The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-01
NEW COUNTY ATTORNEY
JULIUS CAESAR LOGAN HARRIS
TO SUCCEED Mr.. JONES.
of County Commissioners
Next Monday.


Next Monday.
Wake countys next attorney will be
julius Caesar Logan Harris.
This is the decision Of the new board
of County Commissioners. They met
here in conference and SO decided. /
learn this on good authority, though
neither~Mr. Harris nor Maj. Hill, who
is to be the chairman Of the new board,
has confirmed the report.
There were two other aspirants for the
place learn-Messrs Tom Purnell and
Tom Devereux. But Loge, like his illus
| trious predecessor, had already seen the
members of the board and so he conquer
ed without firing a gun. He got in his
work early in the game, and when the
board meets next Monday he will be
given the coveted prize by a unanimous
vote. Though, rs rule the remunera-
ton from this office is not very large
| being some years less than 81 900, yet it
is one much desired by Raleigh lawyers,
rs it not only allows the holder of it to
continue his regular practice, but tends
greatly to aid him in it.
And just in this connection the best
| joke of the season is ON Mr.. Purnell, who
was a candidate for the place. 1t was
told to me yesterday by a prominent Re
! publication: Last summer when a confer
ence was held by the Republicans ana
| Populists to divide out the county Offices,
Purnell was one of the Republican con
| ferees and Ohio Wilson one Of the Popu-
| lists. Before PurneI went into the con
| ference his Republican friends warned
! him of Wilson's foxy ways, and instruct
81 him to stand out for two commission
! crs, as the Republicans had most Of the
votes. Mr. Purnell gave them to under
stand that he knew a thing or two. and
| it would be a cold day when Ohio Wilson
got the better of him in a trade.
Well, the conference was held. The
! rosult-one Republican commissioner,
| two PopuIists When his advisers asked
| Mr.. Purnell for an explanation of this
unexpected denoument, he told them that
| he had insisted on the Populists having
| only one to the Republicans two but that
| Wilson had explained that rs he proposed
to make him (PurnelD county attorney
| that would about even the thing up, and
| be the same as two commissioners to each
party.
Now" said my informant, you can
| judge how Purnell felt the other day
when he heard that the commissioners
had decided to give Loge Harris the
place"
1t seems that Loge had a great deal to
do with selecting candidates for commits
sioners, and right there is where he slip
ped up on Mr. Purnel's blind side.
! WILL ALLEYS SUCCESSOR
| As to Superintendent of the Workhousa
and County Home nothing was done at
| this conference of the Board The matter
was not mentioned. Mr.. Allen the pres
| ent incumbent, has held the place for
eighteen years, and a more efficient and
faithful officer no county ever had Not
once during the whole time has there been
a complaint and every grand jury, with
ont a single exception, has complimented
! his management. Wakes County Home is
| considered the model institution of the
| kind in the State. There is, therefore
a strong sentiment among the people Of
| all parties in favor Of keeping Mr.. Allen
nj the head of it.
But there are several candidates who
are running lively race for it. Principal
| among these, named in the order of their
| chances, are Charles Is. Kay, LOunle
| Green, Allen Marshburn, Bob Wynnc
| Frank Ferrall. 1t is said that Ray haN
been promised the place by populist lead
ers, and il will be given 10 the Populists if
| any change is made. 1t was promised
| Ray when he bid fair to be a strong cam
didate for register of deeds, and Joe Rog-
ers' friends pledged him their help in get
| ting this place, it is said, if he would not
! fight Rogers for the nomination for regis
/ ter.
However this may be- Ray is now for
midable candidate for Mr. Aliens place,
with Lonnie Green a close second.
| The old Board meets next Monday
1t will only be in session long enough to
/ have the minutes of the last meeting read
and approved The new Board will then
come in and take charge Of the affairs Of
| the county.