The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-02
WILL He TAKE 1T HIMSELF?
His Political and Personal Friends
Urge Him to Do So.
NOT LIKELY THAT FURcAEs WILL GET IT
A Glance Into Past Political Republican History
Which Negatives the Idea Of furches'
Appointment to the
Place.


Will Governor Russell resign as Gov
ernor and be appointed Chief Justice by
the new Governor Reynolds?
That was the question seriously dis
cussed by politicians, members of the bar
and others yesterday 1t is known that
some of the Governors personal political
friends were urging that course upon him.
A paper was drawn up and presented to
some members of the bar in Raleigh yes-s
terday stating that the ability and learn
ing of Governor Russell was SO pre-emi-
nent that the bar would regard his ele-
walton to the position of Chief Justice as
fitting and proper-or words to that erect.
did not see the paper myself, but this
information is reliable. / do not know
who signed it or whether any progress
was made in obtaining signatures.
Private Secretary Cade was quoted as
saying that Governor Russell would not
think of accepting the position of Chief
Justice unless it should be brought about
in response to demand of the bar of this
State Some of the Governors friends
believe he will be Chief Justice; others
believe that Chas. A. Cook will be made
either Chief Justice, or that one of the
present associate justices will be made
Chief Justice and that Cook will be made
Associate Justice.
Though other names are mentioned
Robinson, Timberlake. Bynum and Lin
ney--nearly everybody who is close to the
Governor believes that Cooks elevation
is near to the Governors heart, If he
does not contemplate taking the place
himself And there is belief that he is
seriously and prayerfully considering
writing C. j. after the words Daniel l..
RUSSELL
Last night / heard one man who was
of the opinion that Douglas would he made
Chief Justice, but as his son was recent
" made Attorney General, doubt was ex>
pressed that the Governor would do so
much for the Douglas family.
cit is either Russell or Chas. A. Cook,
said a Republican leader last night.
pin your faith to that proposition"
Few people believe that the Governor
will be able to rise to the height pointed
out by the News and Observer and de-
cline to make any appointment and leave
The appointment to Governor Aycock to
whom it properly belongs.
Another question is-will Russell APP
point Furches Chief JUSTICES If not, why
not?
1t may be accepted as certain beyond
peradventure that Judge Furches will not
be Chief Justice by the appointment OF
Daniel L. Russell. The reason why lies
in the following story:
Russell always contended that the Re-
publicans could never wrench North Caro-
lima from the Democrats by their own
exertions, therefore. in 1892, when the
Populists bolted the Democratic party and
nmoinated DR.. Pat. Exum, of Wayne coun-
ty, for Governor and full State ticket
against the Democratic ticket, headed BY
Elias Carr, Russell was against the noml-
nation Of a Republican State ticket and In
favor of the Republicans supporting the
Populst ticket. In this position he had
the positive and determined help of DR..
j. ]. Mott AMI Col. ]. c. L. Harris
The Democratic State Convention and
the Populist State Convention had been
held and the Republican State Convention
had been called for the 7th of September
About two weeks before the day on which
the Republican State Convention was to
meet, Russell and Harris went to New
York city for the purpose of laying the
matter before the National Republican
committee and to urge that body to pre-
vent the Republican State Convention
from nominating candidates for Governor
and other State officers. Thos. HI. Carter,
now Senator from Montana, was theD
Chairman of the National Republican
committee, Sam Fessenden, of Connecti-
cut, was a leading member of the COM
mittee. These two ana Hon. Charles
Foster. of Ohio, who at this time was
Secretary of the Treasury, were present,
and before them this celebrated contest
was fought.
When Russell and Harris arrived in
New York city to their surprise they
found that their opponents had heard OF
their intended trip and were there to
meet them. Those present were: j. b.
Eayes, chairman of the Republican State
committee; Henry C. Cowles. Archibald
Brady, Zeb w. Walser, w. W. Rollins.
Thomas Settle. Tyre Glenn, and perhaps
others.
1t was urged by Eaves and his friends
that the Populist ticket would detract
fifty thousand votes from the Democratic
ticket and that this detection would en-
able. the Republicans to carry the State
by an overwhelming majority. Eaves said
that for that election-November. 1892
North Carolina was as certainly Republic
can as was Pennsylvania.
When Eaves and his friends had I'm
ished; Harris replied for himself. Mott
Russell and the Republicans throughout
the State, who agreed with them.
Harris told the committee that of the
fifty thousand votes that the Populist
ticket would get. that twenty thousand
OF that number would come from the Re-
IN, tho
east of Greensboro all the white Republic
cans had left their party on account of
the aggressiveness of the negroes under
the leadership of caves. and at the cleo
tion of $780, for Chief Justice the Re-
publicans had only polled one hundred
thousand votes for Charles Price. where
as. in 1888 they had polled $4,000 for
Dockery and Harrison. and that they
could not poll more than 10O0OO votes
that year-1S92. That the Republican and