The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-26

! were Congressman Harry SKINNER ant
| the deep, dark DR.. Mott, in whose
martyrdom lie some of the seed-per
| haps rotten seed-of Fusion. And just
here it is just as wen to give the devil
| his due and say that if Harry Skinner
! gets that Florida Inland Canal bill
| through, it is the opinion of many that
| he will have doue well. He told me
| last night that he had been waited
! upon by delegation from Charleston,
and that he thought the committee
would make a favorable report on the
| bill As to the amount asked for.
namely, $2J0,000, Captain Skinner said
| that Gallatin, the engineer, had, years
| ago, made that estimate. The bill was
| originally introduced by EX-Congress-
| man Thomas Skinner. brother of Capt.
| Skinner. and seems to have in it's pro-
| visions possibilities that are very at
! tractiye to the American mind. The
| Captain is trying to do something big
| to wipe out that word rebellion i'm
his remarks, but | frankly told him
| that it would cost him his seat next
time, so that what he was going to do
he had better do in hurry.
As to the other statesman. Dr.. Mott.
he has not been tinlleTing about here
these few days altogether in the mat
ter of the silver convention. / think.
IN the first place, he has had some
''ruction" with Butler or Pritchard
or both, and for this reason: He came
up smiling a few days ago, but since
then he has spent many long hours
with Senator Teller, at the Senator's
home. He has evidently been almost
hypnotized by the Colorado man. He
said last night that next summer he
and the Democrats would be together.
which put with a remark made 70 me
by Teller's lifelong friend. lawyer
Clements, few days ago Mr.. Glenn
ents said, speaking of Teller, that he
was silver first and Republican next;
that he believed the two old parties
should come Squarely out on
gold platforms, and that hlI
the silver men should come
out on silver platform. To contiue.
DR.. Mott spoke Of a conversation he
and son Marshall had few davs ago
with editor Harkness OF the StateyiIIe
Mascot, in which the Doctor told IIark-
ness that Marshall was a silver man
with string TO it, moreover, that sill
YER Democrats were silver men with
string to it. He meant he said that
he wanted to cut the string that
bound silver to party and go for lisyer
first; moreover in that conversation
Hardness had spoken of martyrs as
the seed of the church, but said the
doctor with smile, not Of this world
martyrs these days don't die and they
have long memories. | asked the doe
tor why he was tfofting out the 'slong-
mesnory" racket after his love feast
with his two Senators. He repeated
laughing with that same Nesuvius
smile. that martyrs have long
memories. And even Mr.. New
ton Holding who was present
could not fathom the doctor
with his lengthy personality. SO that
TO put all things together, Tellei. has
Nengalied Dir. Mott, and he no longer
plays in Pritchard's really Republican
backyard with a sham silver fence a
round it. These are two things, and
the third is, DIR. Mott says he will be
back next week and will be In Washing
ton most OF the spring 'toff and on" He
has taken a room in the Baltimore
Sun ffuilding and will be open for
business such as it is. But what will
it be? First lie viii keep his soft War
Matchmaking paw OH his two Senators,
and now and then we'll let go claw:
they Will have to be careful in their
ways, for the Iredell eye Will be upon
them. The doctor is fishing up some
kind of scheme to boom Teller for
President Of new party formed in his
Imagination Of silver Democrats and
Republicans according TO Teller's plan.
as stated by his friend Clements. And
can it be possible that he is to open
headquarters here 10 nurse his boom
for second placethe West and South?
At any rate. there are dreams in the
doctors dream-chest, and the air
'fwixt him and his Senators Pritchard
is somewhat muIky. And finally what
about Marshall Mott for Republican
gubernatoriaI candidate? \ long six
foot streak of laughter shot the chute
of the doctors longitude when ] told
him that | had heard it said by some
Democrats here that a contest between
Marshall or Settle and G. b. Aycock
would recall the days OF Vance and
the elder Settle But the doctor will
be back next weeek, and his headquar-
ters will be in the Baltimore Sun Build
ing. whence he will go into the bnsi-
ness of boom-Iaunching for somebody
or bodies. Meanwhile last night he re-
turned to Statesyiile. 50 as 10 he back
in time for church without travelling
on Sunday and when he hears from his
pew the words. I'VE have left undone
those things we ought 10 have done,
he will try not to be worldly II. his
thoughts in spite Of the high grade OF
hog-hair that lay in the cushion that
fills the chair that Jester got.
Mr.. Newton Holding expected to go
home last night. but had business IN
Richmond and viii reach Raleigh sun
day morning.
Mr. w. 4. Blair, Of Winston, passed
through last night on his way home
from New York. lie was accompan-
led oy Captain John Igelstroem, OF
Winston, who goes home from the
road" for a visit to his family he
Captain says he is not praeticing fenc-
ing much now, but his challenge for
a rapier contest is good against all
comcrs in America with no stakes. Mr.
ii. f. Fries remained in New York, and
will follow Mr~Blair IN a few days.
General w T. Roberts, consul TO
Victoria, was at the lGbbftt last night;
he viii go home sunday night for
visit. He has no word but Excelsior
for Democracy, and his motto IS "Ney-