The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-07
RANK AND FILE WITH HIM
But the Bread and Butter Brig
ade Against Him.
OFFICE is THEIR WATCHWORD
Pritchard's Appeal to the Little Office
Holders is What Has Caught
Such Men as Register
Joe Rogers.
Joe Rogers

pearson's "infernal asses" expression,
the address of Senator Butler, and the
letter of Senator Pritchard, have been
the topics of conversation among North
Carolinians here this week. These
publications come only after long
suppressed antagonisms which could
not longer be kept secret. Every Ell
fort was made to keep the differences
from the press, but the publication
of the Wood letter and the election of
DIR. Mott as the national chairman
of the silver party precipitated the
matter. Pritchard and Pearson (who
is simply Pritchard's me too")
thought that DR.. Motifs election meant
a determination to disorganize the
Republican party in the State, and they
got mad and talked ugly. The publ
cation of Woods letter showed Butler
that he could not longer safely delay
the announcement of his policy if he
hoped to keep his followers in line.
And so the quarrel behind closed doors
has been transferred to the open
forum. Pritchard is backed by the
Republicans. The Populists outside
of North Carolina glory in Buffers
pluck" as they call it. The Populist
members of Congress are ''glum."
They know that their chances OF re-
election are slim without fusion. Skin
ner has just come back from the First
District, and says that fusion on him
will be solid Strowd and Shuford at
heart are with Butler in the fight, but
are afraid to say so for fear the Re
publicans will refuse to support them
for reelection. and so they are so quiet
YOU can almost hear Them think--if
they ever think.
Settle is very patronizing to Priteh-
ard, his actions saying Il told you so.
You can't trust these Populists."
Senator Butler realizes that he has
the fight of his life on his hands and
his friends here say that he has thrown
down the gauntlet and sent forth his
ultimatum after careful consideration.
They also say that he took this posi-
ton only after getting hundreds OF
replies from his Wood circular letter,
nineteenth of whom declared against
Republican fusion unless they would
come out for silver and exclude every
thing else. One thing troubles But
Ter: Nearly every Popnlist officer
whowrote to Butler advised continued
fusion. They are afraid of losing their
places. Ask Joe Rogers, Register of
Deeds of Wake county, it he didn't
write to Butler and warn him that the
Pops would stand for fusion whether
he (Butler) wanted it or not. Ask the
Populist office-holders in the other
counties where the Republican vote
is strong if they didn't say keep on
fusion-silver can wait Buffers
friends say he expects the quiet If not
active opposition of this bread and but
ter brigade, and others who are look
ing for Offices, but he reckons on
getting enough Democrats to take
their places and of keeping the Popu-
lists in line for something they believe
in. and ne knows the honest ones do
believe in silver. And if the Popu-
list office-holders begin to kick too
high, Butler viii denounce them as
Glowing Office more than reform and
read them out of the party.
At the cabinet receptions yesterday,
Mrs. Hoke Smith, who is entertain
ing a house party Of young ladies
from the South, was assisted by them
with O number Of other ladies'. They
are Miss Hull, Miss Hols6, Miss White
side. Miss Merrimon and Miss Duer, Of
Baltimore.
Mrs. Hole Smith gives a tea to-mor-
row in honor of four young ladies who
are now her guests. The decorations
are to be of pink carnations and yio-
lets. saturday night the SECRETARY OF
the Interior will dine party OF friends
to meet tie Vice President. Twenty
two covers will be laid. Saturday even
ing, Febru airy 18th, is the date set for
dinner to the President and Mrs. Cleye-
land and members Of the cabinet to be
given by the Secretary and Mrs.
Smith.
/ Mrs. Cicero w. Harris thus writes OF
Mrs, Vance:
"Mrs. Senator Vance has received
number of requests from old political
friends of her own and the Governor III
North Carolina asking for bound copies
of the Memorial addresses delivered in
Cnoress in honor of Senator Vance.
It is the custom to send fifty copies
of these memorial volumes bound IN
leather TO the widow but as yet Mrs.
Vance has not received a single one oil
these. She has, therefore, been una
bic to comply with the requests OF
number of leading men IN the State,
as she naturally prefers they should
have only the handsome editions issued
by Congress. If she does not receive
what IS her Just due in this respect, it
is probable some of her husbands
friends, both in the Senate and in the
State. will institute an inquiry as 10
why the widow of the most illustrious
man North Carolina has produced
within this century has been sighted
in this way. Senator Vance's friends
here are not at all pleased with the
steel engraving made from a photo
graph some unauthorized person fur
nished the Government printing Office.
Mrs. Vance was in SO much trouble at
the time that she did not think of send
ing them the superb photograph she
has OF her husband, but request for
If from the Public Printer would have
reminded her of her privilege in order
ing the portrait which she preferred
should perpetuate his likeness in this
d.rac+ion From what / know of her