Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-06
THE OLD N0RTHSTATE
EVERYTHING ~ 4 STIR AT THE
CAPITAL.
The Fight between Butler and
Pritchard - Arguments Tor the
Fnrmer-A Mad Republican-The
CumnOcIx Mine.
CumnocIx Mine

RALEIGH. y. c.. January 5.-(spe-
alphabetically speaking everything
was in a stir here last night and to-day,
and the Republicans and the Populists
ruled the roost. Some of the Populists
tried hard to keep the senatorial question
from coming TO the front, but it came
nevertheless. The Republicans forced the
fighting.
Congressman skinner said this morn
ing: "The senator must be a Republican
of the Republicans own choice
Some Republicans having said they pro-
posed to "buy Populists on the hoof,"
Editor Ramsey. of the Progressive
Farmer. a strict Midle-of-the-Road Popu-
list, said: "They can't buy the voters.
The latter will be whore the Progressive
Farmer is. The few Populists the Re
publicans can buy on the hoof are no
thing 10 the GO.0OO or 7O,O0J Populists, the
plain people, they can't buy
The youthfulness Of large number or
the members Of the Legislature IS re-
markable. This is particularly applicable
20 those from the East. Some appear
like boys.
Senator Pritchard arrived early this
morning. He held q regular leyee at his
rooms.
ARGUMENTS FOR PRITCHARD.
The arguments which were heard In
hotel corridors last night and to-day, as
10 why Popullsts should stand by Pritch-
ard. We're as follows. They were made by
Populists of Republican procliyities to
those they wished 10 get i'm line. you
know We have only 5000 voters, but
looki We have five congressman, five
State officers. and one third Of the Legs
lature Why is this? The Republicans
helped us elect them. II we try 10 walk
alone now. we viii be swept away two
years hence. Then, too, you know
mighty good Populists say we made
promise. or, rather il was made for us
10 vote for Prtchard this time. We
must keep that promise, for II we uoh
we will be denounced. just as we have
denounced other people who don't keep
their promises"
An angry Republican said: ut is now
Prtchard. or bust. We are going 10
down Butler IF we can't elect Prtchard
n Democrat shall be senator, rather than
"a PopuHst We want 10 drive buller 10
the Democratic party
BRIEFS.
A. j. *. Wallace, who was beaten lot
the Senate I'm Rutherford county, D. 10 D0
the chief clerk TO the Secretary Of state.
IL Will be- at least sixty days before the
street railway is again in operation mere
as "A brick power-house and car-barn mas
10 be built
G,ueraI-Mauager Leaz1r of the peni-
Tertiary. tells me this morning he mas
that after paying all expenses ana repay
ing the 5000 taken from tho state he mas
$4,000 10 his credit This is the hnesI
showing the penitentiary has ever made.
II. a. Whiting. general manager Oh the
Wilmington, New Berne and Norfolk ran
road arrived here to-day 10 attend
meeting of the North Carolina commits
sioners 10 the Tennessee Centennial tx
position. o..
The Yadkin Falls manufacturing COM
many. of Stanley county, which makes
cotton yarns, has gone into q receiver
senator Butler says: 'No Populist, un-
less he is ready to join the Republican
Marty. can afford 70 accept Federal pa
tronaee from the Mckinley administra-
ton"
THE CUMNOCR MINE CASE.
To-day In the Federal Court here the
answer Of $. A. Henszey receiver OF the
Cumnock Coal Mines. 10 the petition Of
Samuel p. Langdon. of Philadelphia, was
filed. I.angdon's petition charged mat
TTenezov and Miss Kate Waite, his type
writer had conspired 10 cheat Langdon'
and that Henszey had illegally and ifn-
properly issued her $1,000 OF bonds ana
tlmmO OF capital stock. Henszey, in his
answer. denies these charges, and says
that instead al Miss Waite being the re-
oiniont of many favOrs from langdon'
that il was the latter who gave her the
bonds and stock. and not Hcnszey, ana
he attaches copies of bills OF sale from
Ianedon TO Miss Waite for these, and
saws the transfer-books show that lang
AN tronsferred 10 Miss waite $4,000 OF
his stock In all. and September 2d last
10 be rid Of him." she gave him back
saooO GOO OF the stock and $500 OF the
bonds upon his executing release 70 all
the remainder, a copy Of which appears