Evening star., 1898-09-12
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
A Local Delegation Calls Concerning
the District Attorneyship.
CONFERS WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL
Slow Progress in Selecting the In
yestigating Commission.
UNWILLINGNESS TO SERVE

Messrs. Gould, MCGOWAN, Leskin and
Tracey L. Jeffords of the District bar call
ed on the President by appointment this
morning to recommend Ex-Governor Hart
of Ohio for district attorney of the District
when the President sees fit to make
change in that office.
AS far as can be learned, however, the
President has taken no steps looking to
successor for District Attorney Davis. It
is certain that Attorney General Griggs has
not taken up the matter.
Attorney General Griggs is back in his
office after a brief vacation, and was with
the President a short time today.
Prospects in North Carolina.
Representatives Pearson, Steele and Cum
mings were among the official callers at
the White House today. Mr.. Pearson VIII
return to North Carolina and enter actively
into the warm campaign which is going on
in that state. Mr.. Pearson has been
nominated by the republicans of his dis
trict. His opponent is ex-Representative
Crawford, who was in Congress four years
ago. They will hold a joint discussion at
Asheville on Saturday Mr.. Pearson says
that the outlook is good for the republic
cans There was doubt for time about
the eighth district, row represented by R.
Z. Linney.
me republicans spit ana one IdctlOl
nominated DR.. Wilcox. who has since died.
1t is now thought that Mr.. Linney will
not have opposition in his own party.
Mr. Pearson says that he thinks Repre-
sentative White, colored. will be reelected.
despite the race issue made by the demo-
Gratis.
Representative White was himself a call
er at the White House during the day. He
thinks the republicans will win in the state
election, which, however, is not for gov
error
The War on the Blacks.
Representative White said he thought the
republicans of North Carolina would gain
seat i'll Congress and hold their own in
every other way Il regret the unholy war
the democrats are making the color
line" said Representative White. Ever
since the war the white and colored people
in North Carolina have lived in peace and
with love and affection for each other
That pleasant state Of affairs has continued
without interruption until now. The strife
and lll-feeling which have been stirred I'D
never existed before and will hurt my peO-
pie and the state Capital will not invest
in a state where there is SO much race
prejudice and hatred. The democratic
newspapers have repeatedly charged vile
offenses to colored men lately. l investi-
gated twO of these cases and found them
absolutely untrue. One of them was that
colored soldier had broken INTO the house
with evil intent.
I personally investigated the story.
White people IN the neighbOrhOOd told me
that nobody knew whether il was a persOn
or an animal that had caused the disturb
ance. and there was not the slightest evil
dence that a colored man had committed
the crime.
The cry of negro domination is buga-
boo There has never been negro domina-
uOn in any county in the state. / have lust
attended a republican convention in coun-
ty where the negroes outnumDer the whites
two TO one There are thirteen county Of
fees OF this number the negro is allowed
three Insignificant Offices He freely gives
up all the others. This was done, too. by
county convention in which there were
only TWO white men Delegates
Indianians Want a FurIough.
Representative Steele's call in ref
erence TO the 1GOth Indiana Regiment, now
In camp at Lexington. Mr.. Steele has
asked the President to return the regi-
ment TO indianapolis and furlough it until
1t IS ordered TO service. Mr.. Steele says
the regiment is not asking to be mustered
out, but would like to secure a furIough.
The President has the matter under con-
s-Gerauon.
The lnyestigating ommission.
The distinguished men who have been in
yited by the President to serve on COM
mission TO investigate the conduct of the
war are slow in giving their assent to the
work. II is said that the majority of the
Eine men invited to serve have either de-
cHned Or nave asked for time to consider
the matter. with the probability that a ma
torty Of the five. probably all, will decline
THIS indicates difficulty in procuring men
for the delicate work The PRESIDENT is
not yet discouraged, but had hoped for
more success He will continue his at
tenpts TO get a commission of nine men
VINO Will be approved by the entire coun-
II got D.
10 form a commission of seven men The
President prefers nine, so that the work
could DC subdiVided and the investigation
concluded before Congress meets He can
lay tne report before Congress- and that
body can decide whether it will conduct a
Separate and distinct investigation.