Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-26
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
PRITCHARD TO HELP OUT THE
ONO REPUBLICANS.
cit Is All Right" About Dockery-
Charged with "Nagging" Russell
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Senator Pritchard arrived here this morn
ing, on his way TO New Berne. where
he speaks tomorrow evening. He says
his speech will be on the line OF that
he made at Hendersonville, and that he
will declare the tariff to be the true
and supreme issue I'm this campaign. The
Senator showed your correspondent the
following telegram from Rev. T. W. Babb,
chairman Of the Populist convention OF
the First District, held at Edenton: "Ihe
First District dominates Henry Skinner
by acclamation, and endorses you This
carries out what Or. Babb and lot OF
other Populists insisted two weeks ago
was truc-that the Populists were In
honor pledged to vote for Pritchard's re-
election.
Senator Pritchard has letter from
c. L. Hurts, the chairman Of the OHIO
Republican Committee, saying the latter
is unanimous In its desire that he shall
assist II this year by giving as much OF
his time as possible TO the speaking can
Nass I'm that State. The Senator says he
will make two or three speeches in Ohio.
He has also been specially invited TO
Tennessee to speak at the meeting OF
the Republican leagues. He had 10 de-
cline this. but will speak there later.
Your correspondent asked the Senator
what he thought his party would do with
Oliver II. Dockery. now that It seems
the latter has come out as a Bryan end
Watson free-silver man. The Senator re-
piled: 81 never cross bridge until l get
to it, never lift up my foot until get
TO the bridge itself"
IT IS ALL RIGHT
But one Of the Republican state Com
mittee who talked about this Dockery
matter said: THE fact Is that when
Claude Dockery appeared before our COM
mittee. he said he did not know what his
father would do as to accepting the nomi-
nation. that he had no right 10 speak for
his father, but that If the latter did ac-
cept, il would be in good faith. Now.
then, as 10 Dockery: We had left that
place open for the Populsts to hll IL
they wanted TO put in Dockery, well and
good 1t does not take any water of our
wheel. | take II for granted that Dock
cry is for free silver and for Bryan and
Watson. That IL all right"
Senator Pritchard said: Il tell you the
Republicans are all in line. There is no
split among them. Not a Republican at
Hendersonville wore free-silver badge
cOlors out and out. The party is as solid
as a brick"
Some Of the Republicans do not like
the repeated challenges Of Russell To go
into a Joint canvass with the Democrats
and Populists, and intimate that the lat
ter are "nagging" him. They go on 10
say that the action OF their State Com
mittee was unanimous; that Russell must
really not participate in such a campaign.
Late last night the official announce
ment was made by the Populist State
chairman that the campaign OF that
party would open al Wadesboro' on the
29th instant and that Guthrie and Dock
cry viii both speak there. This. OF course,
shows that Dockery accepts the POpulst
nomination and is Populist
Captain Thomas W. Mason left to-day
for Hendersonville. He was sick yester-
day and was forced to cancel his ap-
pointment to speak at Salisbury.
The proof Of the States new book,
the Resources OF North Carolina" Is
now being read IT will contain ffty-siX
illustrations. eight I'm colors.
A WIDE DIFFERENCE.
There appears to be quite a wide diff
ference in the estimates Of the gold Demo-
cratic vote in the State. Elector-at-Large
". c. Douglas puts It 5000 while W. r.
Ashley. Of this city, says II is not under
20O00. Chairman Manly has a letter from
a leading citizen Of Wayne county, say
ing that J. w. Guick. Isaac II. Dortch,
W. T. Holland, and other residents there
whose names were published as slgners
OF the call for the gold Democratic con-
vention at Greensboro tomorrow never
signed any call, or authorized any one
10 sign Il for them.
II is said by some OF the Democratic
state committeeman that their party
this year ought TO devote itself 10 the
towns; that the country people are for
free silver and are also FAR better in
formed on that subject than the town
people
The Democratic state Committee posi-
lively deny that their party ever had any
idea Of state fusion with the Populsts.
That matter was brought up ~ a COM
mittee meeting and the sentiment against
il was 50 overwhelming that the resolu-
ton was not offered. II is said further
that 1t was really before the committee
three times. but that the sentiment was
always completely against Il and so also
was that Of Chairman Manly. OF course
the offer OF electoral fusion with the
Populists, as made by the Democratic
committee. IS yet standing open
The POpuiist and Democratic State
chairmen united In requesting the Repub-
lican State chairman TO agree 10 a joint
canvass by the candidates for Governor
The Republican chairman this afternoon
replied that his committee had decided
against a Joint canvass. and that he
would adhere 10 the decision until the
committee orders otherwise.