The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-28
HOT SPARKS.
That are Flying From the Political To.
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That are Flying From the Political To-
connective.
1t is said that Senator Pritchard did
give the Attorney General one rather
stunning lick when he 1.-THE Attornex
General was insisting that his informa.
ton was, that Price was the most COM
petent, if not the only competent man
mentioned for the judgesMp, why what
is the matter with Col Boyd?" asked
the Senator.
''Do you think he ranks with Cant.
Price as a lawyer" queried Mr.. Nc
Kenna.
Il think Capt. Price thinks So" said
the Senator. He went with me to Can
ton to see the President, and he declared
there that Col. Boyd was in every way
qualified to fill the position Of Attorney
General of the United States-the posi-
tion that you now hold" This was a
sort of a FitzsimmonS' knockout argu-
ment sure enough.
Mllliken's appointment it is declared
by some, is a part Of combine in which
the Southern Railroad, Col Andrews,
Prltchard and Linney were all interested,
the DEAL" so said prominent Western
Republican on the train, two evenings
ago included Price of the Seventh for
Judge. Boyd of the Fifth for Prices
place as Division Counsel. Mott of the
Eighth for BOyd's place as assistant di-
vision counsel. Milliken of the Fourth
for Marshall, and Rollins of the Ninth
for Collector, and HoltOn of the Eighth
for District Attorney. Pritchard. it il
also said, was about to fall in line and
endorse the whole combine when Pear
son finding that Grant was to be left out
sprung in and broke the slate. Then
it was that one or two Western Republi-
cans went post haste to Washington
loaded to the muzzle with dynamite for
Rollins, and then it was that the judge
ship was postponed until another slate
equally satisfactory to the Southern
Railroad could be agreed upon.
The Southern is finding it rather diff
ficult to get Pritchard to forsake the
Eastern fellows in favor of Price,"
said a Republican, but l predict that
they will succeed yet, at least, to the ex-
tent of making him keep mum and allow
Price to walk off with the judgeship.
Their plan nOw," he continued, is to get
L rice dppOluleu lOE TIE GdSIeTu OlSLflcL
and in the event of the retirement of
Judge Duck, during McKinley's admin
istration to get Boyd appointed in Dicks
place.
There is blood on the Western political
moon. w. \. Bailey and his friends are
not feeling at all good over his defeat,
and some of them think that Linney.
Pritchard and Pearson used the charge
against him merely as a getting out
place. Bailey has gone home to Davie,
and declared himself a candidate for Con-
gress in the Eighth district, and proposes
to wipe up the slopes of the mountains
with Linney.
And now it is Rollins who is to fan
by the wayside along with Bailey be-
cause he too got tangled up in a little
court proceedings. How they do take
mp the old scores when pie is at stake.
Pearson proposes to profit by Linneys
mistakes. He knows that unless Grant,
Of Henderson, gets Il job and a good one.
that Grant will cook his goose worse
than Bailey will cook Linney's, when
next year rolls around. So Grant win
he collector or something better"
1t is understood that Col. Jim Boyd has
been rendered the position of Second AS
sistant Secretary of the Interior. He
has not yet signifed his acceptance be-
cause the Eastern judeship' is more to his
liking, but he will doubtless take the
position offered. as it lis a good position
and pays $4,000