whether or not
Mr.. Watson was going TO meet him in
joint debate. He was told that Mr..
Watson had so announced in his speech
accepting the nomination for Govern
or. The Judge was asked if he had not
already declined to meet Mr.. Watson.
He replied IN the negative, saying that
he would be willing TO meet Mr. Watt
son from the beginning of his cam
paign until September 18th He said
he did not care TO meet him after that
time because he would have Republi-
can speakers along with him who
would doubtless take up all the time.
Before that he said it might be that
in case Major Guthrie was put up by
the Populists he would be accompaui
ed by that gentleman, and they could
all have a fthree-cornered debate.
AS far as was known, Judge Russell
;sad not had ary conference with Sena-
tor Butler up to last night, but it is to
be supposed that both he and Mott
saw the Populist leader sometime last
night. And it is to be supposed, more