The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-06-13
ALL OVER BUT
THE SHOUTING
And The Ku Klux Did Its Part
In Saturdays Primary
The Independents Bureau.
707 Lawyers Building.
by X. Z. POWELL

RALEIGH, June l2.-The
big show is all over; at least
they arc tearing down the can
vas and setting the stage for
the concert. The side perfor-
nance will come off July 5th
and after that there will be, as
there is to-day, 4 great host of
Told-You-So's."
Mr.. Bailey. probably more than
q half dozen who were close 10
him during the campaign. expected
To lose. He had some reason In the
last fourteen days OF the campaign
to believe that he might cut the
Mclean minority under the 10000
claimed by the Robcson candidates
managers. But ut least one hun.
drcd people said before primary
day that Bailey IL too smart not
to know what IL going to happen
Alibis are as numerous, except
from Mr.. Bailey. rs they were four
years ago. Some OF Mr.. Bailry's
supporters say the Ku Klux Klan
Knocked him out. Others declare
It was his inconsistency In fighting
the machine with which he trained
until 1922. a few think that he
never made any serious effort 10
organize and. In the sense that hc
didn't give his managers lots Of
money, or provide 1t for them, he
didn't.
The truth IL that the popular
the educational folks hide In the
mind-that great mass of 1t which
closet when they issue n state
ment Dragging on the lieracy of the
Statc-rcfilscd TO get Interested In
th Bailey program. That part Of
said popular mind which did get In
tcrcstcd refused to get cnthuscd be.
cause 1t saw, first last and all the
time, the hopelessncss OF one man
and good causes mttling against n
trained army whose generals at any.
time were able to manfbvcr their
own candidate In n position almost
ms promising as the position Mr.
Bailey occupied.
Max Gardner Triun,phs
Organization whipped Mr. Bailey
an dit was the perfection Of Il new
political machine In North Carolina
Unless all signs are hung upside
down, Max Gardner has succeeded
i. VI. Simmons as the boss Of The
political situation In North Caro-
lima and he will-until after his
own nomination and election In
192S--tlomJnate fhe Democratic
party.
lie will have assistance but not
much for the. Old, Guard. Tho Old
Guard had to take enough hand In
the past fight to show the New
Gunrd everything In its bag Of poll.
teal tricks. Bailey was on to those
curves but he never did fathOm the
movements Of the newer and more
powerful organization.
The Ku klux played n big hand
In local contests, winning all three
members Of the legislature In Wake,
contributing no little to the close
election Of Major Baxter Durham
as State Auditor and almost at It's
will In many counties dropping old
timers for men who had sworn by
the 100 per cent American bunk.
Legislation aimed at this order. and
some will he, is doomed In the next
regular session and IL Is almost
powerful enough to stop nm extra
session IL Governor Morrison wers
not 30 enthusiastic about his boat
line.
a Second Primary
Two lesser engagements loom
nOw--One to name the Commissions
cr Of Labor and Printing and an.
other to nominate the Attorney
General. 1t seems assured that
Frank Grist. world war veteran,
will ask for n second primary
against Commissioner Shipman, who
came through with Il slight lead
over Grist. Two other candidates
pollcd II vote that will total around
GO,OOO.
Grist had one organization In the
primary that will work more ef.
fcctively In the second; the cx.serv.
Ice men. II Dennis G. Brummitt
comes through the first primary
with II big lead. he will be nominal.
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