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Show I . Xorlh C uroliua IIujch Con- 1 Vfri- lie t ill Li-ud (lie AU-uiiulmraliuu AU-uiiulmraliuu l'ariy. New York, 2o. A Tribune Wash- 1 ingtbn facial aiiya: Ei-Com;re6aman Leach ot North Carolina, the demo- 1 crat who recently wrote a remarkable letter supporting the president's policy, is he:e. lu private conversation conversa-tion ho cummenda the administration with even greater earuecluesa than be ejhibitud in hiu letter. He called lust night upon the president, together to-gether with bupleu, chairman ol the judiciary committea ot thu North Caruhna legislature, Siul Smith, banker at Cimnolte, aud a democrat, and Thomas K.eogh, chairman ot lh republican central committee ot that slate, aud Judge Settle. Tiiia is the tirut time that democrats and republics republi-cs db have calltd together upuu tlm president to asbure nim ol their umlud support. The preuideut seemed very much gratified. The conference lanu-d two hours and a halt. During that time the demo-criUa demo-criUa gave the president the moat coruial personal assurance of their support and predicted the establishment establish-ment of an administration party in Norlh Carolina, which would soon eflectually reacueihe btale Irom Bourbon Bour-bon coulrol. It ib new the intention of those woo are leading this movement move-ment to begin next year at the judicial judi-cial election with an organization to be called the administration party, us opposed to the Bourbon democrats. The name ol the republican party will probably be dropped. It is expected ex-pected that the Colored vote will divide as much as the white vote, and that all native white republicans with the conservative democrats ot whom Leach is the leader, will cooperate. Leach is tho Oral democrat who has had the courage openly to broak with his old Bourbon traditions and alliances. alli-ances. He heartily supports the president's policy aa a matter of principle. |