The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-07-13
GOSSIP FROM
THE CAPITAL
1t Has Cost $4,000 TO Audit
States Books and No
Report Yet

. 'N - Olll IiOSl, liS NilClSl
correspondent. an apology for
calling him sneak and a liar
the Governor invites Tom tC
sue him for libel and SAYS he
can prove a couple OF rather
vague alfiGavitS which it is said
that Willie Richardson. the
Governors private secretary.
and George Ross Pou. Supcrin-
tcndent OF the State Prison,
will make.
1t is the opinion of the common
run Of folks hereahnut< that Rich
ardSon and Pou will not be long
reaching stage of regret il they
furnish a prop of this sort for the
Governor.
The matter will probably b" al-
lowed 10 drop. fer everybody has be-
gun To display signs of wearnesS.
The States financial status. it any,
will have to wait until mkt week.
The legislative commits, met yes
terday. received the au1irnrN' report
.,pd <ravrd in session the ..r"rrcr part
rf tho d,v brfnro aLiou.r.n.s untiI
rny. "Wednesday when ! >un-rommit-
tee cnmnoSpd If Chairmar W. l..
Long of Roanoke Rapids. Senator W.
&. Heath of Monroe and R"prcSen
tative. Tnhe Connor of Wilson and
T.. =. Parker If Graham will pre-
pare the committee report with rec
ommendaticnS as to what I" do about
it all.
/, has cost Si2.uO tn audit the
States books. it is said. Or,c hears
tha. there is a deficit AMI not the
SrrpluS claimed by the Gny"ranr and
th, Budger Commission. iJoAcvcr.
if rnmnr is correct. this deficit is
ao;hing like 80 large as Mr.. Maxwell
estimated it to be.
us Il good committee. with suffi-
Gent common sem" to see to It 'hat
provision lS made for u real account
ing for the states receipts and dis
burSem"ntS hereafter. The "udis and
al has been worth what 1t cost No
o"dE = apr |" 'aNe an! '"'iS ',''' 'o''
p''>''!'' i''it l'"''' '"' INV
but ~" people "t the o'"' = "'' D'
abe 80 keep line on h"" No''i
'ar'hiId stands tIhalc'aIN'
The State Democratic committee
Gathering here today for the purpose
of selecting It successor to Dave Nort
wood of Salisbury, who busted
himself ard bank or so. as cHa':-
main. John Dawson ot hi2St"h'
Speaker of the House. Is slated Tor
III" Job' II n" VIII take L. 'luc'N
mentioned are llugh 'ha'haiA' WIZ
St"n-Salcm: :. {. Brawicy. Durham;
W. W. Neal. Marion; Charles T..
Harris. Raleigh.
It prnbablv doesn't matter who is
selcctnd. fnr one camnaign j. pretty
mucb like another and the Republic:m
Marty appparS to have disappeared in
these parts. ANYHOW.
III oon,;r. of rho committee M.
I'LL. c;,o. r;so - consider,blc eos
..;n .hont roIi,i,s Among the small
or and not pasticularly impO"san,
items il may be noted that y. L..
Crawford of Winston Salem has de
cid.d NOT 10 run for Commissioner
of Labor and Printing VI. l.. Shipman
whose principal OPPONENT will be l..
r Powell newSpaperman ut Raleigh
for several years and native of
Columbus County.
f:eorre Ross of Moore County. Il
,,,or,hcr for rho mast two terms of the
r.or,..,r ,ssap,bIy will probablv run
f,,. commissioner Of Agriculture if
~. oIJcr brother. Charles Ross Of
IiIIiry,cn doos not become Il c;lmdi-
d,,. for Attcrnev Geenral. George
will stand splendid chance of max
-. :, Ue * graduate of State
coIIco. has succeeded in farming and
,r,h,r,I;r, nm . Largo scale. is good
o,;xor aud has ouite 4 drag among
,bc ,,,oro .ct;re voup- Democrats.
- :, e o,u oorrcctcd
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