The Monroe journal., 1922-06-02
One of the Most Interesting Cam
paigns in History of County. Con-
Quoted on High Plane
is BELIEVED THE VOTE WILL
BE HEAVIEST EVER KNOWN


history of Union county an unusually
large number of candidates stand on
the Threshold of victory or defeat ana
cast a wistful eye to candidates falr
and happy land where their possess
sions do or do not lie.
The campaign has warmed up to
where II is really interesting, although
il is being conducted on high plane:
Some have charged that certain OF
the candidates are breaking the speed
limit, but Chief Spoon declares that
all speed laws for candidates have
been lifted and the county and judi
cial districts turned over to them.
Will Hon. A. NJ. Stack, Union coun-
tvs candidate for Judge, beat the
present incumbent, Walter r.. Brock !!
That's the question around which the
greatest interest of this county cen
ters. Mr.. Stacks friends believe that
Union will pile up vote sufficiently
large to give him the necessary ma
jority.
But perhaps the hardest campaign
ing at al is being done by the candi-
dates for solicitor Of this judicial dis
trict. Union seems to be the battle
ground with them, and Gilbert II.
Russell of Laurinburg is seining the
rivers, F. Donald Philips of Rocking
ham is fishing with long pole, A "A.
Tarlton of Wadesboro is using a new
kind of bait, while NJ. W. Nash of
Hamlet is pulling a drag net IN an
effort to retain the job.
W. T. Lee and A. C. Avery will
make the race for a place on the cor
poration commission, but they don't
seem to be muddying the waters. Per-
haps very few Union county citizens
are personally acquainted with either
of these gentlemen, but a prominent
citizen Of the county who knows MI.
Lee states that we cannot go wrong
in supporting him.
What about William c. Heath and
William p. Kendall for the state SEN
ate? One of these gentlemen VIII
represent this district in the next gen
eral assembly at Raleigh, and not only
Union but Arson and Stanly are keep
ing watch with a vigilant eye.
Will Jesse F. Milliken, c. j. Bras
well or c. Vance McNeely be the rep
resentative from this county in the
next legislature All three of these
gentlemen are popping the question
that Mr., Mrs. and Miss Voter must
answer tomorrow. The job is not a
lucretive one and nobody will be ex-
pected to vote for friend on finan-
cial grounds. 1t is at least one office
that should be filled by the most com
petent man in the race, regardless OF
any other consideration.
And then, there's the sheriff's Of
flee to be filled! Will the present in
oumbent. Clifford Fowler, be allowed
to hold the office second term, or
will he be succeeded by Joel H.
Myers? Here again fitness for the
work should be the first consideration.
Your answer will be F. or M.-"For
Fowler" or myers"
Oh, yes, we are to select coroner,
too, that officer who alone is imbued
with the authority to arrest the sher-
if. The present incumbent, Mr.. Dav-
is, is a mighty good man, but he has
allowed the office to run down to
where there is nothing in it, having
had no work to do for four years,
and he refuses to stand for re-elec-
tion. But there are four other per-
fectly good gentlemen in the county
who are willing to take over the inher-
itance and make an effort to rehabili-
tate the work. They are DR.. Paschal
Abernathy, John 7. Griffin, W. Y. B.
Gulledge and j. S. Plyler.
Although the county commissioners
are always freely discussed and then
lust "cussed," there are at least eight
men willing to take it. Two of the
present incumbents, w. d. Bivens and
A. A. Secrest, stand for reelection,
while Charles l.. Bowman, 7. c. Eu-
banks, John Griffith, H. G. Nash, DR..
W. R. Mccain and H. F. Parker are
the Others who are open for business.
Three are to be elected, so the defeat
ed candidates will be in the majority
anyway.
J. D. McRae, the present road cleo
tor at large, will be opposed by I. l..
A. Helms only. S. E. Belk's name is
on the ticke, but he refuses to be call
ed CanuIQale anu SldleS lildl He WISH
es to be let alone in peace.
The county board of education
that august body that sits in judg-
ment on things educationall The terms
of two of the present members, John
Beasley and Zeb NJ. Little, have ex-
pired and Mr. Beasley is not can
didate for reelection, while Mr.. Lit
tic asks for another term. j. z. Green
and W. .Hawfeld are candidates that
will fill the places of Mr.. Beasley
and Mr.. Little unless the latter out
runs one Of them. Mrs. Walter Crow
ellis name is on the ticket, but she
has decided not to make the race.
There is some speculation as to
whether she will serve if elected
against her request.
And then there are the township
offices to fill-road electors, consta-
bles and cotton weighers. In some in
stances there are as many as four
candidates for township road electors,
n great deal of interest centering
around this office, and it is believed
that this interest will be instrumental
in getting out a heavy vote.
No. in years has such keen inter-
est been maa'fested and it is pre-
dieted by those in close touch with the