Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-22
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Raleigh. N. c., July 2l.-Everything
points to the fact that efforts are being
made to take down Populist Thompson
and let Republican Adams head tho
State ticket. 1t also looks to outsiders
that DR.. Thompson is kicking against
coming down, ana may yet prove 4
thorn in the side OF Senator Butler.
GOVERNOR RUSSELL TALKS.
Governor Russell consented to be in
terviewed yesterday politically. lie
thinks the amendment would be de-
fcated IL the vote Is fairly counted, but
he says 1t will not be counted correct
ly. 30 1t will be carried and put Into
practice until ii is stopped by the Fed
eral courts. He refused to tell how the
courts could stop 1t. lie advises the ne
groes not to register and vote on this
question. and he thinks comparatively
very few OF them will do SO. He ad-
Vises also to take down the political
machine electoral ticket and put up an
electoral ticket composed of non pOliti-
cal business men, and thus try and
save the State to Mckinley.
PopuliSt Chairman Butler is adopt
Ing a new plan for sending out his
campaign literature. He has these cir
culars left at every house in the city.
ARRESTED AT WILMINGTON.
A special from Wilmington says:
j. NJ. Murchison and w. II. Taylor
were arrested to-day on warrant
sworn out by PoStoflice Inspector Jerry
Connolly. charging them with fraudu-
lent use of the mails in that they nd-
vertised extensively in newspapers of
THIS and adjacent States The South
ern Cotton Buyers Association of VIII
mnSton."
No such organization is known here.
Murchison ana Taylor, however, it Is
charged. kept postoilice box here, and
received large quantities OF mail.
The advertisements were to the ef-
lect that for Il fee of 81 the ASSOcia-
ton would secure positions as cotton
buyers. 1t Is charged that the Asso-
Citation was fraud, ana in no instance
was an effort made to fulfill their con-
tracts in securing positions.
The arrests We're made in Lagrange
where both Murchison and Taylor live.
They were both put under one thou
sand dollar bonds for trial July Goth,
ut Goldsboro.
FEDERAL APPOINTMENT PRAIS-
ED.
The Washington Post has this to say
about Presidential appointment for
this State:
Judge James L. Boyd. recently APP
pointed by President Mckinley to the
Federal bench In North Carolina, has
been in that state thiS week for II for
mai session Of the court. which in
CluucS TIC uIUIcNdi OF the lnafSnal )
accounts and other routine business.
The newspapers of the State, without
regard to party. have joined in prais-
Ing the appointment and in commend
ing his elevation to the bench. The
Greensboro Telegram. published in
Judge Boyd'S home town, and n news
paper of the Democratic persuasion, is
very strong In its praise of the APP
pointmcnt, and says the Democrats Of
the state almost without exception,
so far az we have observed. are high
~ pleased with the selection OF Col.
james II. Boyd AS the Federal judge
of this district. The immense personal
popularity OF Col. Boyd causes him to
number among his friends and we'll
%ishcrs Il very large number OF those
who differ with him in politics.
The Observer published at Charlotte
one OF the cities where the Federal
court sits, although strongly Demo
cratic IN its tendencies. says: "Thc
appointment Is Il good one. Col. Boyd
Is n capital lawyer, and is possessed of
all sorts OF amiaDle and attractive per-
soral traits. He will make a good
judge. and the Observer feels disposed
to congratulate him upon his appoint
mcnt."
y score OF other notices in similar
vein have been printed in the North
Carolina papers, at all OF which Judge
Boyd, who was in Washington for n
brief season yesterday, feels very
proud. He has also received n large
number of personal messages Of u con-
gratulatory character.