The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-12-05
-FOUR WOULD Be
FEDERAL JUDGE
Col. Isaac M. Meckins Favored
Because of Stsunch Party
Record
The indrl~nhents Bureau.
IOT Lawyers Buildns
By X. r. POWELL

Kh l.ElNIII. IVY. 49, w NN'
Democrats are endorsing ior
the federal iudgeship District
Attorney Irwin Il. Tucker.
Moore Democrats have come
out for Herbert i. Seawell ;
Sampson. Pcndcr and immcdl-
ate ncighbors arc expected to
declare for Major George T..
Butler and Of course Pasquo-
tank and Tyrrcll must come
clean with Colonel Ike Meek
ms but when the last word Is
in for them all. what each did
in the unumcntouS year Oi l9lE
will III all likelihood turn the
trick.
That was the great party year,
The nrIllncrats hud carried the l9lO
rlrrli,n by u tremendous majority
filling the congress with an ull.
wipldly bunch which Woodrow Will
son managed with supreme cunning
and effectiveness. Mr.. Wilson dill
not inherit until two years later.
And hr came into his bcq'lcst by
virtue Of the great ROOspyelt'Tai,
break i'm l0l2. When the ltepubli'
cans broke into u pulr Of ficrccly niI'
iuguuisiic camps, North Caroliiin
was the storm center. Mr.. Taft hnd
made his Greensboro speech. q very
candid and cutting observation on
federal patronage. He had offended
,,rrply frrorr becoming President.
Our" in b" applied his theory AMI
named Judge connor to thc federal
yaranry. The Republican con'en'
ii,n in 1917 repudiated him rehrli'
entity. The breach widene'l nnd IN
h few months there was a regillnr
Republican party Of about |o.oVo
voters AMI nn irregular on" of u
sl:.htly liygcr voting strength
Same If the most eminent Repibli'
ems in the state followed ROOsc'
welt. sulor Butler aud Mr. Scnwcll
did: District Attorney Tucker seems
to have been nm iHGGcrnt by.standcr.
Colonel AIpckins went down with
the ship.
They say IN Washington that this
il srlprrlaiivrly important. BncRrrs
nr llrssrs. Butler and Seawell mr."
unt certain that il Is, but they rr-
call the bouncing Of Senators I.hdd'
LuTollpti". Frazier and BO0rkhnrt
few days ago. Their sin l. IN
S,Irrcncy. They have been c'cc'rd
uS Republicans and have fought
their own party. They are outcaSiS
now and the mood of the rcgiiaill
faction in the party IL 10 east out
MI irrrguIarS. The question cannot
br kept down. "Will the rulers IN
Washington not hold II In Colonrl
N.rkin's favor that he was regular
f. years ngo when the purity was
torn io pircrS:'
Iu the News aud Observer editor.
ials discussing this jnJgcsbip there
l. m rnmistukab'c vote of Demo-
cratic hope running through the
columns. II dispOscs Of Tucker.
AIcckins aud Scawell as unfit. bll'
does not incOntincntly get rid Of
Major Butler. The paper declares
that no politician should he put on
thr bench. The observers oT poll
ties make merry over this discovery.
\ capital politician was Ilrrioi
clurks0n raIuirr. now "f The
Supreme Court bench. Til" Former
Democratic organ threw mp It's hat
for Clurkson.
But Democrats generally d0 mol
expect any member Of their party to
get u hearing, even. The rOSt of
so great u man as Judge connOr IL
still being one Of the calculations of
the Republicans. The damage to
purity morale never has been re-
paired. The appointment of Judge
Connor was almost tantanlotInt to
au official, u President declaration
that there were no Republican law
yerS worthy Of this judceship. q
sentiment which Judge COnIor
never shared. Indeed. hc placed
Mr.. SeaweIl who had lost the con.
firmation after appointment, ut the
very top Of the lawyers. There will
he no repetition Of thut break.
Governors Confer
Governor Morrison ana Incoming
Governor Aici,an, vino distinguish
cd Themselves In the late campaign
by tie little that the first had to
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