The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-10
Say : Pritchard is Not Elected
Yet by Any Means.
SKINNER EQUALLY SURE
But Modifies His Challenge IN
Regard to Doodle.
MUST JUDGE EVIDENCE HIMSELF
The Popuiist Caucus Passes heso'a-
ton inviting the Boilers TO Come
Back Into the Regular
Caucus.

Butler is confident of beating Pritchard
IL spite Of the bolt Friday night.
Skinner is equally confident that Pritch-
ard will be elected.
Butler does not believe that all those
who walked out of the caucus viii vote
for pritchard if the Popudst caucus re-
fuses TO nominate him. lie believes that
they have fancied grievance; that many
of them will come back and abide by
the will OF the majority
Skinner is equally confident that the
sswalk-out' means Pritchard's election;
that all attempts to get the boilers back
will be unavailing and that they will vote
for Pritchard though the heavens fall.
"Pritchard will be beaten said But
Ter Il can't believe that those nineteen
men will cut themselves off from their
party in that way. When the matter
comes TO a vote somebody is going to be
surprised"
ooh, it's all over now, but the ballot
ing" said Skinner. "Pritchard Will
win"
How about those questions in this
mornings News and Observer, are you
ready to answer them!
..Since am the first witness 10 be inter-
rogated, | just simply make this state
ment: / am more thoroughly convinced
than before that these reports are used
without foundation in fact and for the
purpose of prejudicing Mr.. Pritchard's
cause
''Are you ready to repeat your chal-
Ienge that if you have evidence that
money or patronage is being used you will
desert Pritehard?'
'.Yes But I must be the Judge Of the
evidence and the circumstances.
What do you mean by that2'
''Weil, if a man who has been against
Pritchard should say he had been offered
an Office or a brihe, ! should be very loath
to believe him. He would have to prove
it beyond doubt"
Thus the 'spell-binder" hedges as the
charges of corruption increase.
And they were on the increase yester-
day. In addition to the cases published
yesterday the News and Observer heard
of others who have been approached with
offers Of office if they would vote for
Pritchard. These were brought out by
the resolution passed by the Senate to
Investigate the charges of bribery.
This resolution was W ,tt.en in Butler
room and introduced by one OF Buffers
friends.
Il am going to go to the bottom of this
thing" said Mr.. Butler, last night If |
ever find out that man has sold out in
this matter for money or Office, I'll make
his name stencil to the petople OF this
State. North Carolina is too small for
him and me both to stay in it comfort
ably
Evidently Butler is game, and even
though Pritchard should he elected, he
will not be beaten, and he will make it
hot for some people.
Senator Butler was asked last night
concerning the statement in Charlotte
paper yesterday whrein he was represent
ed az Offering Skinner the Senatorship.
He said, you can simply say that that is
not So
You could hear anything you wanted to
hear in the lobby OF the Park Hotel last
night.
Oscar Spears could tell you that Pritch-
ard had the earth and the fulness thereof.
and Hancock, Chaplin, Moody, Mott the
younger, and fifty others, would join in
the chorus.
Then Lloyd, of Edgeeombe, would tell
you that Pritchard was not in it, and
Fountain, Maxwell, Utley ,Shuford AMI
fifty others would join in Lloyds chorus.
Col. Skinner was sick and took his sup
per in his room and made claims for
Pritchard as he waded into his waiter
full of edibles.
Senator Butler was anything else but
sick and declared that there We're no
doubling Thomases around his camp.
Ohio Wilson started home half dozen
time and finally made the trip and did
not show up again.
Ed. Kestler would bet the whole of
the salary of the Cabarrus treasurer's Of
fee, which he didn't get, that his man
Pritchard would win.
Whitener, of Catawby, was still PIN
Ing for the boilers to return and said he
would vote for Pritchard il they We're not
invited back. But they were invited back
and last night Whitener was happy.
DR.. Mott was laughing and declaring
that but for ''butter' the Pritchard
crowd would be about a Backer's dozen.
Col. Dockery was still strictly in the
Senatorial fight"
DIR. Cy. Thompson was somewhat
scarce, but both sides were claiming that
he was with them.
And so it went, until the Sabbath rush
ed in and took the place of Sunday and
they all went to bed. / wonder if they
slept as feverishly as they live.
CAUCUS RESOLUTIONS.
At the Populist caucus yesterday after
noon the following resolution was unani-
mously passed:
.ResoIyed, That the caucus consider
ing only the best interests of the Peoples
party and desiring above everything else
in every possible way to advance
both the local and national well
fare of the same, disclaims any intention