The news & observer., 1897-01-09
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twenty seven L OpullSlS aAHounSSN
selves in favor of the election OF Pritch-
ard. Among that number is our i'm
maculate III. f. Hodges. During the
canvass we charged that Mr.. III. Il.
Hodges would vote for Pritchard and in
proof of the statement we cited TO the
interest taken in his election by Mr.
John w. Chapin, who advised his Re
pnhhcan friends not 10 consider any
sacrifice. as too great, even if it was his
own defeat TO secure that end. For this
we were dubbed the Evening Liar,
and soundly abused from every stump
in the county Mr.. Hodges said that If
elected he would never disgrace the seat
once so honorably held by such men as
Rodman. Warren, Satterthwalte and
Sparrow. but when he came to cross the
bridge it would be one of free silver.
For this he received the support of many
honest Popuists in the county, they be-
Ieyed he would do the right thing at the
proper time, but alasi human nature has
its frailty, and Mr.. Hodges in voting for
the election Of pritchard disappoints the
expectation of the best men of his party.
Washington Gazette.-Mr. Hodges
said in reference to the published state
ment: 81 will neither affirm nor deny.
When the time comes, | will vote for
none but free silver man. II he sticks
to that, Pritchard will not get his vote
The following petition regarding the
State printing will be sent to the Legisla-
ture by the Asheville Typographical
Union:
To the Honorable Members Of the Legis-
lature of North Carolina:
Whereas, The system employing in
competent workmen on such important
work as the State printing, as at present
is in vogue in this State, cannot possibly
be to the best interests of the people OF
the State of North Carolina, and should
be condemned and abolished; therefore
be it
Resolved, As members of Topographic
cal Union, No. 263, of Asheville N. c.,
we respectfully petition the honorable
members of the Legislature of North
Carolina that it be stipulated in the
award of the next contract for State
printing that none but union printers be
employed thereon.
Mr.. John j. Thornton dropped in this
morning to say that if he had been cor
rectly informed as to the date of birth
of Senator Pritchard, that that genetle-
man udu uO ulOIt SHOW Oh DeIuS Tt -tl6CLcu
than Bryan had.
He says he found in the horoscope an
'evil aspect Of the sun to Uranus" and
that his election is out OF the question,
that is if he has the date Of his birth
corerct.
To make prediction of this kind in
the face of the outlook for Mr.. Pritch-
ards reelection which right now is al
most conceded by the public, requires
considerable nerve, but Mr.. Thornton is
banking on the planets and has no fears.
Well, we shall see what we shall see,
SO let's make note of his prediction
and watch the result-Greensboro
Record.
Republicans say that they are con-
ceded the position of Railroad Commits
sioner and superintendent of the peniten-
tiary. Is this so? II it is, where do the
Populists come in? II the Republicans
get the Senator, which they will not
willingly concede, they viii get the lions
share. John r. Smith, ex-sheriff of
Wayne, is believed to be slated for man
ager of the penitentiary, and his Repub-
hcan friends talk as If he was as good
as elected. The Populists are disposed
to resent this, and Mr.. Pinehart OF
Catawba, an influential PopuEst, and
large farmer, says this place would just
suit him. There are others" who would
like to have it, and it may be that there
will be big fight before it is determined
whether Popg.ist or Republican sue
eeeds Mr., Leazar.
A prominent Populist, who has held an
important position in the ranks Of the
party, said to me yesterday: "The Pritch-
ard Populists have made close corpora
tion with the Republicans by which all
the positions in the gift of the Legisla
.ure are to be divided out among them,
all those Populists afiiliating with Butler
to be left out in the cold. They entered
into the compact yesterday. / know all
about it, and got it from first hands.
They will be forced to abandon it, but
they will carry it out if they can"
To say the least, the action of the
Democratic legislative caucus in propos-
ing cooperation with the representatives
OF the Peoples party for the purpose
of electing to the United States Senate
"a consistent, answering and earnest
advocate Of the free coinage OF silver, an
opponent of trusts and combines, and
an advocate of the income tax" will
place the responsibility for failure to
elect such q Senator upon the shoulders
of others than Democrats.-Winsfon
Sentinel.
The General Assembly which con-
vened in Raleigh yesterday will be called
upon to amend the public school laws to
make them more efficient. There seems
to be universal demand for a change
in the present laws, and it is not party
question, change is likely to be made,
and we hope for the better. Many Of
the public schools Of Northampton are
in deplorable condition, and what is true
Of Northampton is doubtless true of
majority Of the counties.-Patron and
Cleaner.
Mr.. Frank d. Koonce, Sr., left for
Raleigh on Tuesday for the purpose of
accepting any plums that the Legislature
may be disposed to drop in his direction.
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