The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-21
North Carolina Senator to
Be RooSeveIt'S Lieu
tenant.
KEEPING TAB ON DELEGATES
Status Of Senatorial Fight in the Tar
Heel -Disfranchisement Of the
Negro and It's Efect-Active Cam
paign 10 Begin Abort September IS.

Senator Pritchard OF North Carolina, !
who is preparing to make the fight Of
his life for return to the Senate, with
The odds heavily against him. stopped
over in Washington yesterday while aa
his way TO Oyster Bay. Senator Pritch- !
ard Is going to visit the President upon
the latter's invitation. and 1t IS expected !
that while there the political situation
in the South, and especially in North
Carolina, viii be thoroughly eauvassed-
Senator Pritchard stated yesterday that
his purpose in seeing the President vas
lot in regard 10 any Federal appoint
ments, as he had none 10 ask for
II is said that the President desires
through Senator Pritchard 10 test pup
lie sentiment in the South with regard
to its choice for the Presidency in 1904.
While the Southern States are not
counted upoa 10 furnish any votes 10
the Republican volume, they send dele
gates TO the Republican national oon-
venrion who are very important factors
in determining who shall be the pzrty's
standard bearer. The Southern delegate
is always elusive, and il is well TO look
after him early ana often.
President Depends On Him.
Senator Pritchard is recognized as the
foremost Republican Of the South. and 1t
is said that through him the President
ex2eets 10 build up a strong Roosevelt
party in that section which can be de-
pended upon TO materially aid him TO
he n
ard IS Z strCng personal friend and ad-
mITer CT the President, and IS considered
10 De the best man available 70 aid him
IN making the South solid for Roose-
vell so lar as the national convention IS
concerned
The Senatorial Fight
While Senator Pritcha7d realizes that
he has an epbiI fight tor reelection to
the Senate, dnder the operation Of the
constitutional amendment which dis
franchises 80 per cent Of the negro Re
publican vote. he Is hopeful and deter
mined 70 make an aggressive canvass
He has already issued q challenge to 1dr.
Locke Craig, OF AshevilIe. whom he re-
CARDS as his chief Democratic opponent,
TO stump the State Z 3 series OF joint
debates. Sir. Craig has accepted the
challenge and Senior Peitcaard expects
that the active part CT the campaign Will
begin not later than September Is. Many
C the Det1oerats lock with displeasCre
upon the joint debate program. for the
reason that 1t stamps Air. Craig as the
leading Democratic candidate while
there are hali dozen others who aspire
20 that position; and further they assert
that it IS bGr a means adopted by Sena-
tor Pritekard TO get audiences which he
eogld not othcrVise get.
Tariff and Expansion the Issues
Senator Pritehard proposes TO make
the tariff and industrial expansion the
national isszes IN his canvass. He de-
clares that the Democratic leaders have
manifested their intention of bringing
the tariff question into the campaign.
and he Is willing to meet them upon this
issue u North Carolina. North Caro-
lima. he asserts, has greatly prospered
under Z protective tariff, and the people
are not DESTROYS Of having IL revised As
local issue he viii discuss the alleged
extravaganza of the Democratic admin
istration IN North Carolina So great
have been the expenditures, he AYERS.
thai The State has had TO borrow s200,-
Goa from New York bankers in order to
tide over an emergency
VIII Garry Three Districts.
Senator Prischard believes that the
Republicans VIII carry three OF the len
Congressional districts in North Caro-
:Ea-the Eighth. Ninth. and Tenth TIE
first Two are now represented by Repre-
sentatives blackburn and Moody, re-
spectively. and the Tenth IS q new dis
trIet n the western section Of the state,
created under the new Congressional ap-
portIonment- This ne believes the Re
pubileans viii carry. although The mar
gin either way VIII doubtless be close.
Regarding the other districts, the Sena-
tor is not sanguine, and 4 is conceded
thar the Democrats have the ADVANTAGE.
Senator PEitchard expects to return
home Immediately after his visit 10 the
President, and viii direct the State
Republican convention, u hich meets On
August p.