The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-25

Asheville. n. c.. July 24-The railroad
rate imbroglio has assumed a more war
like aspect than ever before Gov. Glenn
has declined 10 accept the peace terms
as presented TO him by Assistant Attor-
ney General Sanford. sent here by Pres.
ident Roosevelt. The Southern Railway
will ask for an auxiliary or supplemental
bill to enjoin every solicitor Of the State
from bringing suit. Gov. Glenn has in
structed the attorney. general Of the State
TO assist the solicitors In preparing bills
and indictments in further disregard OF
the Federal injunction
Judge Lyon. Of Marion, \. c.. to-day
instructed the grand jury to return indict-
ments against the Southern Railway for
violating the law. A long conference was
held tonight by President Finley and
other high officials of the road. who are
still here.
Terms Governor Refuses.
United States District Attorney Holton
arrived this afternoon.
The peace terms proposed to Gov. Glenn
by Assistant Attorney General Edward
T. Sanford. on the part Of President
Roosevelt. and which We're absolutely re-
fused by Gov. Glenn, provided:
First-That the injunction suit should
be speedily pushed and gotten ready for
final hearing.
seeond-That the habeas corpus cases
decided here should be at once carried to
the Supreme Court on appeals.
Third-That the Green case at Raleigh.
In which the Southern Railway was fined
$4,000, should be carried by the railroad
company to the Supreme Court Of the
State at once, and If that court should
affirm the Judgment of the Superior Court,
the railroad company should sue out
writ of error from the Supreme Court of
the United States, and carry the case to
the latter court: that these three cases
present every feature Of the controversy
which has ariseh and Is now agitating the
public mind in regard TO the recent rate
law Of the legislature.
Fourth - That all further proceedings
under the rate law in the State court
shall be suspended until the Supreme
Court OF the United States can render
final judgment settling the controversy.
The reason why Gov. Glenn VIII not ac-
cept the peace offer Is that to accept il
would be TO surrender to the Federal
court entirely. The State contends that
this would be humiliating
Why Glenn Holds Out.
Gov. Glenn to-day said:
7 shall not consider any offer from the
other side until the railroad company
complies with the law"
II Judge Pritchard had shown the
slightest disposition to recognize the va
lidity Of the rate law and the right Of the
State to institute and prosecute eases
arising under it in the criminal courts.
the governor says he would have been
entirely satisfied 10 allow prosecutions to
be suspended until the Supreme Court Of
the United States could decide. but he
feels that he cannot for one moment Der
init this law of the State, any more than
any other law. TO be ignored and tram
pied under foot by the railway company
or any one else.
Assistant Attorney General Sanford.
sent here by the President, left tonight
for Raleigh, TO have q conference to-mor-
row with the governor, at which there
will be present former Gov. Aycock and
the counsel representing the state. The
governor would give out nothing tonight.
Governor Holds Conference.
Raleigh, n. g, July Z4-Gov. Glenn held
Il conference this afternoon on the rail-
road rate situation with various officials /
OF the State government.
Speaker Justice, OF the house Of repre-
sentatives, and ex-Gov. Aycock, are ad- |
Vlslng with the governor and the other
oIAclals No details Of the conference or
Its object can be securad