The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-23
Boiling popu|istS Give the Governor The AL
Tentative Of Appointing Their Man,
Or THEY WILL NOT VOTE AS PLEDGED
governor Rus>clt +. tiin own Conn.
>"llornnh Is Eot 4tpproachabIc-
Combining Against Him. J.. said
GO Want Everything In Sight ana
Won't be Happy Till $50 GessEt.


ON io annul the lease Of The North Caro-
lima railway was before the Scnatc's
special committee this AFTERNOON, ana
VIII De voted OH by the Senate next
tr!aaS. Assurances arc Sivcn that
many amendments will BE offered
Among these is one requiring. any rail
way which makes IL bid for the lease to
put up 100000 AS Il guarantee of good
iaith. Another Will be to provide that
me Governor shalt authorize the .tttor-
ney General TO bring suit ana III the
e'ent OF the latter's declining TO do so
then the Governor is TO employ counsel.
senator Ashburn WILL it Is said, intro
duce Il substitute for the entire bill
y QUEER COMPLICATION.
Regarding this railway bill there Is a
queer political complications which YES
'erday, last night and this morning was
inuch talked about. There are fifty
Senators. or these seven are Democrats,
eighteen Republicans, seventeen
straight Populist, eight boiling ropu-
lists. The boltcrs had pledged them
selves to vote solidly for the bill But
the boilers had also, through their eau
Gus. agreed with the Republicans for Il
specific division or the Offices When
they went to SEE Governor Russell about
appointing Walter II. Henry Judge and
ne gave them the cold shoulder the
trouble began. When the bill to put
cumberland county in the Eastern
1orlty PopulistS thought it was Governor
RusselFs plan to appoint Thomas II.
sutton Judge. But after it passed here
came the news that the boilers had
named Henry. Now the majority Popu-
lists hate Henry and gave Sutton's
friends to understand that there would
De trouble If Sutton were not put in this
place. Then Sutton's friends went to
Russell and had the appointment Of
Henry held up.
lnen there comes another feature Of
this queer game OF politics Saturday
night the boiling Populists let it be
plainly understood that they would give
governor Russell until to-day to decide
as to whether he would appoint Henry,
and II he uid not then act they would be.
absolNed from their pledge to vote for
the bill 10 annui the lease. 1t is n des-
perate game which the Governor is play
ing and the boilers have the Republic
cans IN Il tight place.
RUSSELL HIS OWN COUNSELLOR.
y Republican from the west said last
night that Governor Russell was seeking
70 build up a party OF his own; that he
LEANED towards Populism; that lie did
not voice the true sentiments Of his
parry; mat he was really inimical to
Pritchald and had placed himself in
direct antagonism TO the western Re-
ptholicans. Then this Republican added !:
II Russell does not yield we Will plough
right over him. He does not consult us
lie confers with nobody IL seems | do
not believe could ever see him."
COMBINING AGAINST THE GOV
lltNOR.
The Republicans gave 1t out last night
mat the pcnitentiary bill was hung up In
the Senate until Governor Russell took
water" They said further that If he
continued obstinate the names Of direc-
,ors or trustees would be placed in all
oills taking charge Of institutions; that
II Russell would not stand by the can
Gus selections he would not lie allowed
TO name the boards, There Is evidently
L powerful cabal formed against the
governor. Republicans are saying, eve
want Charlie Reynolds for Governor.
we want a man we can confer with ana
who Will listen to ana take advice /"
They say the bill taking charge OF The
Agricultural Department, which gives
the governor power to name the board
"ouio not have passed had they known
we was COINS: to DO rs he is doing
mere was never SO odd a political
situation and complication. \ ponulist
last night attacked Senator Pritchard
TOT ms conduct regarding the anti-leasc
DIN. He said: "Pritchard promised
Governor Russell he would favor this
Dill. and now he Is writing letters here
urging Republicans TO vote against IT,
WANTS EVERYTHING IN SIGHT
IL Is me talk here that If President
cleveland appoints a Judge to succeed
seymour Minister Matt Ransom can
nave the place ii he wishes II, while. #
mckinley IS left the appointment, Gov
ernor russell can have IL II lie wants il.
senator RANSOM is 70 years old. That
is, perhaps. the only thing which mill.
tates against him. Some persons sav
Governor Russell wants above iii
things. 10 be Governor Others sav he
is already sufficiently amused with the
latter places. Yet Others saw he viii
jump at the Judgeshlp If 1t be rendered
him. - - -
Minister Ransom and his son. George
were here yesterday on their way to his
home In Northampton. He was colIsd
there by news Of his wife's illness. She
IS better.
E. s: Waiter. OF Morganton. has
dropped out OF thef scramble tor the
Railway Commissioncrship, the reason
oelng that he is promised the pogtmas-
tership at Morganton.
WILL FIGHT THE BILL,
y party Of prominent Fayettev,llc MOO
PIE are here to fight the obnoxious 'po-
lice commission" bill for that town
which has passed the house ana Is now
before the Senate. 1t IS intimated ina,
the latter body does not favor such raiiS
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