The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-04
Messenger Bureau,

pubiicans ClamorOus for tho Internal
Revenue Offices
:, Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, N. c., February 2.
well known republican, not partial to
Governor Russell, and who abonirSates
Senator Prttchard, makes some strange
predictions. He says: II make the point
that Prftchard can't ho1d the party
against Russell, i'm THAT in any state
where there is a. state administration of
the same politics as the national admin
istration and there Is discord between the
governor and senator, the governor will
hold the state legislature against the fed
eral appofntees. This Is nearly always
the case. Butler will have strength in
the fact that he will dominate Russell.
Republicans will be anxious to fuse with
the populists. Butler Will control the
machine of his own party and drive the
.Pritchard popuists' into THE republican
party The anti Mckinley republicans in
and out of federal offices will secretly
undermine Prftchard while they cry for
harmony. The. game is being played now.
Them again, think of men like Cobb, of
Elizabeth City; Cook, of Warren; bailey,
of Davie; Brown, of Surry; Marshall
Mott; Rollins, of Buncombe. and many
men like them, who have been turned
down by Pritchard. They will all be
ready for the fray this spring and sum-
mer."
Governor Russell appoints the follow
ing delegates to the South and West
Commercial! Congress, at Tampa, Febru-
airy 8th to 1Ouh: Il. G.. Potter, of Raleigh |;
F.. NJ. Davis, of Farmville; John w.
Fries, of Salem; Lawrence S. Hot, of
Burlington, and w. H. Williamson, of
Raleigh. The object of the congress is to
bring the south and west closer CONNER
cially. to encourage grain shipments and
interchange of manufactures and mer-
chandfsye and other products.
The adljutant IyeneraTS s office has re-
ceived the resignation of Captain Ivey
Foreman commanding Company G, First
regiment state guard, at Washington.
The Oak Hill roller Touring mill at
Greensboro is chartered capital SO, 900.
1t is said that Augustus G.. LeaZar, ex-
superintendent of the penitentiary, is to
be the democratic nominee for congress
from THE Seventh district.
Ensign Worth Bagley, of the torpedo
boat Wins.ow, is here ON a visit to his
mother.
made wjuhfn the next three months in
the government building here. New car
pets Ihave arrived.
Tt is stated that Senator Buffers oppo-
sition to Ewart for judge of the UNITED
States district court is because he wants
Judge Douglas to have it. Senator But
her, nike Governor Russell, is greatly
Pleased at Judge Douglas decision
against THE oVd railway commissioners
Douglas has certainly worked hard to
get the judgeShip.
The new railway commissioners declare
they are greatly pleased at the ruling of
the United States supreme court THAT
they are to appear February 2lSt and
show cause why they should not be at
tadhed for contempt in dislregarding the
writ of error and breaking into the COM
mission office They say the delay until
the 21st shows that the supreme court
Wishes to look into the merits OF tine
case. But the general public thinks it
does not amuSe the new commissioners
nearly SO much as they make belief.
1t is said THAT but for his changes of
politics T. M. Argo would certainly have
BEEN appointed United States district at
torney.
The new district attorney, Claude Ber-
nard, will find some pretty knotty cases
ON the docket at the adjourned term Of
the federal court here next week There
are five criminal cases and several on
the civil and libel d'ockets.
1t was stated some days ago in some of
the papers THAT Otho WILSON, had not
given bond in the matter of the writ of
error to THE United States supreme court
in the matter of title to the office of
rail way commissioner. The fact is OthO
Wilsom as we'll as j. w. Wilson's gave
bond. Julian s.. Carr is ON Otho's $1O,-
900 bond.
Some OF the disappointed republican Of
nee seekers here who are so angry at not
getting revenue places, say they WISH
General Weyler were here ito issue one of
his cast iron orders, diSmissfng all the
democrats These pie hunters ask cease
lesSly: why don't the democrats re-
Sign?" United States Marshal Dockery
asked why the democratic deputy coslec-
tors did mot resign. He was asked If he
r<a
i'm Glre post'office here to resign when a
new postmaster comes in. He said: II
Gam tanSWer that 1t rs another ques-
iicn." And so it is.