The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-08
SAYS He HAS BETRAYED HIS
CONSTITUENTS.
GRANT fAvoRs RUssELL's IMPEACHMENT
All Of This Recalls the Fact That the Governor
Recently Refused to Appoint Grant
Member Of Negro School
Board.

trayed his constituents in or
der to get the smiles and
favors of the monopoIists,
and he is one of the sneaks
and traitors whose existence
and safety attest to the liber-
ality and federation of the de-
cent people among whom he
lives
From an interview with Gov. Russell
yesterday.
Things are beginning to warm up In
the Republican camp.
As is well known there are two dis
tinct factions among the leaders-the
Russellites and the Pritchardites.
The jockeying for place has COM
menced. Already there have been sew
eral conferences here of RusselPs friends
and more than one Pritchardite has
made weary pilgrimage to Marshall,
to commune with the Nolachucky trick
ster.
The last of these pilgrimages, and the
most important one, was made this week
by Mai. Hypho Lootin Grant, of Colds
boro. Now the Major wants to be State
chairman of the Republican committee,
and he's running on the Pritchard tick
ct, So he went to the Senator's home,
remained two days and filled up with
anti-Russell venom. Then on his way
home he stopped over in Raleigh long
enough to give out the following inter-
view:
81 have found only one Republican
who approves Of Russell's course, and
that one is Marshall Mott. Russell is
the only haven for him to go to. Sheriff
Call, Of Wilkes, told me yesterday that
the Democrats would nominate him for
Solicitor, and that the Populists would
endorse him. Russell actually could not
get one vote now, where he got 500 last
year. Buffers policy is to kill Russell
with his own party. If there is to be an
anti-Democratic candidate for the Sem
ate in 1900, Russell would logically be
the man. But Butler will kill him SO
dead that as between the two. Republi-
cans would rather vote for Butler than
for Russell Butler has him In his hands,
use him Gand drop him as he did AOtho
Wilson and me. Russell has no political
sagacity, and can't see through Buffers
promises. The latter has 30 pandered 70
the Governors vanity that he is beside
himself. Our party will pay no atten-
ton to Russell It can't afford to do 1t.
He has voluntarily put himself outside
the pale,', He broods over imaginary
things until In time they become facts
to him, and then he acts upon them
uine-tenths OF them being imaginary.
Russell will not serve out his time II
any one will bring articles OF impeach-
ment against him in the next Legisla-
ture. He could be impeached for gen
3 eral cussedness., L do not know one aci
Of his which could be construed to be in
the interest Of the State. His railroad
movements are in the interest of his
lawyers"
L called on Governor Russell yesterday
afternoon and asked him what he had
to say in regard to this interview. Al
first he refused to say anything, reply
ing that he didn't wish to talk about
such "scabs." But when his attention
was called to the fact that Maj. Grant
was generally believed to be a candidate
for State chairman, and it might there
fore be well to notice his utterances,
the Governor said:
"Grant is a Hessian who betrayed his
constituents in order to get the smiles
and favors of the monopolists, and he is
one of the sneaks and traitors whose ex-
istence and safety attest to the liberal.
ity and federation of the decent people
among whom he lives. He came to my
house, unlimited, to tell me about his
personal devotion to me and about how
he had been misrepresented, and the rig
marole about his being ostracised anf
prosecuted in Goldsboro on account OF
his being a Republican. / suppressed
my contempt for him and treated hin
politely, but made him no promises anC
accepted none Of his fraternal adj
yances''
Behind all these sharp words there
Is q story which the readers of this pa
per will remember.
1t dates back to the days of the cam
paign, when Grant was, or professed to
be, Russelps bosom friend. AT any rate
he was his campaign manager. Then
came the Inauguration, and still they
were as thick as two peas in pod.
1t was the railroad fight that first
showed the line of cleavage between
this political Damon and Pythias. Grant
got caught In the corporation net, WHllt
the Governor bossed the other side OF
the fight. Grant began to do things that
the Governor didn't endorse; indeed
Grant became a leader of the railroad
forces in the Legislature.
This, of course, did not make the Gov
ernor love the Major any better. so
early In the summer, when the time
came to appoint directors for the negro
State Normal schools, and Grant rec
commended himself for chairman of the
negro school in Goldsboro, the Governor
promptly struck out his name and substi
tuted that OF another. This made every.
body in the State laugh, except Grant
he got mad, mighty mad, and made aw'
ful threats.
Later he seemed to think he was play.
ing losing game at that. and so, when
the Governor was on his way to vii.