French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.
Especial correspondence

Raleigh, N. c., May 9.-Drawn To
Raleigh largely by the meeting here
to-day of the Democratic State Commit
ltee, the presence of a large number of
leading party men during the last foW
idays has added much to the interest
Ifelt in the outcome of the State pri-
mary three weeks hence. OpportuL-
lity was afforded through the views of
Ssome of these well posted gentlemen
of learning something of the prospects
of the candidates for nomination-of
sounding the depths" of the water
drawn by the. craft with which they
have been navigating the the political
lsea.
/ The meeting of the State committee
today was called by Chairman Warren
ID ythe express stipulation of me party
Plan or Organization which, in plain
terms required it of him in the follow
IingA4angnage lquoted PROMISES. 2 Of.
the Plan or Organization). to wit:
Sec. 2. That as early as practicable
after each State convention the chair
man shall call the State Democratic
Executive Committee to meet for the
purpose of electing a chairman and a
secretary of said committee for the
term of tWosyears and until. their sue
cesSors shall be elected
Having assembled the committee, the
duty resting upon Chairman Warren
was discharged. The subsequent ac-
Ition of the committee is the affair Of
the gentlemen composing it and for
which the majority is responsible-a
responsibility which they apparently
very willingly assume. for they are un-
Questionably responsible men,
Talking with some Of the visitors
here this week ] was struck with the
tributes which they paid TO the ability
and worth of the present Assistant At
|torney. General|T. calvert, who has
Sc. brilliantly performed his. work in
conjunction with Mr.. Beckett, a labor
which has. been valuable in fitting him
for the promotion which he asks, if
the primary, shall name him as the
nominee for Attorney General.
Praise from Sir Hubert is praise in
deed and the statements voluntarily
made. by some of the greatest lawyers
in North Carolina leave no doubt in
the mind Of a layman of the eminent
fitness of Mr.. Calvert for the position.
With such. men as he and. the other
three gentlemen aspiring to Office, it
luOOS rOOh Inv Tic party SOu1U. mdh0 III
serious mistake. But experience is a
big asset to the State in making a Sc
Election in this instance. Mr., Calvert,
who is a native of Chatham county
where he marriedSan resided for some
years lis the author ~of2.several i'm
law books and of wide prac-
tee in the highest courts charged with
the conduct Of many important cases.
He Is at present in Washington argu-
ing a civil s. before the Supreme
Court of the United States. He an
|nounced his ambition to become the
successor of Mr.. Beckett a year ago,
and, according to the reports which
reach here. his candidacy is popular
with the voters all over the State.
/ failed to find any one who favored
"a change in he present personnel of
the State, corporation commission.
There is only n of them whose term
expires soon, that of Commissioner w.
II. Lee who is now serving his first
term. One candidate is opposing him
in the primary, but he doesn't seem to
be making much Roadway, as no good
reason has been advanced for displac-
ing the present admittedly competent
and effective incumbent at the close of
his one term of Office. Mr.. Lees worth
to the commission is largely due to his
splendid equipment as a business man.
who has made a success of his own
business. And with the average voter.
who endorses the sentiment that "tKe
horse who pulls the pillow should share
In. the fodder feels that his long ac-
tiyity. and faithful party service fur
nish no excuse for rejecting his claim
on a RECONCILIATION as an endorsement
of h work done done during his first
term. -
The Blue Sky Law Upheld.
The "Blue Sky Laws" which were
enacted to prevent fraud and imuosf-
ton upon the people OF North Carols !
IA have been upheld by the State SUI |
preme Court ina decision lust handed |
down IN b case of State against Agey-
Under these acts it Is unlawful for n
foreign corporation to oner gtocks. |
bonds and other securities for sale here
without first securing license 5 the |
State Commissioner of Insurance. ~ /
his rigid examination into the charac.
ter OF the eencerns applying Tor such
license Commissioner Young has re-
FUSED license to many o-uestinnahla
ma nwr~-n