The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-13
If So JIm Boyd Will Probably
War the Wig.
Burii', "s GIN TIE GRAM
SENATORS Do NOT LIKE "OFF
HARNESS ON NEAR" HORSE.
PR,TCHARD BETWEEN FIRES
Afraid Either to Oppose Boyd and the
Railroad or Not to Recommend an
Eastern Man, and, Too, Seem
jnsIy Pledged to Purneil.

Eastern Man, and, Too, Seem
insly Pledged to purneii.
Washington, ID. c., April 12-(Special.i
1t looks like Col. James E. Boyd, OF
Greensboro, will wear the ermine as
Judge Seymours successor. Senator
Pritchard will probably give 1ormai
to one of the Eastern
candidates, or he may recommend tnat
either Purnell or Robinson would nii
the bill. This would be equivalent "
no recommendation at all. Senator
Pritchard would demand and secure the
appointment of Chief Justice Falrcioth
or Governor Russell, if he wanted either
of them appointed. Not one OF the ouier
candidates has the political prestige Oh
these two. and the Attorney General does
not think any of them are of judicial size.
He is for Charles Price, and takes the
ground that he is the ablest man suggest
ed. and that the biggest lawyer ought to
be chosen regardless of location. Inc
fact that he has the endorsement OF ION
and Simonton helps. Ii the Attorney
General can persuade the PRESIDENT 10
appoint Western man for the Eas'eri,
district. then Pritchard will step In anu
say to the President: Il have gwen my
endorsement to an Eastern man because
believe it best to name an Eastern man
for an Eastern place. But, if you say
Won will not appoint any Of the Eastern
men presented, l desire to say that the
best Western man to name IS not Capt.
Price. but Col. Boyd" And when the
President agrees to hear him, .Pritchard
will take the ground, first, that Capt.
Price. while voting part Of the Republl-
can ticket, has never done anything for
the party except to hold the best office
for the State under Harrison. He Will
show that Col. Boyd, on the other hand,
has been in the thickest of all the fights
for years and years, and has suffered for
Republicanism. AS to Col. Boyd's capa-
city as a lawyer, Mr.. Pritchard will re-
mind the President that Capt. Price went
with him to Canton and urged that Col.
Boyd be made Attorney General in the
Cabinet, and gave him the highest en-
dorsement He will say that Col. Boyd
was an original Mckinley man; helped
to get the State delegation for him; work
ed for him out at st. Louis; and is the
National committeeman from North
Carolina. Isn't it likely that all this will
have great weight with Mckinley, who
has so far responded to such appeals in
other States? If he has a big outside
place reserved for Col. Boyd, he will re-
ply that he is going to give him "someth-
ing better" But as the demand for these
big places from the North and West is
great and pressing, is it not probable that
the President will be glad to crafty his
friend Boyd with State place and thus
be able to give an Ohioan another fat
position? There is no doubt that Col
Boyd has the call for the best Federal
position North Carolina will get. If the
Judgeship will pay him and the State off,
the President would naturally feel re-.
lieved. As to Capt. Price, if he fails Of
the Judgeship, the President has not the
burden for getting place for him, as he
has in the case of Col. Boyd One of
these men would be as acceptable to the
Southern Railway as the other, as both
are loyal" So there would be no pres
sure brought to bear ON Pritchard be-
tween the two.
There is, if the above reasoning be
correct. but one trouble in the way, to-
wit: Could a Western man be confirm
ed? That is the question to answer. In
the last administration Mr.. Cleveland Sc
lected an able lawyer for District Judge
in Tennessee who did not reside in the
district, and unless my recollection is at
70 bn confirmed
are jealous of their rights. 1t hurts
them for the President to go outside their
State to fill an office in the State, or to
take a man outside a district to fill Il
district office If they confirmed a West
ern man for the Eastern district OF
North Carolina, how could they object if
the President should give them dose of
their own medicine in their own State!
There's the rub. / believe it will be Boyd
if there is a reasonable chance Of con-
firmation.
The town is agog over the Judge
ship. 1t is still said that it will be set
tied Tuesday and somebody will then be
appointed, but nobody knows who it will
be up to this writing.
Congressman Geo White declares that
he will not endorse anybody but Judge
Robinson. Senator Pritchard is running
with Purnell and holding with Boyd, so
some of the knowing ones say. He could
have Purnell appointed if be would in
sist on it, but it is not believed that he
will go that far. The situation now is.
and the belief is, that White will endorse
Robinson. Pritchard will say that either
Robinson or Purnell will hc satisfactory
as an Eastern man, and this will leave
the loop hole for the Attorney General
to step in and name Price. unless COM
promise can be made on Boyd. If Boyd
misses the .Judgeship, Il is said that him
self and friends will make move for
of the Western District in oppo-
sition to Holton. They make states