The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-08

The attempt TO iaJare Governor
Glenn sy ~ statement that ths
Southern Railway hauled men C
Greensboro to support htrn would. 6.
true. he additional proof that ths
southern Railway devoscs more at
tention TO politics han 10 running
,rasns- II canno; affect Governor
Glenn. 81 the statement IS true. unless
~ ~ shown thai n Governor Snew
that the Southern Was violating the
Las 60 help hlzs and that he VAS
thereby mourning an obligation 70 the
Southern TO serve their Interests as
Governor II elected His record O.;
devotion TO the veal 90 the Stale. h@
splendid. patriotic and courageous a.
tion when the southern cefied thc
Law and the authority OF North Car'
lima refute any preteuse thai he oo-
ngased himself TO assist the southern
Railway In any plans when Governor
or that he has permitted the fact taat
he once represented IL in the court.
10 Influence him IN the slightest de-
gree. As 10 the specific charge made
BY Mfr. Page, these facts are given
upon the personal knowledge ~ tho
editor OF The News aud Observer:
During the State Convention AZ
Greensboro before Governor Glenn
was nominated, a gentleman OF char
acter sent for the editor OF this paper
and informed him that the Southern
Railway was packing the Convention
In the interests Of Glenn by thc lavish
use OF free passes lie said his In
formation came from Mayor Boyden
or salisbury. and Mr. Walter Murphey.
or Salisbury, who would furnish the
proof nj the meeting Of the Rowan
delegation or the District Convention
A reporter OF this paper who attended
the Convention reported that neither
Col Boyden nor Mr.. Murphy made
such charge when tho meeting was
held. Nobody else challenges the vote
Of Rowan delegates on that ground
and therefore there was no evidence
upon which 70 s~uhstantiate the charge
The editor told the gentleman who
had heard OF the southern Railways
conduct that. II substantiated. the at
tempt To pack the Convention would
be given the widest publicity and X
would be severely denounced In TIE
and Observer. Some investigo-
ton Indicated that some employs of
the Southern Railway at Spencer were
passes TO Greensboro and that
thev attended and supported Glenn
No evidence could be obtained that
sucn orders had been given from
higher up or that Governor CIonn
knew anything about 1t. TIE inde-
pendent and courageous course OF the
Governor IN his high office must have
any ~fair-minded man that
II the railroad did give passes. the
Governor was ignorant OF IL and has
SHOWN that ne entered the capitol free
from any obligation except TO the
people OF the State. The editor
of tins paper took no part in the con-
etween Governor Glenn and
Major Stedman, neither OF whom
would hold an honor obtained BY
.oeais' or Understandings" Some
Southern Railway men supported
Stedman; some. probably more,
supported Governor Glenn. 1t looks
Ll2l As All vi Sdii4SdtiOh y hib 49,
aare throw itself openly for either and
knew mat neither would listen to
any pea tor special consideration Az
o Mr.. Pages questions looking to
Iscerralnlng how much the southern
Hallway paid Governor Glenn for
-~cprcscnung X in the courts, Mr..
Page is referred to his special cham
md raiiroad superior. rms paper
no, know. Vice-President An
that Mr.. Glenn. the private
never came 70 Raleigh
- lobbyist for h southern. or per
1t to dictate his political &C
IONS. Inis was particularly cmpha-
ized when Mr.. Glenn came out for the
present wise law repeating the old
yrongrul fellow servant law While Big
BOSS Andrews chief attorneys were
rying TO defeat it in the Legislature,
md that ne supported Clark for Chief
ustIce Wnlie andrews and Page and
ne wnoie railroad crowd were NOV
heaven and earth 20 blacken nis
.haracter ana compass his defeat.
8. Sorne day ago the Republican
News printed that the
outheru Railway through Vice
resident Andrews contributed big
1oney 10 the Democratic
und IN 1898 and II called upon Judge
1~onIgOfnery to take a look at the
.ooks to see how much was paid. Re-
lying this paper the mo-
adding that the scope OF ~investi-
alton should be b~roaoened to see
ow much, IL any, as alleged, had been
aid to the Republicans In 1896 and
] other campaigns. The editor Of this
aper never heard a suggestion dur
lg the campaign Of 1898 that any
had given a dollar to the
'emocrauc campaign fund. If II
IS done, he was never consulted
1t or Informed by whom il was
or to whom 1T was paid. To this
ay he does not know that a dollar ,
as PAID. There has been some talk
lat they did "a something. indeed '
me railroad lobbyists set up the ,
that becaus of such naur,a,, .