The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-09
SEYMOUR'S
SUCCESSOR
The Southern Railway Denies
it is Manipulating Offices.
DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH
pOSTPONEMENT OF INJUNCTION
CASE PUTS RUSSELL OUT.
v. p. ANDREWS WILL NAME MEN
Is In Doubt Whether to Select One CT
His Loyal Friends or to Let New
and Less Known Eastern Man
Take Oath of Allegiance.

Take Oath of Allegiance.
Washington, D. c., April S.-(Special)
The Southern Railway folks are get
ting scared because they have shown
their hand so plainly in connection with
the Federal offices in North Carolina.
Their out-riders are now saying that
they do not care who is judge in place of
Seymour-that it is perfectly immaterial
to them-and that they are willing for
Pritchard to act without any dictation
from them.
| have not seen any of the big bugs
like President Andrews. but L
know from the way his agents in and
around Congress talk that the Southern
wants to cover up its domination of
Pritchard and its active manipulation
of Republican politics. There is method
in this busy work of denying that it IS
the supreme boss of North Carolina pat
ronage. 1t is rare thing when the
Southern Railway puts all its agents
and influences in motion to explain its
position.
Folks who know the methods of that
CORPORATION will take all disclaimers with
MANY grains of allowance. They do
protest too much" The multiplicity of
the denals, and the vehemence of the
statements that they do not take. any
part in giving out places. may fool the
unwary. Those on the inside see that
it means to cover up its tracks in order
to run the machine with less noise and
friction.
Now that the injunction case has been
postponed till June, it is hardly probable
that the filling Of the vacant judgeship
will be postponed until a decision is rem
dered. II Judge Simonton had decided
against the Southern Railway, the
iudgeship would. doubtlss, have been Of
fered to Russell and he would have
taken il. If you doubt it, ask VIM III.
Chadbourn. the Governors bosom friend.
what he was doing in Washington and
what was the subject of the conversation
he had with Col. Andrews in Col. An
drews's room at the Hotel Raleigh on
a late visit to this city. But with the
postponement of the suit, comes in all
probability the chance of offering Rus
sell bribe in the shape of the judgeshlp
to ''call off his dogs.
No matter how much it may be denied
there isn't the shade of a shadow of
doubt that the Southern Railway-that
is Col. Andrews-will name the man. His
first choice is Price His second choice
is Boyd. His third choice is the next
most loyal Southern Railway man.
But he cares nothing for men. He
blocked the door to political preferment
to Schenck when that able jurist was ia
his prime because he needed Schenck
in his business at Greensboro. Later
when Schenck was old and, by reason
of his devotion to the Southern Railway,
had lost his power over conventions, he
was ruthlessly kicked out of his posi-
ton as division attorney to make place
for a younger and more influential man.
SO, if it will fool the people better to
drop Price and Boyd, on the ground that
they are Western men and too publicly
allied TO the Southern, and take up a
man not heret orore "loyal'' to the road,
Col. Andrews will not hesitate to do it..
I'rice and Boyd both want the place bad.
Andrews personally would prefer to
have one Of them. He has tested their
loyalty" But he would kick them
overheard and take up Undertake, Rob
inson or Purnell without a regret at
their disappointment, PROVIDED:
And the aforesaid provided" would
mean that the new man had taken the
oath of allegiance and made his peace
Purnell was with the Southern Rail-
way, so they say here, in the lease con-
test before the Legislature. Robinson,
owing to his long intimacy with RUSSELL
was outwardly with the Governor, but
it was the first time in his life he was
not with the railroads on anything and
everything. Ever since Seymour died,
he has been kicking himself because he
was a guest of the Governor during the
fight, and it may be that his intimate
friend, Maj. Grant, who was the special
spokesman for the Southern road in the
Senate. has been setting Robinson
straight with Andrews. The revival Of
the Robinson talk would seem to lndl-
cate as much.
Then there is Timberlake. When he
first hastily, if not scandalously, ad-
journed Warren court to come here to
urge his appointment as judge, the point
was raised that he was Populist and
had no claim for the place. AT that
time he was quick to assure Pritchard
that he had gone to Raleigh to support
him for the Senate, and that though the
Populists claimed him, he was good Re
publican. But at that time he did not
give any proof how he stood on the
Southern Railway matter. News
reaches Washington that, in order to see
himself straight with the man who will
name Seymour's successor, Judge Tim
berlake paid visit to Raleigh and had
an interview with Vice-President An
drews | have not been able to learn
whether he took the oath of the Royal
Order of the Southern Railway, and put
ON the Andrews collar none genuine
without the name rs. r." is attached).