The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04
POLITICS AND.
POLITICIANS.
AT THE CAPITAL.
Ry r. E. POWELL


Resignation of Insurance Commits
SiOner Stacy Wade caught the State
Capital almost completely by sur
prise the past week and In con-
sequence Cf the appointment by
Governor Mclean of Daniel {.
Boncy, who has been chief deputy,
some interest in the primaries next
spring has been manifested.
Boney will have the backing of
the American Legion and he will be
Il popular candidate unless the
legion. in an effort to conserve its
maximum strength to throw behind
General Albert Cox in 1929. plays
hands off in the Boney contest for
Insurance Commissioner and in the
future welfare Of Printing Commits
Sioner Frank Grist.
Grist is certain to have Opposi-
tion and there is talk that Boney
will he opposed. also. The latter
has been Okehed by the Insurance
felix's. which il half the battle for
the Job. and Col. Walker Taylor.
the spokesman. says that he will he
nominated and elected.
Wade leaves the job after serv-
ing since 1921. to take a position
as vice president with the Home
Mortgage Company. of Durham.
This is one of several concerns in
the state engaged i'm financing
homes and it gets most Of the money
from insurance interests. An at
tractive salary was offered wade
and. looking at the $500 the State
DAYS. he grabbed the chance.
Incidentally. Boney gets II bigger
place and less money. As chief
clerk he drew a salary of $1,000. and
as special attorney for the blue sky
division Of the Corporation Com
mission he was receiving on extra
S1MO.
Scouts from the different state
departments. returning with bust
ness and political reports. find little
interest outside of that shown FOR
Al Smith and in the contest for
lieutenant, girveIhof foreshaa'wed
in announcements already made by
w. Fl. $. Burgwyn. the Northamp-
ron farmer and lawyer. and X. L.
p nntain. Of EdgecOmbe, lately
speaker Of the House.
Both candidates have opened fire
on each other. Burgwyn. who was
several times in the State Scnate
saws that Fountains administration
Of the House affairs last year was
cxtravagant. He refers to the lnrSe
number of clerks and pages. some
of which. 1t Is said here. were APP
nointed. the instance Of Lieutenant
Governor Long.
Attacking Fountain through the
Northampton county newspaper
Burgwyn's pre-primary managers
found the EdgecOmbe man ready TO
| fipbt back. They charged that
Burgwyn supported. several times
bill to lower the personal property
exemption in the State from S30o 10
coz These skirmisheS are feelerS
! and bigger noises are expected as
the June days draw nearer.
| There will he much precinct flgnt-
ing in the coming five months over
delegates to the State convention
1t is generally Grated around kal-
eigh that the Fourth district lead
ers are determined to deny JoSephus
Daniels a place either on the Big
Four or on the district delegation,
The Fourth district is favorable to
Smith and the News and Observer
lis anything else.
! II also comes to light now why
Governor Mclean is silent on MS
preference for the Presidential nomi-
nation. Asked few days ago II
he was against AL Smith, as the
Charlotte papers said. he said he
would "at the proper time make
statement in writing.
Mr.. Mclean is taking the talk
about himself for the nomination
seriously. according to one OF the
newspaper correspondents here who
is close to the throne. The entry
of Senator Curtis into the Republi-
can campaign has considerably
heartened the North Carolina Gov
ernor. Reports from his politica
sanctum are that he believes the
party differences over the wet and
dry question can be composed d!
tbe elimination of Smith and his
own nomination.
This is the view being promoted
in answer TO one that Mclean was
silent because he entertained notions
about returning to Washington
should Smith be nominated and
elected. 1t is now said that if hi
fails of the Presidential nomination
he will run for the Senate when
vacancy occurs