The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-18
GUS MOORE FOR JUDGE
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
WILL so DECIDE.
LITTLE MEEKNS MUST COME DOWN
Leary has Spent the Week Here in, Vain
Search for Endorsement Moore Does
not Even i've in the
District.

The hlng OF France marcneu up Il nul
and then marched down again.
Solicitor Leary. of the First district
has succeeded in doing the same thing
And with like result
Early in the campaign two judicial
conventions met ut Edenton. The popu-
list convention nominated w. ]. Leary
for judge.
AS soon as this happened the Repub-
licans sent DR.. Abbott over to inquire
why this was done and state that in
the Fusion agreement the Republicans
claimed tie judge, and proposed to name
Augustus NJ. Moore, of Greenvile, for
the place.
The Doctor made this statement to
Shell-Fish Commissioner Theophilus
White, Learys friend and chairman of
the Populist executive committee.
After discussing the matter at some
length. Mr.. White told DR. Abbott to
go ahead and nominate Mr.. Moore and
then they would refer the matter to the
Conference committee here in Raleigh
for decision.
The nomination was made, and while
they were at it, the Republicans also
named a candidate, Isaac Meekins, Il
mere school boy, to succeed Leary as So
lictor. This, of course, complicated
matters still further. For when it was
proposed to settle the squabble by let
ting Leary run again for solicitor. not
only did Leary declare his unwilingness
to be rooted out by Moore, but Meek
ins objected also to being taken down for
Leary.
When the Conference committee met
nothing was done. The Populists re-
fused to endorse either Moore or Nee
kins and the Republicans wouldn't en-
dorse Leary unless he'd take second
place ON the ticket.
This Leary protested against doing
for the following reasons: Having serv-
ed two terms as solicitor, he thought he
was entitled to promotion to a judge
ship; Moore did not live in the district
and had only recently moved back into
the State; the Republicans had practi-
cally all the judges already; the Popu-
lists had acceded two members of the
Legislature to the Republicans on con-
dition that the Populists be allowed to
name the judicial ticket; the Republi-
cans in the district had decidedly the
So matters have drifted along until
last week Holton began to talk of hav-
ing his ticket printed. Moore and Nee
kins were both still in the field, and
Leary didn't know what might happen.
His name might not be on the ticket at
ALL so he hied himself here to see about
it, and brought with him Theophilis
White.
They found no committee here, Thomp-
son gone, Holton gone, they sat down
and waited. Sunday DIR. Thompson
came and they had their say; yesterday
they had it again. Leary urged his
claims to that judgeship and White
backed him up. Thompson promised to
consider the matter and drive the best
trade possible.
Further than this neither Leary nor
White got any satisfaction or conso-
lation. Last night they left for home.
"What do you think of your chances?"
| asked Leary.
Il go away satisfied" he replied, that
the committee will do the best it can
for me- I'll be on the ticket, that's GER
tain-at one end of it or the other. We're
entitled to the judgeship, though. If
I'm not on the ticket there'll be a row
in the First judicial district, you may
be sure. The Populists there are stand
ing by me to man and many of the
Republicans"
What is the comparative strength of
the Populist and Republican parties in
your district?'
'There are about 10000 Republicans
and $3.50 Populists, but we hold the
balance of power
In this fact of arithmetic. and the
further fact that Harry Skinner has
had two terms in Congress and is a
candidate for third term lies the
strength of the Republican contention
for the judgeship. 1t is contention,
too, that they will be able to maintain,
and Leary will have to either content
himself with second place on, the ticket
or no place at all.
And he will take second if he can't
get first.
Railroads running into Washington
City are selling what are called ''regis
tration tickets" These are tickets sold
at reduced rates, allowing the voter to
come home and register and return after
election.
Little Ollie Office-Hunter Dockery,
Junior, thinks it is better to have run
and lost than never to have runt at
all; for he certainly can't believe he's
going to be elected solicitor If he does
he's the only man in the district that does
believe it.
Having resigned n deputy collectorsbip
TO accept nomination for the Legisla
ture, to which he now finds there is
no chance of election, Buck" Adams is
wearing CHASTITY HaveI-been-touched
expression ON his face.
Hambone Jones, once SO wicked, is
now quite tanned, "they" say. No doubt
he will stay so till after election day.
Rev. Dr. Burns, the Capitol Keeper,
has returned from a campaigning tour
in Martin.
'Did you have a successful campaign?"
I asked.
eyes, sir, very satisfactory and sue