The news & observer., 1897-01-09
Ham S Barrel is in Evidence .
in Raleigh.
OFFERS So, 900 FOR A VOTE
Will Harry Skinner Now Op.
pose Pritchard.
HIS WORD PLEDGED TO 20 SO
Col. Skinner Says He Will Stand 10y
Any Popuist the Caucus May
Nominate For United
States Senator.

1t is all over now but the formahty Of
casting the vote. Jeter c. rritchard
will be his own successor in the United
States Senate.
That was settled last night and set
tied just as the. News and Observer last
Tuesday morning predicted it would be-
by bolt
Almost every member of SINNERS
black list, published exclusively in this
paper Tuesday morning, walked out of
the Populist caucus in the Senate Cham
ber last night at 10 o'clock and went into
the House and held a separate caucas.
There were several others beside the
black-listers. In all there were 23 who
cam out, but of these Only 10 went into
the other caucus.
There were plenty OF indications yes
terday that Butler was beaten in his
contest with Skinner over the question
Of the election of Pritchards successor.
Sunday the Pritchard men here were
confident; Monday they were dead sure"
Tuesday they were juhiant over their
prospective victory; Wednesday they
were mad and excited over the publica-
ton OF SINNERS blacklist; Thursday
they were nervous and ratified, fearing
the outcome OF the Populist caucus that
night. AS the readers of the News and
Observer already know, nothing final
was done IN that caucus, but the But
Ter men Were thrown into a panic by
what they there saw and heard. Evident
fy Butler would be able TO control the
caucus it was equally there were
not enough pledged bolterSto elect Pritch-
ard. Butler hoped against hope, and yes
terday his hopes frightened when Sena-
tor Mitchell, Of Franklin, and Represen-
tatiye Ferguson, of Rutherford, an
nounced that they would abide by the ac-
ton Of the caucus. Pritchard had been
secretly counting ON these two men join
ing the hack-l;sters. Their desertion to
Butler created uneasiness, but Pritchari
knew that he still had enough to elect
him.
But this was not all. AS If TO make
Pritchard's defeat certain Walter Henry
wrote him letter all the way from Char
lotte, advocating his reelection. That
was bad blow and would have killed
any ordinary cause
The Populists met yesterday afternoon
IN caucus in the Office of Railroad Com
mission and some 40 Of them took a
u04t4lAA f1ENEC ~ sAlAA4 Rg DuLASG III jas
fight against Ptichard. Both Butter
and Skinner were in the caucus.
Considerable excitement was created AZ
the hotel, while this conference was III
session, by the report that Pritchard had
been sent for TO go before the Populists
and state his position. This rumor, how
ever proved to be without foundation
The conference lasted for more than
4 Il ~.
thoroughly gone into. When it adjourn
ed it was understood that the matter
would be settled once and for all in last
nights caucus.
BROWNLOW AND HIS DOODLE.
All during the day the charge was being
made by the Butler men that bribery was
being resorted to to elect Pritchard And
evidences Of the truth of the charge were
not lacking. Indeed Hanna's personal
representa- tive-C Congressman Browulow,
of Tennessee-was ON the spot. How
much Doodle he brought and how much
he left / was unable to learn. Republi-
cans would not discuss the matter. AL
most to man they denied any knowledge
of the fact that he had been here. Those
that did acknowledge the fact pretended
ignorance Of his mission here.
Ki Gudger said Brownlow was simply
ON his way to Washington and stopped
over here for the night
Hyams said Brownlow was here get
ting signatures to petition in support Of
somebody for Office, he didn't know ex-
actly who.
Several others told me he was here to
urge ON both Populists and Republicans
the Importance of sinking their differences
en- the financial question aud see to it