The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-07
NOW THEY'RE ASHAMED.
Some Of The POpullsis Ia The PTlChaTd
Caucus Want 10 Deny It.
BUFFERS DIRECT CUT AT PRlTCRARO
He Says the Ponhiists wnnt Z" send
q Popuyise ANA silver Wan to the
Scnnrc-Ihc Democrats Propose
Cooperation with Poruiists i'm
Eiectiu. II Successor 10 Pritchard.

Raleigh n. c., Jan. 6.-tSpeciaD--
Last night there was plenty of political
excitement The Republican caucus
+ was Is session until o'clock. The anti
Holton Republicans got in their WORK
E on him. 1t was his prerogative as State
s chairman to call the caucus TO order.
but instead OF that q Senator did the
duty Holton chafes under this. He
was by q vote endorsed as State chair
{; man. Last spring the Prichard people
gave 1t out that they intended to pun
ish" Holton. Last nights work was
part of the punishment.
PUBLISHED a "BLACK LIST"
The papers here to-day published
Z "black list containing the names of GER
tain Populsts who yesterday were in
the Pritchard Populist caucus; that Is
e pledged themselves to vote for Pritch-
ard for Senator. Your correspondent
saw two of the men named al the office
8of Senator Butler's paper, and they were
denying the charge, saying they might
publish cards. The Rev. p. Il. Babb.
: who Is q Pritchard Popullst later said
the list was all right but incomplete.
Congressman Skinner and NJ. l.. Wood
made the same remark.
pRITCHARD PLEDGED TO SILVER.
A Republican representative says that
the pledge given by Senator Pritchard
In his letter to Skinner, to vote for free
.ciiNti III NhS anu UiaO III uii
Z amendment to the national banking law
is raising a storm among the ultra Re-
publicans and that n dozen of them
were on the point of revolt. He further
said that the giving of any such pledge
might, with q little management, have
been avoided.
IS VOTED AGAINST PRITCHARD.
B Pritchard was In the Republican eau
Gus last night endorsed by II rising vote.
He failed to get vote. however. Cor
Claudius Dockery, son of the Hon Oliver
. II. Dockery, who asked to be excused
from voting on the resolution endors-
ing Prtchard, stating that circum-
stances might arise which would make
1t impossible to vote for Pritchard.
n DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS ACTS.
State Chairman Manley called the
Y Democratic caucus to order last night.
The caucus. after two hours dis
Cussion. unanimously adopted the fol-
lowing resolution, which II sent to the
Populist caucus: THE Democratic mem
perS OF the Legislature. In caucus assem-
bled, confiding in the professions of the
Populist party, that It earnestly advo-
Gates ard desires free coinage of both
+ gold and silver at the present legal ra-
+ tito and the reformation of the financial
system OF our country and being sim
,cerely anxious for the financial reform
set out in the platform of the Demo
cratic party ut Chicago. do resolves:
3T 1. That we invite cooperation with the
Populist members of the Legislature,
! TO the end that n consistent, unswerv-
Ing and earnest advocate of the free
coinage of silver and opponent of trusts
and combines, and an advocate of an
income tax be elected to the United
. States Senate.
2. That a committee of five. two Sen
ators and three representatives be np-
pointed to confer with q committee to
; be named by the Populist party MEM
bers, to arrange all details, and that
this committee at once make known
this action to the Populist caucus.
5. That should the Populists favorably
respond to this proposition for cooper
alton, we pledge ourselves to abide by
and perform any agreement entered into
by our committee.
The committee, composed of L.
Abel. e. s. Parker, B. F. Dixon. ]. IL
the resolutions to the Populst caucus.
The latter caucus appointed n commit
tee to confer with the Republican eau
Gus and the very same committee TO
confer with the Democratic caucus
SLAP AT PRITCHARD.
Senator Buffers paper was held hack
ard die not apDear until to-day. In a
signed editorial ne says: THE eau
(, casian and Senator Butler are for the
election of Populst or a silver Repub-
lican Tor Senator, whose loyalty and de-
votion TO the cause OF free silver can
Slap at Senator Pritchard
The Republicans. who are wildly anx-
1ous to get Populist votes are to-day
denouncinG the Democrats as "grovei-
Ing In the dirt" In their proposal TO the
Populists tn cooperate on a Senator.
OTHER TACTICS AVAILABLE.
Congressman John z. Fowler Popu-
& list. said to me to-day: II don't think
the Senatorial question Is settled There
are some tactics yet available to ,lefeat
Prltchard. think we can either elect
( Populist to the Senate or else put
those who refuse TO vote for him In such
3 a hole that they can't go back to their
constituents"
s. Pritchard was smiling to-day. and the
a aa'nn declared Butler was hack
Senator Butler. in q signed article In
his paper to-day calls President Cleve-
land a "monarchist."
HAL. AVER WROTE TT.
The Senator In another editorial says
y the editorial two weeks ago In which
Tom Wilson was termed a variegated
fool. was written by Associate Editor
Z Hal. Aver. He has written the latter.
4 expressing his disapproval Of the edi-
torial and saying that when he replies
20 Watsnn's letter II will be over his
Z own signature.
The Caucasian comes out strongly In
support of State aid to the university
COUNTING CHICKENS EARLY.
Ex-State Senator j. B. Fortune. Re-
& publican. who is here. Is an ardent
Prjtchard man. ard said to-day re-
S gardine Harry Skinner. Pritchard' 8