The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-13

TELLS us FRIENDS He HAS
HE HAS MOVED HIS FAMILY
HERE TO TAKE CHARGE.
MAY MEAN PuRneLL FOR JUDGE
1t is expected That pritchard viii To-
Day Indicate His Preference
Of Candidates For tho
Judgaship.

julius Bolts Fortune is in the city. He
came with a purpose in his mind and his
household good in a box car. In other
words he came to stay. He is staying at
present in a house on Halifax street. near
the capitol--a house which he has rented
for ii year and moved his family into.
Now moving from Shelby, Julius Bolts
Fortunes old home, is neither funny nor
inexpensive. Nor is it a luxury in which
a man would choose to engage just for
the purpose of getting rid of any super
fiuous change he might have III his
breechess' pocket.
1t is none Of these things that induced
, Julius Bolts to pull up stakes and make
an advance upon the capital last 1nurs-
day morning. 1t was an office that
brought the Cleveland county statesman
to the State capital-just as it has
brought many Republican and Populist
before him. 1t is a good office too.
rafting good office-clerk of the Federal
court-the position now held by Mr. n.
!. Riddick, of Gates county.
Fortune says the place has been prom
Used him and he has come to enter upon
his own as soon as the new Federal
Judge is appointed. He seems pretty
confident that there can be no slip be-
tween his thick lin and that fat office,
though it has not yet been determined
who is to be Judge; and the judge APP
points the clerk.
DOES IT MEAN PURNELL!
The question now arises: Who has
promised Fortune the place? Somebody
certainly has or he would not come to
Raleigh bag and baggage, family and
dog. But here he is. Governor Russell
has no place TO give him and has there
fore promised him nothing. The only
person who had anything to promise was
Pritchard and the only place here just
now to promise is this clerkship and
Fortune has told some of his intimate
friends that that is the vegetable he Is
after.
But by what authority does Pritchard
fill this place in advance of naming the
man to whom the appointment belongs:
Does he think that any man he recon-
mends for the iudgeship will accept For
tunes appointment? Or does it mean
that Pritchard has decided to recommend
Purnell. who. l am told, would appoint
Fortune clerk if he were made Judge!
And l hear he will be.
\ prominent candidate for the Judge
ship told me yesterday he expected
Pritchard to decide the matter to-day. He
IN, dat tn
the President yet. but he will, am told,
signify to the candidates his preference
in the matter 1t is understood that the
appointment was held up a week for
Col. Argo, of this city, and now Col.
Argo also is expecting the end of the
fight at any time His friends are hope
full that he may be the lucky man. Then
there are people here who tie their faith
to Robinson, but the ma jority think it
will be Purnell.
He sent a telegram here yesterday say
ing he was certain to get the place. And
the removal of Fortune here to become
clerk gives some color to the statement.
WOULD NOT BE JUDGE.
Il see," said Mr. j. c. l.. Harris yes
terday, that the News and Observer
says that in case Judge Robinson is
named as Federal court judge he will
probably be succeeded on the Superior
court bench by either myself or Mr..
George Butler. You may say for me
that would not accept if the place were
offered me-.
As to Mr.. Butler he is not in the
district and of course, would therefore
not be appointed by Gov. Russell to
succeed a man In another district.
If Judge Robinson should be named
as Federal judge then the Superior court
judgeship would 90 to either Purnell or
Oscar Spears. Russell would probably APP
point Spears in order. to get him out of
Chaa. A. Cooks way for District At
norney, the Governor and the Warren
county statesman being close friends.
But it is useless to speculate on these
things when Judge Robinson's chances
of succeeding Judge Seymour are so re-
mote.
ppaJEC,TOScOpE LAST NIGHT.