The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-02


does not produce poets.
The L. City Carolinian (Republican)
has received letters from different parts
of the State in regard to the Governor
ship and, with single exception, they
all favor Judge Russell.
The Shinnecock Indians have at last
been driven to demand political re-
forms along with the other rnfortu-
nate inhabitants of New York State.
This leaves the New York Sun almost
alone with Tammany Hall and Thomas
G. Platt, says the Springfield Republi-
can.
Webster's Weekly says that j. X.
Joyce, of that place. was Congressman
Settles clerk in the last session of the
54th Congress. and it was generally
understood that Pennsylvania was
his clerk during the first session. Mr..
Gillespie Blaine is now his secretary
No Tar-heel need apply.
Republican Negro" writing to the
Statespille Landmark, says the negroes
are Disguised with fusion, and adds:
a gentleman of color told the writer
Wednesday that Mr.. Pritchard told
him that he had sent about $1,000 for
colored papers in the State 1--WE sup
pose for fusion success.) We sup
pose the Raleigh Gazette got its share
of it."
Two confidential letters have recent
~ been made public which throws
flood of light on the political situation
in North Carolina. in answer to cir
cular letter from Senator Butler Mr.
NJ. L. Wood, of BERTHE, replies at great
length and with much force of argu-
ment. We have nothing to do with this
matter, but wish to say that Mr.. Wood
Is a brainy and well informed man, and
if politicians attack him they viii find
him fully able to cope with them in
any controversy and Cleaner.
The negroes of New York are trying
to raise 81 900 to erect a monument TO
Fred Douglas. Commenting on this,
the Marion Record says: 1--WE would
suggest that the committee send acopy
of their letter TO every member Of the
last Legislature ~ that voted for the
Fred Douglas memorial, asking them
TO contribute, and as an inducement
we think that they might put every
mans name that could contribute "A
certain amount on the parchment. so
that their deeds might be handed to
posterity on enduring brass"
There is a demand in Georgia that
the usual custom of holding two con-
ventions OF the Democratic party in
presidential years be abandoned this
year, and that instead one convention
be held at which State officers shall be
nominated and delegates to the ma
tionaI convention elected. The oppo-
nents of this proposed departure claim
that the silver men are at the bottom
Of the movement. The Atlanta Jour
nal favors two conventions, as has
been the custom in Georgia, while the
Constitution clamors for only one.
And they kick up so much dust about
it that a stranger would think the fate
of the universe hung on its solution
An interesting feature of the dinner
recently given 10 President and Mrs
Cleveland by Secretary and Mrs. Car
Isle was the entire absence Of wines
and liquors from the table. There were
two glasses at each place, one for
Potomac water and the other for apolli-
naris. Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Lamont,
Mrs. Carlisle, Miss Morton and Mrs.
Wilson of the cabinet ladies are all
tetotalers and never touch wine on any
OCCASION Col. Lamont says that he
has never tasted whisi<ey in his life,
and it is we'll known that he never
drinks wine at dinners Secretary
Carlisle used to drink good deal but
has not touched II glass of anything
Intoxicating since he entered the cabi-
ret Mrs Cleveland and all the ladies
d, The cabinet, with the exception of
se. Carlisle, serve wine at dinners
and lunches for the benefit of their
guests. but Mrs. Carlisle says that no
wine or liquor of any kind has crossed
the threshold Of her home since the
Inauguration Of President Cleveland.