The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
WHO'LL SUCCEED PRITCHARD?
DEADLOCK LIKELY IN CAROLINA
SENATORIAL FIGHT.
Five Candidates In the Field and
Many waiting outside for the
Lightning TO Strike - Nobody Gan
PrOphesy What the Result VIII he.

Lightning 10 Strike - Nobody Can
Prophecy What the Result VIII he. |
RALEIGH n. c., Nov. 27.-The one thing
IN political circles which is now engaging
the attention Of the Democratic leaders is
the election of senator 10 succeed Senator
Jeter c. Pritchard. The primary election
in 1900, TO determine between Messrs j. 3.
Carr and F. NJ. Simmons. who should be
Senator. proved so unpopular that the
Democrats would not again resort TO this
method of selecting a Senator. Tho MEM
hers-eect 10 the General Assembly have
been elected without being pledged TO any
one, and the caucus must now settle this
important contest.
The avowed candidates are Lock Craige
Of Buncombe county, Cyrus Watson OF
Forsythe county, Lee $. Overinan of Rowan
county, Superior Court Judge W. A. Hoke
Of Lincoln county and j 5. Carr of Durham
county.
Before the defeat Of the Democrats in
1894, Messrs Vance and Ransom, the two
Senators, were from the east ard western
parts of the State. When The Republicans
and Populists took control in 1894, Messrs.
Butler and Pritchard were selected-one
from the east and the other from the west.
is an eastern man and now resides in Raleigh.
so the Democrats Of the western part of
the State claim the Senator and are de-
handing that none but a western man he
chosen.
Mr. Craise is the candidate Of the Demo-
cratic machine. He served in the Legis-
Iature of 1889 and again in that OF 1901.
In the latter he was he leader Of those who
attempted to inpeach Chief Justice Furches
and Associate Justice Douglas OF the SUI
preme Court. He is a lawyer Of some ability.
During the recent campaign Mr.. Craige
and Senator Prtchard engaged in a joint
canvass Of the State, and Craige was badly
worsted. II is said non that wherever
Craige and Pritchard spoke the members
elect TO the Legislature from those counties
are not for Mr.. Craige.
Craige, however Is from the extreme
West and his friends hope that his geo.
graphical position will have much Influence
In determining the contest, Pritchard,
the retiring Senator. lives in the adloining
county Of Madison, which adjoins the State
Of Tennessee. and Craige and his friends
are pressing hard the argument that the
extreme West should have the next Senator
Craige asserts that he has sixty-five votes
pledged which is within five votes OF enough
10 nominate This assertion is Secuted
BY the other candidates. who say he has
\ not more than thirty votes.
Cyrus Watson is prominent and able
lawyer. He was the Democratic candidate
for Governor in 1895 and was defeated by
Daniel L. Russell He is popular with
the masses but il not strong with the
leaders. In his canvass for Governor he
was strenuous advocate Of Populstic
principles which dispeased a large mum.
Der Of influential Democrats, He has
held no Office but that Of State Senator
but he will have strong friends In he legis'
lature who will make heroic fight for him.
Lee S. Overman Is another able ano
prominent lawyer He has never hello
Office other than a. member of the 1egis
lature, but a. such was Speaker of tho
House at the session Of 1893 He Is popular
with the masses Of his party. He made
a canvass of the State during the recen
campaig n and added much to his previous
strength. II is believed that he will ente
the caucus with more votes than any othe
person who may be voted for.
Superior Court Judge W A. Hoke IL able
has been on the bench for many years an'
is we'll known 10 the people Of every county
He is not a politician and has many friend
among the influential and wealthy classes
He viii be supported by many prominen
citizens.
Gen. j S. Carr Is known to everybod
He is wealthy and spends much Of his in
come on objects Of charity. He was tn
opponent of Senator summons two year
ago. He has never held public Office, bu
the machine politicians do not IKE nm
In a fair contest before the people Ger
Carr would probably be the favorite. hi
friends in the Legislature will stand by hii
to the end.
With this number Of candidates in tn
field and several others out in the wilder
ness awaiting the lightning to strike then
and no one of the avowed candidates bein
a commanding figure, there II every pros
Dect Of deadlock for several weeks befoi
there IL an election.
Each candidate will insist on his frienc
holding ON until the last, and II II goiI
to be hard task to decide between Il
several candidates when the final brea
comes. II Is expected that in the end
will be necessary to bring in one OF Il
men who are now out In the wiiderne
to effect an election.
Gov. Charles Is. Aycock says he Is m
a candidate and Judge Walter Clark, wi
was elected Chief Justice Of the Supren
Court at the recent election, says the sam
but there IT, no doubt that either will acce
the Senatorship IL elected thereto.
the event Of deadlock and continue
struggle reaching over seyera, week
there is no telling who will finally be u
choice.
The Democrats seem to he determine
to elect comparatively young man; al
II is not improbable that man who b.
not been named az candidate may
chosen in the scramble that will come ait
the deadlock is broken. AT present II
anybody's fight and there Is no telling VIII
combinations may be formed that
upset all calculat ions that may he ma
before the General Assembly goes III
session
The Cleveland element Of the Demo raj
party Is very strong in this State and
tends to Use every possible means TO ma
one Of their number, r a man who hol
their views on the money question a
agrees with Mr.. Cleveland on all other qu'
lions of party policy, elected. They
not intend that any man who Is taint
with Organism. AZ are Meesrs; Craige a
Watson. shall lie elected to the Senate
they can prevent it, A majority Of
Legislature holds these views and the NJ
elected Senator will be a great surpr
70 the people Of the State.