The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-27
ONLY THE STROKE
Of A PEN NEEDED
The Senate Passes Hat
teras Lighthouse Bill.
TITO hC VETIIMcICNE0
IT is AS YET UNSIGNED
Who will be Simonton's Successor is
Now Being Discussed. The Wash
ington Star, Administration
Organ, Mentions Pritch-
ard as a Possibility
Especial to News and ObserverD

NSpeCldI 10 news ana oDScTVGf.)
Washington. d. c., April 26.-Late
this afternoon. the Senate passed Rep
reSentative Small'S bill for a light
house at Hatteras, just as it passed the
House yesterday. The bill was called
up by Senator Simmons. 1t now lacks
only the Presidents signature of be-
ing a law. Mr.. Small said tonight he
understood the lighthouse board,
which has fought the bill all along
would try to keep the President from
signing the bill. but that it's friends
believed they could overcome this op-
position with the President as they
had in Congress.
The President. having withdrawn
tn nomination of Albright as post
master at Mt. Airy, has not sent in
any other nomination. 1t is believed
none will be sent in at this session,
but that a recess appointment will be
made. Senator Scott, who is a MEM
Der of the Postoffice committee, says
the withdrawal of Albright is fiIall
and an altogether new appointment
will be made.
Senator Simmons was asked today
if he would again serve as State
chairman. He said that both on ac
count of his health and his own pri-
vate business he would prefer not to
serve, but that if his party insisted on
his again taking up the management
of another campaign, he did not see
how he could refuse.
''Do you still think the State Con-
vention ought to instruct its delegates
to the National Convention 2" was
asked.
1T has | know always been our
policy not to do so and generally
speaking, l think we had better stick
to that policy" replied Mr.. Simmons.
"But, sometime ago when it appeared
that we were going to have serious
fight over the nomination, it occurred
to me that if a sufficient number Of
States would instruct we might there
by avoid factional fight that might
develop into something serious Since
then the conditions that made instruc-
| tons desirable have largely passed
away"
The North Carolina delegation in
Congress is almost unanimously
against instructions.
Discussion of SimOntOn'S Successor.
The death of Judge Simonton has
caused some speculation here already
as to his successor, and the Washing
ton Star, administration organ, con-
| tains the following regarding it in
this afternoons edition: "The death
| of Chas. III. Simonton, Circuit Judge
of the Fourth Circuit, leaves a Fede-
| raj judgeShip vacant. Judge Simon
ton was appointed from Charleston,
S. c., eleven years ago. The circuit
is composed of Maryland, North Car
olina, South Carolina, Virginia and
| West Virginia, and the appointee must
come from one of these States. 1t is
regarded as likely that the man who
will receive the most careful consid-
| Grafton for the honor viii be Judge
| Pritchard, OF the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia. He is from
North Carolina, and is held in the
highest regard by the President. An
other man who would probably re-
ceive backing Of the strongest kind for
the position, if he cared to allow his
friends to push his name, would be
| Senator McComas of Maryland. His
| term as Senator from that State will
end next March, and he will be sue
ceeded by a DemOcrat-Isador,R Ray
ner. He is a jurist OF eminence, hav-
ing sat on the supreme bench of the
| district prior to his election as SEN
! atOr. If he does not permit the use
of his name the Republicans of the
State will present other candidates.
West Virginia will probably not be
considered in filling the vacancy in
| IL,
State, is the other circuit judge of
the Fourth circuit. In Virginia the
| President may give consideration to
| the qualifications of LunSford L.
Lewis, United States attorney, of the
Eastern district of the State. He
thinks Judge Lewis a most capab lie
lawyer and highly fitted for a judge
ship. The chances are strong that
the vacancy will go to some one from
! North Carolina, Virginia or Maryland
From South Carolina no one would
be considered except Judge Brawlev.
! of the District Court of that State He
is Democrat, and for that reason
would not be nominated
IF Judge Pritchard is nominated to
| succeed Judge SimOnton West Vir-
ginia man, Ex-Governor George W. At
kinson, United States Attorney of the
| Southern district of that State would
have a splendid chance of going on
the district bench
Small ut Work for the Water WAY.
Representative Small has been try-
| ing for sometime to organize an inter-
State convention composed of repre-
sentativcs of commercial organizations
| in number of the seaboard States
| to be held in the interest of the pro-
posed inland waterway. 1t is his pur-
pose to have in attendance represen-
| tatiVeS from commercial organizations
in Florida, Georgia. South Carolina,
North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland,
/ Delaware and Pennsylvania. Mr.. e.
4 b. Taylor, of Columbia S. c., was here
today to see Mr.. Small in. reference
to this convention. Mr.. Taylor is TAX