The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-26
.PRITCHARD'S EYE
ON LARGE PLUM.
He Would Consent to Acc .pt q.
Fedora. Circuit Judgssh p.
NEGROES WOULD FIGHT HIN
Fill 10 Create a Third Judge for Fourth
Judicial Circuit, Winch Includes
North Carsl,na ard Virginia, is
Held Up in the Senate.
NEGROES WOULD FIGHT HIN
ali to Create a I bird Judge Tor Fourth

,s,,acial Dispatch to The Times.1

4 SJstCl8j l9lsltSilSil w AAS A'AA'S-'-I
RALEIGH N. G., Nov. 2o.--1here y
,,ow a bill before the United States sen
,.to. which has passed the House OF re
,,,esentsltipes, creating the Office OF an.
other circnit Judge for the Fourth ~
,iii. which is composed OF the states
az Nest Virginia, Maryland. Slfsillis'
North and South Carolina 1t IS go
orally understood here that TINS - ~
office which Senator Ioritchaia 5isot,5 7.
10 secure in the near future altSt A.s z
retirement from the Senate Oh lise So 6.
: of March next. The only iessoti - !
the Senate has not heretofore oo. 80 - -
IN the action of the House = .iia. - -.
done $50 would have been 70 10 y -
dsred Senator Pfitch8id 8Ifleils4''ie " - 1t.i.o
Office as section six of article one = et'e
Constitution says mo Senator OF ieei' g
sentative shall during the time Tor
which he was elected. ne anpoiii's 15. ~
any civil Office under authority soi "a sie
United states which shall nave 2esil
rraated. or the cmonments Whereol 7tla!i.
have b..en increased during such time;
Re liable Information Is 10 the efiect
tbat Illis bill VIII be speedily enacted
INTO q law at the December session OF
1913 and that Mr. Pritchard will then
nave aItasthc senatorial backing that he
need TO ldllL tiIiSs w.
nitIiciaI rlnn. for which his mouth has
bae,, watering for a considerable space.
of time all,i,e other circuits have three
i,,aces and the business of this circuit
ms increased until the volume is now
more. han the Judges slmonton and Goff
can attend 10 IN any reasonable time.
NEGROES MILL FIGHT HIM
Tho leaders Of the negro8race through
ont tite nation understand that Mr.
T,itclaa,d desires this great office. and
under the leadership Of General ]. s.
c.larKson and Bishop Clinton. they In.
tead To- wage bitter and unreientiuG.
warfare on I'ritcfar7 whenever his name
is before the President for this or any
other important office. because of the
expulsion Of every negro delegate from
the Republican State Convention at
Greensboro. on The 18th of August
last. whichais understood TO have l5een
pritchard's work 1t will be the negro
race against Piitcilard.ana should he be
appointed he Will be fought before the
Senate and If confirmed his appoint
merit viii be- resented nj the polls by
tho negro race In every. State north Of
Mason and Dixon's lines
Ile colored and white opposition TO
Fatitciiard VIII most probably unite on
vernon ai'aAltl IT, fft.sSgll. as y n %
will5ha1.e tbs. enthusiastic and determined
\ support boaausse he has ALWAYS been
their friend When he WAS Superior
Court iuageshe lad case before him
In which was involved the right Of the
colarcd people 10 admission to the the
atres ~ the city of Wilmington, and
he deeiacd that there could not be any
discrimination against the negroes he
cause they We're negroes and opened the
doors to them.
sla1oNToN WILL RETIRE
1t IS understood here and In South
Carolina that Circuit Judge Charles II.
Sfmonten. of South Carolina. Will retire
as soon as he has. served ten Years on
the bench. lie was appointed by Tresi-
dent Cleveland in 1Sgs and is now more
than seventy years Of age His healtf.
is not good. and he has sent Judge Draw
lay 10 SIT in his place on. The Court OF
Appeals. now in session in Richmond.
Should Congress fail 10 create the third
circuit judgesilip Senator Pritcl1ard has
his eyes on tlls vacancy.
THERE'S 1ikelytto be moretrouble over
this iadgeship for Senator Pritchard, be-