The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-06
DIxIE'S G. o. P. DEMORALIZED.
SENATOR PRITCHARD KICKS ON
THE DOODLE TACTICS.

Presidential Candidates Taken to
Task for Their Invasion of the
south with Barrels of Doodle to
Secure Instructed Delegates TO 81.
LOuis-The Senator to Make q
speech on the subject.
Washington. March 5.-Senator Pritch-
ard OF North Carolina is not only troubled
by the efforts OF his populistic colleague.
Marion Butler. to organize an independent
free silver party in the Tar Heel'' state.
but, It Is also announced. by the persist
ent attempts OF the representatives Of the
numerous aspirants for the presidency.
who are tampering with the republican
voters in that state. Senator Pritchard is
very indignant at the course of the agents
OF the presidential candidates. and he is
preparing a lecture on the subject, which
he is going to deliver to the country in
few days. He says this meddling of the
republicans is not confined to north Car
ollna, but 1t extends throughout all the
southern states. Such practices, he con-
tends demoralize the party and renders
party organization almost impossible. In
discussing the subject to-day he re-
marked that it is regarded as all right
and proper for the representatives OF
''favorte sons" from the east and west
to go into the southern states and en-
deaVor TO corrupt or commit republican
voters to this or that candidate, or urge
them TO refrain from pledging themselves
10 any candidate until they reach their
convention. Such interference, he in
sists, would not be tolerated in the north
and west, II the southern republicans en-
gagged I'm similar tactics.
For example," said he, Indignantly.
what do you suppose they would say to
me III l went to Pennsylvania, Massachu-
setts, Illinois, or any OF the big republ-
can states, and attempt to influence the
party organization for this or that 'fav-
orite sonT They would probably chase
me nome. and tell me to look after ar
fairs IN my own state. They would charge,
me with trying 10 demoralize the party
organization.
I'VE have in North Carolina" contin-
ued Senator Pritchard, "a growing and
prosperous republican Organization. Some
OF the best white people in the state
are coming to our ranks, and we have,
everything to gain by keeping our lines
Senator Butler is anxious to form an
independent free silver party, while the
aSpuDileans l., 1i VINO support the position taxi
en- Dy Representatives Richmond Pear
son, Skinner and myself, think IL would
be wiser for the republicans to fuse with
the populists in the coming election and
thus prevent the democrats from regain
Ing their strength I'm the state. The re-
publican party there is in a good healthy
NoHhiAipht II II can only be protected
from the constant visltations Of represent
tatives of favorite sons
III has long been the custom for the
poltcians Of the north and west to look
upon the southern republicans as so much
purchasable property at national conven-
lions. Ihat impression has gone abroad
unul II IS very heavy. load for honest
ana INDUSTRIOUS republicans, who are
nghting Tor principle alone to carry
While II may be that political corruption
has been practiced I'm some of the south
ern delegations, the same is true of the
delegations Of other sections of the coun-
try. NOW there Is an excellent oppor-
tunity open for the republicans to build
up substantial party organization in
several or the southern states IL their
meddling with the southern republicans. .
The formal declaration Of Senator
Pritchard on this subject will be Interest,"
ing reading, for II is likely that he will
give some names and data that will be
damaging to some of the aspirants for
presidential honors and their Immediate
representatives.