The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-23
His Nomination as Postmaster
at Fayetteville.
is SENT TO THE SENATE
The End of Long and Very
Bitter Contest.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS
Republicans Do Not Think L'nney WIN
be Likely to Succeed in His
Efforts to Have Them
Abolished.


cial1-The nomination of the next
postmaster at Fayetteville has been
the subject of some inside talk among
the Tar Heels here the last few days,
and though Mr. Thurber, private Sec
retarv to the President, told me yes
terday that it would probably be made
to-day. he said his idea was that 1T was
in a batch of similar appointments TO
be made and might not be reached so
soon. | asked Mr.. Thurber could he
give me any intimation of the name
of the man chosen. He said if he did
so and there should afterward be any
occasion for change for any cause,
there might come embarrassment ali
around-which led me to believe that
the name was known to him and,there-
fore. settled upon. | have heard the
name of w. ID. CASTOR mentioned more
prominently than that OF any one else;
accordingly the nomination OF MI.
CASTOR was to-day sent TO the Senate,
and a long and bitter contest IS END
ed. The nomination of W. y ffltch-
ard. as postmaster at Chapel Hlli, was
also sent to the Senate to-day
Arthur Simmons, the Newbssll ne
gro who keeps Mr. Thurber's door "
full of consequence. and no qolint ~
his mind, often gets the position 81
himself and Mr.. Thurber reversed. } et
he is a diplomat TO the core. Nhlle
Mr.. Thurber was busy explaining 10
n gentleman how he could better prose
cute his business by seeing the Post-
master General instead OF Mr.. 1ieVe-
land. Arthur was standing near talk
ing just loud enough for Mr.. Thufher
10 hear. Said he: You see Mr. La
mont was mighty good Private sec
retary. but the difference between hiin
and Mr. Thurber was Mr. lamont
couldn't keep folks away from the
President. The President been busy
to-day and Mr.. ThlIrber amt let a
single man see him, and nobody got
mad Mr. Thurber gets down hardy
ever later than O'Clock and remains
often until next morning according
TO Arthur.
I was talking to-day with Congress
man Graft (Republican), from Illinois
who acquitted himself rather hand-
someIy a few days ago in Il speech on
the Pension bill / asked him what ne
thought of the chances OF Iinneys al
tempt 10 get the Internal KeYenue
abolished. Mr.. Graft said that such
q thing seemed to him a hopeless task.
he took occasion to say that his dis
trict. embracing Peoria, paid more IN
fernaI revenue taxes than other IN this
country. but that he saw no way to re-
lieve them, as it seemed to be the sense
of the people that tobacco ami wis
KEY were fit service for revenue. lie
said. moreover, that the WhiskeH men
as a rule rather preferred the tax TRAN
its abolition. largely for the reason fhat
cheaper competitors were thus frozen
out. This much is written not as any
disbursement, bnt simply as one he-
mtbJjcan's view from q district where
big internal revenue Is collected Mr.
craft asked me if SIR. Linz
ney was quite humorous
man. aud laughed heartily ~
he recalled a speech of Mr.. Ilnney !
IN the canvass for Doorkeeper lie saih
that Mr.. Linney told them that u the
South we're puton hinges and hftea rover
and let down on the North, u would no'
only cover Pennsylvania and OHIO. ms
two Staes in the Hog Combine, but ne"
England and almost the whole Softi'-
In the semi-tilt yesterday between
Richardson, Of Tennessee, Of the 1oin.
mfttee on Printing, with Cannon, q
Illinois. Mr. Richardson had q letter
read from the Public Printer under tbs
Republicans, in which that gentleman
said that the present printing LAYS
would save in this department IRON
$4,000 10 100000 year, which stag
gered the Illinois man into silence.
The balloting for United States sen
afor in Kentucky, which began yesteI+
day. presents an inside view far more
interesting and novel than would ap
near upon the surface. was talking
Yesterday with a Louisville editor, Mr.
Hampton. Just from Kentucky, who
made the rather startling statement
that he did not believe any Senator
would he elected. lie said truce ha(
been agreed upon between Republ
cans and Democrats. by which II was
arranged that for the present scat
tarinp ballot should be taken every dai
without the election OF anybody.
asked him what was the consideration
on the Republican side, with one Dem
ocrat dead and the other sick, thus gIY
ing the Republicans majority 81 two
lie said the trouble was that DIR. Hun
ter. the caucus Republican candidate
was not booked by the Central Organi
zation of Republicans as both John v
Yerkes. the Chairman of the Stat
Republican Committee, and the pres
ent Republican Governor Bradley wer
both against him. Bradley and Yerke
are great friends, and both, in quie
ayay are working for No /. The agree
ment is that there shall be no election
until a successor is elected to Wilson
the cead Democrat This election take
place on the 1st of February, and TIN
man elected qualities by lawon the 4th
ne agreement further is that Their
shall he no election until the 9th. TIL
Legislature adjourns the 10th of Mare
limitation, the body sitting 90 days
holidays and Sundays excepted. /
Joint session there are 68 Republican,