The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-21
A RECEPTION GIVEN
BY The GOVERNOR
And Only Republicans Were
Invited.
A POLITICAL MEETING
GREAT GOBS OF COLD CROW
WE'RE SERVED.
AND THEY ALL SW0RE TREY LOVED II
Ewart's Estate Administered Upon During his
Life. Definitely Settled Prtchard
is 10 be the Candidate
fur Governor.

Strange things, politically, happened
here last night
Gov. Russell gave an informal "recel'-
ton to- which were invited, among 9th,
ers the following Republicans:
Senator Pritchard, who has not until
recently been ON good terms with lIl;
Exccllency, but is now his guest.
Attorney General Walser, who has not
spoken to the Governor for more than
two years. except on official business.
Chairman Holton, who has never been
an admrer of Russell, though there has
been no open breach between them.
NJ ,lshal Henry Dockery. who never be-
lieyed the Governor got his nomination
fairly i'll 1900.
Iostlnaster c. Tom Bailey, who was
once Il great admirer of the Governors.
but who fell OUT with him almost inn
mediately after the inauguration.
Judge Thos. II. Purnell, who was Id
ways an anti Russellite.
w. L. Bynum, of Greensboro. who
ceased his opposition to the Governor
only on receipt of an appointment as
judge.
Il. J. Lewis, of Halifax, who poses
as friend to both sides.
Wheeler Martin. of Williamson, ditto.
And several other dittos.
But not Populist was present, for
they were not asked; nor any one else
ot',r than Republicans.
Gov. Russell called it a reception"
Those present called it a conference"
But now we know it was Il conspiracy,
ostensibly to buttress and bolster the
Republican party, but really that Rus
sells and Pritchard's days may be long
upon the land which the Lord their God
of politics has given them. ta~4
And how is this to be done? a4
All present were bound to- secrecy,
hut this is the mellow. ox-eyed propos:-
ton unfolded to me by one who was
present:
Ewart to surrender his fight for con-
firnation as United States District judge
and become clerk to the United States
court at Asheville. f9
Pritehard to resign as Senator and ac-
cept the appointment as United States
District judge, for the Western district,
pussell to resign as Governors. Rey-
nolds to succeed him and them appoint
him Senator in Pitchard's place.
OF course this is not all to happen at
once. Indeed it may never happen aat
all. for much water can run under a
bridge in the next few months. But this
matter and others akin to it were dis
cussed last night. Scarcely anything
else was discussed. H.
If Congress and Mckinley can be hold
in line on the Ewart business. then it
will be a year md il half before Pritch
ard will seat himself upon the wool-sack.
This, however. will give the Governor
two y,.ars OF the Senatorial toga bust
ness, though Reynolds will but pick up
the reins of government to promptly lay
them down again, only a few months
of the Governors term being left. This
delay will be to the end that it is now
the plan OF the party to run Pritchard
for Governor. This cannot be done If
he is judge. Since he has been in the
city Mar. Pritchard has acknowledged his
willingness to make the race
That much was settled yesterday and
last night. The rest of the program is
in the womb of the Future, with only the
above intimations as to what it may be.
The meeting last night was primarily
to get all factions of the party together
and with this in view no end of cold
crow WAS eaten and those who devoilrea
it sworc they loved it.
There We're at this reception about
twenty-five or thirty guests-all Repub.
Leans, some with their wives and daugh
ters. The Mansion was brilliantly light
cd for the occasion and refreshments
were served.
After the reception at the Mansion n
meeting was held i'm Holtons room at
the Marlborough at which the following
were present: Holton. Bymlm, Walser.
Dockery, Lewis and Martini They re-
manned in conference until late hour.
Only politics were discussed