The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-10-31
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AT THECAPITAL
Democratic Leaders Confident
But Maxwell and Dough-
ton Fear Ports Terminals
The independents Bureau.
7O7 Lawyers Building.
By II. 4. POWELL

RALEIGH. OCT. N.-Popu-
lar interest tagging from the
opening of the campaign piled
up this week as the Republi-
cans began final drive in two
Congressional districts and the
Democrats turned loose the
heavy artillery in at least half
of the counties of the State.
Senator Furnifold NJ. Simmons,
for instance. took the stump ut
Ncwlmrn somewhat against the
wishes 0f friends who did not feel
him able tO make u strenuous
speech. Captain Robert Rice ltey-
nOlds. Of Ashpvillc. was cOmlnan.
drcred 10y State Chairman Dawson
for series of speeches In the East
and he left Raleigh confident that
the Tenth district will return n good
majority.
Just what turn the Republican
campaign ls taking few Of the lead.
rrs In Raleigh know. IL IL lcing
directed, In the main. from Durham
but It's peculiar interest has been In
the launching of charges by Col.
Isanc Meckins, Republican candi.
date for governor. and the answers
Of Angus Wilton Mclean, his demo.
cratic opponent. has been making.
The npprOnch Of election eve will
bring out the first forecasts from
purity managers. Chairman Daw-
son will probably issue his figures
sometime Thursday or Friday and
b" Is counting on II Democratic
majority In the state Of close to
1m,WW. The National ticket IL rx.
prctcd tO rim dn,lpr the Stntp ticket
because of the vote LuFOllette will
poll.
Contrary to opinion two weeks ago
the Third party vote IL not ,Oing
to materially affect the result more
thnn the votes that will he east for
Coolidge by National Republicans
who will vote the Democratic state
ticket. The La aFOlDtte.Whrclrr
fulks suffered u jolt IN the sending,
or the billing, In Raleigh of u negro
speaker from the negro division Of
Progressive Party headquarters.
, The move was resented In labor
circles throughout the State and
pronorlncrtlly ~ herein Raleigh.
NJ that. however. the speaker who
WAS scheduled did not put in an
appearance.
The week also snw the visit 10
Raleigh Of Col. AlstOn Davidson
Watts hut If Colonel Waits engaged
Chairman Dawson In conference, II
WAS not learned. II not of record
that he even visited State head.
quarters, nn unprecedented lapse Of
political courtesy. Col. Waits did
confer, unOtficially---it might be de.
Srrilrd---with n number Of Demo.
cratic leaders nnd tO newspmpernen
hc expressed confluence In the result
next Tuesday.
The situation in the Eighth and
Tenth districts, where the Rppuh'i-
cans ar" pinning most of their
IL, prS. Is satisfactory to Col. Waits
and his appraisal follows u personal
visit To several Of the counties. He
left Raleigh Tuesday and will prob.
ably br amongst the boys for the
rest Of the ramlmign.
tnpitulntiOn Of two Of lnbor's biz.
gcSt guns t0 the Democratic ticket
during the past week has been about
ll" most satisfactory thing tO hap.
pen in cOOnrrtiOn with the campaign
of the la Toilette und Wheeler folks.
city Commissioner &. &. Page. of
Raleigh. who has been the most uc-
tive man In the State IN connection
with labor legislation. has announ,.
cd himself unqualifiedly for Mr..
Davis AMI Major W. +. Moody.
chief clcrl; to Treasurer Ben Lacy.
has tnken the same course. Both
had been believed tO have entertain.
ri LaFollcttc predictions.
Ports and Terminals
Another campaign that started
ont slow Is rounding the election
Garner with u smash and n hanc
aud th"r Is to-day n gOml chance
that the ports and terminals hill.
which has occupied all Of the time
of Governor Morrison. will be pass.
cd. II is only u chance Int II is
n better one than the opponents Of
the measure c0ncede but not near
80 good us those who believe Ii will
In cighty.five counties. His Excel
lcncy Included.
corporation Commissioners u. j.
Maxwell. who knows more about
the freight rate structure and the
way of making clnssifications. than
anybody else In the state. is out In
the open against the hill. He mp
preached ii indirectly when he
called" Commissioner Eustnnn. of
the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion. on the interview that official
was reported 10 have given Carl
GOcrch. u Wilson newslmperman.
Mr.. Maxwell has some noble
assistance. including Revenue Com.
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