The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-11
Anderson's Suit Struck
Him With Amaze.
REPLIES AT LENGTH
He Denies Some of Mr.. Anderson's
Statements, Declares That Others
are Misleading and Goes into an
Elaborate Explanation That
Will Satisfy Few.
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Asheville. ~ c.. Nov. 10.-Republi-
can State Chairman. Thos. S. Rollins
today gave out for publication a
lengthy answer to some of the ale
cations made in the complaint filed
by II. S Anderson in his suit against
Mr.. Rollins and other prominent Re-
nublicans Mr.. Rollins dwells at some
length on the long list of alleged men,
bers of the Rollins, Pritchard and
Harkins' families who Mr. Anderson
has stated draw sustenance from the
Federal pie dispenSarY, and the State
Chairman denies that in many instan-
ces he has anything to do with their
position. and also states that some
of the office holders in question are
no kinsmcn of his. He goes on ~
say that many of Mr.. Anderson's
statements are misleading and untrue
and declares that he and Anderson
have always been friends and that he
could not believe that a suit was con-
contemplated until the complaint was
published.
Wha. Mr.. Rollins Says.
In explanation in his agreement. Mr.
Rorlins says:
I'm the first place, When the en-
dorsement or alleged agreement was
signed by Congressman Moody ana
myself and others, | was not the dis
penser of Federal patronage in Wes-
tern North Carolina, or in the Ninth
Congressional District; neither dl1
state to Mr. Anderson or any one
else. at that or any other time, that
l represented Mr.. Pritchard or that
he would carry out any agreement or
endorsement made by me. / signed the
endorsement for Mr.. Anderson at his
request, and at the request of Mr..
Moody, and at that time Mr.. Moody
had just been elected to Congress
from this district and he had control
of the patronage c. this district. | din
not, at any time. orally or in writing
request Mr.. Anderson to withdraw
from the race for co1Iectorship and
that matter had nothing whatever to
do with the endorsement we gave him.
| realized that Mr. Anderson was a
loal Republican, and l tried for sever
al years to assist him in securing A
position. He particularly desired the
appointment of standing master in the
Federal court for this Western dis
trict of North Carolina, and nay nu-
merOus letteS to Judge Boyd and 9TH
crs in behalf of Mr.. Anderson viii
show hte zeal with which | advocated
his cause The statement that Mr..
Harkins, Mr. Millikan. Mr. Moody and
! appointed our friends and kinsmen
to positions in violation of the civil
service rules and regulations of the
United States is untrue"
Mr.. Rollins enumerates a number of
offices which he says it was impossi-
BILE to procure for Mr. Anderson and
others which were to insignificant to
be considered by that gentleman.
Reply of Andcrson's Friends.
In reply to this. Mr. Andersons
friends state that Mr.. Rollins does not
~.
which Mr. Anderson would gladly
have taken had anv one of them been
prOffered him, and allege that ROl-
Inns is simply trying to saddle the re-
spDnsibility for his appointments on
the shoulders of others.
Mr.. Rollins states that he has no
fear as to the outcome of the litiga-
tiOn