The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-01
emocrats in the East Pleased
With the Ticket.
RUSSELL'S OPINION OF 1T
Saws Watson is Fine Man and
an Able Man.
COOL COMFORT FROM BUTLER
Republicans Are at Sea and They VIII
Not Know Where They Are at
Till After the Popuist
CopventiOn.
Convention,

CORES Ondence.)-l nave seen nun
dreds of men since the State conven-
ton adjourned and the universal ex-
preston is that the euphonius ticket
of Watson and Mason is the strongest
that could have been named. Demo
Gratis to a man are enthusiastic over
Il. Populists acknowledge its strength
and Republicans show their estimate
of the ticket by forlorn and far away
expressions.
I asked Judge Russell yesterday
what he thought of his competitor.
.sHe is a fine man and an able man,
replied the Judge.
aBut I hear that you are going to
ret;re from the race / remarked.
Eyes. I heard that somebody said,
that somebody else said, that he
heard somebody say, that he saw a
man who had seen another man who
had seen a letter that had written
announcing my willingness TO WIN
draw. that's all / know about III.
"I see - continued the Judge, that
Ohio wilson saws that Guthrie is going
- h. nominated by the Populists and
that he will be elected by 5o,ooo ma.
ioritv-that's a good big majority,
said the Judge, and that smile play
ed about his broad cheeks until ~
broke out into roaring laugh A4e
Judge had with him MAJOR II. ~.
Grant. who was going down TO ocean
View to spend Sunday WITH the Duke
of Brunswick.
"What do you think OF the Delio-
cratic ticket?'' I asked Major Grant.
r. ell - phImPd
Judge RUSSELL" and | am for IL tootn
and toe nail, notwithstanding can
believe the parity between the two
metals can be maintained by TINS couh-
trv alone. Oh, yes, continued ene
Judge. Il know that am out OF me
with my own party, but L cant nelp
that, am for silver all the same.
.What do you think Mr. Butter Is
going to do?" j asked.
Eight you Democrats, | snouio
imagine, judging from his speech III
Wilmington" o,,
rs he going to fight you alsoF
asked. 1aore
.oh.I suppose so,'' replied the Judge;
ssRut he is letting US rest awhile now
said Major Grant.
ssTbe situation is very much niua
died. said Col. G. q. French, ana ~ ,
not going to clear up until tne 1t
Iouis convention on the 22nd OF Juiy'
T think the ST. Louis ticket Will PROP
ably be Teller and Butter. linen We
will have lively fight.
Tt is amusing to see how totaliy as
sea these three Republican leaders
are. They say but little, but their
discontinue IS perfectly apparent.
Rutler's abuse of the Democrats on
Friday night pleased them, put nis
fa;lure to hand over any olive branch
of peace to the Russell crowd anu
his utter indifference towards them
added to their discontinue.
met here to-day Messrs. i. W.
Wood and r. III. Berry, who are dele-
oates TO the ST. Louis convention.
~ am in favor of the silver men get
ting together said Mr.. Wood, ana III
the Chicago convention nomIna1es
nponounced silver man, / shall favor en-
aorsing him at st. Louis. Inefe VIII
he representative men at Chicago rep
resembling all the silver factions, SAID
Mr.. Berry, and | hope that they
will confer, and that the candidate
named will be acceptable to all the sll-
YER factions If he is pronounced Sill
yer man who will do totrust snail vote
nj st, Louis to endorse him. bones or
Bland or Bryan either would SUIT me,
but think ! would prefer Iliiman 10
any of them
Senator Buffers sincerity and pa
triotism has never been put TO the si-
preme test" remarked prominent
PopuIist to me yesterday, and the eyes
of every Popnlist in the State as right
l.. T. &txrs
now turned on him. Yet aWhlle the
Populists love Butler" he continled,
land he has, if possible, grown III their
favor since he has been in the SENATE
bat if for any selfish or sinister reason
he does any thing to retard the canse OF
silver. a reversion of sentiment VIII SET
in and his Waterloo will be overwhelm-
ing
I'm what way might he incur this dis
pleasure?" | asked.
.sBy breaking away from the leaders
and the voters of the party, and insist
ing on nominating cadidate at 81
Louis agaist the Chicago nominee, pro-
vided the Chicago candidate IS an une-
quivocal silver man.
But Senator Butler says that the
fight for silver by the Democrats is
all a sham battle" | remarked.
TN yes, tDub the ptoiJiS dl1 SoihS W
be their own judges as 30 whether or
not the Chicago nominee Is silver
man. and one that will do TO trust,
and ii 1',llman and Blackburn and Alt
geld and Bland and Boies win the fight
af Chicago. the silver man who attempts
to play mo the hands OF Mckinley by
clamoijBg for another silver ticket will
die in his politically speaking.
Then you are for the Chicago nomi-
nee2'' | asked.
NO | am not: at least not yet, bur
if ne is the right kind OF a silver man
with a record and reputation shat car
be relied upon, ! shall be for him, and
So will nine-tenths of the Populists
and other s;lverites, and the leader o.
leaders who fab,er, will be swept from
the face Of the earth. Butler and Skin
ner and Thompson and Guthrie are al
strong men in the Populist party IN
North Carolina, bms let them do a sin
gle act to divide the silver forces anc
s4sa1a osAfi1ar, the ocnI1 hnoc anI thai no