Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
CAROLINA RATE CASE
State Officers Comforting With
Gov. Glenn Today.
CONFERENCE IS SECRET
State Executive Insistent on Putting
Law Into Force.
CONCESSION TO THE TWO ROADS
Attorneys for Railways Interested OPP
pose Any Such Arrangement Until
Courts Construe New Statute.
CONCESSION TO THE TWO ROADS


Special Dispatch to The Star.
RALEIGH, y. G.. July 25.-Assistant
Attorney General L. S. Sanford arrived
in Raleigh this morning for the purpose
of holding a conference with Gov. Glenn
as arranged for yesterday.
Mr.. Sanford, Coy. Glenn. Special COun-
sci eX-Gov. AyCock and Speaker of the
House Justice and the council of state
composed of State Treasurer Lacy, Sec
rotary of state Grimes. Auditor Dixon,
Superintendent of Education JOINER and
Attorney General Ciimer. are at noon en-
gagged in consultation in the executive
offices of the governor at the state capitol
building. with the exception of the at
torney general, who is not in the city.
The utmost secrecy is being observed
so far as the enlightenment of newspaper
men is concerned. all outsiders being ex-
Cluded from the conference.
Your correspondent learns. however, that
the conference is being protracted large
]y because Gov. Glenn insists on the
putting OF thA two-and- e-quarter-cent
rate into operation, pending the two ap-
peals to the Supreme Court of the United
states from the state supreme court
and the decision of Judge Prtchard in the
United States Circuit Court
Offer to the Roads.
Gov. Glenn and State Judge Long. who i'm
posed the $4,000 fine on the Southern here
last week. both state that if the Southern
and Atlantic Coast Line roads will give the
2ts-cent rate trial (as all the other roads
are doing. the Scaboard included and find
that they cannot maintain that rate and
meet expenses and give Il reasona bic profit
both of them will favor the suspension of
the law till the legislature meets TO amend
it by increasing the rate
Attorneys for the Southern who are fig
urinS III the case today are opposed 10 any
such concession. and Judge Pritchard is
SAID TO also he against il, as it would be
In direct contravention of his recent order
and injunction, which continue the ga
cent rate TIL the courts consuue the new
rate law.
Before the council of state assembled to-
day United States Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Sanford had a private conference with
Gov. Glenn, al which none was present save
the two.
Mr.. Sanford arrived at the governors
office at 1880. where he remained in
earnest consultation.
If the state will come to the point of
recognizing or allowing the agents of the
Southern and Coast Line to continue sell
Ing tickets at the old rate without max
Ing additional prosecutions or indict-
ments (several agents were indicted yes
terday and today at various points,, and
let the matter rest till the United States
Supreme Court passes on the Raleigh and
Asheville cases armistice Will be
reached today. If not, there's no intima-
matched nm even temnorari,v i w
Both of the above outlined propositions
iatsr his eSeni,U 81 ooi'ipi oiiiise ledched
Text Of Rejected Terms
The proposed peace terms made to Gov
Glenn nv Assistant attorro,, C,ono.a, ia
' f't'oi 4es 1ehera4 Ed
ward T. Sanford on the part of President
Roosevelt, and which were absolutely re-
nv 10Y
..First-Tbat tho inipnctton S,,. sbo,,,,
=, e,,1.,t,, - -,
SPoiS P"SHeu anu sot'eh ready LOT
nnai nearing.
Second-That the habeas corpus cases
decided here should be at once carried to
the supreme court on appeal.
in which the Southern railway was fined
500 900 should be carried Inv fba r1iIrnad
company To the supreme court of the state
at once. and If that court should affirm
the Judgment Of the superior court the rail
road company should srIe out a vrit Of
from the Supreme Court of the United
States and carry the case 10 the latter
court: that these three cases present every
feature of the COZ troversv when has arisen
and is now agitajiug the pubic mind in re-
gard TO The recent rate law Of The lceyis-
lature.
"FOurth-That all further proceedings
under the rate law In tle state court S,aII
be suspended until tn Supreme Court of
the United States can render Aua. judg-
ment settling the controversy
The reasons Gov. Glenn Will not accent
peac" or' rings Is that TO accept them would
be 10 surrender To- the ed Iai court en-
tirely. The state contends Tat il would be
Illuminating.
Gov. Glenn said: Il shall NOT consider any
offer from the other SIDE unit. The abroad
company complies with law
II Judge Pritchard had shown the slight
est disposition to recognize the validity of
the rate law and The right Of TN. state To
institute and prosecute eases arising under
Il in the criminal courts. the governor says
he would have been entirely satisfied 10
allow prosecution to DC suspended until the
Supreme Court OF the United States could
ue,ldr, but that he fees that he cannot for