The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-08
REPUBLICANS ARE DUBIOUS.
NOT INCLINED TO DO TOO MUCH IN
NORTH CAROLINA.

Bell eyed the Politicians Simply Want
publican Campaign Fund-Marion
Buffers Career in North Carolina
is 0ver-Ex-Congressm Sim
mons May succeed Him-Carmaclx
to Go to Senate From Tennessee.
Washington, Aug. 7.-Republican manag-
ers in closest touch with the North Caro-
lima situat ton are inclined to think that
the stories indicating a possibility of car
rying that state against Bryan, find their
inspiration in the desire of the politicians
down there to get hold of some of the Re-
publican campaign funds.
They say that 1t looks easy enough to
figure out how a combination of the Re
publican and PopuIist votes could carry
the state against Bryan and they are
willing to concede that most of the Pop
ulists who voted with the Republicans in
the state election of last week are so bit
terly opposed to the Democrats that it will
be difficult for them to vote for Bryan.
But they are inclined TO believe that the
state election proved,if it proved anything,
that there are very few Populist voters
left. Senator Butler, they say. is lead
er with practically no followers; and they
believe that it would be worse than a
waste of money to put any in North Car
DINA on any such forlorn hope.
Senator Buffers Future.
There is much speculation among the
nolisioianx bara In Wa chinpton az 70 the
future Of Marion Butler. His defeat for
reelection to the Senate is assured. He
owns a couple of little weekly papers out
of which he might exc a small livelihood,
but there is absolutely no political future
for him in that state. 1t is generally be-
lieved that he will leave the state and
make his home elsewhere. Some of his
followers who Joined Butler in thinking
him big man say that he is seriously
contemplating moving to Colorado
and that he is nursing a hope of becom-
ing a sena torial possibility in that state.
They say that his prominence in bring
ing about fusion on the national ticket has
made him a power with the Populists OF
that state and they seem to believe that
if he goes there be can become the sue
cessor TO Senator Wolcott.
Simmons May Succeed Him.
The man who will in all probability sue.
coed Senator Butler in his present position
| is former Congressman #. M. Simmons
| who has been at the head of the Demo
| era tic organization of North Carolina dur
ing the past two campaigns. Gen. Juliar
Carr, one of the wealthiest men in the
state, is also a possibility, but Simmons
has the politicians with him. There seems
to have been a deal or general under
standing if Simmons were able by his
business methods to carry through The
amendment DISTINGUISHING the negro. he
was to be given this seat in the Senate
The defeat of Senator Pritchard, the Repub-
hean Senator from the state. is also as
sured The elimination of seventy-fve
thousand negro votes leaves very little &c
the Republican party, save in the noun
tain counties of Western North Carolina
Pritchard is the natural leader of this ele-
ment, but there is not enough of IL 10 cut
figure in national politics.
The Tennessee Primaries.
The Tennessee primaries have settled
the senatorial fight in favor Of Hon. E
! w Carmack who represents the Memphis
district In the lower House. Carmack has
| always been an active newspaper mar
and had never thought of political Office
until the Democrats of that district in
sisted upon his becoming candidate
aga inst Uncle Josiah Patterson who was
one of the foremost of the Cleveland
| cucixoos and who led the vain fight In
that state against silver Carmack was
| elected on the face of the returns, but
Patterson contested and everybody
| thought would get the seat. Carmack
however, made such vigorous onslaught
on the old man, that he charmed a LOT Of
Republicans who refused to follow theil
party leaders and either voted for Car
mack or stayed away. He has served tive
terms tn the House and is popular. HI
is one of the few curly headed men ir
!