The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-01
Is Governor Russell a Recep
tive Candidate
WILL BE RUSSELL OR PRICE
THE SOUTHERN RAlLWA1 VIII
NAME THE JUDGE.
PRiTChARD is A CATS ~"
Lon Leach, Who Was Go'o'oug
Elector, Wants Consu'sh'p--
Negro Aspirants on
Hand.

Washington. March 31.-(Speclal)-A
few day. ago. just as the people began
to expect the appointment OF "a Federal
Jndpe to succeed Seymour. an announce
mont was made that it had been post
poned for thirty days
Why?
Thereby hangs tale that might be
unfOkled in all it's interesting detail
by Vice President Andrews or Senator
pritchard. There are others who would
throw side-lghts upon the story, but
these. two are the only ones who could
give the inside facts for the long post
ponement.
Seymour's successor will not be APP
pointed until Judge SimOnton passes upon
the injunction against Governor Rus
sell. IL the Southern Railway wins, the
appointment Of Price or Boyd, or some
other attorney or agent Of the Southern
Railway will follow.
Ii the Southern Railway loses, then
there will be united purpose to secure
the appointment of Governor Russell.
There are reasons to believe he would
like to have the judgeship. If he is not
a receptive candidate why does his spe-
!. cial friend. Mr.. VIM. II. Chadbourr,
of Wilmington, come to this city and
confer with Vice-President Andrews
And why do Mr.. Chadbourn and Lieu
antGovernor Reynolds hold conferen-
~ces together!
1t is well known herein fact no
one attempts to conceal it--that the
Southern Railway will appoint the judge.
Ii the President does not insist upon APP
pointing an Eastern man, Charles Price
or James T.. Boyd-both Southern Rail
way attorneys-will be chosen. If an
Eastern man is insisted upon the South
'ern Railway will be mighty glad to shelve
Russell by putting him ON the bench
and ietting ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rey-
nolds-a thick-and-thin- railway man,
go into the Governors chair IF.
And that is great big IF. Should
Judge Simonton refuse to enjOln the
Governor. then the Southern Railway.
while not wanting Russell to be judge.
will have a much bigger thing at stake
an the Governor $ office than IN the Judge
ship. They realize that Russell is fight
er and will not give up his present fight
If he remains Governor. They know that
his life time ambition has been to he
Federal Judge, and that he keenly felt
the defeat when Seymour was appointed
over him years ago. They believe he
would not decline the judgeship if the
President would urge him to take it for
the good of the party They know that
they can get Mckinley to make that
request if it is necessary for Them to have
their man in the Governors chair.
Didn't they contribute 100000 to elect
Mckinley:
Mr.. Chadbourn is here. Nice-Presi-
dent Andrews is expected here tonight
1t may be that they will make some
agreement by which if the railroad is
turned down at Greensboro they will
aet Russell 90 on the bench in order to
get Reynolds III The chair. What good
would that do the Southern Railway:
Nothing more would be attempted by the
Chief Executive to annul the 99-year
lease and the power of the Chief Ex
ecntive would be eXerted to uphold and
protect it 10 the railroad! What else
He could remove the newly appointed d.
rectors he would withdraw all suits to
test the legality Of the lease: he would
dismiss the LAWYERS Russell has employed
to defeat 'sae lease and employ Charles
Price End Fab. Busbee to fight to keep
.aO~e lease for the Southern Halfway
: n other ways the Governor would 90
them more good Than Russell as Judge
could do them harm. particularly since
they could appeal from Russell to those
Judges who looked upon the Southern
Railway with more favor.
This all hinges on the possibility that
the Southern Railway will lose at Green's
boro or gain a victory that is OF doubt
full utility. Then they will be for Rus
sell with all their vim.
Suppose the Governor ~ defeated,
horse foot and dragoOn. and Is render
ed powerless to hurt the Southern ran
way. what then? In that event ne
couldn't get the smell of a JudseShlp
or anything else from thls ainilhls'fa-
zion. because the Southern RallWaF con
trolls Senator pritchard. whenever they
want 10 control him. and they also hay"
WAYS 10 reach Mark Hanna and Nc
i<inley-ways that Senator Pntchard
could not block if he would.
Senator Pritchards attitude with ref
erence to the judgeship shows that n"
* = mere cats paw to the Southern Rtll-
way. He will recommend whoever they
want annofnted Look at his course. II
YOU don't believe il.
He early declared publicly and with
every evidence that he wanted i gen
orally known. that he was in favor OF in
Eas+arn man. That is blind as was
-, vlan he said he would recon-
.mend Mr.. purnell. the weakest can
,lidte in the field. He named furhelI a.
his choice. because he knew that FUR
nelrs recommendations would NOT ger mn
The place. He picked out fnrheii lol
slaughter. as will be seen later on. W hei
,ho attorney General compared Mr. Fur
nell's papers with those of Mr.. . prlce M n
virtually told Mr.. Pritchard that MI
Price ought to be named.
What did Pritchard say: Dld ne W
that no demanded his appointment Ut
cause he was the best judge of those Wh
should be appointed: Did he say ina
purnell was of judicial size: lie woui
have done this if he had been III eafhe'
for Purnell. He did not raise any sue
issue. He pressed Mr.. Purneil as
eastern man, and as a lawyer OF IA
ability. That was ten days ago. No
ne virtually abandons Purnell by sayil
that he will present him and bobinso
and if neither suits, he Will next nan
p,,vton This shows that