The evening times., 1896-12-19
The lL[ounger. |
Il L. PATTERso N. of Winston. N. c..
-. one OF the leading politicians of MS
State, is registered at the Metro

Il L. PATTERSON, of Winston. N. c..
-. one OF the leading politicians of MS
State, is registered at the Mctro-
politan. a.
With regard tothe Senatorial contest GOV
being waged in his State. Mr. Patterson
says that there iH scarcely any doubt OF
the ultimate election of Pritchard- rms
will be accomplished, in his opiIiion, by
fusion of Republicans and Populists.
PritcharGs most bitter antagonist Is Sen
ator Marion Butler, who is supporting The
Populist Guthrie for the office. The cut
come OF this struggle, in the opinion OF
Mr.. z atterson means great deai more IMAM
the election of Senator to succeed Senator
Butler. Upon it depends, in great meas
ure, whether the Populist Senator is to
remain at the head Of his party or not.
Ii the Populists in his own state can he
controlled by him and made to vote for
Guthrie it will show that his influence
I'm his party is undiIninlshed;s but if they
refuse to do this, and persist In fusing
| with the REPUBLICANS, it will be sign OF
| a tendency on the part of the Popuiists
| to repudiate his leadership. And such an
opening, said Mr.. Patterson, Will not be
allow ed to grow smaller through Jack OF
effort on the part of Tom Watson.
| u LEADING thinker on the currency
question, in the person u William
L. Royal, editorial writer OF the
| Richmond Times. is a guest at the Ma
uopal.
Nj. Royal is in washingtonin response
| to an Invitation from the House Committee
| on Currency and Banking, who wish Lin
| To give them his views upon the subject.
| He met the committee at 10 o'clock this
morning. Mr.. Royal maintains that the
key TO the money question lies in aeither
silver nor gold, but IN the repeal or the 10
per cent tax on the currency issue OF
| State banks.
There is no doubt, he says, that thr one
great need of the farmer is an expansion
OF the currency and the fact that TINS
extra circulation is tied up by the 10
per cent tax is slowly strangling our
| agricultural interests. The repeal OF ibis
| obnoxious measure, therefore, Was asked
for In his paper this morning: but, he rays,
he has very little hope that the committee
will adopt his suggestion.
| Il Ii railroad people, says Robert A
Chadwell, prominent ChieaSnan,
| who is q guest at the Shorehanl, are
watching with especial interest a plan re-
Gently adopted by the Illinois Central road,
| by which they hope to, put an end 10, or al
| any rate to diminish the danger of strikes
| This plan resembles somewhat the CO.
operative system.
ON the first day of each month the com
pany will quote to its employees price al
which their applications for shares OF
| stocks Will be accepted. As soon as
share has been paid for the certificate
Is transferred to- the ccinpany's books anc
the owner is entitled not only toa share ri
the dividends, but so to a vote in the eiec
ton OF the boatzi OF directors Any employ,
making payments .on the instailment tiaI
| will be entitled on his deposits or pei
| cent during the time he is paying for his
share. Payments may be stopped ut an,
time, whercuppn- the money, with accrued
interest, Will tse fefunded.
The succcssEof ihis plan. Mr.. Chadwel
thinks dependmponthe number ofempioyes
who will take advantage OF this offer
II the numbefis comparatively large, th'
company can depend upon those who have
invested in stoelst theirfellews
but il only fess purchase it will only iiia Ike
matters worse by "a using disscnsion among
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