Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-09
RALEIGHs GENERAL BUDGET.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
CoIIege-A Bitter Fight.


RALEIGH. n. c., February S.-(Spe
cial)-J. c. l.. Harris, Of this city. drew
a bill, which was introduced in the Isegis-
lature to-day, providing for a change
OF administration of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College. 1t is intended tC
put new Board Of Directors. numbering
fourteen. in office March 9th. OF these
one Will be from each congressional dis
trict and five at large. Two othei
members Of the board will be ex-ohicio-
the president of the college and the
president Of the State Farmers Alliance
The fourteen members are 10 be ap
pointed by the Governor with the Sen.
ate's consent Harris says 1t IS not the
purpose to remove President Holiday. OF
any member Of the faculty, or to inter
fere in any of the arrangements, beyond
taking charge Of the college. He was
asked If John T.. Ray would continue as
the principal Of the school for the BLIND
here and replied that he would not be-
touched; that If any change were con-
templated It would be his removal tc
Morganton to become principal of the
deafmute school there.
BITTER FEELING.
The feeling between the majority and
minority Populists is intense. Whenever
there is a meeting or caucus OF the minor
ity, the chairman always cries out
AN Populists in good standing will
come TO order" In other words, the
boilers claim that they are the true Popu-
lists.
Hardly any question was asked here
Saturday and yesterday and to-day
among politicians save this: What dc
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the lease of the North Carolina railway
to the Southern"
EX-Congressman Kitchen, who Is ar
anti-lease man. says the bill now IN
hand should be so amended as to pro-
vide that the road shall never be sold
and further provide that no lease shall
be made until two years before the lease
to the Southern expires Kitchen says
that a few other Republicans favor the
bill. The Democrats are divided. The
prevalent belief here is that the COM
mittee will favorably report the bill.
j. L. Graham. the Clerk to the State
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, who
was taken to Newton Saturday night,
on a charge Of burning his house there
to obtain insurance money, was given a
hearing there at midnight. He was
bound over IN 1000 for preliminary
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day. Late as Il was when the prisoner
arrived at Newton. a crowd of al least
$50 awaited him.
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS.
State Democratic headquarters will be
regularly opened here next week. This
movement is thought to be good politics.
as II will tend to reassure and rally any
disaffected or disheartened Democrats.
and at the same time show the Republic
cans and Populists that there is plenty
Of fight left in the Democratic party.
It is said, by people who ought to know
that the Populist party cast no less than
1900 votes for Mckinley in this State.
The status of Congressman Skinner is
a subject of inquiry. While the Populist
boilers regard him as the head of the
party in the State, the Populist majority
people declare he could not be elected a
constable by Populist votes in his own
county PitO.
The clash Of majority, Populists and
Republicans on the resolution TO kick out
Populist Enrollng-Clerk Swinson Is apt
TO be lively. The Populists declare there
must be fair play. The Populist boilers
say Swinson must go. because he has
been rude TO their good friends-the Re-
publicans. There are now ninety-two
Republicans and Populist boilers. OF
course they can pass any bill they desire
to put through.