The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-23
WHO WILL GET L
Col. Jim Boyd Can Have the
Naming of District
Attorney.
PRlTCHARO FOR COOK
RIFT THE UNSEEMLY SCRAMBLE
WILL CONTINUE.
MKlNlEY GETTING SCARED
And viii Go Slow in Appointing Negro 70 ST
Masters--CN Service to be Knocked
Out in Collectors Offices.

Washington, Nov. 22.-(SpeciaD-lt IS
given out from the White House lhat
no appointment for District Attorney Oh
the Eastern North Carolina District Will
~, made until after the meeting or Con-
yress. And this appointment may go
over until January, unless the factions
get together and agree ON whom they
want The situation is practically the
same that is has been for six or more
weeks. Col. Jim Boyd, the Assistant
Attorney General has but to say the
word and the man he wants Will be
amounted. Senator Pritchard is still
for Cook, while Hon. Harry Skinner is
urging the appointment of Bernard In
the Justice of things Skinner is entitled
to this appointment. / think it will be
admitted by everybody that Pritchard
owes his reelection to the work done by
Skinner. The President, it is said,
would like to oblige Mr.. Skinner i'll this
matter, but dislikes very much to lily
in the face of Pritchard's endorsement
of Cook. If these two North Caro-
inians will get together and submit the
whole question to Col Jim Boyd the sue
eessor of District Attorney Aycock
would be named at once. But as there
is no such present possibility it may be
cans will get so hungry that they will
be willing to sink their personal prefer
ence and agree on a dark horse. Since
that Hoyansville (Ga), affair President
Mckinley has been 10th to. appoint any
more negroes to prominent postoffces in
the South. He has discovered the fact
that the negroes in" the North and West
feel that they have been dis riminated
against in the matter of postoffice ap-
pointments. | heard to-day that the
negroes in Ohio almost to a man voted
against Mark Hanna because none Of
their race were appointed postmasters in
the Buckeye State. And it is very like
~ the President will hesitate a long
time before appointing J. C.. Hargett
colored. to the Kinston postofice for
which he has been strongly recommend
ed by Congressman White. The COM
mission of the present postmaster ex-
pired on October 10th. There are a
number of such eases scattered through
out the South. And the President will
use his best endeavors to have only
white Republicans or gOld-bug Demo-
Gratis who supported the Republican par
ty last year recommended for President
ial postoffces. The already short ex-
perience of the administration with
colored poStmasters has been sufficient
10 make the powers that be sick of the
job.
Col. Dick Lee, who represents the dry
Monopole or Red Top Wine Company
tells me that Washington is fast becom-
ing the wine drinking city of the coun-
try. Why said he, ''the amount of
Champagne consumed last year was dou-
bic the quantity of the previous year,and
the sales for this year are far in excess
of anything on record" While Col.
Lee did not say so because of his mod
esty j infer from his conversation that
Dry Mon0pole is the wine used on State
occasions at the White House.
| get it pretty straight that the Treas
ury Department will soon decide that
Collector Brady, of the Richmond
tVao, Internal Revenue District acted
within the law in refusing to re-appoint
the old deputies and appointing deputies
that had not passed the civil service ex-
animation. This will he Knockout
blow to the civil service and will no
nailed with delight by Internal Revenue
collectors all over the country. This
VIII mean an immense amount Of pa-
tronage for the Republican party and
IL VIII materially aid the administration
IN building a machine in the South that
VIII virtually secure solid delegation
nus leaving no room to doubt for Nc
Alnleys denomination.