The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18

desire to abandon II. but lie doing so
of President Wilson. IT is understood
here.
Secretary Daniels Successor.
There are Just two names that appear
to be most likely to be most promi-
nent In the selection OF the next ma
tfonal committeeman to succeed Mr..
Daniels. namely, United States Senator
Furnifold NJ. Simmons, chairman OF the
Senate Committee on Finance. and
Congressman Claud KitchIn, the leader
Of the House of Representatives.. with
the chances favoring Senator Simmons
IL he personally desires to be so
chosen.
Senator Simmons for twenty years
has been regarded as the master key
to the political conditions and develop
ment OF North Carolina. 1t was prin-
cipally through his mastery conduct
the Populfsts Zone of the strongest
leaders OF which was Congressman
Buck Kitchin. the father of the
present Congressman Ciaud Kitchin).
that won for him his first election I'm
a State primary against General Julian
s. Carr. in 1900. to the United States
Senate.
His reputation as a politician has not
diminished since. ne retired from the
craftsmanship of the North Carolina
Democratic State Committee and there
Is no doubt that he would be the best
equipped and would become the most
useful and serviceable OF all North
Carolintans should he aspire to and be
elected to the position OF national COM
mitteeman. President Wilson would
prefer him to Congressman Kitchin.
1t is generally understood
Violating The New Liquor Law.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway.
through it's agents here. is figuring as
defendant In the frst case brought
against n common carrier for violation
of the new amendment to the anti
prohibition law regulating shipments
of liquors into North Carolina from
other States
Liquors alleged to have been con-
signed 10 fictitious firms and persons
and delivered to persons other than
those whose names appear on the con-
signments constitute some of the speci-
fications in the charge, which. has Just
been threshed out in the city court,
the Judge of which is reserving his de-
cfsion for the time being. The names
used on the consignments are Mccoy
& Company. Sheppard & Company, Nc
Coy & Brothers, r NJ. Salmon. ct al.
The prosecution alleges that all these
names are fictitious; that no such Arm
or individual as named above exists In
this community.
Over 100 bottles Of liquor and much
beer consigned to Salmon" Is alleged
to have been discovered in the posses
sion of one Gill. OF blind tiger reputa-
tIon here; that another ''nend" OF Gill
received liquor consigned also to
Salmon" AS to McCoy & Company the
authorities say no such firm exists.
Hard ways are ahead for some OF these
and other transgressors those cases are
also TO he prosecuted soon under the
new. more restrictive liquor law,
which permits only one quart of spirits
each fifteen days to one person. or Ave
gallons of malt liquors.
II. A. Kinney, OF Richmond, has been
selected as expert accountant by the
Wake County Board Of County Commits
sioners here. to examine and investi-
gate the books, accounts and records of
the various county officers. This, under
terms OF resolution recently adopted
by the Wake County Board of Com
missioners growing out of row and
sensational charges precipitated
through County Auditor Henry A.
Holding.