Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-30
TO TAKE UP FREIGHT RATES
More Vital to State Than Passenger
Traffic.
FURRY ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY
Amusement at Raleigh Over Wires
From the North as to- the
States Candidate.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RALEIGH N. c., July 3O.-Gov. Glenn
today decided to next give his best efforts
to the task Of effecting a correction in the
freight rate Determinations against North
Carolina points. and discriminating espe-
cialIy in favor of certain Virginia cities.
This is a matter which is regarded by
many as even more important than the
matter of passenger rates. and 1t is a ques-
ton that has enlisted the most earnest
thought and attention Of several legisla-
lures of this state.
Talking with your correspondent today
Gov. Glenn stated that he would this week
fix date on which is to begin confer
ence In which he, governor, and the
three members of the state corporation
commission will meet the representatives
Of the various railroad companies con-
cerned In this matter affected by the law
passed by the legislature last March, and
of which the passenger rate reduction form
ed only feature
Gov. Glenn has sent letters to the freight
traffic managers and heads of the railroad
companies inviting them to come to Raleigh
and meet him and the corporation commits
siOners. The latter are charged with fix
ing many classes of freight charges which
are to be legal in North Carolina in the
future.
cuniarily to the people of North Carolina
the merchants and other shippers especially
in the rectfying of this undoubted fire ght
hauling and charge discrimination against
North Carolina than there Is in the reduc-
ton of 1 cent a mile in passenger fares
which Is now to be adjudicated.
Gov. Glenn was authorized by the last
legislature to employ ample special coun-
sci to push This matter also to successful
issue, and Aycock and other able attorneys
will appear for the state in this freight
fight also.
Glenn and the Presidency.
Gov. Glenn and some of his friends here
are very much amused over the precipi-
tateness Of some Of the newspapers and
newspaper correspondents to hurry him into
the White House since Saturday evening"
when the gSneral counsel Of the Southern
Railway Company capitulated and signed the
terms of peace dictated and demanded by
the governor. Some of the northern news
papers have been wiring inquiries to prom1-
nent politicians and officials asking If 1t Is
true as telegraphed to them that North
Carolina would present Gov. Glenn as the
states candidate for the national conven-
ton for President, and that 1t had been
learned that Bryan would agree to present
the name or secure tho nomination OF Gov.
Glenn.
When Gov. Glenn was spoken to on the
subject today he expressed the opinion that
all such talk at this time was not only
precipitate. but that IT appeared that some
people were judging him to be more foolish
than be believed himself to be.
He thought he was quite able to see
that such spontaneous suggestions. brought
to life in a day. are apt to have a very
brief existence.
A Practical View.
He is not foolish enough to suppose the
whole party or either wing of it would rush
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of the democratic party for President sim
ply because he had made a successful fight
in a contest that attracted national atten-
ton. That the questions of availability and
general fitness for the exalted Office would
receive consideration at the hands of anx