The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-05-11
A THREE CORNERED BID
FOR RMAYORALTYHONORS
DR.. Zenas Fearing Throws His Little Black
Bag Into the Ring Opposing Good
win and McCabe

The belatcd entrance Of DIR.
Zenas Fearing into the NUM-
cipal campaign as a candidate
for Mayor gives Elizabeth
City a three-cornered Mayor
atty contest that adds a little
zest to the politics of the mo-
ment. DR.. Fearing announced
his candidacy Wednesday af-
ternoon, just a week from the
day of election.
DIR. Fearing will get Il lot of votes:
he will take votes from Mayor W.
Ben Goodwin who is Il candidate for
reelection and he will will take votes
from Aubrey McCabe, the youthful
one who has been after the Mayors
scalp with gloves off. But it looks
like Goodwin will have the best of
it. He has strong following among
the churches and secret orders and
enjoys the confidence of the business
element as well. He may have played
sorry part in promising young Mr..
McCabe in the first place that he
would not be q candidate for Mayor,
but very few seem to be holding that
against him. Few folks take much
stock in political promises anyway.
This newspaper ventures no pre-
dictions as to the outcome Of next
Tuesdays election in the city, but
there is something in the atmosphere
that augurs sane election. The
candidates for the Board of Alder
men are very well known and there
is no reason to believe that the vot-
ers of any ward are going to pick the
most disappointing candidates TO rep
resent them in the City Council dur
ing the next two years. There is Il
strong sentiment in favor of cOntin-
uing in office the old board members
who have made a good fight for the
city's ownership of public utilities.
There is lot of talk Of the old
public utilities companies spending
money on certain candidates, but the
candidates who are pointed out as
candidates of the utilities companies
are about the last specimens cor
poration with any brains at all would
spend its money on. The utilities
companies are not reckless spcndcrs
to be MIXED by any and everybody:
they stand to be MIXED only by their
lawyers. 1t will be well to keep an
eye on the activities and preferences
of the law firm of Aydlctt Il Simp.
son, attorneys for the electric light,
water and sewerage companies. Who
ever Aydlett L. Simpson are for is
apt to be Il candidate favorable to
the interests Aydlctt L. Simpson rep
resent. That's always safe bet.
The candidates cards are in the
papers; pick slate capable of spend
ing q million dollars or so for you i'm
the next two years, and make no mis-
take.
On May II, City Election Day, the
polls will be open from G:30 Il. m.
to $3.50 p. III.
The polling places are as follows:
First Ward, Mann L. Gibbs Store on
poindcxter Street, between burgess
and Pearl.
Second Ward: Store back Of Viii
liams' Store on Harncy Street.
Third Ward: Whitchurst's Store,
on Fearing Street.
Fourth Ward: City Market.
The registrars in order named,
are: Vernon Mann, J. Ii. WalSton,
W. NJ. Hinton, w. ID. Shepard.
The poll holders for the First
Ward are w. Il. Mccoy and J. i.
Culpepper; Second Ward, T.. NJ.
Stevens, and J. W. Wilcox; Third
Ward, Gid Pendleton, and Il. J..
Spence; Fourth Ward, Mrs. Bessie
Stewart and W. G. Pool.