The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-22
THE PRESIDENT WANTS PEACE
And Brownlow Jackson Would Take
no Chances in Getting Con-
Hrmed as Postmaster at
HendersonviIIe.
BY THOMAS ]. PENCE.

Washington, D. C.'(Speclal). The pres
ident Is quoted by L. N. Grant, the nomi-
nee for postmaster at Goldsboro, as being
desirous of bringing about hsrmony in the
ranks of the republican party IN the state,
and that he will give assistance to any eff
fort to bring about peace between the RoI-
Inns aud Blackburn factions. Young Mr..
Grant went to the White House to thank
the president for his appointment, and the
very mention of republican politics in
North Carolina gave Mr.. Roosevelt an op-
portunity to open up on conditions, which
he informed Mr.. Grant had given him
much concern. How far the president
went in his conversation with bis Tar Heel
visitor was not disclosed, but Mr.. Loe0 is
authority for the statement that the chief
executive is not only concerned" but
'sdisgusted' with North Carolina repub-
licans.
Grant emphasized the Presidents desire
for peace among Tar Heel republicans
when he left the White House He ad
mitted that representative Blackburn's name
was not mentioned at the interview, and
that the president old not suggest any
plan or ideas for bringing about harmony.
Mr.. Grant would stand by Blackburn, who
secured him his appointment, judging by
an interview in an afternoon paper in which
he said that it was the general opinion III
North Carolina that he would come out of
ria al
Echo Answers: Get Together.
Grant said among other things in this
get together, and put a stop to the sQuab-
bling and fighting which is constantly go
ing on. The thing to do is to get together
down in North Carolina and settle our diff
ferences there instead of bringing them to
the president. The president agrees to this
and think before long we may be able to
start the work of reconciliation of the fac
tions. However. the task looks pretty
hard at preeeut, as neither side shows the
slightest indication of giving in
The suggestion was made by gentlema n
who happened at the White House, and
who evidently keeps up with political con-
ditions in North Carolina, that the presi-
dent bad better hurry or else he would have
Federal penitentiary in Atlanta, where
former Congressman Linney has predicted
that the next North Carolina republican
state convention will be held.
The president has been working to re-
store peaceful relations between the war
ring radical factions in Tennessee, but with
no apparent success.
Young Grant was at the canitol and saw
Senator Simmons about bis confirmation,
and while there he ran into ex-Judge Rob-
inson, of Goldsboro, who former Senator
Butler said would come here for the pur-
pose of opposing his confirmation. He has
Judge Rebinson's statement that he con-
templates no such action. 1t is probable
that Grants name will be reported favora-
bly, for confirmation this week.
President Roosevelt has informed some
of the candidates for the position of COM
missioner uDder the Foreaker bill tn mark
the graves of Confederate soldiers who died
in northern prisons, that the appointment
does not belong to him, but to the secre-
tary of war, and has referred all those in
terested to that official The president is
said to look most kindly on the candidacy
of Col. William Elliott, of Columbia, :. c.,
who served several terms in Congress.
PeGGiRrew at Work for RnIIer.
Ex-senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota