The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-02-06
OUR RALEIGH LETTER
WHAT OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
HAS TO SAY THIS WEEK.
Candidates for Associate Justice aud
Supreme Court Judges Galore =
Primary. Convention or legislature
Caucus-Let's Speak Out IN Meeting
Radicals founding Pri:chard -
Various Matters of Interest.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
RALEIGH, n. c., Feb. }, @

RALEIGH, n. G., Feb. ), 'O2.
AS to the two Associate Justices to lie
elected this year, it is taken for granted
that one will come from the East and
one from the West, and either Judges
ConnOr or Brown will probably be
chosen from the East. But in the West
there are Messrs. Platt d. Walker, J. A.
Lockhart, G. H. Armfield. c. A. Moore,
+. A. Sondley ct al. all in training
Among the candidates for Superior
Court Judges are r. B. PEBBLES, who
wants to succeed Judge Frank Winston;
G. NJ. Cook and Jacob Battle aspiring to
Judge Ti~ber'ake's lRep) shoes; ". r.
Allen, in place of Robinson (Rep); Henry
B Adams against Judge Neal; B. F. Long
to succeed Coble (Rep.); ". c. Fields and
J. r. Llewellen to succeed Starbuck
(Rep), Garland Ferguson against Judge
Moore. 1t appears that of the Demo
cratic judges to be reelected. Judges
Council. Justice and Moore will be with
out opposition. SO far as is known at
present. Six of the present judges hold
over-Brown. Bryan. Shaw Allen, Mcneil
and Hoke-but there is a possibility, at
least, OF two vacancies in that list, as
Judge Brown will stand for Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court, and Judge
HOke will become n candidate for United
States Senator, it is reported.
PRIMARY, CONVENTION OR LEGISLATURE
CAUCUS?
How is the Democratic candidate for
Senator to be nominated? is IL question
which some people are already showing
q disposition to argue. Some objection
is made. as usual, to leaving it to the
legislative caucus as heretofore. >but no
dc g., -
advanced. AS to the primary method, it
has few advocates hereabouts, or else
| where in the State, as far as can learn.
Occasionally one hears a voice ''demand-
| ing that the State convention nominate
| him at the same time it dominates candi-
dates for a Chief Justice. Conservative
Democrats generally appear to be averse
| to this, however. until an amendment to
| the Constitution is secured. providing for
| the election OF Senator by the people. and
| the old mOdus operandi will probably be
| adhered to this time.
! LET'S SPEAK OUT IN MEETING.
| The newspapers and commercial bodies
of the various towns of the State, Cham
| bers OF Commerce. etc, can materially
| aid the committee, of which Major f. J
Hale is chairman. in securing as large an
appropriation as possible for the i'm
/ prOvement of the Cape Fear riyer-if they
| will speak out in it's favor. and surely
that is a small thing to do, compared to
the benefits involved Not only all East
ern North Carolina but Central and
Western North Carolina are interested in
this matter. 1t means great deal to us
all. Major Iale's speech before the
House Committee on Rivers and HarbOrs
at Washington. which has been printed
in pamphlet form, was a mastery argn
| ment. His comparisons and Illusions to
the Manchester (England) ship canal
| upon which Ma or Hale made a printed
report when be was consul. in 1888, are
striking and convincing, and all his
points are admirably and very forcibly
made. 1t was a great argument, fOrti
fed by unquestionable facts and figures
but our people here at home ought to
now back it up, as indicated above, and
the effect would be good. Whatever is
to be done should be done at once, how.
ever.
| RADICALS BOUNDING PRITCHARD.
Senator Pritchard's efforts to improve
the morale of his party, and the genera
responsibility and decent methods OF the
Senator, do not set we'll upon the stom
achs OF the baser stripe of radicals
especially in the East, and small coterie
of them appear to have formed q pack tC
'hound' the heels of the Senator-largely
in resentment. it is said, for the kick he
has already administered to some o
| them. Following the confirmation O
Harry Skinner to succeed Bernard as Dis
trict Attorney, last week, comes the an
nouncement that friends of the latter
will prefer charges against Collector o
Internal Revenue Duncan (whom Mr.
Pritchard will soon recommend for re
appointment for alleged violation O
the civil service rules "a most laughabl
threat, indeed. The very idea of such
graceless set OF political pot-hunters pre-
ferring charges of that character agains
anybody is enough to make Greek goo
n grin, and Collector Duncan will hardl!
lose any sleep over the occurrence-if i
| really ever comes to pass.
VARIOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST.
! j. A. Giles, ct al, are after Assistan
District Attorney Oscar Spears job.
The Senate Committee agrees to bu.
the Forsyth court house for Unitet
States building at Winston at S135. 600
or $4,000 less than asked. Durham
will have hearing next Friday.
Many storekeepers and guagers. out
side the classified service, will lose thei
jobs soon, the special appropriation
being nearly exhausted.
Senator Pritchard will this week tax
up the bill granting permission to locat
the Shipp monument on the Government
reservation opposite the postoffice il
| Charlotte, it is announced.
The preparation OF the criminal stats
ties OF the State is to be taken up thi
week
This week the selection of the lively,
companies of the State Guard to form
the escort to Governor AycOck and stat
to the Charleston Exposition will b