The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
HE WILL SUCCEED EWAR 7
Later in the Campaign Cy Thompson
Will Withdraw.
REPUBLICANS SAY AYCOCK WILL WIN
IT he Pearson Crawford Contest to Go Over un-
till Next Session. Lieut.. Gov. Wood
ruff, of New York, as McKin-
ley's Running Mate.
ley's Running Mate.
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Washington, d. c., April 2S.-Ac-
cording to the wise ones around the
capital Linney is to be nominated for
Governor and at the proper time Cy
Thompson is to be withdrawn i'll favor
of Linnev. 1t is believed here that
this is the deal made between Pritch-
ard and Butler 1t is also alleged
that in return for making the hope
less race, for nearly all the North
Carolina Republicans here concede
that Aycock will win in a walk, Lin
ney is to be appointed Judge to sue
ceed Ewart 1.-The Bull of the Brush
les" does not deny that he is to be
nominated for Governor, but says he
knows nothing about it. From what
your correspondent could learn to-
day Butler would make no fight on
Linney should he be appointed sue
cessor to Judge Ewart
In view of the fact that the Repub-
Leans are determined on an early
adjournment it is not improbable that
the Crawford contested elec-
y
sion. And again it is asserted that
certain Republicans in Asheville have
notified the Republicans in the House
that if Crawford is unseated this ses-
sion it will cause them to lose the dis
trict beyond question, whereas if the
case is allowed to go over the Re-
publicans will have a fighting chance
in November.
1t seems TO be settled fact that
Bellamy will retain his seat. but its
doubtful if it will be reported to the
House this session.
From a source that | deem reliable
hear that Lieutenant-Governor Wood
ruff. of New York, is to be President
McKinley's running mate. | have had
several talks with prominent South
ern Republicans and they tell me that
Woodruff is developing great strength
in the South They say he is vote
getter from way back and that they
are satisfied he could carry New York
because of his personal popularity. II
is well known that the President has q
high regard or Woodruff And by the
way it has been given out that the
President will not in any sense die
tate to the convention as to who his
L
knowledge hat has given an impetus
to the Woodruff movement especially
in the South and West. Friends OF
Woodruff say he is one of the most
Democratic Lieutenant-G New
York has ever had. He is a great
mixer and therefore immensely pop
Glar with the masses. From now on
the Woodruff boom viii take OF
81. I, >,l. = ln3 l.,
viii get the nomination on the first
ballot
Senator Culom, said Secretary Nose
ley of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, through his position as the chair
man of the Interstate Commerce Commit
tee of the Senate and the author of the
Cullom bill, has been the center OF in.
terest for the last few years in the grea
struggle of the Chicago Board OF Trade
and other commercial bodies to give the
Interstate Commerce Commission more
power Around the fall Senate" en- th(
prairie State there has been n whirlpool
formed by the conflicting currents of in
fiuence which have set in toward the cap
itol as result of the CuIlom bill Grea
commercial bodies OF the country like
the Millers' National Association, thu
gram -uSdllHS OISdulEdtlOuS vi CnICdS'
and St Louis the National Beard o
Trade, have for years ?een gathcr'n:
strength to stop all discrimination il
freight rates. and the railroads have me
their adversarieS at every turn in tn
customary powerful. persistent, all-con
fldent. subtle way. The Cullom bill woult
authorize the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to act promptly on complaints o
cut rates to any favored big shipper. Tn'
railroads would be summoned to prove
the complaints untrue and unless they
did so the commission would fix and en-
force freight rate for the future in the
case. which would end the discrimination
Then the railroad would have to com
ply with the ruling or get an injunction.
so this battle of giants has gone on
reaching out farther every day through
State and city organizations to a vast
number of business men, and in the
meantime have, pursuant to a resolution
adopted by the commission at the request
of the Chicago Board of Trade, helped
the commercial organizations to the best
of my ability.
Now we see the fight eliminating ir
Congress and there is widespread anC
most intense interest in the power o.
the railroads to produce the desired re-
suit in this instance. But that is moi
all. So deeply have the feelings of the
shippers been stirred that this question
presented in the Cullom bin is likely tt