The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-20
PRlTCHARD ELECTED
The legislature VIII Meet IN Joint Session
To-Day oContlfm Yesterdays RalluI.
he RECEIVED A TOTAL VOTE OF O6
Just Exactly n Majority OF Both
nranches He Claims IIc wtll
Have an Increased MARCIA To-day
-i'ritchnrd Curses Sanford and
Promises to settle lk.ater.

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Raleigh, n. C., Jan. 1s.-(speclal.)-In-
terest in the Senatorial election reached
Its height to-day and exceeded anythln.
eyer known in North Carolina The
Senate and House voted at noon ar .er
and half.
The Democrats caucused this morning
and decided that as the Popullsts had g-
norea their proposition To vote for any
Iree silver man. they would nominate a
democrat, and so chose eN-Lieutcnant
Governor Dough:on.
THE VOTE.
The vote In the Senate, which has fifty
mem oers was: Pritchard, "a; Thompson
Pop), is; Doughton, 4 In the House
! with l20 members II was: Pritchard GO:
Doughton, 81; Thompson, "a.
All the Popu!ists and Republicans of
any prominence are here. There will he
joint session of the two houses tp-mor-
row. Pr!tchard says he will then have
eight majority. He says four more Pop
ul.sts will come to him tonight.
butier, though whipped. does not give
up though all the fifteen boiling Popu-
cussed tonight, and will stand firm
PRlTCHARD CURSED SHUFORD.
Pritchard this afternoon cursed Con-
gresham Shuford In the hotel. and told
MIN ne would settle with him after this
matter was disposed of.
A. S. Pence, OF. the Populst state
Committee, who has been working for
Pr'tchard. Is dying, at the hospital to-
night.
Two populist members of the Legsla-
ture Umstead and ISarnhnrdt aro vary
sick.
Congratulations are pouring in on
Pritchard. He will be elected to-mor-
row by considerable majority.
AN EXCITING CONTEST.
EVERY Republican OF prominence and
every Populist who cuts any figure In his
party was here to-day to see the Sena-
5 5ori IA, election. IT was agreed by all to
be the most exciting in the States his
Tory tar SURPRISING in human interest
and political flnesse the famous Vance
Slerriman contest In 1872
NEARLY CAME TOGETHER.
There came near being personal COLI
eion last night between Senator Butler
and Congressman Skinner, growing out
OF the latter's statement that Cy.
Thompson had released the Popul:sts
from any obligation to vote for him and
wanted them to vote for Pritchard An
other statement which came near ra sing
q row was one that Governor Russell
would only recognize the boiling Popu-
lists. Butler went to see Russell last
: Saturday.
FALSE RUMORS.
The Republicans started a story last
night that the Democratic caucus had
nominated Julian S. Carr for Senator.
rms was untrue. They also started the
story that Butler and Cy. Thompson
had quarrelled. Butler was angry last
night. His eyes biazed. Cy. Thompson
denied all these ru,nors.
THE BOLTERS FIRM.
Day after day the Populist majority
has tried to buck" the center of the
boilers. 1t was slow work Republ-
cans swore they had the boilers safe.
They also sworc Pritchard's election was
sure. The Popullst leaders declared
Pritchard couldn't win. The first
sign of weakening observed was at 10
O'Clock this morning, when Congressman
stroud said he feared the boilers: that
attempts to change them had failed.
LEES BIRTHDAY.
To-day was holiday, as Lees birth
day. The State flags were displayed on
the Capital. All the offices Were open.
however, and business seemed to go on
as usual.
IN THE CLUTCHES OF GRIP.
The, type OF grip so prevalent here
is said to be this season unattended by
the dangerous results (which in past
years have marked this disease.
f. NJ. Purefoy. merchant at Wake For.
stated.
WILL MARRY TO-DAY.
At Wilson tomorrow Miss Emma Lee
G. Peasants. of Louisburg. DR. T. +.
1sarV. of Eou:sburg. is best man. and
Miss Lola Wills. the BRIDES sister maid
OF honor.
ALL COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
All the legislative committees have
been appointed. Nearly all kinds OF leg
lsiation has heen stopped or rather On