The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-17

5. ,Rsiegh. n G.. January i6-(speclai)-
3 Ms!ysts were al fever heat to-day 50 FAR
Z, The nosniEation OF Cyrus Thompson Tor
Senator by The Popuilsi majority caucus
termed II bcmbsheil
THE KEY TO THE SITUATION.
The remark was made to The Virgin
IS Ian correspondent Inst week by pr Mol
thai IN any calculation Of The Sem 10, hi
s an important element lie spoke wisely
i ns ny p%puiists ard RePnbl cars are ask
Il vote soi!d;y for Gel Thompson t'" The The
Democrats in their caucus held ruesday
( week una nimousiy voted to supper, any
( That was rnasterrui stroke. The Demo
Gratis to-day hold The key to the tuai on.
r sSss are Msrd the balance Of nower; Repnbii-
4 Democrats had swuris they would moi vote
Z LOT Thompson. When this question was
put 70 Democrats they declared that no
s one had the reht 10 make this assertion
iha Rhenuonsans MISC started rumor that
, sne pemnGrats would hold caucus to-
night THIS was untrue,
THE SUPREME POINT.
The fight for supremacy between Soma
q soas G i,s and p1Ahard has reached al
z their Popmlst co-adrIior and WORKER
They Ilss. also erred in allowing the popGltsi
+ according to good pol tics to have occur
& Ted until next Monday evening The Popu-
4 nSls nave mao ten days to work on the
nineteen Pernlist boilers. and five OF them
j have already returned To The ropul!s, can.
Gus Two more Will do o-McCaskey and
II IS said that Representative Rrowor
E Republican, " II not vote for PrItrhard for
n Snt ari , 1Ti NH vote for more pro
strike him
vestigate the charges OF bribery ard frn''l
IN connection with the Senatorial contest is
appoinied Schilken. I.usk and Nesun
& Zone from each partyl form The House
q Committee.
OUT FOR THE STUFF.
Il the fact leaks out to-day that the color
ca members Of the Leg stature, ten in
number. had a meeting a nd agreed NOT 10
go fci Frtichard unless something sub
2 slnntlal was done for them They drrlIr.
& ed INA, T., IN, .hsy saw white Renullicnns pour
~ was their duty TO Look OUT FOR them.
John C. Dancy. an influential negro Re.
publ can, gul wind of their movement and
hurried here u IS said ny the person Who
Z g,Ses tins hit Of news thai At pnucy's sug-
( gestiun Senator Pritchatd hauled IN the
X negro members and that thcy signed an
II agreement to support him, upon his prom
Use that some North Carol ma negro should
Of Deeds nf the Distric, Of Columbia
M ROUTED ny HOUSE CLEANERS
4 The House and the Scnnte was in session
4 only ten minutes to-day, Civ ng way 10 an
g army of carpet cleaners and rcnnvato,s
The idea got footing in The minds of the
members Tor soms of ,hrm) that The rar-
tpets were full OF grippe microbes So The
carpets are being treated with "A solution
o. ,bschlor de Of n:*rcnry.. which the ieEis
siaNNe experts declare will XIII the unfor
tunnte ger ms. EN- Memlc, Camphrli ,Icr.
,lFiaeu lot OF the members by declaring
a iasi night thnt he would TAKE a Int OF ahr-
ileai5 IN negroes r@ and stamp he Germs 70
ECU nov large IN" microbes WE'RE he said
fhey We're about ihe size OF rats
ts In mi
hut nctire legislative work Will NOT h"rir
SMnlil next Tuesday. when the Senatorial
vote Will he taken
BUTLER WANTS A DEADLOCK
A, Republicans are swearing today that {,
z is senator liullrr'S earnest desire to la ~.
deadlock In this Senatorial matter and
RSompsdn e eIe" a1h f"S 1f SAY he ' G
mat THOMPSON viii In l9Gd ovrrshhdnw
Butler They also say that II buffers
end of all fusion OF Republicans ard i'opn.
{ lists and thai the Democrats wll save
abpnt one h.rd the offices out of the gen
The Republicans say they wish 10 know
whether all the ma joriiy OF thr Polnlisrs
VIII abide firmly by tho caucus and vote
Several persons from the city were a,
Fayettertllt today to attend the funcrnI
#9 9,,s ths venera,e 'scy Or Joseph c. iinske.
Carolina, oii'.iD,sd Many OF the clergy
were present
The Tribune Tomorrow VIII nrint an In
teiVtW With Col Harry Skinner. member
OF Congress. who Is here supporting the
= EAnflidacy OF senator Pritcha,d. IN whi, II
: Col Skinner asserts II as his calm aud
SSpnsiderat- judgment that l'r tchard viii
4 pc elected ON first halo, next rucsthy
He htclafrs hat The Priichard HoruliSts
are stronger u,an they were ycslriiaY.
and thar Ihcrt is absolutely TO detection
Z In The Republican ranks
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