The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-20
CONTRACT
GIVING TROUBLE
Mrs. Buxton Has Served
Notice on the Court.
taInAIgT Nl\IT I'D DA Z DC
WON'T GIVE UP PAPERS
And Declares That She Will Stand on
Her Legal Rights"
WALSER'S SUCCESSOR NOT CHOSEN
Governor is in Wilmington and Wa|ser Has No
Yet Resigned. One of His Friends Ex-
presses Some Doubt of His TAX
ing His New lob.

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The Buxton contract promises to give
the Supreme court some trouble after
all.
Judge Buttons executor (Mrs. Buxton)
declines to surrender the record and other
papers in hand at the time of the judges
death and her attorney wires to Clerk
kenan tina she proposes to stand on
her legal rights in the matter"
This was since Walser's election.
Then, too, Walser has not resigned as
Attorney General, ana enc Of his friends
yesterday expressed considerable doubt
whether he would or not, and added:
But if he don't he Will give up the
place of Reporter. He-will not draw W
salaries"
Colonel Kenan, the clerk of the Su-
preme court, says it will make little
difference whether the papers in Mrs.
Buxton's hands are returned to the court;
that he has copies of them, and the Re-
p~orter's work will in nowise be hindered
or delayed by her action.
Attorney General Walser says there is
still considerable work that must be done
by him in his office before he retires, and
III Will liz 1elOlS uOt 1SSlSu "
morrow, if then.
AS he has not handed in his resigna-
ton, Of course no successor to him has
been appointed. Nor will there be any
appointed until the Governor returns
from Wilmington.
Though nobody knows what His Elk
c~ellency Will do when he comes. there
is much speculation as to who the APP
pointee will be. The indications now are
that the fight has narrowed down to three
mem c. l.. Harris, Baylus Cade and
Robert D.. Douglas, with V. S. Lusk,
Chas. Cook and Tom Sutton to hear from.
The knowing ones say that if Harris is
not appointed it will rot be because he
doesn't want it or that the Governor would
not like to give it to him. but because
he has already given him so much.
Yesterday the pendulum OF discussion
among Republicans swung decidedly in
favor of Cade and Douglas. bt
1t is we'll known that the Governor
was very much interested in Cade's can
didacy for Reporter. even to the extent of
making personal appeals in his behalf
to some of the judges. Mr.. Cade failed
TO get the place and now it is argued that
the Governor would be justified in ap-
pointing him in Walser's place.
In discussing Douglas chances, it is
pointed out that Gov. Russell and Judge
Douglas have always been close personal
friends and that the Governor is likely
also to be much influenced by his friend.
Judge Robinson, who is backing young
Douglas. Then, too, Douglas friends
point out that both he and Price were
Mckinley electors and made the canvass.
Price having been made Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, they argue that Douglas
C,,ob+ IN ha anppiptnI h++~,,oy Co,a,,I
Though it is pointed out that Judge
Douglas, though appealed to by the Gov
ernor in Cade's behalf, voted for Walser
for Reporter, but it is not believed that
this Will in any way influence His EX-
| c~ellcncy in his choice.
c~ellency in his choice. A similar appeal
was made to Chief Justice Faircloth. and
if either could have been won over to
Cade he could have been elected, it is
| said.
And this is how the matter now stands.
You can take your choice, though there
is no guarantee attached that any one
CT the three will be selected.s Gov. Rus
sell sometimes shows a disposition to
make up his own mind, and in making it
up he may light on Lusk, Cook or Sutton.
All acknowledge that the appointment
is a nice little plum and that either
w. " ehC CDONG udllioQ
could fill it-for there is now nothing to
do but draw the rest of the salary. which,
with fees, will amount to about $500.
Il shall tell the Governor when he
comes said Mr.. Harris Yesterday, chat
I am IN 10 sense a candidate, and don't
want him in making the appointment to
be in any way embarrassed by anything
that has appeared in the papers,"
Mr.. Harris said further in reply to
questions, that while he was not an appli-
can't for the place he would not refuse
it if offered to him.
Asked whom he thought the Governor
would appoint, Mr.. Harris said:
Il have no idea. The Governor is away
and | doubt if he has given the matter
any thought. OF course the honor would
now be an empty one, and l take it that
he will give the place 70 one of his friends
whom he wishes to compliment. Promi-
nent among these are Gel. V. S. Lusk.
Col. Chas. A. Cook and Judge Thos. Sut-
ton. Any of them would accept. think.
as the work of the office is but little and
they would have to spend little or no
time in Raleigh away from their bust
ness"