Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-06
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

RALEIGH, N. C.-Republicans in
North Carolina always lead a tough
life. Unlike those IN other southern
states, there are so many Of them
that the Republican administration
in Washington can't give them
enough federal jobs TO go around
Hence they always have a great
hankering for control Of the state
anc this year are SO excited over
the possibility that they are having
a real primary for the senatorial
nomination-for the first time n
history. -Four candidates are run
ming and the theory Is that the
winner may be able to defeat the
Democratic nominee, who will be
either Senator Furnifold MeLendel
Simmons or Josiah William Bailey.
Democrats Are Split
The Democratic row is what
gives them hope. There are plenty
Of Democrats who say they won't
vote for Simmons, the "apostate"
Of 1923. If he IS nominated. and
plenty Of others who say they won't
voFe for Bailey in case Simmons Is
licked solely because ne wouldn't
support AL Smith,
The worst thing that has hap
Pened to the Republicans lately is
the rejection by the Senate Of John
J. Parker's nomination to the su-
rreme court. You may recall that
Parker had in time past opposed
participation OF negroes in politics
and administration senators with
large negro constituencies didn't
care vote for him. Now the North
Carolina Democrats can say that
the Republican party has proved
.tself black again. Louder than
ever they viii holler that Republi-
can control Of the state would mean
re-enfranchisement Of the negro
and permanent white defeat.
State law demands a primary.
Heretofore the Republicans always
held a state convention and hand
picked a slate Of candidates who
flee for the primary and won by
default. But it has always been
possible for a Republican TO file on
his own, regardless Of the conven-
ton, and thus upset the applicant.
his year ~ QlQ.
That was the Rev. Henry Grady
Dorsett, a Baptist clergyman Of
Wake Forest. 1T cost the Rev. Mr..
Dorset $50 to file. but he SAYS ne
has always had an obsessi0n to the
effect that North Carolina Repub-
licnas should have primaries. He
Is accused Of forcing a primary IN
oroer 70 keep Republicans from pill
ing into the Democratic primary
and voting for Simmons, but no
one has proved that. Republican
Leaders tried TO persuade Dorset
70 get out of the primary TO keep
out, but ne publicly replied tina.
be wouldn't be 'bulldozed, brow
beaten or intimidated."
Previously the plot seems to have
been to nominate David II. Blair,
former q. :. commissioner OF in
ternal revenue, in convention. But
Blair failed TO file after his Wash
ington campaing to put Parker
e had failed. Those who did
file. after Dorset, are:
Major George Butler, brother OF
the last Republican senator out Of
this state.
Congressman George E. Pritch-
ard. son Of the next to last Re-
publican senator out Of this state.
Irwin B. Tucker. former u. s.
district attorney. who never had
any close relatives in the U. s.
Senate.
Butler and Dorset appear 10
have no chance for nomination as
they lack organization support.
Pritchard i the candidate OF the
western Republican faction, which
heretofore has dominated party or
ganization and patronage under the
leadership of Brownlow Jackson.
Tucker is the candidate Of the east
ern Republicans, who are led BY
Collector of Internal Revenue in
Raleigh anG Federal Judge Ike
Meekins. He is also thought likely
10 be the beneficiary Of quite a few
votes which Blair controls in the
Piedmont district.
There's a common theory that
Pritchard entered the senatorial
contest because he felt he couldn't
&c reelected To Congress. He won