Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-04-01
SENATE RACE
HOLDS STAGE
! Four Justices of Supreme Court To
Be Elected; Also Member Of
= Corporation Commission
CONGRESSMAN WEAVER
WILL HAVE OPPOSITION

away,the only major policical con-
lest in sight for the 1926 off-year
campaign is Bob Reynolds opposition
against Senator Lee S. Overman.
Contests are scheduled, however, for
pne congressional scat and at least
three superior court judgeships.
On the state ticket the Democrats
will nominate in June, besides sena-
tor, a chief justice and three asso-
Giate members of the suprece court
and one member of the corporation
commission.
The four members Of the court,
Chief Justice Stacey and Associate
Justices Adams, Clarkson and Brog-
den, will be nominated without oppo-
sition, it is believed. The corporation
commission will offer Allen J. Max
well without fear of opposition. The
possibility was considered at one
time of Mr.. MaxwelPs deficit out
burst attracting hostile candidate,
but nothing has been said of it lately.
Felix E. Alleys campaign for
Zebulon Weavers seat in congress,
now on in the tenth district, is the
Smly congre ssional fight in prospect.
Or. Thomas l.. Estep, of Allegheny
~ounty, recently announced as an
Independent" candidate against
Congressman Doughton Of the eighth
district, but DR.. Estep's "indepen-
3ence' apparently holds him off for
1he November election. Anyway, he
as running on an anti-prohibition plat
form and is not being taken very
seriously. The other congressman,
Warren, of the first district, Kerr Of
the second, Abernethy Of the third,
Fou of the fourth, Stedman Of the
FIFTH. Lyon the sixth, Hammer of
She seventh and Bulwinkle of the
Binth, have high hopes Of renomina-
sion without opposition.
The tenth district contest is being
watched closely oy tn, state Demo-
oatic lea 'ers. The Republicans have
carried it in times gone by, ard party
chiefs are eager to have nothing hap
gen that may cause a split or dissat-
i.faction in the Democratic ranks
The Raleigh district has developed
ihe first active contest for place on
she superior court bench, City Judge
w. G. Harris, of Raleigh, having al
ready announced against Judge T. H.
Calvert. while contests are consider
ed certain for the places to which
Judge Henry p. Lane of the eventh
judicial ditrict, and Judge Thad D.
Bryson of the twentieth, have an
nounccd they will give up with the
expiration Of their terms at the end
If the year. Their successors will be
dominated in the June primaries.
Judge Romulous A. Mum, appoint
ed few months ago by Governor
Mclean to succeed Judge Albion
Dunn, was threatened with opposi-
tion shortly after he had taken his
seat; but the latest word from the
fifth district is to the effect that he
will not be opposed. Judge Num-
will stand for term to which Judge
j. L. Horton was elected in 1922 and
which expires in 1880, Judge Horton
having resigned to enter the private
practice of law. Judge Dunn was
named to succeed him and after hold
ing the position for less than a year
resigned.
In all, eleven superior court judg-
ships must be voted on this year, but
there have as yet been no reports of
opposition to Judges Midyettes Of the
third judicial district, Daniels of the
fourth, Stack of the thirteenth, Ogles-
by of the fifteenth, Finley of the
seventeenth. Schenck Of the eigh-
teenth, and McElroy of the nine
teenth. All of these stand for a full
term of eight years. Judge Oglesby,
who was appointed by Governor Nc
Lean last year to succeed the late
Judge Ben F. Long will come up for
election for the first time.
Two solicitorship contests that
promise to attract more than local
attention are in the seventh district,
comprizing Wake and Franklin coun-
aies, and in> the fifth districts, COM
prizing Johnston, Wayne, Harnett
Lee and Chatham counties. In the
seventh Solicitor w. F. Evans faces
the opposition of former State Sena-
{ tor Leon S. Brassfield, who has the
backing of the greater part of the
Wake county bar while in the fifth
former State Senator Paul Grady, of
Johnston, is seeking to unhorse So
icitor Clawson Williams, whose
home county is Lee.
The Evans Brassfield fight prom
ises to be particularly interesting
Mr.. Evans went into office four years
ago against the opposition Of all the
Raleigh lawyers save two. One Of
these two was Josiah William Bailey
who was then grooming himself fol
the gubernatorial race and making
use of the Evans campaign for ,po
itical thunder. This time Mr.. Bailey
is understood to be on the other side
Mr. Evans, however, has added ;on I
lawyer supporter or two, SO that h,