The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-04-27

IN my county ani ne - very aah-
gcrouz fellow TO be going about
loose"
felt sorry for Robbins and told
him as much. He * great big
headed. burly, manly looking man.
but poverty and political ambition
has been his curse. He Is now very
proud and feels very keeBIy the hu-
initiation that poverty eompels him
TO submit 10. lie came here with
big expectations. Wanted the Mex
lean mission at $l7, 900 per year and
will possibly get $1,000 consulate.
But there are other star-shooters here
besides Robbins. Dir. Eddie Hale,
who wears English clothes, You
know. patent leather shoes, "A plug
hat and carries around with him an
English ease Of the govt, wanted the
Turkish mission Only a few days ago.
/ am told, Hale was II hat drummer
for New York house. He is the
most ari.tocratic looking man here
from our State, and stays at Sena-
tor Eancc's house. ''He will get
somcthiri. as the saying goes here.
Another high-Hyer on that line Is
Mr.. Pendleton King. He is "A tall.
well made distinguished looking
man, with Dundrcary blonde whis-
kcrs. He is lone of the Presidents
numerous biographers, and was see
rotary of the American Legation at
| Constantinople by way of reward.
| He thinks he honors North Carolina
| in claiming the State as his home
| though he has not resided there since
early manhood.
The young giant" W. i. Henry,
who made 90 speeches in the last
campaign in 90 days is a conspicu-
Gus figure in the throng here. His
| giant stride, imposing rOtundity and
| long tailed frock coat attracts at
! tcntiOn to him at once. 1t was hard
for me to believe that he was born
and reared North Carolinian. He
told me his object in going abroad
was to complete his court education
and to give the State reputation
among the potcntatcs of the Diplo-
matte world. He already bows with
captivating graclousness for a man
of such ponderosity. He met the
young Hawaii's Queen when she Wis
tied Washington, and he may be
sent to HONOLULU hear the aspirants
for Diplomatic distinction are very
numerous. | have named only a
few of the score or more.
| 1t is the home Offices that the
crowd here is after. If | have asked
the question one time, | have asked
it 800, who is to be the Collector and
Attorney for the Western District?
The question is still unanswered
! but | have got together a job lot of
| opinions, guesSes, facts and theories
that may interest orr people. The
present incumbents will hold on a
month or more. BY geographical
assignment the Western District
patronage is Vance's private proper
ty. But it has Il string to it. The
beneficiary must be friendly to Ran
som. 1t is the reciprocity idea, and
surely it seems to be a nice arrange
ment. For the collectorship Vance
has endorsed and urged his cousin.
Mr.. Hezekiah Gudger. Well, Gudger
is not an enthusiastic Ransom man He
leans strongly towards his old friend
Tom Jarvis, and they tell me here
that Jarvis is a real, live candidate
for Ransom's place. However Mr..
Gudger has given Ransom's friends
assurances that he will not use the
patronage of his office to defeat the
reelection. But Ransom is not look
ing for that kind of collector. A
vague impression is current that he
will need votes in the next legisla-
ture. And Mr.. Gudger is not a ia
vorite at the White House. In the
same mysterious way that he hears
everything, the President has heard
that Gudger ran up the white flag in
the thickest of the fight and sur
rendered Internationally to the Peo-
pies party. SO, it is thought, that
Vance will be forced to give up
Gudger and rally on some one who
has no faint on his political foresight
and who is friendly to Ransom. Be,
sides all this the President says he
wants good, consistent Cleveland
man for this place. The lantern
equipped Diogonies is already on the
alert.
There are only two candidates fol
the District Attorneyshp. The "little
terror Bob Glenn, is Vance's candi-
date, but the President is dead
against him. He has heard that
Glenn carried petition around with
him during the campaign and secured
endorsements for the District Attor.
neyship, and that the day after
the election he started literary bu.
reau for the same purpose. Speak
ing about it, the President is quoted
as saying that it looked to him like
All attempt to forestall public senti
ment IN favor of one man, which he
considered a discreditable thing in a
man who was candidate for the
high office of of Presidential Elec-
tor. Then, too, he has heard that
Mr.. Glenn accepted the nomination
on the Electoral ticket with con.
fidenced expressed belief that he
| (Cleveland) would not be nominated
at Chicago. Another piece of in
formation has reached the Presiden,
which does not help any of Vance.
friends. Somebody-that some MIR
third somebody-has told him tina,
Vance had refuse to endorse one O.
his friends for an appointment be
cause he was an ''orlginal Cleveland
man."
1t dlstresses me to write these things
but 1t is well enough to look the sit
uation squarely in the face. TIL,
truth is, perhaps it is not exactl,
the right thing to do to speak of i
IN newspapers. Vance has a grea
contempt for Mr.. Cleveland's De
mocracy, and Mr.. Cleveland appear
to be entirely Indifferent to Senato1
Vances operations or wishes. How
1t all will end no one can tell, bu
there IS well-grounded apprehen
sion, that "our Zeb" will get badl,
left. 1t seems almost certain wher
1T is understood that the on