The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-07-11
DEVELOPMENTS
IN SENATE RACE
Chance for Governor Kilchin in
appointment Of Commissioner
Nh. SIMMONS IN State
Addresses Rural Letter Carriers As.
ISOLATION and Makes Good Impress
slon-Judge Clark Campaigning Per.
sistentIy- -Gorernor Aycock's Friends
Want Him to Make Speeches.

Raleigh. July S.--The most notable
development this week in the cam,
paign involving the seat in the United
States senate now held by Senator II
NJ Simmons that Is being waged with
Senator Simmons, Governor w. w
Kitchin, Ex-Governor c. b. Aycock and
Chief Justice Walter Clark actively in
the race that must keep a pace until
the fall elections of 1912 when the ex-
pectation Is that there will be sena-
torial primary by the democrats. was
the coming of Senator Simmons In the
state to address the state association
Of rural mail carriers in annual ses.
sion at winston-Salem. The senator
is said to have made a fine impress
sion upon the carriers who endorsed
with whoop his bill pending in the
senate to provide federal aid in road
building. His friends say that scores
of the carriers returned to their routes
determined to use their influence az
far as they can in the interest OF the
senator. who left his pressing duties
at Washington to attend their conyen'
ton. II Is generally conceded thai
Senator Simmons record in tie con.
gress for the remainder OF this session
as well as the next regular session
particularly as TO the Lorimer rein
vestigation and his attitude to the Ca
madam reciprocity bill which he Il
striving TO have saddled with fire.,
! farmers supplies, will have its effec
on the senatorial campaign.
The people Of the state are watch
Ing with keen interest to see wha
Governor gitchin will do about the ap
pointment Of a successor to the lat
Henry Clay Brown as corporation com
missioner. 1t is regarded as entirel,
possible that he will make an appoint
ment that will incidentally. at least
further his senatorial aspirations
Some hint at possibilities that lnigh
come from the appointment OF A. "
fGraham. brother-in-law OF Chief Jus
tice Clark, Graham being an activ
candidate for the appointment. Tn
possibility OF pledges by Graham a
to senatorial support for Kitchin in tn
light Of Clark's candidacy for the sen
ate is the special issue. Then Their
are other appointments that the gov
ernor can make that would consider
ably change the lineup In the senate
rial contest.
| Chief Justice Clark Is, during tn
recess OF the supreme court marshal
ing his forces in every section Of th
state with view to stirring interes
among the rank and file OF the peopl
In his platform which includes tn
popular election OF senator's. Unite
States judges. postmasters and othe
federal officers as well as the initiatiy
and referendum and recall and a gen
eral public policy that would hold III
!. relns Of government closest to tn
people.
Ex-Governor Aycock has for severs
weeks been tied down TO professions
work as counsel for the defendant 1
the damage suit OF ware-Kramer To
bacco company vs.. American Tobacc
company, which Is heading for cor
clusion THIS week. The friends Of III
ex-governor are planning for him
/. means OF getting out'into the variou
sections Of the state on speech-maE
Ing expeditions at as frequent intel
walls as possible thereafter. on IN
ground that he owes II to his own IL
terest TO do this as something Of
heck on the speech-making campaign
Of Governor Kilchin, brought abou
by Invitations to the governor 70 d
liver addresses on mahy subjects an
on many different sorts Of occasion,
all Of them affordlng more or less Of
portuniiy. II ID said. for him to put
work for his senatorial aspirations.
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With the Educators.