The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-28
Talk of the Judge for the Dis
trict Attorneyship.
SAID TO BE A CANDIDATE
THD SOUTHERN RAILWAY OP-
POSED TO OHAS. COOK.
that IS PRlTCHARD'S uTT;E STORY


Tricky Senator is Only Trying to Make
This an Excuse for Going Back
on His Promises.
Who will be District Attorney?
This is the question that is now troub-
hing Republican politicians.
In the temporary re-appointment or
Mr.. Aycock they see the defeat or
Charles A. Cook, of Warren.
As to Claude Bernard and Oscar
4pears, they have never been seriously
IN the race. Both of them have simply
been making n bluff for second place.
Ii the sizing-up of the situation by
leading Republicans here be worth any
thing, then the star of Judge w. 5. OBJ.
Robinson is in the ascendency. he is
said to be q candidate for the place. and
within the last two or three days Robin
cen stock here has gone up kiting.
/, Cook, it is true, has been promised the
vlace by Senator Pritchard, This has
long since been an open secret. The two
men are strong personal political friends.
The Nut Bush statesman has always
stood by the Senator from the Nola
Chucky, and vice versa.
But in the appointment of District
Attorney, as in the selection Of sue
cessor to Judge Seymour, the hand of
the Southern Railway may be seen.
That corporation has the ear of the
present National administrat ton, and
with I'M Boyd practically in the Cabinet,
its wishes are always made known and
respected. This is why Cook has not
been and will not be appointed, Repub-
Icans tell me.
"There is no doubt about the fact that
Mr.. Pritchard is for Cook" said life
hong Republican yesterday, in discussing
the situation. HE would like to see
him appointed. He has promised to
have it done, but he can't deliver the
goods. The Southern Railway is against
Cook, and this being so, Mr.. Pritchard
is not strong enough to secure his ap-
pointment.
Who do you think it will be?'
''It now looks like Judge Robinson.
/ understand he is a candidate. His
will be a compromise appointment. just
as was Judge purnelIs when he sue
ceeded Seymour"
"But Robinson was at that time also
a candidate, and the railroads fought
him2"
Eyes, but now they want to help him
get good place and make friends.r
This is all Republican talk, and it is
friend Of Pritchard that is talking it.
And why? For the reason, one Of
Cooks friends says. that Pritchard is
not faithful to his pledges, he thinks 1t
is to his interest to break them, and IS
now casting about for an excuse to
throw Cook over. inundated by the
Southern Railway, Mr.. Pritchard puts
up the baby plea: II want to, but they
wouldn't let me-"
Who will not let him? Let Mr..
Prfchard tell the people where this
mighty adverse influence comes from and
how it is being exercised.
There are reasons why Pritchard ought
10 nave Cook appointed. The red-bea rd-
ed politician from Warren has always
been his friend. He has done the
Senator's bidding without question. al
ways giving him his vote and influence
When, in the Republican convention.
COOK was on the point of securing the
nomination for Supreme court Justice
did Pritchard not go to him and tell him
that 1t would break up the whole mr.
Tangement and beg him to withdraw his
name, saying that Douglass must be the
man "a VIC
Cook obeyed, to be now q .rthrown nv
served.
And yet Senator Pntc1ard knows
ne cannot do this openly. Cook controls
q county and Senatorial district--two
votes in the Legislature. This ia why
rne Senator 10 preparing 10 point b
CoL BOYD as the slayer Of Cook and
say: Il did all could for you. but
Coi Boyd had the Presidents err and
ne outgeneraled me-" Col. Boyd In n
well known Southern Railway man. ma
1s Pritchard. They all work together.
Ihere Is never any fight between the
Inree. Pritchard's promise Ii out to
COOK. The Southern Railways political
manager has sworn that Cook shall NOT
have the job. ''''
What will Pritchard do?
Everybody knows that he can carry
out his promise IL he cares to do So
III ne goes to Hanna and Mckinley and
demands the appointment of Cook the
warren man will get the Job.
III he merely files formal recommon-
dation, Cook hasn't even the ghost of n
chance. Va
Luckily for Cook, he and his friends
know that Pritchard can see that the
promise made can be carried out if the
Senator wants to carry it out.