The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-12


burst into loud applause and laugh
ter. the re-iteration OF MIR simpson,
that II refuse 70 answer. seeming
particularly to t~ittilate their intel-
lectS. This disturbance finally grew
| 50 marked that Nh. Williams. ~ the
committee. who had repeatedly asked
for order. declared that unless the
disturbance ceased, he would send for
officers and clear the court house
This followed upon a remark by
Nh. Pou, in reply 10 a suggestion -
Mr.. Craig, that the position or Mr.
Simpson was upon the broad lines Of
a decision Of the United States SUI
preme Court.
Mr.. Pou then stated in response to
a suggestion Of the committee that -
was an immemorial habit in Raleigh
to applaud good things" said before
committees. and. replying to Chair
man Williams assertion that the Com
mittee was acting in a judicial capaci-
~, replied with mock difference that
ne would thereafter address them as
your hOnors.'
This sally brought a renewal ~ the
clapping and cheering which could
never to the end be restrained. the el@-
ment participating in il having come
TO make a hero and being determined
to finish the job within the limitations
Of their material.
Mr.. Craig retorted instantly that,
while it might be prope to applaud a
good thing did not excuse a
crowd that had come to bolster NJ
their man 70 cheer him when III" had
not said anything good
Hearing This Afternoon.
The committee finally Adjourned
without taking any action relative to
the refusal Of Mr.. simpson to answer
the questions directed, or intimating
that they would or would not take ac-
ton. 1t will meet again today at three
thirty at the office of the Attorney
General. when possibly Mr.. Pcelc. Of
Scotland. will be examined and per
haps also Scnator John &. Drewry,
in a large part owner ana directing
member Of the Times management.
II Course of SIandc
In a nutshell the case arises on
these facts:
The Times published on March 1st a
sensational story in which il charged
that. in fixing the mileage basis for
railroads to be affected ny the ne"
rate bill. the sixty mile limit had been
adopted BY the senate and House con
ferences at the i~nstisation ~ Mr.
.Joscphus Daniels, editor Of the News
and Observer, in order to CRAFTY an
alleged personal spite against Mr..
Henry \. page. of the Aberdeen ana
ASheboro Railroad. This statement
was denied in the House by judge
WinbOrne and SubScqucntIN an cdl-
torial appeared in the Times IN Whlch
it was stated that tire informant
Of the paper was Is honorable ana
creditable a gentleman as Judge Win
borne and in which the original pub
LEGATION was practically repeated.
Judge Winborne hen cxcoriated IN the
House the paper for publishing and
the editor for writing the original pub
LEGATION and the subsequent editorial
refusing a retraction. Following upon
this Mr.. Simpson and Judge W1nborn
met and il was understood that mutual
retraction and apology was to be made,
on the part Of the Times for the pub
LEGATION and on the part of Judge Win
borne for the personal expressions used
by him in the House. Judge Win
borne in due course made his r~etraxit
on the floor Of the House but the
Times did not make an apology salts
factory to the committee. The next
day the Times newspaper published a
full apology and ~retraction but its Ed
tor II. w. Simpson prefaccd it with
a card in which he that he
had refused to accept the editorial for
publication, that he did not apologize,
and that he therefore resigned from
the paper.
Following this insistence upon the