The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-07
The Statesman From Imam
katie an Early Bird.
AFTER SENATORIAL WORM
Several Other Birds Will soon
Join the Quest.
OHIO NOT At ALL MODEST
He Announces His Own Candidacy
SAYS Russell and Pritchard Are
Good Silver Men--Hoiton
In the Race.

Political surprises tread almost upon
the heels of each other these days.
Hardly had the telegraph wires been al
lowed moment to cool after telling the
world that Mckinley had been elected
and Bryan beaten before they began TO
pulsate again with the glad tidings, to
waiting people, that Ohio Wilson had
consented to become candidate for Onl-
ted States Senator.
He announced this astounding piece Oh
naws himself. at the same time declaring
that the successor of Senator Pritchard
must be a silver man whose advocacy OF
the white metal could not be called into
question.
OF course this definition fits Ohio to
r IT is true that he is reported by eye
witnesses to have voted for Mckinley,
Inf that is a small matter and should
NOT be charged up against MIR. Wilson.
For 10 he not an honorable man and
leader in his party
Equally true is it that he has been
fighting Mai. Guthrie, processing to his
face to be his friend and then stabbing
him in the bael-and all because he
chose to stick to principle and vote for
free silver rather than join Wilson in sell
ing ont to Hanna. But all that is past
now and Ohio has come out of the trade
as white and unspotted as he went into
4 and is Yelling for the white metal
inst a little tiny bit louder than ever.
Resides is he not an honorable man
and a leader in his party
Tt is also 4 fact that Mr.. Wilson said
few DAYS ago that he hoped Russell,
a gold-bug, would defeat Watson, SILVER
man. for Governor of the State, and now
saws he did all in his power to make the
wish come true, but no other than
chronic fault-finder would now think of
charging such small thing up against so
great and honorable man.
Tn short Mr.. Wilson is the logical can
aidate. and my heart luxuriates in the
fact that he has at last consented TO
accept the exalted and honorable posi-
fion of United States Senator. Inc
mountains lifted up their heads in JOY and
all creation clapped its hands IN glad
acclaim when the news became puDlc.
In this connection | wish to say right
here. before | forget 1t, that the most
public-spirited citizen, the wlsest most
patriotic and far-sighted leader the
stoutest defender of Jim Young ana the
rights of the voter, the statesman 70
whom the gratitude Of North CaroIlha
IS due for electing Russell IS NOT Hal.
Aver. who has been busy trading Tor
Auditor; nor Senator Butler, VINO mas
been engaged in wordy war with Mr..
Int N
son. the great leader. who knew all along
how the cat was going to jump and SO
Jumped with it.
I asked Wilson if it were really true
that he had announced himself as in the
race for Senator Pritchard's place. He
said it was. | suggested that he seemed
to be going on the early bird-catching the
worm theory He said that that could
hardly be true as Maj. Guthrie was al
ready d candidate. He further intimated
that he had a suspicion that Judge Clark
was also an aspirant for the place.
Hal Aver told me later that he had
heard that Wilson said he layer was
also d candidate for Senator.
"How do you expect to be elected| |
asked Wilson. 1T is certain that neither
one Of the three parties will have ma
jority in the legislature,
"WeIl the Democrats will have to
either vote with the Populists and elect
silver man or vote with the Republicans
and elect gold man.
so you see," he added laughingly,
you Democrats will have to either come
over and support me or eat dirt with the
Republicans"
Suppose we will not do eitherE"
"Then we'll combine with the Repub-
licans and elect a silver man."
Such a silver man as you elected when
Won combined and elected Senator pritch-
ardg' | suggested.
"Pritchard has shown himself to be a
true silver man by his votes in the Sen
ate, and he win continue to carry out
the contract under which he was elected
until the 4th Of next March"
"As you may have to depend upon
goldbug Republican votes for election, it
would be pretty good idea to set your
pegs in that direction, don't you think!
@As for that he said, "there are some
Of the Republicans who are as good silver
men as are the Democrats. Russell is
better silver man to-day than is Cy. Wat
son."
When an old maid begins to lead gay
life she becomes very gay old girl in-
deed Rouged and ber1bb0ned the OLD
grandam proceeds at once to make
general spectacle of herself. To be Sc
rious that is what Ohio is now doing
Rejoicing at RusselIs victory and certain
" not wearing mourning for Bryan's de-
feat, he is, like the ancient maiden, max
ing an indecent exposure of his withered
political shanks And the one scene is
no less amusing than the other.
Now Ohio is an aspiring politician. A
church steeple in TINS respect cannot hold
him q light-this statesman from
Rbamkatte Tt is as difficult to keep him
down now as when he was the boss sing
ing master in this section. He flies in
stinctiyely toward the biggest plum in
sight. Sixteen separate and distinct
times has he aspired to office and only
ene time has he gotten it. Now with
one fell swoop he breaks the magic num-
!. rar scars to fhe top and announces him