The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-20
QUERY, 8RYAN OR DEWEY?
THE CRAVEN SENATOR PITTED
AGAINST THE WAYNE BUS
MESS MEN.
LtNolR COUNTY MAY TAKE A HAND
Judge Allen's Sill 10 Turn the North Carolina
and Atlantic & Noltl Carolina Raj,
rod to the Hanegem Mt
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Under the law, the directors of the
North Carolina Railroad and the Allan
tic and North Carolina Railroad are ap-
pointed by the Board of Internal I'M
proyements. As the law now stands
that board is composed of the Governor
and two others appointed by him. The
present members are Daniel l.. Russell,
j. c. l.. Harris, and Chas. a. Cook.
Yesterday, at a meeting of the COM
mittee on Internal improvements, Chair
man Walter r. Moore presiding, the
committee decided to favorably report
the bills introduced by Judge Allen, of
Wayne, to increase the number of mem
bers of the Board of Internal Improve
ments to nine, one from each district
and as thus constituted to confer upon
it the powers now exercised by the
Governor and others in the appoint
ment of directors and proxy of the n.
c. Railroad and the A. and n C. Rail
road. One of Judge Aliens bills repeals
the legislation of 1897 with reference
to these roads.
For several days ther has been a
contest waging for the control of the A.
and n. G. Railroad between prominent
citizens of Craven and Wayne counties
The Craven people claim that. as New
bern is the chief city ON the line of the
road and the biggest owner of stock, the
President should be a citizen of Craven
county, and they present as their can.
didate State Senator James A. Bryan.
one of the best and most successful
business men of Eastern North Caro-
lima. He has strong friends and sup
porters who will work to put him in
charge of the roads affairs.
The Wayne county people are support
ing Mr. Charles Dewey, one Of the best
and most successful business men in
Eastern North Carolina. who was d
director of the road for eight years.
while Mr.. w S. Chadwick was presi-
dent of the road. In addition to his sup
port in Wayne. Mr.. Dewey will have the
support of eX-President Chadwick. of
Carteret county. His friends will claim
that Wayne is the western terminus
of the road and that as it has never
had the presidency, the time has come
TO elect one of it's best citizens in the
person OF Mr.. Dewey.
While Wayne and Craven are fighting
county. which is one of the most inn
portant factors to he considered? Yes
terday's Kinston Free Press thus de-
fined the position of that county:
"We understand that there is con-
siderable fight on among the legislators
ut Raleigh as to whether a Newborn
man or Goldsboro man is to secure the
presidency.
THE Free Press thinks that Kinston
is entitled to the presidency of the A.
and y. c. r. K.
'.Lenoir county owns $4,000 of stock
in the road, for which it paid 100 cents
on the dollar, and there is a considerable
amount of private stock held by citizens
of the county. Kinston gives the road
a big patronage, and has done this ever
since it commenced operations, forty
years ago. During all these years only
one man in Lenoir county ever held the
presidency of the road, and he-Mr.
king-for about two weeks only.
Kinston ought to have the presi-
dency this time. We have as good bust
ness men as any town along the road.
and if Mr.. j. w. Granger was made
president of the A. and \. c. Il. Il. he
would manage it as well as any man
that could be selected. Mr.. Granger
has made a success Of his own business
and could manage the old Mullet' sue
cessfully. Mr. Granger, as chairman of
the Democratic party of Lenoir county,
and as one of the State executive COM
mittee. has done splendid service for
good government. and making him pres
ident Of the road would be fit recog-
milton Of his party service.
Mr. Granger is not candidate
for the position, but we believe that if
it was offered him he would feel graft
fled at the honor, and we know that he
would make a faithful and efficient Off
GER"
If the whole State was ransacked from
Murphy to Manteo to find the three fit