The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-28
REACH AGREEMENT
ON APPOINTMENTS
Winston for District Attorney,
Bailey for Assistant and Dortch
for Collector.
SLATE BELIEVED RELIABLE
Positions Of North Carolina
Troops at Gettysburg Not
Marked by Commission.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch1

Raleigh, n. c., juno 2I.-It is said
here that an agreement has been
reached by the authorities Interested
In Washington and the candidates at
this end of the line whereby impend-
ing appointments for United States
district attorney. assistant district at
torney and the collectorship are all
about settled. although it is not known
just when the appointments Will be
announced. The slate is Hon Francis
D. Winston for the district attorney
ship; j. w. Bailey. of Raleigh, for the
assistant district attorneyship. and W.
T. Dortch. of Goldsboro. for collector
of internal revenue. all these being
for the Eastern Distsict of North Caro-
lima. Mr. Winston and Mr.. Bailey
have been making the fight for the
district attorneyship. and Mr.. Dor:ch
and Joe Tayloe. of Washington. ~ c.,
have been striving for the collector
ship. Now it is said that Mr.. Tayloe
has decided to withdraw from the con-
test for the collectorship and wait for
the position of United States marshal
that will be open for appointment
within the next year. It is said that
Mr.. Bailey was offered the Raleigh
post office In lieu OF the district at
torneyship, but declined on the ground
that he preferred something in line
with his profession as a lawyer. Then
1t was that the agreement was reached
for him to take the assistant district
attorneyship. This pays a $4,000 SAL
AIRY, with no duties that will interfere
to any extent with his regular practice
of law. 1t is understood that the RAJ
leigh post office is TO go either to Cap
tain S. a. Ashe or TO Edward E. Brit
ton. who is now the editor of the News
and Observer while Hon. Josephus
Daniels is holding down the Cabinet
position of the Secretary of the United
States Navy.
Markers Not Placed.
Judge w. a. Montgomery, DIR. D. H.
Hill and others OF the special com
mission for marking the important po-
sttions of North Carolina troops in the
battle of Gettysburg. who have been
at the battlefield for several days
doing preliminary work to this end.
returned to the city this evening, and
they and practically all the other
members Of the special commission and
the North Carolina Historical Com
mission, which is cooperating, will re-
turn to Gettysburg on Monday for the
reunion In progress July l. and 8.
During the next few days there will
be prepared special pamphlet by
Judge Montgomery. r. D. w. Connor
and other well-known authorities in
history the battle of Gettysburg
and North Carolina's part in it. This
will be used during the reunion for
distribution among the North Carolina
made to secure expressions from North
Carolina veterans of the battle to
the positions that the North Carolina
authorities are seeking to accurately
identify and permanently mark. 1t de-
velops that the markers cannot be
placed until a considerable degree of
red tape has been observed with the
battle-ground commission, owing to- the
complete control of the battlefield that
Congress has placed in the hands Of
the battlefiSld commission. Further
more. this commission has SO much on
its hands just now in the Immediate
preparations for the great reunion
that no attention can be given TO the
wishes of the North Carolina commits
sion with reference to the location of
the markers. Colonel j. Bryan Crimes
w. j. Peele. T. NJ. Pittman, r. D. w
Conner and Judge Montgomery and
Hon. C. B. Watson will be among the
North Carolina commissioners at the
reunion to further the interests of this
State in the location and marking of
the positions OF the North Carolina
troops.
Chief Justice Clark, of the Supreme
Court, announces that there is in hand
now sufficient funds in money and
pledges for the erection of the statue
of Chief Justice Thomas Rutiin in Cap
itol Square. and w. F. Ruckstull, who
has made a number of fine busts for
the state, mas Deen SeltClcN dS Lilo
artist to model the statue. which Will
be of bronze. He says that when the
Supreme Court moves into the new
State building it will have n number
of valued additions TO its collection OF
Judges and leaders Of the North Caro-
lima bar. whose portraits Will be given
place in the courtroom and the library;
the leaders of the bar TO he placed
In the library. 1t is expected that the
statue OF Judge Ruffn Will be given
place facing the new State building, in
which the Supreme Court Is TO be
Quartered.
Receiver Appointed.
On petition Of the Mercantile Trust
and Deposit Company. OF Baltimore.
Judge Henry G.. Connor. of the Fed
eral Court. has named r. w. Winston,
Jr.. OF Raleigh. as receiver for the
Goldsboro Traction Company which
has been operating three and half
miles of electric car line at Goldsboro
The Mercantile Trust and Deposit Com
pany holds $4,000 OF the C;oldsboro
concerns bonds Operation of the cars
was discontinued three months ago on
the plea that the Carolina Power and
Light Company, which has gotten con-
troll of the Goidshoro electric plant.
raised the rate for current to such an
extent that the car line could not be