Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05
SIMMONS ENN|TY
SMITHS BIG FEAR
Democrats Sincerely Hope
That Senator viii Not
Become More Active.
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sentative, and Walter Murphy, who have
gone so far as to attack Senator
Simmons personally, the former saying
that the Senator was mentally sick END
the other comparing him to Judas
Iscariot and Benedict Arnold And when
Senator Simmons heard OF these at
tacks he got on train and went up
to Raleigh, the capital, where the
Democratic State headquarters ana.
Smith headquarters are located. But
even before the Senator arrived from his
home in the country, Chairman Null OF
the Democratic State committee had
issued a public statement 'rebuking the
attackers of Senator Simmons and
telling them to omit such attacks III
the future The News and Observer,
.Josephus Daniels newspaper also had
scored them editorially. SO when Sena-
tor Simmons arrived in Raleigh he
found a conciliatory at. 'olde. He held
p kind OF reception on the sidewalks
outside the capitol and c elsewhere in the
city and then went back to his farm.
Would Placate. =
1t is quite obvious that the Demo-
cratic leaders do not wish to stir the
veteran leader to a point where he will
take the stump. They have troubles
enough as it is. There is. however, an
underlying opposition here to Senator
Simmons among men who have been
on the outs and men who have been
Jealous of him and others who have
Ambitions" If Smith could be elected
President. they feel that Senator Sim
mons would pass out of the picture as
a leader in the State. Senator Simmons
himself, however, not only does not
believe that Gov. Smith will be elected
President, but he does not believe he
will carry North Carolina.
Senator Simmons demonstrated his
strength in the State, however, only
last Spring, when everything pointed to
a Smith delegation from North
Carolina. with many of the leaders
going over to the New Workers. cause.
In 10 days time Senator Simmons de-
feated the movement and sent HUI
delegation to- the Houston convention
with the exception of three or four
members. That was when he took an
active part in the fight. No, none of
them are really anxious for Senator
Simmons to jump into the present fight
against Smith.
North Carolina is divided physically
and industrially and agriculturally into
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section. The eaSterni section is agricul-s
tural, the western and mountainous
part is industrial There are many
Democrats and few Republicans in the
eastern part and many Republicans and
also Democrats in the western part of
the State.
The State has not gone Republican in
q national election since Grant bea,'
Greedy in 1872. But the Democratic
majorities have been nothing to write
home about in some of the presidential
years. Bryan, for example, in 1912 car-'
ried North Carolina by only $4,000
votes. But Bryan was supporting pub
lie ownership of railroads. and North
Carolina is not enamoured of public
ownership of railroads, water power, etc.
That's one thing that is hurting Gov.
Smith here right now. There is a ire
mendous amount Of water power in
North Carolina and millions of dollars
being made out of it.
The Southern Power Co., which was
owned by Duke and is now owned by
the Duke Foundation is tremendously
wealthy concern and makes great deal
of money Under the Duke will and