The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-25
ONE SMALL FINE
ALL STATE COT.
And 1t Is Even Suggested as in
Order for This to BE Refunded
to Agent Green.
Lspeelal,o rhe rImes. plspateh.

RALEIGH, N. c., March 2i.--very
few people hereabouts who have fol-
lowed the sensational turns of the
railroad passenger rate litigation eX-|
press any surprise at the announced
ruling of the United states Supreme
Court sustaining the action of United
States Circuit Judge j. c. pritchard
in releasing Southern Ticket Agent
Wood at Asheville, when he was ar
rested by the State authorities for
selling tickets at the old rate instead
of the new 2-14 cent rate. when Jus
tice Pritchard had Issued an order re-
straining the State authorities from
enforcing the "A cent rate until he
passed upon It's LEGALITY.
James IL. Pou, who was of counsel
for the railroad companies in the
| litigation here In Raleigh involving the
same issues, declared to-day that it
seemed to him and many other citizens
that 1t Is up to the state to return to
| Tom Green. the Southern agent, who
was arrested In Raleigh just as Wood
was in Asheville, the IS fine that he
paid In adjusting the case here.
| 1t will be remembered that GREEN'S
mother. being aged and III and greatly
disturbed by the prosecution of her
son. he preferred to pay the nominal
| fine to continuing a struggle which he
feared would react on the health. IL
not the life, OF his aged mother. So
only the Southern carried UP from this
| case the 100000 fine on appeal to the
| Supreme Court. And even this was
decided in favor OF the Southern by
\ the North Carolina Supreme Court. 1t
Is claimed now that in all fairness the
State should lose no time In returning
to Green the fine he was forced to pay.
This fine is all the State has gotten
out of the whole litigation except the
concessions that the railroad companies
made in the famous compromise rata
to be put on April 1st.
Contests Over Offices.
Hon. B. r. Dixon. state Auditor. an
nounces that he Is in the race for re-
nomination at the approaching State
Democratic convention. Frank D.
Il Hackett, Of Wilkesboro, for a number
of sessions principal clerk TO the House
of Representatives, announced some
weeks ago that he would seek this
nomination, and is now conducting an
active campaign among the Democrats
O.. thu State.
Or. Dixon expresses confidence that
the convention will nominate him by
a big majority.
with three editors seeking the Demo-
cratic nomination for Commissioner of
LABOR ana HrlllllSp " suSScco boisoi
II. B. Warner. of the Lexington Dis
patch, the friends OF each are naturally
Jealous o. the attitude of the various
editors of the State. The published
card of j. B. Sheriff.. that he has prac-
tically all of the editors of the State
| pledged to him in his race for the
nomination, calls forth from the friends
of Assistant Commissioner NJ. l. Ship
man, who is also editor OF the Hender-
sonville Hustler. the declaration that
there are large number OF the Demo
cratic editors, all of them hustlers IN
politics and many OF them prominent
who are assuring him that they are
with him in the race.
Major Henry A. London, of Chatham
: county, announces his candidacy FOL
;, Corporation Commissioner, to succeed
r. c. Beddingfield. who will not seer
denomination. He would not nave peer
!, in the race 1t is stated. had Henry
. C. Brown, secretary to the commission
, decided to seek the nomination.