Evening star., 1898-10-29
Gov. RusSeiI's Procinmation.

Gov. Russell issued a proclamation this
week. His friends insist that it is non
political and uon-partisan." The demo-
Gratis declare that 1t is intended as a cam
paigu documents, to scare democrats and to
threaten the latter. They swear that it
will prove a boomerang. They say further
that it is making democratic votes.
Some days ago IL was officially an
nounced at state republican headquarters
here that Senators Pritchard and Butler,
Gov. Russell and Oliver H. Dockery, flu
sion congressional candidate in the sixth
district, would speak at Wilmington to-
morrow. Senator Pritchard was here
Tuesday, and leading republicans urged
him not to speak. They went further and
Cancelled. They urged that Gov. Russell
ard Senator Butler had made the appoint
ncnt without consulting Senator Pritch-
ard, and the latter was not bound to keep
it. They said if the appointment were KEEP:
the democrats of Wilmington would most
certainly ask the speakers not to appear,
as it might add to the intense excitement,
and that If after this request they
did speak and trouble resulted, there would
be d desperate effort to put the entire
blame upon them, and that al this critical
juncture II might fairly swamp the fusion
party. Such IS the statement specially
made TO The Star correspondent by one Of
the leading republicans in the state who
tells me he earnestly urged Pritchard not
to speak. He says. further, that The date
was Cancelled Tuesday, and Senator Pritch-
ard was apprized of that fact while he
was here.
Charles B. Aycock. one of the democratic
speakers, says he has taken great pains
to ascertain the proportions of taxes paid
by whites and blacks in North Carolina,
ard that these proportions are 96 2-3 per
cent by whites, 3 1-3 by negroes.
The remark was made the other day by
DR.. ID. II. Abbott of the railway commits
sion, northern man of marked intelli-
gence and power of observation: Il see
quite clearly that our party Uhe republic
CAM must eliminate the negro"
Senator Pritchard's Letter.
Nothing in score of years has caused a
bigger political sensation in North Caro-
lima than The Stars statement about Sen
ator Pritchards letter to the President on
the possibility of the use OF federal troops
in North Carolina to preserve the peace.
The Star was the first paper to make the
fact known. Readers of Tha Star will no
doubt be interested to know what was the
comment of democrats. 1t was about as
follows: "If troops are sent here it means
that the state will go democratic by 10000
10000 majority
Senator Pritchard declares hs did not ask
foV troops. He says he opposes their use
in states. He declares he does not believe
that Gov. Russell will call for them. He
said in interviews here that he thought the
statements as to probable rioting which
had been sent out were exaggerated. The
senator as soon as he left here Tuesday
went to sea the President.
Wednesday night a committee of Will
mington's business and professional men,
one of them being MIR. Cladbourn, repub-
lican and Il close friend of the governor,
and another, Rev. DR.. Hoge, Presbyterian
minister of much reputation, was in con-
ference several hours with GOV Russell.
regarding the status of affairs in eastern
North Carolina, particularly at Whining
ton. He informed the committee that the
speaking was declared off. The committee
it is understood, urged the withdrawal of
the republican and popuiist ticket in New
Hanover county. stating that the property
holders of the county intended to rule and
ought to rule. Wilmin gton. like Newberu
has a large negro majority. In Newbern
this majority approXimateS 3 to /.
One of the results of the news that SEN
ator Pritchard had discussed the matter OF