The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-31
FOR A PERFECT FUSION
TO TRADE COUN-
TY FOR CONGRESSMAN.
HUNGRY RUSH or TIKI PIE-HUNTERS
Pat 0 Bren Ahead For Durharn's Postmaster
ship--A Scuf1e For Place of Stamp-Cierk
Erwin Mills Offer For County Roads
Breezy Briefs and Personals.

Breezy Briefs and Personals.
Durham, \. c., Aug. 30.-(Specian-
Politics of local significance are claim
ling the attention OF the PIE brigade. This,
of course, is confined exclusively to Re
publicans or their allies. Already states
are being made for 1898 and l am told
that Republicans propose to give every
! thing in the county in the way of county
patronage to the Pops. The object of
this generous offer is 10 secure complete
| fusion between the Reps. and Pops, on
congressional candidate. 1t is under
stood now that Tom Settle is to be the
candidate for Congress and his friends
here, and he has some very warm and
strong ones, viii put forth eofry effort
| to regain his lost estate. This policy
viii be pursued in all the Settle counties
throughout the district. Some months
! ago a slate was being handed around
with Judge Spencer Adams for Congress-
Solicitor Bynum for Judge and "ShankS"
Merritt. Of Person county, for Solicitor
But this has been smashed and Tom
Settle appears upon the scene. He has
wonderful strength here and whatever
can be done 10 regain his lost fortunes
Durham county Republicans stand ready
10 do While this is going on the seekers
after Federal patronage are not Idle.
The poStoffoss is most desired and for
this i IS understood there are three APP
plicants: Pat 0'Brien. y NJ. Hoiton, and
T. H. Ri-sfee. The first named viii be
an easy winner His brother ". T.
% Br5en. = the chairman of the county
executive committee and is for him. Jeter
Pritchard has given II out that Chairman
UBrien can name the postmaster But
the other candidates seem not 10 be dis
.eouraged and are actively at work. The
next best place the keen glance Of Dur
ham county Republicans eye sights is the
stamps clerks place. Green Ross held
it four years under Harrison and says
the good record he made then entities him
TO four years more Of clover H. b.
Cozart had a remarkably strong petition
for Collector and finally withdrew in
Duncan's favor and be is not without
friends who say that this piece of pie
will fit his plate TO a st" G.. L. Warren,
"A Republican Of long standing. is fire.
quently here from his home in Lebanon
township and is pressing his claims for
this position. He has frequently led a
"forlorn hope as the party nominee
for the legislature simply to keep up the
organization and that, too, in the days
when it took grit and heap of it to adj
vocate Republicanism in this country.
He claims and it does seem with much
show of reason, that all these years of
party service should not go unrewarded.
Then there is the position of deputy
stamp clerk 1t may look to some peonle
as insignificant, but it pays salary Of
$500, and under the gold standard that's
big money. There are too many pa
triotic and hungry fellows to allow an
appointee of Grover Cleveland's to re-
main in this place. though he may have
grown into a non-partisan. 1t is said
Job Faucette, a political nondescript. is
hot after this little slice. But the know
/ ing ones say Hub Cozart will be made
stamp clerk and uncle Page Warren dep
uty. This will be recognition of faith
full services
Prof. c. w. Toms is here from Chapel
Hill, and is kept busy shaking hands with
his many friends.
The magistrates of this township were
to meet this evening at o'clock to make
prepare tons for the beginning of road
work. The Erwin Cotton mills propose
if they will grade and ma cadamize the
road running out through West Durham
first that they will give 5000 mile from
the corporate limits to the Orange coun-
ty line. 1t is about six and a half miles
to the county line and If this proposition
is accepted that will add $1,000 to the
road fund.
Will Rowe, colored, was arrested this
morning on charge of burglary and
win have a hearing tomorrow morning
before Mayor McCown. He entered
the residence of Mr.. A. B. Matthews, a
few nights ago and stole therefrom q
TOY bank belonging to one of the child
rem in which was deposited the sum
OF $500. Mr.. Matthews family were
all away and he is therefore guilty of
burglary In the second degree. He had
Deen dong some work around the house
and knew OF the movements Of the family
and that the house was unoccupied at
the time. He is an old offender, having
served two terms in the work honse.
This offence will put him in the State
penitentiary. He acknowledged the
crime and has given up the money.
They are getting ready in the clerks
office for the criminal court which be-
gins next Monday. Up to this time there
are seventy-four cases docketed for trial.
OF this number thirteen came over from
the last term and sixty-one warrants
have been sent up. The docket will
be considerably increased as many of
the justices have not sent in their war
rants yet.
The AL G. Fields Ministries had crowd
ed house Saturday night 1t is good
show and all who went were well pleas
ed.
The police docket this morning con-
tanned two cases for trial. One was an
assault with deadly weapon and the
party was bound over to court. The
ether was an affray in which n deadly
weapon figured. Both parties were
bound over to court. Falls Trice, men,
ton OF whose arrest was made in my
Saturdays letter, was committed to Jail
Saturday evening without bail to await