The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-27
BRYAN MAY BE
ASKED TO AID
Prediction in shington That
He May Defend Carolina
Before Supreme Court
From our Regular Correspondence.

tFror, our Regular correSpondeut.]
WASHINGTON, u, c., July 26.--I ne
Department of Justice still refuses 70
discuss the fight between the Federal
and State courts of North Garollha
over the rate order. The silence, abb
solutely unbroken silence. of the Off
6cials gives correspondents room to IN
Edulge III much speculation and mag
nations are exercised to the limit
. Somebody predicted to-day that VIII
liam Jennings Bryan would be re-
K tanned by the State of North Carolina
in the last stage of the fight BY this
time. probably, the fact that Bryan
has been retained to represent the
state In the Supreme Court of the
United States has been positively an
nounced, and 1t Is more than likely
that the gossips making the announce
,nent have even decided upon the size
OF his retainer.
While 1t is rot wholly improbable
that Mr.. Bryan will be employed to
represent the case when 1t goes TO the
Supreme Court of the United states,
as it must inevitably do, no matter
what be the solution of the present
trouble in North Carolina, Of course, y
dis Impossible for anybody in Washing
Ton to know the minds of the officials
Of North Carolina who would employ
counsel.
Mr.. Bryan in 1898 represented the
State Of Nebraska in q case which went
TO the Supreme Court Of the United
States, and which involved the question
of the constitutionality of an act TO
AK rate on passengers and freight.
He made an able argument before the
court, but the State lost, the court
holding. without dissenting opinion,
That the rate fixed amounted to conns-
lion. Mr.. Justice Harlan delivered
tie opinion. The Injunction upon the
Slate authorities in the first instance
was granted by Mr.. Justice Brewer,
sitting In the Circuit Court
s:s Should Nj, Bryan get into the ease
whether he win or lose. his appear
5ance in the spotlight as the champion
sepf States rights in the highest court
or the country would occasion the adj
sministration some worry. The senti-
sment of the rank and file OF the Dem
socratic party of the South is said not
to be SO strongly for MI. Bryan II
was a SHORT -.time'bac but 1t is be-
lieved that should he be engaged to
represent North Carolina in a stats
sovereignty hattie in the Supreme Court
there would be = great revulsion among
+ those who hay Known the COLLINS OF
their love for THO Peerless.
This assumes that the States rights
sentiment Is stronger al the South than
at the North. II the sentiment OF Wis
itors to Washington be a safe guide.
the States of the North and West are
as strongly in sympathy with the con-
tentionS of North Carolina as are those
nf the South.
1.-THE sentiment of the whole country
Sc far as have been able to ascer-
tain It through conversing with people
from every STATE, is overwhelmingly
with Governor Glenn and the Noru
20 sniA Nv
Z son. of Sheffield Ala, in this city To-
4 day. u regard the case as being tht
= most Important which has arisen in thi
country since the war, and every sym
pathy is With North Carolina.
II have not talked with man VIII
aides with the Federal court. and VII
does not believe Judge pr't .
have got a lot OF Virginia blood ,
me, and !, therefore. regret deeply thu
Virginia did not take the lead IN TIL
matter, She had the same fight,
looks 10 the. ! wish she had been /
front"
Confidence in the belief that the,
/, will be q compromise reached as be
tween the contendlns parties
strengthening. Il is believed the ad
m!nistgation Will bend every energ
to bring about such an agreement. CT
pecislly II IL should appear that Their
Ia danger OF North Carolina vs.. III
United States becoming live polit
cal issue. This danger would he emo,
mously increased We're Mr.. Bryan
be retained TO 80 into the Supren,
Court and make q StNtGs -ir' coy
III which he would have proud oppo
tunitiss TO attack the centralizing te,
dencies OF the Roosevelt adminstri
tion. a presidential election is on
agar off. Not only would tho emit,
fight and the speech Of Mr.. Bryan gi,