Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-02-28
HOW O DID IT.
HE OWN LUSK FOR JUDGE AND
DOES 1T SMILING.
ARGUS BUREAU,
RALEIGH, Feb. 26, 1895.

ARGUS BUREAU,
RALEIGH. Feb. 26, 1895.
The salary of the superintend-|
ent of the penitentiary was then
cut down from So, 500 to 81, 800.
There was quite a debate about
the State geologist and a majority
report of the caucus committee
was submitted abolishing the
Office entirely. A minority re-
port was also submitted, how
ever, providing for a lower ap-
preparation for carrying on the
work and a lower salary for the
geologist. The matter was post
poned without final action.
The most Important action of
the caucus was the nomination Of
H. G.. Ewart for judge Of the
western criminal district. There
were three aspirants for the
place, Messrs. EWart, Lusk and
Hendricks, of Madison. Lusk
went into the caucu the strong
est Of the three, but was downed
by an accident, or rather by a
cute scheme Of Senator Moody's,
who, besides being a seemingly
jovial, easy" sort Of a man, is
also mighty sharp in a political
trade. Lusk is very unfortunate.
It will be remembered he was
''bamboozled' out Of the speaker
ship. It all came about this way:
First came the nomination Of a
solicitor and Moody craftily nom
inatec Mccall, of Asheville. He
was nominated and that let Lusk
out Of the race, for the caucus
wasn't going to let the same
borough have both judge and
solicitor. The vote stood, so for
Ewart, 20 for Hendricks and II
for Lusk.
The printing committee did not
meet yesterday evening as it was
announced, the caucus prevent
ing. Three experts have exam
ined the bids and find that the
bid of Edwards & Broughton, of
this city, is lower by S4OO than
that Of any other bidders. The
trouble is that the experts were
not called in by the committee
but by some of the bidders. If
Edwards & Broughton were Re
publicans, they would certainly
get The printing, but as such is
not the case the matter is doubt
full. Two of the experts who
made the calculation are Repub.
licans. The committee will meet
tonight if a free circus doesn't
come around.
Col. A N. Shaffer. a prominent
Republican of Raleigh, comes
out this afternoon in a card in
the Ec3ning Tisitor strongly de.
nouncing tie Jim Young bill tc
change the charter of Raleigh
Col Shaffer introduced a bill to
the same effect, but it was killed
in the committee room. The
difference between the bills Oh
Young and Shaffer is that Shat
fer'S is a white mans bill; YOung's
a negro bill.
This morning there was {
queer personal encounter in the
Marlboro house between Col. W
! A. Guthrie, of Durham, and j
A. Smith, an editor Ct Bessimel
city. Both are Populists. They
were standing by the desk talk
ing quietly when they suddenly
began to pass blows. They thel
grappled and fell together to thu
floor. They were separated be
fore any damage was done t.
either. Mr.. Guthrie told a frient
that Smith had published lie:
: about him. But then that il
. Guthrie's side. [ could not int
, Mr.. Smith.
In the House Monday morning
resolution, introduced by Lusk
| condemning the Democratic pres
!. for misrepresentation in regar'
, to the Douglas affair caused on
, of the hottest and most persona
, debates that has occurred il
either house this session. Man,
representatives participated AM
: the speeches were bitter. Rep
2 resentative Henderson agail
+ made a fiery speech. He wa
interrupted by Ray, who said
, why, Nh. Speaker, he has alb
l solutely no regard for it," ''Fo
: what" shouted Henderson. 9Th
TRUTH" answered Ray. Hender
: son accused Democrats of votin.
for the resolution to get the flu
sionists lin a hole" and Lusk, i
r a spirit of fun, said it had bee
5 intimated that MI. Ray voted TO
p the resolution. Nh Ray denie
the charge and Mr. Lnsk said b
would prove it by a respectful
I man. No respectable man wi
say such a thing" shouted Ray
and they let him alone. Will
j, there was a good deal of fun in
dulged in it could be plainly see.
that much bad feeling existed
But the resolution passed by
: strict party vote.