The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-01-14

'enator Pritchard.
The next caucus was on Wednesday
veninR, January 9Th. AZ this meet
*. senator Butler made q short
tatement bearioG indirectly on the
Ienatorial question, but not sdvocat-
nR or opposing any body. He Vas
BY Congressman skinner
Who spoke two hours or more. making
70 the main the same speech he made
he night before. The caucus then
The third caucus WAS held on Thurs
day evening, January 7th. BY spe-
cial invitation Senator Butler formal. |
" addressed the body setting forth |
bis reasons for believing that
the interests ofthe country generally
and OF the Peoples Party demanded
the election Of Q straight siir,r man and
an opponent Of corporate monopoly
to succeed Senator Pritchard.
He spoke about one hour
and . quarter. He Was followed BY
Congressman Skinner who spoke st
least two hours, making substantially
the very same speech he had made on
the two preceding evenings.
The fourth caucus WAS held on Fri
day evening, Jan. 8. On the event ng
before Capt. A. 5. Peace had been in
vited to address the Friday evening
caucus. He asked for thirty minutes
time in response to ques-
ton Is to how much time he desired.
A motion Was made and carried to &C
cord him forty-five minutes time, and
after that, that ten minutes be allowed
to any member of the State central
committee who might desire to speak.
Representative Parker, Of Per-
QuimansI Understood the motion rs ap-
plying to members Of the caucus. 1t
was explained to him BY the caucus
chairman that the motion applied only
to members Of the State Central COM
mittee, and not to members Of the
caucus. After that. the melton that
forty.6ve minutes be given to Capt.
Peace, and ten minutes to other men,
unanimously adopted.
Capt. Peace addressed the caucus
fort y-five minutes advocating the re-
election of Senator Pritchard on the
ground that it wOnld be such q course
~ would insure cooperation between
POpulists and Republicans hereafter.
He was followed by DIR. Cyrus Thomp-
son who spoke less than ten minutes,
unity in any sction that that
might be taken. lion. s. Ohio Wilson
spoke for few minutes, urging unity
and he was followed by the chairman
of the State committee who stated
that the terms of cooperation agreed
upon by the Populist and Republican
State committees carried no Obligation
of Populists to vote for q Republican,
and no obligation of Republicans to
vote for Populist for Senator. Each
side was perfectly free to do % they
choose.
The caucus had, for several even
ings exercised patience in listening
to speeches from men not members OF
the body, and at this Friday evening
caucus, cleared the Senate chamber OF
everybody but members of the caucus
SENATOR MoYE OFFERED THE FOL.
LOWING RESOLUTION:
"WHKREAs, GREAT ANIMosITY !.
ABROAD AMONG POPULIsTs As To WHO
SHALL BE SENATOR, AND REPUBLICANS
ARE ASKING Us TO ENDORSE SENAroI
PRITCHARD FOR THAT POSITION,
| "RsrOlred, THAT 1T Is THE DKTRMI
NATION OF THIS CAUCUS NRv8R TO KN
DORsE SENATOR PRITcHARD FOR TIL
UNITED STATES SENATE"
As soon as this resolution was offer
ed, . motion was made to adjourn
This motion was voted down.
Then some one moved that the sc
lection of . Senator be not made to
night. Some one else then moved O.
offered q resolution that q number O
men giving names) be the choice O
the caucus. This was nothing les
than an attempt at filibustering O,
the part of some Of the Populists VIII
are inclined to think that Pritchard'
reelection is the best thing for tn
Peoples Party in the State. Som
confusion ensued during which it Va
claimed BY some Pritchard me,
that Caucus Chairman AtWater Va
not dealing fair with them, and tina
An effort was being made to gag then
In this confusion Senator McCaskey
of Martin, who is partial to Pritchard
is said to have called out: "IfI can
get hearing, want my friends t
> walk out with me. He started on
: and was followed out the chamber b
eighteen others. They claimed tina
they did not 60 out as boilers, but be
cause they thought they could not re
! fair hearing.
. COMPLAINT OF THE MINORITY.
They proceeded to the House cham
/ Der where they organized . caucus Q
: their own by electiDg Senator NcCas
key chairman, and adopted the follow
ing resolution:
? "The following members Of the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives., i
conference assembled, desire to 81
by resolution that We enter our solem
protest against the high hsnde
l method of gag rule perpetrated On U
by the majority Of the P0pulist caucu
tonight, and after having listened O
our par. with great patience to til
views Of the majority faction, accord
ing them one and two hours for eac
speaker, without protest or murmuI
ing, when We atked to have time {
), discuss our side of the question y
7 we're unceremoniously told BY til
D majority faction that we could hav
only ten minutes each; that after v
: had appealed to the leaders and mem
}, bers Of the majority faction to give U
e time for free and fair discussion 9
q the senatorial question and time {
he6 from our Constituents upon thi
e important question, they a6solutel
refused to agree to consider the quea
!, ton at any other time, and 90 cut O.
discussion BY unfair and f3libusterin
tactics.
: Therefore be it resolved, first, Thu
We inform our brethren vino c0mnos