The Washington herald., 1907-07-24
MEN AND THINGS.
Pritchard a RepubIIcan


PritchaPd a Republican.
Some of the observers who are inter-
ested in the reduced-fare contest IN North
Carolina seem 10 assume that Judge
PrItchard Is a Democrat because he Is a
Southerner and represented North Caro-
lima in the Senate. This is not the case.
Judge Pritchard Is a Republican, and
always has been, Il was as a result OF
the so-called Corporation movement" In
1894 that he was elected TO the Senate to
ill the unexpired term of the late Z. B.
Vance. He was reelected in 1897. and
served the full term until March 3, 1868.
President Roosevelt saw to Il that he was
not out of public Office long, and on
March 80. or less than a month after
Pritchard ceased TO be a Senator, ap-
pointed him a judge of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia. In
the following year he was advanced to q
United States circuit judgeship, the posi-
ton which he now holds. His record on
the bench here was exceptionally fine,
and the Washington bar holds him IN nigh
esteem.
Jeter Conelly Pritchard. to give him bis
fun name, was fifty years old this month,
and is a native of Tennessee. After re-
ceiving a common school education at
Martins Greek Academy, he became an
apprentice in the Office Of the Jonesboro
TTibune-Herald. He moved 10 Bakers
vile, n. c., in 1873 and was joint editor
and owner Of the Roam Mountain Repub-
lican until 1897, when he was admitted 10
the bar and removed to Marshall. He
was a candidate for Congress in 1892
Three Cents Nothing to Him.
An observing Washington doctor who
was born in the South tells a story Of a
colored man he once knew as Illustrating
the lack OF thrift observable in many
negroes. The colored man In question
Bill Jones be may be calIed-was granted
a pension, and $500 was paid him in
lump. This seemed untold wealth 10 him.
and, on advice Of some OF his white &c
quaintaRces. he decided TO invest H. A
little general store in the village in which
he lived was for sale, and Bill bought 1t,
the purchase price being his entire capital
To him, however the store represented
much more than 500, especially as there
was money coming in all the time; and
as he made no effort 10 repleuish his
stock. the outgo was practically nothing
The negroes Of the neighborho0d soon
found that Bill was easy and they did
not fail 10 take advantage Of the oppOr-
tunities offered them. One day when the
Washington doctor dropped in TO see how
Bill was getting on, c0lored woman en-
tered the store and asked 10. a hunk
O bacon" Bill got down a piece Of the
meat. which looked as If Il weighed twen-
~ pounds. and threw il on his scales.
Nine pounds. he announced; "an' de
price am S cents pound Let's see-nine
Fights am forty-eight-0h. well. take Il
along for fOrty-five. What I care fer free
It was only few days after this that
Bills empty store was closed and he re-
tired with much-diminished capital
senator DRnkhead's Term.
The numerous unusual features con
nected with the election OF John Hollis
Bankhead 20 succeed the late John Tyler
Morgan as Senator from Alabama seem
to have had the effect Of confusing many
people as 10 the length Of the term which |
Mr.. Baukhead will serve. Senator Nor
gan's last term commenced March (. this /
year, the day after the close Of the I
Fifty-ninth Congress, and the term 10 /
which the Alabama legislature has elected 1
AlT. Bankhead viii. therefore. not expire /
until March 3. 1913. Mr. Bankhead VIII 4
therefore be in the Senate. as a result Of 1
. h.. -.
term Of six years less only about four
months. HIS successor win be chosen by 4
the Alabama legislature which will CON
vene In 1910. three years before his term
expires. When Senator Morgan was re- /
elected the last time. his colleague, Sen /
ator Pettus was also reelected, although /
his present term viii not expire until /.
March ,. 1859 Thus, Senator Pettus, If /
he lives, is sure # a seat in the Senate 1
at least until March 3. 1915. and his sue I
cessor will not DE elected until the leg /.
stature convenes in January of that year. /
These statements are based on the as /
that there viii be no change /
from qUadreunial 20 biennial sessions of /
the States lawmaking body.
The legislature which elected Senator I
Bankhead is the same which reelected 4
Senators Morgan and PettUs the last 4
time. Thus there is presented the un- I
usual spectacle Of three Senators being 4
elected by one and the same legislature.
Murdoch and the Kansas Farmer.
Victor Murdoch. the young Representa-
tive from the Seventh Kansas district. /
who was known only as a newspaper re-
porter and editor before he entered the /
fight for the seat made vacant by the ele-
walton Of Chester / Long TO the Senate. is /
not missing any bets among the farmers
out in his State. He pays close attention .
to the needs Of the people in his district.
many Of whom are tillers of the soil, and /
he is sincerely active IN their behalf here
In Washington. In the course Of a speech /
at a farmers meeting the other day, he
told this story. The Kansas farmer !
stood in the midst Of his reapers, headers,
thrashers, corn-shellers, binders, moving
machines, cultivators, and the rest, and /
every once in q while shaded his eyes
nth his hand and looked anxiously up the
road wondering if the harvest hand who
had promised to come would come. And
when he had about given up he said: /
remember now that ten years ago I be-
ieved that socialist lecturer who claimed
10 me that labor-saving machinery would
throw three-fourths of mankind out of
work l wish l had him here now to put
him to work +"
Murdoch Is red-headed, and il is a ira
1tiOn in Kansas that every similarly
adorned man in his district votes for him.
regardless Of politics He is the same man
10 whom a disgruntled opponent referred
as that red-headed newspaper reporter
who was rotten before he was ripe This
nan had ali the more reason to feel badly
after the election, for Murdoch defeated