The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-12
"Uncle Buck" Considers Pritch-
ard Silver Man.
WANTS HIM FOR SENATOR
But Linney is Afraid to Trust
Populist Promises.
THE DEMOCRATS NOT ASLEEP
Major Grant Says He Will be Can
didate Himself Father Than
Vote For His Friend
Ohio Wilson.

Ohio Wilson.
Congressman L4inney and Strowd were
here Tuesday walking about the streets
arm in arm. They went up and took a
look at the Confederate monument
"Uncle Buck" pointing to it with pride
and exclaiming, with a knowing wink
at the Bull of the Brushes" That's
Populist work"
From there they went to the capitol
to call on Father Worth and extend their
congratulations on the result of the cleo
ton. Later they went into the office OF
the Secretary of State and filed their
campaign expense accounts.
'Well who do you think will be elected
as Senator Pritchard's successor /
asked them.
"Pritchard himself" said Linney.
"A silver man." said Strowd.
"Then you don't agree with Mr.. Linney
that Mr.. Pritchard will be choseng' /
said to Mr.. Strowd.
Why notY he asked.
You don't pretend to say that Pritch-
ard is n silver man do your
Certainly / do. Did he not vote for
silver along with Senator Butler every
time he got chanceW
Eyes, but he has since been making
gold campaign speeches and voting for
gold-bugs like Mckinley and Russell"
Oh, that's no test. Let me tell you,
You people, you Democrats who have
been bowling silver are going to get all
the silver you want under Mr.. McXin-
ley's administration, and you'll be wiped
clear out of existence"
What viii become of the Populists if
the Republicans give the country free
silver?o
ooh, Wen all be together then and wen
have an era of good feeling like we did
ut the close Of M0nroc's administration"
Thus arm in arm the Populist lamb and
Republican lion marched on together and
it was hard to tell (which from t'other,"
if You judged by their talk.
Mr.. Strowd left Tuesday afternoon
for his home in Chatham, but Mr.. Linney
tarried untn yesterday afternoon, when
he took the train for his mountain home.
While he was waiting for the train. |
asked the "Bull of the Brushes" if he
really thought that Pritchard would be
elected He shut one eye in a sort of
the truth, I'm afraid he won't"
why not?" / asked.
''The Office of Senator is a big office
and n high honor. and you Democrats
are not going to let it slip through your
fingers If you can help it. You viii glad
" form any sort-of combination to beat
Pritchard. It is true that there are
enough Populists pledged to Pritehard's
support to elect him, but I'm afraid they
won't stick. There's to much at stake.
Just before this | had been talking
to Major Grant. He expressed the great
est confidence in Pritchard's election.
"Will the Populists vote for him,
Maori"
Certainly. Why not? He's good
silver man. Besides the Populists
haven't got enough votes TO elect a Sem
ator themselves"
Maybe they'll vote with the Demo
crats?'
'Oh no, they will not You can never
persuade tkem to vote for a Democrat"
But suppose we agree with them on
some PopulistY'
Any Populist that a Democrat would
vote for would at once be such an object
of suspicion that his party would repu-
date him."
How about Ohio Wilson, you know
he is launching his boom now"
Before I'd vote for that man, I'd be a
candidate myself. But that's all right
We understand Ohio"
You seem to intimate that the Rham-
katie statesman is in the race for place
and not for first moneyY
But the train had come, and the Major
hurried away, leaving my question unan-
swered.
/ put practically the same questions to
Chairman Aver. He refused to make
any answer, except to say that the next
Senator would be a silver man-one who
would vote for silver in the Senate every
time he got a chance.
Asked if ne considered Pritchard a
silver man, he said he had nothing more
to say on the subject than what was
contained in the Caucasian this week.
The editorials to which Chairman Aver
made reference are printed elsewhere in
this paper.