The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-18
NORWOOD'S
RESIGNATION
Governor Russell Gave Out
the information Yesterday.
WILL He BE BOUNCED
WILL HE BE BOUNCED
OR WILL THE COURTS LET HIM
KEEP THE JUDGESHIP.
DUG CARTER WANTS TO BE JUDGE
In all Probability Another Caldwel-Russe
Wrangle. Judge Norwood Refused to
Get Out So Easily.

Yesterday, three days after the News
and Observer had printed that the reslg-
nation of Judge Norwood had been sent
TO the Governor and accepted, it was Of
ficialy announced by the Governors prl-
vate secretary as follows;
1.-THE resignation of Judge William L..
Norwood, of the Twelfth Judicial Dis
trict. was received and accepted juno
18th. His successor has not yet been
named"
Why the news was not given out AT
the executive office before is not known.
lit is known to be a fact that Colonel ",
s. Lusk of Asheville, has been rendered
and declined the appointment. The fol-
lowing dispatch was received by the
News and Observer last night:
Ashevile, n. c., June II.
News and Observer. Raleigh. n. G.
Lusk has received official notice of
acceptance by the Governor of Nor
woods resignation. Carriers appointment
conceded. Carter will accept"
So it will be seen from the above dis
patch that the Governor wanted to let
his Ashevilie friends know of Judge Nor
y
Raleigh people.
But has the Judge legally resigned?
That is the question. Information reach
es here that he will not step down and
out so easily as Russell expected, and
has employed counsel to test the case
in the courts. 1t is going to be, no doubt
another case similar to the Caldwell
Russell Railroad Commission resignation
,frIo .s..l,
wood signed agreeing to resign was con
ditionally made. 1t is not known what
all the conditions are, but one of them is
that the Judge must first be appraised OF
the charges against him and an investi-
gation must follow. Judge Norwood
claims this has not been done and he will
fight the case to the bitter end
Thus we see another effect of Radical
rule in North Carolina. A Judge Of the
Superior Court and the Governor of the
State going III the court room arrayed
against each other When will the end
be? Surely the good people of the State
will rise up in their might and put an
end to such rule which means ruin to
the good old North State.
As will be seen from the above dis
patch Dug Carter. of Asheville. is almost
snre of the appointment. His friends
fear Dug will have to stand and look on
for some time before he gets his pie. as
the courts generally take their time to
settle these matters Should Norwood
be turned out before the November cleo
lion his successor would have to be
elected. as Carter would only be appoint
ed until the next election. In the mean
time new developments are anxiously
looked for.
Yesterdays AsheviIle Citizen contain
ed the following:
Judge w. H. Norwood and his attor-
ney, X. ID. Gilmer. came over this after
noon from 'Waynesville. Mr.. Gilmar.
sneaking for Judge Norwood. told Ne
Citizen that Governor Russell had nm
dertaken to- declare the Judges office
vacant upon a paper which was in Col.
l4nsh's charge and which purports to
be the judges resignation. Tt is de-
MED that the Governor has any right
to declare the office vacant. This paper.
it is contended, was given with the I'M
derstanding that no action would be
taken without an Investigation, and
this investigation Judge Norwood says
has not been made. In other words.
they think ''snap judgment" has been
taken.
Judge Norwood will fight the Govern
or's action to the bitter end If the
Governor should make an appointment,
the validity Of the resignation aud the
manner in which it has been accepted
will be tested in the courts.