The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-31
Division in the Prohibition
Party Permanent.
SPLIT ON MONEY QUESTION
James Fl. Southgate Nominated
for Vice-PreSident.
FOR SILVER AND PROHIBITION
Kentucky viii Probably be Divided en-
the Money Question With No
instructions for
President.
News and Observer Bereau,
Metropolitan Hotel,
Washington, d. c., May 80.

Washington, D. c., May so.
Mr.. j. H. Southgate, of Durham, ar
rived last night, bringing peace with
honor" He has Just been nominated
bv the convention of the National
party for the Vice-President OF the
United States. In the midst of little
chat with Mr.. Southgate, he said that
.the platform of his party embraced
the issuing of money straight by
the general government and not
through National banks. Moreover,
the bonds of the government were TO
be redeemed in gold and silver, these
metals being, as Mr.. Southgate alleged
the basis upon which the bonded in
uebtedness was made. Asked as 10
how it all came about. MIR. SouthSate
said that the Prohibition convention
when it met, found in the midst OF
its s11 members 427 who were Tor
Prohibition straight" unentangled by
Finance or any other issue. Upon TINS
principle Joshua lowering was nom
mated for the Presidency. But the
minority were not willing to abide by
this view. So they met, 3o1 OF then,
in a hall of their own that nlght anu
nominated the ticket on when IS STAT
ed Mr.. Southgate for Nlce-Presldeno'
Their platform embraces Pronlpltloh
with financial reform, and the canui-
dates will go before the people under
the name of the National party, when
starts, Mr.. Southgate says, with loo'-
600 voters. / forgot to say that the
nlatform embraces, also, the govern
mental ownership of railroads
Ex-want- to be-Congressman Cheat
ham (colored) is here. lie was IN
Greensboro a few nights since accom-
nanving Rev. Leak who told me that
both he and Cheatham would work
AGAINST Russell. Leak said that kus-
sell will not be supported by the RANK
and file of the negroes OF the olate. by
the bye. it might be quite enllghleh-
ing to those of short memories, II the
weekly and other papers OF the STATE
would keep standing at the heau OF
their columns the exact words mat
Russell used against the negroes
Uncle Strowd was down town last
night and was talking about men and
things in quiet way, but not for PRINT.
I NAV quote a few things, however.
/ asked Uncle Strowd how he account
ed for the English episode. Without
making direct answer, he said that lt
was well known that he, Strowd, was
not, for fusion for the sake of office
only. but for it only where the two
PARTIES fusing agreed in principle.
This thought Uncle Strowd, was the
only logical basis on which two par
ties could reasonably vote together.
No one. in the premises, can deny the
soundness of such a position. Uncle
Strowd said that $4,000 job at home
was worth more to man than a So,-
600 position in Congress. THERE'S no
DENYING it, if runtor be true, Uncle
Strowd has given away more 81 ms
salary than he has used himself ana
& il ia his credit that he voted against
the cotton bagging and cotton ile taA
,,rb;oh Sbuford and Skinner both Vot-
ed to impose upon the people OF NORM
Carolipa Voters don't want TO forge'
+bat tbis vote meant to them IL cents
additional on every bale OF cotton.
ts ia Mr.. Buffers bond bill: 1t VIII
he taken up Tuesday and no doubt
nassed This is the agreement, ano
Senator AIdrich yesterday when asked
to,,ob;no the measure said that
tIa,,e,b 4ba opnonents had done their
,,+,nnst RI defeat it. it was of no avail
that the bill would pass on the basis
of AZ to AZ. He said, if this were too
high an estimate, it would pass by at
least two majority
| had a talk with Senator Illlman
Yesterday, in the midst of which he
said that the newspaper article whlch
had come nearest to doing HIM Jtlstlce
was one by Joel Chandler Harris III
Atlanta Constitution OF the l5th III
slant Mr.. Tillman said that Mr.: Har-
lis was a perfectly distinguishes per
sen. and that, therefore, he (l,llnda
appreciated what had been sald aoou'
him. / omitted to say TO Mr.. lliliai
that / had taken the liberty OF WritlilS
to the News and Observer, that IL ne
ever became too polished by oenaUe
amenities he would thereby lose some
of his mower. He replied: You mean
if they ever 'de-horn' me, ana he
seemed to enjoy the newly coined anc
expressive word as he broke out INTO
a hearty laugh. 'But,' he added, they
viii never de-horn me!
Senator Iillamn wears as a badge
pitch-forlx with n gold-bug on the enc
of each prong, neutrality-suspicious. Car
Isle. Hill and Sherman, "Will you have
ANYTHING to say on Senator Buffers
Bond Bill?" | asked. Il may throw
rock or two" he replied, IF anything
is said to call me out"
The Kentucky State Democratic con
yention meets in Louisville next Wed
nesday. / was talking yesterday with
Editor Hampton, of the Louisville
Commercial, who, not long ago, gave
me such a wonderful forecast of the
Kentucky Senatorial situation, all OF
which was printed i'm the News anc
Observer.
senator Blackhurp" said Editor
Hampton. and by ;0e -, 1sr. amp
tom is q Republican, "and his free silver
followers will win triumphant ane
sional victory. The resultwill be watch
ef With peculiar interest Throughout
The country, and especially at the Ma
tional convention, because Of the Close
relations Kentucky now holds TO the
Administration Not only has Score
-4ary Carlisle been the exponent Of the
lint ha has