The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-21
PRITCHARD IS REELECTED.
A Majority of Twelve Of Votes Cast and
Three Of Entire Legislature.
SKINNER is The P0PULIST LEADER,
In the Opinion Of the Senator -Pearson
Scores ButIer-The Ex-Lcader Says the
Minority Must Leave the Party.
Other Senatorial Elections.

RALEIGH, y. c.. Jan. 2o.-Special.-
| Jcter &. Pritchard was to-day elected 10
succeed himself as United States Sena-
| tor.
The vote on joint ballot resulted as
| follows. Pritchard, Rcp.) sS; Thompson.
PopJ a.: Doughton. DemJ %. Pritch-
ard $ majority of the vote cast. l.. Ma
| jOrity OF the entire membership Of the
| Legislature. 3.
PRITCHARD'S STATEMENT
The following statement was issued to-
! day by Senator Pritchard:
This victory means that the middle
| of-thc-road Popuists are in the saddle. IL
means that Colonel Skinner is not only
the leader of the populist party In North
| Carolina. but by his able management
| Of this interest. ne has demonstrated the
| fact that he will rank in the future as
| the leader Of tho POpulst cause. lie
has observed every pledge that his party
made to the Republican party two years
ago. and in so doing hc has not re-
quircd a single pledge from me or any
other Republican. and without any sacil-
| fee Of the silver cause because he fnow-
occupy the same position now did two
| years ago
Congressman Pearson said that the
| PopuIists heretofore had Wor-hipued
! Butler and considered him infalible. but
| he had proved 20 Doe only an ordinary
| mortal governed by extreme scllshn,ss
and with no idea of gratitude. lle eulo-
| gized Skinner and dubbed MN, lio'-
! spur Harry" of Pitt
| Senator Butler says the boiling Popu-
| lists must get into another party lie
| saws The cooperation Of the Republicans
with the minority Populists viii Doe ire
| concilaby resented by the majority OK
] Populists.
| Senator Pritchard tomorrow goes 10
| his home i'm Madison county. Whcic nc
will take much-nccded rest. senator
Butler returns TO Washington city.
SKETCH OF PRITCHARD.
Letter Connolly Prtchard. of Marshall,
was born in Jonesboro. Tenn. July IT,
1851. lie received q common school odu-
cation at Martins Creek Academy ana
was apprenticcd iu the Jonosboro "Iri-
hume Herald" office Ho removed 10
Rakcrsvile. Mitchell county. y. c., in
1873. and was Joint editor of tho Roam
Mountain Republican" until 1857. when he
removed to Marshall, Madison county
Mr.. Prtchard was "a Garfield olecior
| i'm 1850: was elected TO tho Legislature
| I'm 1884. 1856. and 1880. was the Republican
candidate for Lieutcnant-G Governor ODD
| lSS2: and was the Republican caucus nom
| inee for United States Senate i'm lNI.
| was N'lt-tli-tl -ifii ~ az Aii
noapolis Convention i'm 1892. was elected
president of the North Carolina Protcc-
| tive Tariff League i'm 1891, and was
candidate for Congress I'm 1892.
Mr.. Pritchard was licensed 10 practice
| law I'm 1887. In April. 1884, he became
prominent i'm the cooperation movement
| i'm North Carolina. and the success OF
| that movement resulted in his election
| 10 the United States Senate TO fiji the un-
expired term OF the late Senator Il. y.
Vance. His present term expires March
| Cd. next.
FAIRBANKS ELECTED.
| lNDIANAPOLlS IND. JAN 2o.-At
noon to-day both houses Of the Indiana
Legislature met I'm Joint session. and TOOK
| the final vote for senator total vote
| Of 49, was east. Of which Charles w.
| Fairbanks tRepuhlican) received ~, Dan
icl W. Voorhees, Democrat aS. and Leroy
Tempicton OopulsO e.. Fairbanks was
declared elected 10 the United States Sen
ate for six years 10 succeed voorhees,,
| ana made a speech accepting the honor
IANSBKOUGH REFLECTED.
BISMARCK. y. d.. Jan. D.-Hans-
broueh was formally declared reelected
United States senator in joint session
of the Legislature to-day
no CHOICE ~ SOUTH DAKOTA
PIERRE. $ D.. Jan. 20.-At the joint
session of the South Dakota Legislature
to-day the vote for United States sen
tor was. Kyle. 33. Loucks. IA; Goody-
koontz. G; Plowman, II; Weeks, 3; kcl-
lar. .: Palmer, ]. Bower, J.; Picker Qie-
publicam. g.
The ioint session dissolved TO meet M
noon tomorrow. The silver forces will
caucus tonight.
UTAH DEADLOCK.
SALT LAKE. UTAH. Jan. 2O.-Two bal
lots were taken in joint session to-day,
but no election resulted. The vote was:
Thacher u. Henderson, H. Rawiins.
Is. The four Populist members voted Tor
Lawrence, and the three Republican
members for Goodwin.
JONES RETURNED.
LITTLE ROCK. ARK, Jan. 20.-Both
houses met in joint session to-day 70 ofli-
cially declare the result of yesterday
balloting for United States senator. with
the following result. james Il. Jones. III;
| J. Il. Sovereign. g, General Powell Clay
| ton, lO. Jones was elected.
TELLER MAKES A SPEECH.
DENVER. col. Jan. pa joint scs-
sion of the two houses of the Legislature,
| held at noon to-day. elected Henry NJ.
| Teller to succeed himself ass United States
senator The vote was:
Teller o.; Judge Allen. 6.
After the vote was taken Senator Tel
| Ter appeared before the joint session and
accepted the honor in am elaborate
speech, i'm the course OF which he dis
cusscd national affairs.
MASON'S VOTE.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL. Jan. Civilian
T.. Mason was elected United States sem
ator i'm Joint session of the Legislature to-
day The vote was.
Mason. 125: Altgeld. q. divided as fol
lows: Senate Mason. &c; Altgcld, -;
House Mason. IS; Altgcld. Ga.
The Joint session adopted unanimously
resolution introduced by senator David
y. Littlcr eulogzng and endorsing Shelby
NJ Cullom for q Cabinet position.
VESTS REELECTION.
JEFFERSON CITY. MO. Jan. 2o.-Both
branches of the Legislature met In Joint
session al noon to-day. and George Ora
ham Vest, Of Sedalia was formally re-
elected 10 represent Missouri I'm the Uni
ted States Senate. Senator Vest was NOM
mated by the Democrats. Richard G.
kerons by the Republicans. and .. ID.
Jones by the Populists. The House and
Senate journals were then read, declar-
ing Senator Vest elected I'm accordance
with the vote announced yesterday.
HILL GETS TWENTY-FOUR VOTES.
ALBANY. ~ Y, Jan. 2O.-Both houses
Of the Legislature met In joint session
in the Assembly chamber shortly be-
fore noon to-day and elected Thomas