The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-06-27
live NEWSOF
YOUR CAPITAL
Grist Starts Vigorous Fight;
Candidates File Expenses;
and Other News
BY II. e. POWELL
The independents Bureau.
TO7 Lawyers Building.

not promising the intense IN
tereSt and excitement that
developed towards the last of
the campaign preliminary to
the first primaries Of June 7,
the Grist-Shipman race for the
nomination of the Democratic
party for Commissioner of
Labor and Printing in a Sec
ond primary. to be held Satur-
day, July 5, has right much at
traction about it.
Grist, n fighter from the ranks
that went to the trenches In France,
and came back bearing marks of,
battle. IL waging about the most
active campaign ever heard of for
minor state Office In North Caro-
lima. He's out a-Fording the State
second time while Col. John Hall
Manning back here I'm Raleigh Is
conducting the rest of his campaign.
Between the two. they are making
things right lively.
Shipmnn. the incumbent commits
sioner Of Labor and Printing. also Is
campaigning, but in more quiet
manner, by pamphlets. The only
new feature Of his propaganda Is a
war record he has dug up for him.
self. which consists Of buying Liber-
ty bonds, participating In Red Cross
drives etc.
Col. Manning Is confident In
CRISIS success. He says he believes
Grist will get 100000 votes IL rs
many rs Sl20,000 are cast.
Shipman, very naturally. also
says he's confident OF success, but
the fact that he went to the trou-
ble to find war record Is proof
that he believes CRISIS hosts OF ex-
service men supporters Is very
formidable element that must he
combattedi In fact lthe incum:
+trnt shows every sign Of nervous
ness.
The efforts of certain party lead
crs and members of the State Board
of Elections to importune Grist. to
force him to refrain from enter
Ing second primary, TO fOrsake
the 10000 voters who cast ballots
against Shipman In the first pri-
mary. appear TO have rebOundcd to
the Lcnoir printers benefit. The
actions of these men were regard
ed rs unfair, to say the least, and
there's one thing that Tarheel vot.
crs won't tolerate, that's unfairness.
Campaign Expenses.
Final statements Of campaign ex.
pcnses filed with Secretary Of State
W y. Everett by candidates for
public offices have brought to light
two unusual precedents.
The first Is an example of real
honesty in politics. the kind Of
honesty meant by the memorable
words, "the truth. the whole truth
and nothing but the truth" .
The honest man referred to is J.
VIII pless. successful candidate for
nomination of solicitor of the 18th
Judicial District, and his act Of
honesty consists Of reporting In his
campaign expense sheet over 5000
paid out for poll workers"
Never before. to the knowledge Of
persons now about the Capitol. has
n candidate been so frank rs to adj
init spending even n cent for poll
workers. Usually .suCh expenses
are listed rs "miscellaneous."
The second precedent was estab-
lished by Lindsay c. Warren.
nominee for Congress from the First
District, who reported campaign
contributions In excess of campaign
expenditures.
Warren itemized expenditures of
$l,S52 and reported receipts in the
form Of donations amounting to
$2.2S5. Among the contributors
were John g. Dawson. chairman Of
the state executive committee, and
W. III. s. Burgwyn. For the benc-
fit Of those who would like to find
ont just who are some of Warren's
staunchest supporters. here's the
full list of contributors:
ID. o. Moore, +. c. Kugler. +. ].
Berry, DIR. ID. T. Tayloe, Sr.. f. II.
Nixon. A. VI. Dumay, Harry Nc
Mullan. II. e. Bonner, c. II. Rich
ardson. J. X. Hoyt, Fred Madison,
u. LcsOfsky, James l.. Mayo, B. +.
Bowers. DIR. Il. VI. Brown, +. $.
Worthy. a. l.. Bowers, John p.
Stedman. DIR. Joshua Tayloe. c. G..
Gardner. c. p. Aycock. J. Havens,
B. r. Bonner. Clem G. Wright,
Mrs. Lula Carter, G. +. COwell, c.
NJ. Williams, Mrs. Dena y. Boult.
George ii. Brown, f. B. Ficklen,
f. G. Flanagan, II. W. Rankin, j.
III. Galloway. j. d. Calais.
L. +. Aydlett, Warrens strongest
opponent, reported expenditures. of
81 ,OG0 in addition to those includ-