The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-25

confirmed and yet he has let that ne
gro incumbent stay there since jan
tlary 21st simply by proyoklng anu
siHy nocleting Of Casters nomiha1
] tioi-and all this in spite OF tne -, ls.g
1 +b.+ tba ponuIists made a gre10 now
/ s,.,;,,s+ tba Democrats because taiie
,,1,rro was kept under Deh1o M
/ seine until his term eNpIreu. he
/ I,aY,,blican incumbent at burlington
| bas been allowed to remain IN office
since December 10th, the date Of DIR.
Freeman's nomination for that place.
Congressman Woodland saw Senator
Butler to-day. The Senator said he
would, on Wednesday next, report
favorably the postmaster nominations
for Fayetteville, Chapel Hill and
Wadesboro. The nomination for Buri-
ington seems to hang fire for some
reason. At any rate, no reports Will
now be made on Burlington. Senator
Butler gives the absence of Senator
Pritchard as his excuse for the delay.
The Congressional Campaign Com
mittee is having a full meeting to-
night at the Ebbitt.
Senator Butler will report favorably
also, the Gastonia postmaster nomlna-
ton.
Senator Faulkner was elected to-
night permanent chairman of the
Congressional Campaign Committee
Marshal Allison, Messrs. Scales and
Carlton, of Statesville, return tonight.
Marshal Allison has been looking after
the deficiency funds for his prisoners
adroitnesses, and says everything has
been arranged all right
Congressman Thomas Settle is rarely
seen in the North Carolina district
of the city. He pervades swell
promenades such as Connecticut and
Massachusetts avenues, and is EVIDENT
ly learning court manners against the
day when he shall next time get turned
down for Congress, and then, he
doubtless hopes, to get taken up by
Reeds influence and given some little
crysanthemum boutonierre mission
of kind suitable to his diplomatic
temperament and his canary-like eff
fulgence of trousers and neclS-wear.
Mr.. Woodland viii attend the meet
ing tonight of the Congressional Elec-
ton Committee Mr.. Woodlands con-
tested case is said by those who have
looked into it to be exceptionally
strong in his favor 1t is doubtful If
any of the North Carolina cases come
up for some time, if at all this session
1t is thought that the sitting Demo
cratic members will be turned down
as follows: Cobb and Robbins, of Ala
bama; and Tarsney, of Missouri. But
this is not sure. The Virginia cases
seem to be waiting on the action Of the
State Legislature and it is said that II |
the present Walton law is changed the |
whole Virginia delegation may be
either thrown out or sent back to the |
people, the Republicans advancing the |
idea that if the State won't stick by |
its own election law, it shouldn't ex-
pect Congress to do so.
Mr.. yitruyius Royster and bride, of |
Raleigh, were interested spectators of |
Congress this morning in the Mem |
bers' gallery of the House and Senate. |
They have received the congratulations |
OF many North Carolina friends here. |
Editor Hampton, of the Louisville |
Commercial, tells me that Blackburn |
expected Secretary Carlisle to write |
lust what he did, and that the reply |
helped him (Blackburn), inasmuch as |
1T put him III position in which he |
could not be expected to withdraw. as
any other candidate could now have the |
same objection brought against him as |
far as Carlisle's letter was concerned |
as could Blackburn. Moreover, where
as he might, In the absence of such
letter have been asked to withdraw, he
could now with propriety stay in the |
fight as being under fire. This, it |
seems, is the position played for by |
Blackburn and was what he seemingly |
expected when his friends wrote the
letter to Carlisle. said Mr.. Hampton.
And Blackburn said Carlisle's letter
was what he expected. He can now stay |
in the fight; keep off any election as
he expects and desires to do and thus
get second wind before the next Legis-
lature, and thus probably win.-and /
all this on account of the letter of Car
Isle which was dictated for this pur-
pose 1T was, Mr.. Hampton thought,
a shrewd political play to stay in the
race.
w f.. CHRISTIAN.