The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-02-08

Well has big influence with the
boss" and he has u scheme in hand
other than that Of the chairmanship
Of the
STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COW
MIITEE.
Besides astUtenesS as politician
and plethoric pocket-bo0k he has
ambition that nothing short OF
tenn or two in congress will satisfy.
1t is claimed for him that he has a
dead cinch" on the Cape Fear ma
chine and that he has given the boss
certain assurances which makes the
Waddell, Oldham and other opposi-
ton of but little consequence.
In the selection of simmons sue
cessor Ransom will be largely CON
trolIed by the advice Of Well, Rich
ardson, and Tom skinner, and it Is
not improbable that Skinner viii not
be the man. a whisper Is heard to
TINS effect, and Skinner remains here
with look of expectancy and antici-
patton on his face. He was popular
IN congress, and MS appointment as
collector would be a splendid poIiti-
cal strategy GA the part Of Senator
Ransom. The "boss' is not spend
ing sleepless nights and lying with
his handsome face t. the wall in the
early morning. just for the fun of it. :"
He has the highest qualities Of a
fighter-never realizing defeat until
overwhelmingly vanquished. He
thinks to-day that no serious opposi-
ton to him exists in the State The
idea of his superb invincibility never
leaves him for a single moment.
That's what appears on the surface,
at lea st anil IT IL al -e4,e1-=-n-
That enthuSeS his followers. At times
he seems deeply depressed, but that
is due, it is alleged. to distress about
/ JERNIGAN's APPOET4ENT.
1t is understood that Jernigan can
have Buck Jones dead shoes, but he
is not laundering for funeral at the
expense Of the State Department.
He declines 10 consider Shanghai.
The place is graveyard and Jerni-
gan is too good and useful citizen
to be sacrificed in that way. The
Sweden-Norway mission ought TO
have been rendered him, but, instead
a WASHINGTON man, who hasn't vot-
ed IN twenty years and who was
forced to resign the Fish commission
| ershlp a year or two ago, was ap-
pointed. What Jernigan will get is
unknown inquiry at the State De-
| partment does not show that he is
slated for anything. II not soon
placed, 1t IS said, that he will return
TO the newspaper field; will revive
| the 'lntelIIgencer" and will advocate
clean politics. Senator Ransom alone
has any recognition at the White
House and he is responsible for the
appointments and disappointment
of the administration, aud il seems
Incredltable that such men as Jerni-
gan are overlooked unless it is due
to want of zeal and persisrency in
urging their appointments.
REPORT N WILLIAMS-SETTLE CASE
was filed yesterday. 1t is an exhaus-
tive, conclusive presentation of the
case covering twenty-five pamphlet
pages. Ii was prepared by Mr.. /
PoYnter, of Kentucky, one of the
aolest lawyers in the House, and /.
leaves not an inch of ground for Viii
llams to stand upon. Every position |
and defense assumed 10y him in the /
contest IS indisputably refuted and
caustlcaily condemned. The decision /
OF the Supreme court of North Caro-
lima IN Harris VS.. Scarborough is ad-
q" tAO OpIHlOu Oh d divided
court and the reasoning in the dis
senting opinion by Justice Clarke
commended and approved, anala-
gously. Every point in Settles brief
Is sustained. No majority report
will be submitted. Mr.. Woodland
may submit some kind of protest
but will not contest the case in the
House. He has made good fight
mas stuobornly disputed every point
IN the case, but the most casual read
ing of Judge Poynter's report will
show how utterly hopeless was Will
llams' contest.
JONATHAN EDWARDS.
Alliance Speaking