The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-05
Five Candidates III the Field
and the Fight a Warm One.
TWO POPS AND THREE REPS
The Populists Will Get the
Place and Name the Man.
WILL BE HlLEMAN OR scHULKEN
Butler SAID TO be Backing SchuIken
and the Pritchard Men Are
Throwing Their Strength
to HiIeman:

What terrible secrets-party secrets,
deep-laid schemes, heart burnings-would
be brought to light If the walls of the
Park Hotel could tell the things they saw
and heard yesterday and last night.
The Solons are there-about 80 Sena-
tors and rs Representatives. The bosses
are there--two United States Senator's
for Pritchard will arrive this morning;
four Cong essmen--Shuford, Skinner,
Fowler and Settle; Chairman Holton,
Marshall Mott, observation-disclosures
Reynolds, Secretary Hyams, the
Rev. Ki. Budger and Tom Bailey.
Then there was Ohio Wilson and
Satterield and the Rev. Babb, none of
whom should be omitted from any list of
shining lights. Ohio fancies himself re-
ally a candidate for Senator, and goes
down to every train, even the freights, to
welcome the incoming Solons. Satterfeld
stands around the hotel lobby and Won
ders why he is not receiving the ovation
that true martyr and negro rioter has
a right to expect at the hands of a Repub-
| lican Legislature. The Rev. Babb was
too full for utterance or anything else, but
/ am told that he again wants to be assist
ant door keeper Of the Senate.
| But it is useless to try to enumerate
| the o4fice-seekers that are already here,
and they tell me this is but a sample of
| what will arrive to-day. All the clerks
and assistants, door keepers and labor
| ers employed in the last Legislature are
| in tie city and candidates for their old
| positions. From early morn to early morn
again office-Seekers are found about the
hotel in abundance. They are there in
about the ratio OF 16 to i, and most of
| them are Republicans. A lively time they
are giving the members. SO warm did
| they make it yesterday that the members
of both parties swore by the eternal they
would put stop to the everlasting clamor
and settle forever the question of patron
age. SO both parties, and the Demo
Gratis, too, have called caucuses for to-
night.
| These caucuses are to settle the ques-
ton of organization. And it is this that
is causing q hot fight. There are five
candidates and all of them are on hand
| to add to the gaiety of the situation. J.
3. Schulken Pop), of Columbus; A. F.
Hileman (Pop.), Of Cabarrus; V. S. Lusk
| (Rep.), Of Buncombe; G. A. Cook (Rep),
| Of Warren; Claudius Dockery rep },
OF Richmond. 1t has been about conceded
that the PopuliSts are to have the Speak
err, and so only the two first named candi-
dates stand any chance. Between them
the contest has grown more bitter as it
increased in intensity. The story in the
.lobby last night was that Schulken, who
is against Pritchard, was being backed
by Butler and that Hileman, who is sup
posed to favor Pritchard, has the support
of the Republican element. 1t is certain
/ that the Republicans were openly favor
i ing Hileman, as We're also the Populists
who refuse to say how they will vote on
the Senatorial question. 1t was said also
that Skinner was in the thick of the
| fight and promising Hileman the entire
| P0pufst strength of his district. Hile-
man also claimed some Of the counties
near Schulken's home.
asked Senator Butler touching the re-
port that he was backing Schulken. He
iireplied that he was not taking any part in
/ the Speakership contest, that both of the
candidates referred to were good men.
/ asked him further il the Senatorial
! question would come up in the caucus to-
night. He said he didn't think it would.
! The object of the caucus was simply for
organization of the Legislature.
! Some of Hileman's friends deny that
| he is for Pritchard and declare that he is
running for Speaker solely on the ground
/ u Ills Legislative cApfIItuCcs anu HIS Iestu-
ership of the Populists in the last House.
| Many Of the Populists have not yet ar
| rived, and it is too soon to tell what will
| be the outcome.
| The Republicans-or some of them
had a conference last night and decided
| that they would notify the Populsts that
| they could not have the Speakership I'M
| less they would agree to support Pritch-
uv-1 80, h. 81 yal ~
big about supper time of drawing the
matter to a head, and requiring the Pops