The news & observer., 1898-01-16


Rent as Collector of Internal Revenu
for this district has been confirmed, tn
scramble for places in the revenue sci
vice has Segun.
All roads to-day lead to Raleigh, an,
the hungry office-seeker is a traveller
First one starts and then another an,
third pursues the second, coming from
the country round till the town is full
OF hunters for the pie and for the Doodle
They
Come not singly;
but as II they watched and waited,
scanning one another's motions,
When the first descends, the Others
hollow, follow, gathering tock-wise
Round their victim
Thus the would-be clerks, deputy col
lectors, gaugers, janitors and the like
have tocked to Raleigh in the past tw,
days.
Hardly had the news of Mr.. Duncan's
confirmation been flashed over the wires
before they began to prepare for syoor
upon him here. 1t was expected that
he would reach here Friday, bat on ac-
count of sickness he did not arrive
until yesterday afternoon.
The hungry horde-many of them
were here ahead of him and tired of
waiting, some left on the very train he
came in on-but there is still goodly
number on hand, enough to make life
anything but bed of roses while they
stay here. -----~~--~-.
he leaves MSfday for Washington to
nle ms bond, get his commission and
recelye~ instructions from the Commits
sloGer. Then he will come back here
IGnd take charge of his office.
Orange sends the biggest delegation.
Here is partial list, given BY one of
the candidates, who apologized for its
not being larger, by saying: "There'll
be more here tomorrow; heap more
When they all get here bhere'll not be
enough left at home to get a c0roner's
jury If somebody should die while we
are in Raleigh"
=. #. CRAWFORD Rep), deputy
collector
MADISON Gates Rep), deputy
collector.
MALvIs RAY (Repo, deputy col
lector.
WILLIAM DIXON Rep), deputy
collector.
DEYEREUx TURNER (Pop.-Rep.l
deputy collector.
LUIGo LLOYD (Rep), deputy col
Ieetor.
The next largest Ist is from Ala
nance, also with more TO follow. They
ere:
TOM ALBRIGHT Rep.l. anything
he can get.
JOHN FoGLEs1AN Rep9, deputy
collector.
JOHN IRELAND lRep.), deputy col
iector.
WILL WHITE Rep.), chief clerk.
Then comes Person, with fair sam
pie of the gang to be here when the
fight begins in earnest:
S. T. SATTERFIELD (Rep). chief
clerk.
JOHN w. WOODY Rep), Deputy
collector.
49, PrXLEY (Rep.). deputy collector.
Durham, so far, sends only two rep
resentatives, and they want to be stamp
clerks. Both of them can't be, and so
Cozart viii probably draw the prize:
GREEN ROSS Rep), stamp clerk.
B. II. COZART (Rep-), stamp clerk.
Montgomery also sends two repre-
sentatives to remind Mr.. Duncan that
she is .still in the sfsterhood of States
and has claims for recognition at the
hands of this great, noble government.
They are:
e. L. M'KEE (Rep.,, deputy collector.
ISAIAH NJ. DEATON (Rep.), clerk
ship or deputy collector.
SO far Moore has only one patriot on
the ground who desires to offer himself
up on the altar to serve his country.
He is:
n. B. JONES (Rep), brandy gauger.
He is backed by his brother, Sheriff
Jones, of Moore, and his attorney, Mr..
Robt. l.. Burns. of Carthage. Another
sheriff on the ground is Sheriff Ewing,
of Montgomery. He is here in the in
terest of his friend, E. Il. Mckee.
Madison Gates is known among his
friends. and enemies, too. as Apple
tree" Gates. He has been in the revenue
service as deputy marshal and once
when he was out on raid, trying to 10
cate a moOnshine distillery, he is sale
to have represented himself to the IN
habitants of the neighborhood as a frul
tree agent. Hence the name.
He has since been active in county
politics, always doing Jim Cheeks bid
ding. and for that reason he is know
as NUtth UIdu II Ailc3s Nv ONAA~N
has been able to sprinkle salt on tn
fruit-tree agents political tail. As h'
has backed Cheek up in his schemes
Cheek is now backing him up for
lob. and both Of them are hustling witt
d persistency that will give Duncan tina
tired feeling il he doesn't hold up bot
hands and feet and promise to dellve
4he goods. Jim Cheek says "Apple-tree
is sure to win.
But the trouble is that both CheeI
and his faithful retainer are anti-fu
sion-at least, they were in the last cam
naign. OF course. they claim now tina
fhey got the fusion movement up; bu
that will hardly work. Duncan hasn
foroatten that Jim Cheek was beaten 10
rho Senate on this very issue, and tina
- 4be campaign Gates was his rlgn
bower This settles it, Without TN
e,,sion stamp. Gates can't hope to land
ma fhatss why he and Cheek ARE
sore distressed. -
IN the other end Of the fusion see
aaw is Deyereux Turner, standing rec
. n his stocking fee. To him the ut ut
a,3ca between tie Populist and Repub
can parties; that, he thinks, is VII:
+ba parties were gotten up for. L
would get & place If he were not gu
,,ectad OF being more Of Populst tha
he i a, Republican,. gahe opinion pr
walls that the Popullsts already ma IA