The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-06-22
SOME REFLECTIONS on TuT siTra.
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SOME REFLECTIONS os TaE SITra
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WASHINGTON. Y. G. June 10. n
Now that the Western District NJ
pointments have been settled IL
well enough To clear up the mist M
fog that have so long defied specu.a
sion- Months ago when Mr.. Cleve
land told Senator Ransom that i
was his intention to reward Mr.
Elias for his Chicago vote and let
1t with him To say whether If shoul'
be the District Attorneyship or III,
Coileetorship ii was settled that Ella
would ultimately be made Collector
That this has long been the under
standing has been well kept Sc
cret. 1t was known only to the
| President and Ransom. SO Ransom i:
responsible for the appointment onl,
to the extent that he did not attemp
to prevent If, and that he did not wish
to prevent. 1t is entirely agreeabl,
to him. and is the very outcome oil
the matter that he most desired
Gudger's appointment to this place
has never been possibility. Though
' ance's candidate, and under the
agreement between him and Ransom
he had the right to name the ap.
polntment, Ransom never intended
that it should be made. How to
prevent 1t and avoid an open breach
with Vance has not caused him to
lose one hour of sleep. Luck and
the President favored him with So
| luton of the trouble in Elias. He
knew that he would win with hands
| down He kept the secret securely
in his own bosom until Bob Glenn's
| desperation reached point when it
was either a disclosure or suicide.
There was so much Potomac river in
his talk at one time it was thought
| best to break the news to him gently
That was Simmons mission here.
and the little fellow thinks that he
is responsible for Glenn's appoint
ment. Vance has never cared a
Clip for Glenn. He recommended
him because he thought that his APP
pointment would improve Gudger's
chance for collectorship. The real
fight all the while has been over the
collectorship. The District Attor-
neyship has simply been side show,
and has been kept to the front for
now well understood purpose.
VANCE DECLARES WAR.
Up to the last moment Vance be
lieved that Gudger would receive
the appointment. He came hurried Y
last week, had five minutes tain
with Ransom and returned to North
Carolina. There are different YER
sions of what occurred between them
But Vance was hot in the collar
very hot. 1t is said that his elo-
quence was in keeping with the
torrid atmosphere of the day. He
told Ransom, so the story goes, that
henceforth their political paths di-
verged. He angrily threw down the
gauntlet vehemently declared fo1
uncompromising war. Vance holds
Ransom wholly responsible for Elias
appointment. He made a bitter.
personal fight against Elias, and af-
ter hausting his always select roper
toire of maledictions he threw up
his hands in horror and charged him
with being Jew. Speaking for
Vance his friends say that he will
even up the score with Ransom and
that the election of United States
Senator two years hence will show
that his hand has not forgot its cum
ming. There is no secret here about
Vance's intention to actively ally
himself with anti-Ransom revolt in
the State. His preference inclines
to Jarvis at this time, but unless
Jarvis clears up his Wilmington &
Weldon Railroad record, he will not
be in it. $4,000 from this corpora
ton whilst acting as 0micus curae
to the State is to be the subject of
an investigation by the State Rail
road Commission. This complica-
ton has given his candidacy a de-
cided setback, and until all doubt
is removed the Jarvis movement is
back number. So strong is the i'm
preston that Jarvis mas got both
feet in nole the politicians are feel
ing around for an available candi-
date against Ransom.
OPPOSITION To RANSOM.
The breach between Vance and
Ransom develops very serious OPP
position to Ransom. Added to this
the active opposition and avowed
hostility of the State administration,
his best friends admit the bare posi-
biiity of his reelection. When Elias
Carr was nominated for Governor
Ransom openly declared that the
State had never sustained a greater
calamity Among Governor Carr's
virtues and accomplishments a re-
tentive memory is one of his conspic-
uous gifts. He has waxed the ends
of his mustache and is already in
the saddle. His friends say he will
vindicate the wisdom of his admin
istration and his usefulness to the
State by defeating Ransom's re-elec-
ton. A great many people think
that Ransom uttered an imperisha-
BILE truth that will send his name
gathering banging down the CORE
doris of time as a truthful man and a
prophet. Another element of dan
ger to Ransom is "the machine. y
With Simmons to manipulate the
East and Kope Elias in the West,
the people will be driven into impla-
cable revolt by its at iacity and in
science, and a storm of indignation
and remonstrance Will follow that
will end forever its oaneful power
in state politics. The people are to