The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-03
SOURED ON RUSSELL.
Many Republicans There Are Who Would
Be Glad TO See Him Retire.
"a MINIATURE. EDITION OF The GAR Z
Xhntis tho Way He is characterized
by Republican r.npcr-Thc ses.
sion oisi.e Ec. islntnrc reriniuntcs
SnfHTtiay-T tie Question OF .tn Ex,
t-n Session II qInuer OF ssoubt.

raleigh. \. c., March 2.--{SpcciaD-
there are many Republicans whose de-
sire 70 see Governor Russell step down
and out OF the Executive chair IS great.
Ihey want him 10 become Il Federal
Judge. One OF the Republican organs
says he is "a miniature edition of the
Gear Of Russia" 1t is said hy some
western Republicans to he IL fact that
iSussell does not speak 10 them. 1t Is
TACT that there are both eastern anu
his Office. r-r
It IS declared positively that Governor
Russell nrdcrtly desires the question OF
the lease OF the North Carolina railway
leit unsettled now, so as to take it into
politics in 1897. One of his hcnchmen
SAID so yesterday on the floor OF the
House.
10 PACITY THE NEGROES.
The Republicans are trying hard to
placate the angry negroes. In The Re-
publican caucus last night one western
republican said the negroes had best
ne satisfied. or else they would get moth
ing at all. Hancock, Of Newbern. made
a special effort TO get them in line and
stop q bolt but could not prevent It,
NOW there is talk OF rewarding the ne
goes who did not bolt and ignoring the
others. M II.
The Popullst majority will hold fire.
Quent caucuses now to keep their people
IN line. The Republicans and boilers
nave made ND their minds to crush
Them. The boilers know the Populist
party Is split. They know this is their
chance. The odds are that every one
OF the tWcnty-one boilers will get an
office.
AGONY ALMOST OVER
- The legislative session by law ends
next Saturday No person can now say
whether there will be n quorum re-
manning next week without pay or
whether there will be an extra session.
Cf course the latter would be bad poll
ties. This Legislature has made in
many respects al envcnviable record
'The staff Of the Governor and the
Governors Guard left this morning for
washington to attend the inauguration.
rom Burt, the negro storerobbcr who
was shot carly Sunday morning was
found by the police to-day one OF The
bullets struck him in the back OF The
mead Lis wounds are serious.
HE IS IN "a BAD FIN.
y. l.. Graham, the clerk to the State
superintendent Of Public Instruction, Is
In most unpleasant predIcamcnt A
true oil is found against him for burn
Ing his barn at Newton. A number Of
citizens of his town have issued an ad
dress In which they attack him, Re
pnbilcans, Democrats and INDEPENDENTS
ntgning 1t. They say his own lawyer
say he is as guilty as q dog" Graham
- mere ana says he is gratilicd at the
nnding of the true bill; that the case Is
one Of persecution.
The national flag was displayed on the
Capitol this morning. with the Union
doWn"-thc sign OF distress. This
caused quite Il laugh. The Legislature
IS certainly III distress and so Is the
state for that matter. 1t was remarked
To-Day that no man who had any prop
erty knew what would become Of it:
that the Legislature was trying to pass
DIS aimed at nearly everything, and
nobody felt safe until It adjourned