The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-04-13
INTEREST SHOWN
IN MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN
Few Candidates Out, and With Election Only
Month Away, Looks as if Candidates
are Scared off BY Utilities Program

The refusal of Elizabeth City
folks, to make a mad rush for
office in the present municipal
campaign, indicates little an
xiety on the part of office seek
ers here to assume the burden
of administering the munich
pallv owned public utilities
program mapped ,out by the
present. City Council. With el-
ection only a month off, only
one candidate for Mayor is out,
and only three new candidates
for Aldermen.
Elizabeth City is about to en-
bark, on the expenditure of $S00.00O
in bonds for municipality owned elcc-
tric light, water and sewerage plants.
Elizabeth City will need some good
business men in the next campaign,
men with good sound judgment, ini-
tiative and high morals.
The present board of Aldermen are
not altogether anxious for another
term. Three of the old members
have announced their candidacy for
reelection. They are, c. w. Stevens
from the Second Ward. w. II. Jcn-
nette from the Third Ward. and W.
II. Weatherly from the Fourth Ward.
The new candidates for Aldermen
who have announced themselves, are
J. c. Perry from the First Ward. ID.
Ray Kramer from the Second Ward,
and Jerry J. Hughes from the Fourth
Ward.
OF the present Board of Aldermen.
p. H. Williams from the First Ward
is disqualified for office by reason
of his Senatorship; L. r. Foreman of
the First Ward has shown little in.
clipation to run again; and L. W. An
derson of the Second Ward has not
announced himself as a candidate for
reelection. f. NJ. Davis. appointed
from the Fourth Ward to fill the un-
expired term of Calvin Twiddy, wants
to be elected for a full term. But
he has not announced himself. T.. &.
Cohoon from the Third Ward will
likely be a candidate for reelection,
as he has expressed himself as be-
lieving the old board can best handle
the utilities proposition because Of
having had their hands in it from
the beginning.
Mayor Ready to Give Up.
This. opinion is shared by many
people. but the old board cannot be
re elected in its entirety. as some
are disqualified for various reasons,
and some are not likely to run again.
The reluctance of some of the COun-
cilmen is shared by W. Ben Goodwin,
Mayor, who says he wants the office
no more. Mr.. Goodwin says lie hasn't
time to be Mayor any longer
Young blood is all that dares to
run for Mayor yet. Aubrey G. Nc
Cabe who wants to be mayor, il per-
haps the youngest candidate Eliz-
abeth City has ever had for the Of
flee. There are many who hOOt mt MIR.
McCabe's youth. but there are some
who would say it is time for youth
to have an inning. and that the town
would make more progress If some
of the older heads were shot off.
The fact that three members of the
old board are running again for the
office. does not necessarily mean they
are anxious for it. Everyone of them
like good cigars and find the month
ly meeting night an ideal time to en-
joy a smoke. And some of them may
not be anxious to run for office again,
they may just dislike the idea Of run
ming out under fire.
Since the above was written ]. ID.
Fitchett has come out for Alderman
from the Second Ward.
DIR. Zcnas Fearing who has been
talked of for the office of Mayor, has
not yet made any announcement of
his candidacy. Questioned by this
newspaper, he states that he has
seriously considered making the run.
but has not fully decided what to do
about it. DIR. Fearing now holds the
office of City Health Officer.