The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-19

carry half the Populists anyway, and
be relieved of his dictatorial policy"
This was the sentiment on all hands.
freely talked by Republicans among
themselves.
Russell has always had a rule or
ruin policy. He has revolutionized
methods in North Carolina in order to
compass his nomination. He may find
after he has secured it by these foul
means that it is an empty honor"
quoth a Dockery man after the meet
ing.
Talking about silver" 1t wasn't
mentioned yesterday. Most Of those
present were gold-men Those who
talk silver regard it as insignificant"
as Senator Pritchard does.
x y y
Leak downed Young in Nash county,
but Yesterday the Russell Young-Grant
combination fixed a Returning Board
that will seat Russell delegations from
every Eastern county that Dockery
carries. 1t is warranted never to fail to
turn out Russell delegation. Put a
Dockery county in the SLOT and Russell
delegates will come out every time.
The Dockery- Holton-Settle-TC
Reed combine was downed by the jim
Young contingent yesterday. Mckin-
ley is ahead if the committee action
counts. but it cuts no figure, say the
Reed men. "rhe committee was pack
ed they allege Shy Russell, Loge Har-
ris and Grant for their selfish ends.
The people viii bust up the whole thing
in May" We will see what we will
see.
There were many sickly smiles on
Republican faces yesterday. 1T was
all harmonious" was the stereotyped
expression in answer to any inquiry
about the work of the committee. But
the row was too deep for words on the
outside It was the bitterest warfare
the Radical party has had in years, and
the sears inflicted will be in evidence
later
.'Dockery has been a Republican
through thick and thin So has Settle.
so has Holton," said a Dockeryite yes
terday. hut Russell has been pesti-
ferrous element in the party always.
He has traded off his party whenever
it suited him, and given aid and com
fort to the enemy when he wasn't made
big /. And yet the next Republican
convention is in the power of his Re-
turning Board. They are to pass upon
all contests, and will permit Russell
contestants to- vote on their own right
to sit in convention. Nothing but a
ground swell of indignant protest from
the people viii prevent his packing the
convention. And if Russell hasn't
enough money to do it, Mark Hanna
viii help him."
''Dockery might as well retire. Rus
sell is already nominated said a
member of the Russell Returning
Board yesterday after Jim Young and
Major Grant had carried through the
Russell Returning Board Resolution.
However, it may turn out, the Russell
men feel confident that they can con-
troll the convention. Look out for con-
tests from every Eastern county that
Dockery carries! Grant has already
served notice that Nash county which
Dockery carried will be contested. The
Returning Board will give Russell the
county! Loge Harris, who is Russells
man Friday, is now Secretary of the
committee. That is bitter pill for the
Dockery men.
X
''Pritchard says he isn't taking
sides" said a Dockery Republican.
''That will do to talk, but he and Rus
sell worked together to manufacture
Russell-McKinley Returning Board yes
terday. 1t will be the death-knell to
Pritchard as well as the rest of the
gang that isn't as sly as Jeter."
Russell voted his ''sayages, every
last one Of them but one, and they
stood to him almost like human beings.