The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-05-04
RACE FOR MAYOR HERE
WARNS UP CAMPAIGN
With Goodwin Out For Reelection, McCabe
Dons His Spurs; Is Candidates For Board
oe Aldermen.

Ill gong 10 DC llidyoi VI
this town." says Aubrey Nc
Cabe, 23-year-old candidate for
mayor of Elizabeth City, and
the youngest candidate the
city has ever had for the Of
flee. "I'm going to be mayor
of this town again." says
Mayor w. Ben Goodwin, who
on Monday of this week an
nounccd himself as a candidate
for reelection. Thus opens
the first bit of interest that has
been injected into the CAM
paign.
cts n great way TO do" says Au-
brey McCabe. "AIr. Goodwin told me
he wouldn't have the office again.
and here after I got started and un-
derway, he comes ont and runs
again. There's nothing for mo to do
except to 90 thru to the end"
II had it to do" explains Mr..
Goodwin. ut was question of
keeping faith with Aubrey. or keeping
faith with the people. And so many
folks urged me to run again. that
saw nothing else to do, so / decided
to rum"
"It's this way. he continues. "The
folks want me to run again and be
with the old board that has handled
the plans all the way for municipal
ownership of public utilities. l like
Aubrey and so does everybody else.
But some of the folks think Aubrey
is a little too young. And so many
people have waited on me, urging me
to run again. that. / saw ! would be
breaking faith with the people unless
/ did rum"
Mr.. Goodwin gives as one of his
reasons for announcing his condi-
dacy, that rumors had been circulated
to the effect that he was quitting be.
cause he had been bought OFF by the
utilities companies; and that he saw
no other way to discrcdit them.
81 belong to as good a church as
Mr.. Goodwin" says Mr.. McCabc in
reply to the statement that Mr.. Good
wins candidacy is being backed by n
lot Of church folks. Sand ! have
been taught to keep my word TO my
fcllowman. There are some who say
| am too young. but the young man of
today is the old man of tomorrow. If
Elizabeth City expects her young men
to amount to anything or to take any
interest in the town. it has got TO give
them some recognition and cncour-
agpmcnt.'
The campaign for mayor has been
puzzling the folks ever since the be.
ginning. People have been wonder
ing who was going TO come out. DIR.
Irnas Fearing. City Health Officer
has been talked of as m aspirant.
But DR.. Fearing didn't show much
interest. Another man who was talk
ed of for the job. is VI. Leigh Sheep.
proprietor of the "WOman's Wear"
store. But Mr.. Sheep didn't want
the job. 7
The Aldermanic Campaign.
There are quite string of candi-
dates out for the Board of Alder
men. There are six from the First
Ward. They are: A. X. Nicholson. l..
II. Foreman. j.. $. Gordon. j. II.
Armstrong. ]. G. Perry and G. y.
Morgan. There are five from the
Second Ward. They are: J. ID. Fit
chctt. J.. W. Anderson. ID. Ray Kram.
or. e. W. Stevens and J. G. Modlin.
There are three candidates from the
Third Ward. They are: L. c. C0hoon.
W. III. Jcnnettc. and Jerry J. Hughes.
The four candidates from the Fourth
Ward are: W. III. Weathcrly. G. w.
balance. NJ. ". Fercbce and Eden
VI. Davis.
There are some new things 10 in
tcrcst the next city administration.
For one thing there will be more
salaries allowed. The board Of alder
men may allow the mayor as much ms
$500 a year for his services. The
aldermen can each get So a meeting
night. The City Manager can be al
lowed $500 a year. salary that will
enable the city TO get bigger men than
it has been used to getting for the Of
flee. The City Manager now gets
$500. Under the new chartcr. the
city Auditor may be allowed up to
s., 400 year.