The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-16
Raleigh Correspondence

Raleigh Correspondence
Some very interesting moves ar,
now being made on the politica
ChesSb board in North Carolina which
are intended to have a direct if som,
what remote bearing upon the elcc,
tlon OF a successor to Senator Ran.
som next year. The Senator is re.
garded as an exceedingly lucky man
| having been first elected TO the Sen.
ate III 1870 and is now serving hi,
! fourth consecutive term in that hon
orable body, circumstance that ha,
no precedent in the hist rv of North
Carolina politics where short periods
of consecutive service have generally
prevailed. 1t has not been without
sore mlsgiyimg that he has entered
| INTO the last two fights for re-elec-
ton, but with an extraordinary
amount of personal bcSeeching at the
last ana very aStute manipulation at
the previous election he has succeed
ed IN accomplishing what at various
times seemed TO be impossible.
Ihe Senator is an astute politician
and Is SO regarded and whatever
amount Of hostility he NAV have in
Cured during the middle part of his
term, it has been his fortune to
smoothe over and make disappear at
the critical re-eleati0n moment. IN
| deed, it has been said that SO artful-
ly has he contrived his canvass on
such occasions that he would bring
the hostlles over to his side amidst
mutual weeping and regrets that
there ever should have been anv es-
trangement-any thought of animos-
ity towards the Senator.
repeat, that the Senator is wiley,
| very wiley, and even if he were dis
pleased at such charge he certainly
would not deny it. And yet | affirm
that he will have occasion to use all
of the powers with which he has
been endowed if he should hope to
succeed himself next year. Even if
the Democratic party should carry
the State next year, (Which now is
very doubtfuN, he will meet with
powerful opposition in his own party.
Not because the machine and the
Railroads are displeased at his course
(as lndefenslble and nworthy as it isl
but because there is another astute
politician-a "disinterested visiting
Statesman" without a job (who also
has claims on the machine and the
| railroads. who wants the place. Early
III the last campaign, this, ex-Gov-
ernor jarvis, was shrewd enough to
see the advantage to be gained bv so
ingratiating himself with the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor Carr
as to be able to use o. control him in
the future battle for the Senatorship.
and with this end in view, he caused
himself to be billed with the candi-
date for Governor in his canvass of
the State He acted as "a sort of wet
nurse for the said candidate accom-
panYing him wherever he went.
1t is wei! known that Mr.. Carr is
"a very Indifferent speaker-was a
compromise candidate-and is with
al IA weak vessel, though Obstinate:
and 1t was g mercy to him that he
. had conductor" Jarvis to steer him
clear OF opposing speakers, His own
State committee refused to allow
him to meet the opposing candidates
III Joint debate. 1t is therefore the
most natural thing in the world that
. he should feel very grateful towards
his mentor and protector ,saryIs, and
he has already begun to show his
! gratitude III a substantial way. All
honor to him for it,
The first gun, Though 1t was care
fully muzzled), in the series of
skirmishes that is likely to lead up
to the battle royal was fired by the
last Legislature which displaced the
. Board of Directors of the State Pen
ltentiary with an entirely new Board
which if not actually inimical to the
Senator are certainly not welded to
| his interests, and some of whom are
| known to harbor bitter ilD-will TO.
words him.
But the first overt action as it is
generally understood by the knowing
ones was taken by Governor Carr
and his counsel in turning down Col.
Paul Faison who had been Superin.
tendent of the penitentlary for the
past four years and appointing a Mr.
Leazer in his place. 1t is generally
believed to have been engineered by
conductor" Jarvis. This not onl,