Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-19
ELECTED KITCHEN.
fusion Board Refused Possession Of the
Penitentiary.
MS BARGAIN OF NO AVAIL
me so-Caiicd Agent Unable To FIN
the Flaccs-Tcst Case 60 lie Made
treasurer VIII Not ray War
rants. t...

RALEIGH. n. c.. April lS-(Spccial)-
me legislative Board OF Directors elected
an Executive Committee. composed OF
Dockery, McCaskey Hoover. Hahn. and
Taylor; and Dockory was made its chair
man. The board created the office OF
supervisor and general agent and II Is
40 This that 1t has elected Kitchen. Three
OF the boar2-Dockcry. McCaskey. ana
TaNior-wcnt 10 the p,nitcntLary at noon.
accompanied by William VI. Day. one OF
dheir counsel. and were admitted to the
presenee OF the Democratic Board OF Di-
rcctors. They demanded possession Of the
rcniiontiary. This was refused. and then
They served a summons on the Demo
uafic directors. thus starting their case.
GOING HOME.
They then returned TO Raleigh. and all
or them left for home this afternoon.
Senator Marion Butler. who has been
here giving advice to the Fuslonlsts. also
departed. W. II. Kitchen will so 10 his
home to make up his bond. He thinks
he has dead-sure thing and that his
getting the Office is only a question Of
time. His attorneys say that IL the
attorneys on the other side will consent
70 take up the case next week q can
pc carried up AT once to the Supreme
Court; otherwise, Il viii be delayed six
months.
Some OF the Fuslonist board evidently
hink their title TO Office is poor. and
admit as much.
They say the trouble as to no quorum
voting for them was chiefly In the Senate
KITCHENS BARGAIN.
The Populists In the Legislature forced
kitchen upon the Republicans. the latter
Nacting the pledge that he would exactly
siVide the offices between POpulists and
Republicans. so before Cheek. one Of the
directors. would agree to vote to-day for
Kitchen he questioned the latter. and
hitchtn declared he would positively
carry out that agreement as soon as he
got IN. He and the Executive Committee
which Is composed Of three Populists and
two Republicans. are given by their board
tull power 70 make all appointm hts.
COURTS MUST DECIDE.
State-1reasurer Worth PopulisO said
to-day that the act Of the last Legislature
Gays the Leaaar administration was TO
continue TO the 18th instant, ana that
then other provision must be made lie
says he expects TO pay some one but viii
DC very sure IL is the right admlnistra-
ton, and that the courts must decide
lie says he was notified to-day that
Kitchen had been elected by one board.
and there IS another board appointed by
the Governor an recognized by him.
Treasurer Worth expects the question Of
TILE 10 come up in the Superior Court
here next week. and 10 speedily go 20 the
Supreme Court, by reason of the import
ance Of the case. lie says he has notified |
the banks that he would pay no ponitcn-
hary warrants dated after yesterday. and |
that such warrants will not be- paid al |
the Treasury until the question is decided |
by the courts
DE-FACTO GOVERNMENT.
But there Is another side 10 the matter |
The present administration is ~. de- facto |
one. and the Supreme Court has decided |
that a de-facto government can issue |
warrants. and has fun legal rights. So
the warrants Will be made out as usual |
and If Treasur-r Worth declines TO pay |
them he Will by maudlmus be forced |
u do so. or course Governor Cars ac-
ton In this matter Will be firm The |
present government IS unquesti0nably the |
de-factO one. ana It's rights arr 10 be
fully maintained. the State Treasurer 10 |
he contrary Notwithstanding
ThV rain ceased Last nicht Some Of |
the farmers say IL was little less than
n disaster to them. II VIII require despe-
rate work for them 10 catch up.