The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-30
GROUND SWELLS
FORGORMANST|RS
Safest and Surest, Says
a Political Expert.
FAILURE TO INSTRUCT
This in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
West Virginia Means German, He
Declares. What He Thinks
of Judge Parker and
Hearst.
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Washington, D. c., April 29.-It is a
great mistake to suppose that Mr.. Cor
man or his friends regard him as out
of the race for the presidential nomi-
nation. They believe that he is near
er the goal now than he has been at
any time. / was talking with a gentle
man here yesterday, not member of
Congress, who has acceptional oppor
tunities for knowing the drift of opin-
ion. He is confident that conditions
are going to shape themselves so that
German will be nominated. He
thinks that Tammany'S hostility to
Parker is going to be so much in evil
dence that the other States will be
afraid to nominate him, and that when
that condition is generally known the
feeling is going to grow that German
is the safest candidate and the surest
man to win. In support of his position
he cites the fact that no State has yet
instructed delegates for Parker except
the State of New York, and that no
State has instructed for Hearst except
two or three of the small Western
States He says that the failure to
instruct in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and West Virginia means German and
adds: There is distinct ground
swell for German going on. He is get
ting more and more support, and it is
natural He has made a powerful
night on the tCrum nomination and has
set on foot a good status in West Vir-
ginia. II looks to me like he will grow
from now on and that he will not have
clear lead, but will be the natural
heir to what is safest in all divisions"
~
Judge Pritchard will not enter upon
the duties of his new position as Judge
Simonton's successor before June.
After a conference with the Attor-
ney-General today he decided to re-
main a member of the District Su-
preme court for at least a month lon
ger. 1t is understood that the Deplrt-
ment of Justice desires that judge
Pritchard should continue to serve
here for a short time at least. ''he
most important matter to be called
to his attention probably will ,uVolve
the settling and singing of the lil of
exceptions in the Machen Groff-Lorenz
case. Judge Pritchard will also RE-
side during the trial of Tyner anc Pa
rett and perhaps throughout the-,1 ais
of, several other important cases en-
the calendar of criminal court M. l..
prior to assuming his new duties as
United States circuit judge.
Members of the bar of the district
have for many years been urging the
appointment of some one of their
number on the district bench. he
Gently they have grown insistent en-
this point as men from other sections
have from time to time been cll ,se1
for the judgeships.
When it became known that Justice
Pritchard had been appointed 20 a
more desirable place it was believed
that there was chance for a district
man to succeed him and accordingly
n meeting of the bar was called Tor
this afternoon to agree upon the man
and a plan of action calculated to
push successfully his claims. Just
before the meeting was called to or
der. however. announcement was
made by the Attorney-G General of lie
Presidents appointment of Wendell
Phillips Stafford. Vermont judge. as
justice of the Supreme court of the
District of Columbia to succeed JUS
tice Pritchard. So the meeting mere
ly considered resolutions commenda-
tory of Justice Prtchard
The Resolutions Presented
Among the resolutions presented
was one to the effect that the chair
man of the meeting appoint commit
tee of fifteen, including himself, as
chairman thereof, to prepare and re-
port to a further meeting to be held
Nav 7, suitable resolutions expressive
of the sense of the bar of the dis
trict touching the retirement of JUS
tice Pfitchard.
A resolution prepared by Mr.. d. w.
Baker set forth that as Justice Pritch
ard by reason of his appointment to
the circuit court bench will be COM
pelled to resign as an associate JUS
tice of the Supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia. members of the bar
of the district while extending to him
their congratulations feel the keenest
and most sincere regret i'm the event
which necessitates his resignation The
resolutions points out that Justice
Pritchard has won the admiration and
esteem of every member of the bar
and has endeared himself to those who
were so fortunate as to have his per-
sonal acquaintance that while he
came to the bench of the district a
comparative stranger to a majority
of the members of the bar he departs
a friend to them all and each con-
siders his departure a personal loss
and that his kind and courteous man
ner to attorneys who have appeared
before him his strength Of character
and sterling integrity and above all
his fair and impartial rulings have
placed him among the most esteemed
judges of the present day.
Mr.. Bakers resolutions provide that
a committee of seven be appointed to
present the views embodied in the
foregoing to Justice Pritchard.
Part of the North Carolina delega-
ton in Congress left for home today.
others go tomorrow. Senator Sim
mons and Representatives Small and