Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-14
MAY LAST TWO DAYS
The Convention of the North Caro-
lima Republicans.
ACTION OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
Washington and Colorado Repub
Leans in Session.
CURRENT POLITICAL NOTES


Special Dispatch to The Evening Scar.
RALEIGH, n. c., May 14.-Tha republf-
can state convention meets today, and
Chairman Holton says there Is likely to
be two-days session.
There are two factions of the party. On
one side the leaders are Senator Pritchard
d. l.. Russell, II. l.. Grant, G.. Il. French
on the other Chairman Holton, Congress-
man Settle and Oliver II. Dockcry. Be
tween Holton and Pritchard there is open
war, and the same is the case as between
Russell and Dockery. Each OF the latter
desires the nomination for governor.
The free silver question will be a live
issue in the convention. The Russell fac
ton is for it and for fusion with the popu-
lists. The Dockery faction is for sound
money and anti-fusion. But notice is SerV-
ed that the free silver matter will be
sprung with great force. 1t is asserted
by such prominent republicans as Thomas
b. keogh that the party is literally honey
combed with the silver idea. EN-State
Chairman John B. Eaves says the same
thing.
There are diverse opinions as to what
the republican convention will do. The
state chairman of that party says it will
only reaftirm the national platform; but
the secretary of the committee. Who is bit
ter1y opposed to the chairman and who
is an ardent supporter of Russell. says
free silver plank will certainly be adopt
eel. This means, of course, tug-of-war
in the convection.
DIR. Mott, the national chairman of the
silver party Ito which he says the name
national is apt 10 be given, was here
day or two ago. lie said Russell is a
silver man. and on the heels of this decla-
ration comes a rumOr that an arrangement
will be made by which Russell will be an
nounced the free silver republican and
Tree silver resolution be Introduced, and
then that if both these are turned down
the Russell men will leave the convention
ami get the pledge of the populists, through
Senator Butler, to vote for their candidate,
Russell. Mott. Butler and Russell are es-
pecially good friends.
The quarrels between the Russell and
Hockery factions have gone to so great a
length that it is said neither can get the
nomination without creating a breach in
the party. and the friends Of James T..
Boyd are saying that he must be the man
put UP as the candidate for governor.
The states rights question comes up in
North Carolina i'll two ways. Extreme sill
Yer democrats say that the party in the
state is paramount. The other democrats
say that their party is a national one. and
that it is the national convention which
makes the law, and is the source of
power
Dr.. Mott says that thousands of free sill
Yer republicans Will break away from their
party in this state directly after the st.
Louis convention. He says democrats will
bolt their national conye ntion just as the
republicans will. He evidently expects a
perfect rush of democrats into the ma
t!onar' party. w. a. Guthrie, who has
been talked of the populist rOminee for
governor. says there are at least 1000 free
silver republicans, while Chairman HoIton
estimates the number at $500 in the state.
1t sounds queer to hear republicans say
'Hurran for Mckinley and free slver.''
The straight republicans count on getting
many democrats in their ranks. They
h4y al lar ~
member of prominent family, who goes
a delegate to st. Louis. There are re-
publicans who want to see the negro vote
divided. In 1887 Senator Pritchard was
urgent in his desire for the formation of a
white republican party in this state, and
declared it would get the support of many
thousands of young democrats.
Such free silver democrats as Ed. Cham
1'erS Smith and James G. MacRae say open
~ that they Will holt the national conven-
tion if II does not declare for free silver.
The free silver idea has honeycombed the
democratic party as well as the republican;
only to a far greater extent. The free sill
Yer democrats are literally in the saddle.
They will put through with a rush a pro-
I;ouncei free silver plank and send free
silver delegation to the national convention.
The republicans. who are so earnestly
praying for or demanding cooperation with
the populiSts, have as their rallying cry
anything to beat the democrats" They
!. ant to get the offices, and they also want
20 get the pOpulists with them, SO as to
control Ire elections. The new election law
recognizes three parties-democratic, re-
publican and popUlist-and gives each a
judge of election. OF course, the combina-
ton which has two of these controls. The
republicans fear the risk in each party
lighting for itself. In other words, despite
many boasts they fear they are not strong
enough 10 win singIe-hanGed.
The Russell and Prtchard men have a
Geep-seated grudge against HoIton alleging
that he has canvassed the state against
both the candidates above named, and they
say they intend to punish him. So with
him 1t is truly a fight to the death The
chief thing which initiates against him is
the fact that many of the Dockery men are
also Pritchard men.
In North Carolina Districts.
The republicans of the second North Caro-
lima district yesterday nominated George