The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-08-01
MUTINY BREWS
IN SHIP FIGHT
Max Gardner Believed To
Favor Waiting Till Regu-
lar Session To Settle 1t
The independents Bureau.
1OT Lawyers lIull1LIg,
BY X. T.. POWELL

NibElbIl, July ol' Niu'iiiy
on board the Program OF Pro-
gress gets the head line for the
week and the Admiral OF the
good Ship Of State isn't here
to quell it. In fact, he's draft
ing the orders for the voyage
and he's flankcd himself be-
hind the Blue Ridge to do it.
From up toward shelby, II little
this side of which towers Kings
Mountain and the revolutionary
history, comes down the word that
q. Max Gardner, MOrpcracrc farmer
eloquent lawyer and as civic as
any Kiwanian, is opposed to tcrmi-
nails and the boat line until the
general assembly Of 1929, unham-
rercd by the approach of II Nation
al election, can calmly consider the
whole question.
Original advocates of ports
those who have looked for the
steamer TO ply the Roanoke. the
Cashai, and other winding streams
have been here during the week
registering 81 different varieties oi
political fear and the anchor lifted
last week for the sailing Is about
to hit the briny deep with Il thud.
Morrison Speared Again
Furthermore, Governor Morrison
has been the victim during the
week of new kind of assault; ad.
mlttrdly one In which none Of his
enemies glory. Commissioner of
labor and printing Shr'man has let
loose a spear at the former finan-
riuI affairs of His EXccllcncy AZ
n result of Mr.. MorrisOn's personal
contribution to the campaign ftlnd
of Frank -. Grist. successful In his
fight against Shipman for the nomi'
nation us Commissioner of Labor
and Printing.
Until Ar. Morrison returns Ia
Raleigh. and he isn't expected here
until next week, there Is no way
nf telling what Is going Ia happen.
Ills arrival will help matters con-
Sidcrably for his SpOkrsmcn right
now are doing, stunts in the air tn
keep the gallery entertained while
hr first plans for the real battle
are being whipped into shape.
Ten days ngO--cvcn II week ago
opponents 0f any thing like state
owned boat line were conceding to
;nvcrnor Morrison and his leaders
the fruits Of brilliant political
strategy. II looked like. In the
language of the arena, His EXccll-
cncy had u mortal lock- on the
situation.
This week the situation Is any
thing hut rosy. Little hy little
lcnks are coming from the Sir Wal
ter conference of McssrS. simmons,
Mclean, Morrison and Dawson and
the slower the drops Of wisdom the
greater magmified are the breaks
reported from that meeting. II
must have been u strenuous ScS.
sion.
Added 10 all this L. the you
scratch mo and I'll = Scratch-yOir'
story from u Western North Caro-
lima meeting. not 81 large ns the
recent GOldsboro conference of
friends of the shipping program
but fully aS potent. Mindful Of
the greater interest Of the East In
terminals and boats, the Western
ers. according to reports, have set
out 10 get themselves IN extra slice
of seven aud u half million dollars
for good roads.
West Wants Millions
The plan seems to hc that the
WestcrncrS, part Of them. will
support the shipping program pro-
vidcd the EaSt-regardlpSS of the
administrations views abo,t the
mattcr-will support their rOnd pro.
gram. With S7,5OO.0OO worth of
more good roads. running into every
resort city west of Greensboro,
Fasteners can I've lurcd by the
hundreds away from the boil wee
vii and the hot sands. And once
they get up there, it's II bet they
will spend some money.
Here Is another angle to war
between East and West which has
been threatening for a lonS time.
The West no longer looks To the
majority i'm the State. The East \
strong support Of the last two anti.
East to maintain the Democratic
Old.Guard candidates for governor
has not been In Old Guard proper
tions but the West, wherein Col.
Alston ID. Watts continues to rove
about" and talk to tho boys. always
piles mp the majority. II hasn't
been sixty days since that mes
sagr went ont from Greensboro: :
Were coming to Greensboro beat
and beat like hell. It's UP to the
West to save us
looking to Mclean
The West rallied nobly behind
Mr.. Mclean and, In Cleveland where
friends and enemies had conceded
Mr.. Bailey lead Of five hundred,
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