The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-23
JUDGE DICKS SHOES
Who is the Cinderella They
Will Exactly Fit?
RECORD MAKING WEEK
REPUBLICAN, PARTY PUT IN 4
HOLE ON MONEY AND
CUBAN QUESTIONS.
NKENNNS CONFIRMATION A SHAME
fhe Evenings S'ar's New Building The At
tempt to Make The Next Census Speak
Pack Of Lies Compare
five figures,
live Figures.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 22.-(Sp,ciaD
Correspondence There are no new de-
yelopments in the rush to fill Judge
Dicks shoes.
| know what | assert when | say that
Senator Pritchard had his heart set ON
this plum and when the President told
him that he couldn't hear to his leaving
the Senate, the blow almost killed faith
er." n North Carolina Republican, who
was here looking after a post office, told
me that one thing that brought Hanna
here in such a hurry from Chic was to
convince Prjtchard that the Republicans
would not even consider the loss Of Re
publican Senator for five years. In vain
did Pritchard plead that Boyd or some
other Repu4lcan would be chosen Mark
had too close Il call. with two million
dollar campaign fund, to get back from
Ohio to have any faith that Republi-
can could be chosen from North Carolina
now Pritchard is in till 1903 His sue
ccssor would have fight for election
by the next Legislature. Mark told Nc
Kinley he must not risk North Carolina,
even if he offended Pritchard but be-
tween the two they convinced Pritchard
that he ought to sacrifice his own ambi-
ton rather than entail the loss of Re
publican Senator from North Carolina.
Lusk and Douglas and Ewant and Price
and Boyd are the names considered.
There is no doubt that the President
Is inclined to appoint Ewart because
Ewart voted for him for Speaker against
Reed i'm that memorable contest. The
Presidents bump of gratitude for past
favors is large. and when Mark Hauna
will permit it. he remembers them Mark
Hanna promised the North Carolina pa
tronage to \. Il. Andrews. Of the South
rn Railway. for his influence for Mci<in-
Icy in the last campaign. If Col. An
lrews marks 20. X on Ewart's appli-
cation. the "Crmine trailer" from Hen
,lcrson will succeed Dick. 1t all depends
upon that 80. X" Pritchard, in the
meantime, recommends Lusk according
20 promise 1t is the same formal damn
ing with faint praise that killed Cook.
Illsk is Il good blind until he gets his
orders from Andrews.
Boyd wears an air of supreme conf
dencc. He tells his friends that he will
enter upon no struggle" He regards it
as unseemly to solicit so high a judicial
position. Such sentiments are applauded.
hut some of Col. Boyd's friends say that
this attitude is assumed because the
colonel knows that his services to the
Southern Railway entitlc him to their
gratitude. and they will feel safer with
him on the bench shan with any other
of the applicants.
This has been a record breaking week
in Washington. Three events occurred
that will have weight in the next cam
paign.
1. The vote in the Senate, by large
majority, in favor of the Teller resolution
10 pay all government obligations in
coin" This is Chicago platform doe
trine applied. 1t put the 'straddlers' all
in a futter. The House must act upon
it. Reed is forced to keep it from III
direct vote. or to get his party together
to down it. 1t cannot he kept from vote.
There are Hwenty Republicans who will
vote with the Democrats and Repub!-
cans for its adoption. They will put the
parties on record. Nothing more can be-
done. and that is enough to show the
people who owns the Republican party. III
though he voted for it in Congress. That
was when he was n free man. Now hCl
would do the bidding Of those who put upI
the cash to elect him.
.. The action Of the Democrats in the
House in forcing the Republicans t0I
show their hand in the Cuban hclligcrcn
cy resolutions was Il master stoke If
politics. The Republican national plat
form declared for a recognition Of Cuban
bclligerpncy. Every Republican leader
in the last House denounced Cleveland
because, he refused recognition. Now
they upheld Mckinley because he pur- |
sues exactly the same unpatriotic course
that they denounced in Cleveland.
3. The confirmation of McKcnna. mi
all the history Of the country no man of
such small calihre has been appointed on
that court. McI<enna is total unfit for,
Judge. There was bitter opposition tGl
his appointment, hut the President ana
the corporations rushed it through. One
Democratic Senator said: "Mckenna IL |
the only type Of man who will he APP |
pointed. He is an amiab'@ mediocre law
YER He will write such decisions as
the corporations and mGuey power wants.
If he is not confirmed another like man
will he, named There's no chance Of a
big man to he collected Me
Kenna's railroad performance. like Han
mas election. is a coed object lesson
that the putOcrats own the adm;nistra-
ton. As far as ] am concerned. there |
cannot be too MANY such object le,tSon.
Nothing hut a big dose will nauspate the +
reople." IT is Il thousand rites that the /
debate on McIIennaS confirmation could