The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-08-29
MEEKINSA
THE KHAN ISSUE
Mclean Will Stand Pat Oh
klan and The Colonel Must
Wait on Cal.
The Inducements Bureau.
7OT Lawyers Building
By X. +. POWELL

RALEIGH. Aug. 28.-I {
North Carolina gets a taste Of
KluckeriSm in the election
campaign between now and
November 9TH, it will be of
Candidate Isaac Meekins' in
PRODUCTION and not because of
any aggressive attitude Candi-
date Angus Wilton Mclean
will assume toward the hood
ed order.
So much Is vouchcd for by. Demo
cratic chiefs who have been In Raj.
elgh following the pronOunccmen'
Of the Democratic nominee for tn.
presidency and the wlgwam boys
are satisfied that there H. little
chance of the Kim question seri-
ously aifeCtin3 The final result III
NOrth CarOlinn
For instance. one close to chair
man Dawson said to-day. Mr.. Meek
ms Is In the position of where he
can't attack the Klan unless Prcsi.
dent Coolidge does the thing no one
expects him to do and follow the
lead Of his democratic rival. Mr..
Mclean. In the language Of the
street. Is sitting pretty" on the
Kluckrr question. He needed not
add anything to what Mr.. Davis
has said and hc can Snil along on
the platform and stand little chance
Of heinz thrown off.
Mr.. Mrckln', local Republicans
say. i anxious 10 bring the Klan
question into the campaign in the
hope of embarrassing Mr.. Mclean
but he realizes that II can't bC done
without throwing away any chance
the Republicans have, or think they
have. Of carrying at least three Of
the ten Congressional districts this
full. They are counting on winning
IN the eighth. ninth AMI tenth dis
trirtS
Congressman Homer Lcgrand
Lyon. of Whilrvllle. secs nothing to
Justify any such optimism. The
Whitrvillc member has just return
rd 10 the State after political visit
with the Democratic leaders In
Washington and hc IL confident
that the Democrats are going to
control the next Congress.
II feel sure that Mr. Davis l. go-
ing to bc elected" Mr.. Lyon told
ucwspnpcimcn here to-day, but !
am doubly confident TINT we nrc
going to elect n ma jority Of the Sen
ate nnd the House. In fact. ne
,uIding to Information ! received
IN Washington. the Republican cam.
pni.n committee iS cOnccding the
Congress 10 uS. That much con.
crdcd, II stands to reason that we
have nm excellent opportunity Of
"lccting the whole ticket.
Democratic chances In the state
will not hc hurt hy anything the
legislature did. according Ia the
hest informed opinion about the
Capitol for the first half of the
week following adjournment Of the
legislature.
Onc thing after another happening
in Republican circles has made the
ship and terminals proposition i'm
possible n Il possible campaign
issue. It l. true that Mr.. McckinS
has declared for the referendum but
between the referendum and some.
thing else hc has expressed no Opin-
ion. Other Republican leaders have
made bold To declare for the Morri-
son project and everywhere there il
II looking up" of chances for the
pet meas of this administration.
Mr.. Morrison will make many
speeches in behalf If the bill and
he will have able assistance. Ahont
the only campaigning that will he
wascd against popular ratification
of the hill will bc of the gum shoe
variety and unless the Democratic
machine orders the proposition
counted out. 1t seems assured of a
coed chance to pass.
Folks generally accepted thc
special session without Kick. /
Many who feared The meeting have.
since the bills have all been printed
in the papers. concluded that 1t
was an emergency, regardless OF
their feelings toward the ports aud
terminals measure. IL IL II difficult !
thing Ia find objection TO anything
connected with the road program
and everybody now realizes that the
fund amendment was neccS-
sary.