The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-18
COOKE, OF WARREN
Will be North Cardinals
Brigadier General.
HE is RECOMM ENDED BY
SENATOR PRITCHARD AND CON
GREsSAIEN PEARSON, LIN
NEY AND WHITE.
MILITARY MEN ARE NOT IN IT
The Gentleman from Warren Was Complaining
Political Matters Fighting the R. R.
So Will Doubtless be Sent to Gu
ba or the Philippines.

1t will be Brigadier General Charles
A Cooke, u. 5. A.
If not, something must happen to
change the situation as it appears al
this writing.
1t was Brigadier General Cowles on
Thursday, Brigadier General Burgwyn
yesterday, but these two gentlemen, to
gether with Mr.. Bason, Major Dixon
General Roberts, Major Whitaker and
all the others, had rs well get ready to
salute their superior brigadier general,
Charles A. Cooke, of Warren. That is
the latest, and Mt this moment it has the
endorsement of Pritchard, Pearson
Linney and White, the North Carolina
Republican Senator and the three North
Carolina Republican congressman, and
even if these endorsements were not
sufficient there is Il military record be
hind Them of some two or three years III
Warrenton military company, and q
year and half on Governor Daniel H.
Russell's staff. Such patriotic service
cannot be overlooked, such military
training and courage cannot be ignored
and. therefore, North Carolina will, I'M
less there is a hitch, be honored with a
brigadier generalship 1t may be pos
sible. too that other influences have en-
tered into this contest for high military
honors. The new prospective appointee
has on one occasion at least shown Il
disposition to fight. He fought the nine
ty-nine year railroad lease and he fought
it until he fell in the last ditch.
This fierce battle cost him the Eastern
District Judgeship and it cost him the
District Attorneyship, the man who was
appointed to this position being no
more fit for it than Cooke is for
major generalship. 1T has kept
the gentleman from Warren, with
the flowing red whiskers, from
feeding in any manner at the Federal
pie counter. but in this instance the
Southern Railway Company sees the pos
sibility Of sending him to Cuba and get
ting him led, and even if there is
emolument the chances of being foreyar
rid of him is worth the commission of
brigadier general, and therefore the
commission is to be given to him.
Colonel Andrews, no doubt. thinks
that this robust lease fighter from War
rem, would be most excel
lent obstacle to Spanish bullets
and the further Cooke gets into the thick
Of the fight the better Col. Andrews viii
ike it.
And then. too. Cooke wont stay beat;
they defeated him for Judge of the SUI
preme court, beat him for judge of the
Federal court. defeated him for district
attorney. but he has 'bobbed up serenely'
in the politics of his county. his Senate
rial district and in his judicial district;
has already been nominated for judge of
the Superior court. for State Senator.
and his folks are after him to run for
two or three other positions. As a SUI
perior court judge he might be Il thorn
in the Southern Railroad flesh. As a
State Senator he doubtless would make
more trouble for Andrews and the South
ern Railroad. AS a general in the army
camping in Cuba he can do no hurt to
anybody: so the railroad crowd-An-
drews, pritchard. Pearson and the 9th
ers-have concluded TO put him to dodg-
ing bullets for awhile at least. mean
while the election will be over and the
Superior court bench will not have any
Chas. Al. Cooke on it, nor will the State
Senate have any Chas. A. Cooke in it.
So it will be Brigadier General Chas.
A. Cooke.