The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-04
!. zEB GREEN MAY BE NEXT
FARMERS UNION PRESIDENT


VIII Relinqui>h the Post. and That
Nashville Man Win Secure the
seat.
After next December DR.. II. O..
Alexander. says The Charlotte Re
view. may find more time in which
70 erss the League Of NATIONS and
he money trust. according 10 rather
well defined reports receiving cur
rency 10 the effect that the Mecklen-
burger is preparing 10 step down and
out OF the North Carolina Farmers
union presidential chair. Indeed. il
is known that leading union men are
assiduously looking for n successor
10 Docalex. who il is reported. will
voluntarily relinquish the scepter and
crown and other appurtenanees of his
high office when the next annual con-
vention Of the State union meets in
Greensboro early in December.
DoealeX doubtless is convinced that
sweet are the uses of adversely. as
W Shakespeare pungentlv pointed
OUT LONG before tie Farmers union
made its initial bow in the world OF
business and nolilics. At any rate.
HE doctor has weathered many
stormy period since he assumed the
duties of leading the North Carolina
agriculturists out of the wilderness
into a land flowing with milk and
honey. As chief priest of the anti
hondfsts he has disseminated much
doctrine which aroused the ire of GER
tain men in the union. OF course
there We're the pesky newspapers
amisquoting this apostle of monetary
unrest, but in some way many people
acquired the idea that the doctors
presidential days should be num-
bered.
The issue was fought out at the
last annual convention of the North
Carolina Farmers Union in Winston
Salem, al which time President Alex
ander triumphed, confOunding his
enemies. Clearance Poe and Zeb
Green have been making faces ~
Docalex many months, but the Neck
lenhurger evidently doesn't object TO
such small matters as the making OF
faces.
But making faces and counting
noses are two distinctly different oc-
cupations. Il is apparent that there
has been some nose-counting in union
circles and there is general feeling
that something highly interesting will
happen in the reasonably early flu
ture. The Farmers union has one OF
the incest assortments of furniture
imaginable. including 4 much used,
badly battered but not discarded pres
idential chair. Ii is reported that
several men have been giving that
chair the "once over" recently. II
was suggested that Clarence Poe, OF
Raleigh. would find that piece Of fur
niture a most comfortable thmg-a
perfect fit. as the clolhieIs say.
Then Zeb Green. of Marshville, is
said 10 have had his eye on that CHR.
There are those who would insist
that the Green specifications and the
chairs measurements might be term
ed synonymous.
Others have inspected that we'll
known chair and many of the inspec-
tors seem TO be convinced that il jus'
doesn't fit Doealex or that DocaleN
just doesn't fit the chair Meanwhile
Docalex has been a-looking over that
furniture himself and il is reported
that he would prefer becoming dis
engaged as occupant of such a seat
Possibly he wants 10 do the graceful
thing; of course no one would dare
suggest that the doctor has any re-
gard for the expedient thing.
Al any rate. influential union men
are looking for a president. They are
casting about over the State with a
will which may indicate that Docalex
really wishes 10 husband other inter
ests than those Of continuing TO hold
the office of president II IS known
that tentative proposals have been
made by high and mighty unionists
with a view of securing new pres
/ ident. Indeed, information obtained
via the grapevine route is TO the eff
\ feet that marked degree of progress
is being made in the direction of
1 presidential change. OF course The
matter will not be definitely deter
mined in advance of the State meet
ing of unionists in December