The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-03

Congressman John Motley More |
head, Of spray. and Ex-Judge u
w. Graham, Of Oxford. May OPP
pose One Another at the Next
state Election for the Governor
ship.
Charlotte Observer
Go away from home TO hear the
news" is a saying SO often heard
and so true that 1t approaches the
dignity OF a proTerb.
Much Is being written In the State
and out Of it about North Carolina
notifies. Some of the many inter
views and statements regarding Jar
Heel affairs are good, while others
are the most evident fabrications.
One of the most discriminating in
terviews appearing in public print
out Of the State Is that in Sunday
Norfolk Landmark.
This interview purports to line up
CONGRESSMAN John Motley Morehead,
of Spray, against ex-Judge a. w.
lGraham, of oxford, for the next CUB
ernatorial campaign as banner-bear-
ers, respectively. Of tho republican
and Democratic parties OF the State.
Congressman Morehead is a grand
son of the late Governor John Mot
| ley Morehead and brother or Mrs
Simmons Jones of this city and in
addition to this is native or Cnar-
| ho
| and friends here goes without say
ing.
Ex-Judge Graham Is grandson
Of former Governor William A. Ora
ham, United States Senator and Sec
rotary of the Navy and brother o.
DR.. George w. Graham of this city
| Commissioner of Agriculture VIM. "A
Graham, of Mariposa, and other dis
tinguished North Carolinians. Con
| gresham Morehead and ex-Judg'
Graham are representatives of two o
North Cardinals best-knoWn ant
most eminent families. Should the.
be opposed, the one against the 9th
er, the contest would be one wei
worth following. That Charlotte will
watch the battle, should it come, goe
without saying. Ex-Judge Graham
is from the east, which Is the onl
feature against his candidacy mex
time, as the nomination, according
to custom, is supposed to go to tn
west.
= The article in question is repro
duced in full from the Norfolk Land
F mark:
ga prominent North Carolina
who read the interview Of The Land
= mark with Col. John S. Cunningham
Judge B. B. Winborne and W. "
Rogers on the political situation i
: the State said that even a more ii
teresting situation than that forecas
might arise in the Tar Heel State.
1.-The contest between forme
Wing and Democratic leaders, job
Q Motley Morehead and William
i Graham, who were probably Mort
! Cardinals most distinguished Cover
nors, will likely be duplicated in tn
next Gubernatorial campaign by the
e grandsome, Congressman John Mo
i ley Morehead of the Fifth Distri'
p and Judge A. w. Graham, of Oxfort
Speaker of the House of Represents
tives', he said.
cit is pretty well understoo
throughout the State that Congress
man Morehead will be the next R
publican candidate for Governo
Ever since he entered politics it hs
been known that his ultimate al
was to make a race for the Governo
ship upon an industrial platform tn
u would re-enunciate the principles e
d poused by his grandfather, whie
made him famous as the States ''I
dustrial Governor"
Ii Friends of Judge Graham ha7
W asked him to- make race for Il
l. nomination and he has consented
d do so. 1t is, therefore, not unlike
IL that the State will see a contest b
is tween grandsons of the two form
:: Governors that will revive much
" the political history of the Wings al
j. Democrats before the Civil War.