Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-06
BY RODNEY
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 10 60 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
nominati0n-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 McLendel
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 1928, If he is nominated. and
plenty OF others who say they won't
vote for Bailey in case Simmons IS
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support All Smith.
The worst thing that has hap
rened to the Republicans lately is
the rejection BY the Senate of John
j. Parker's nomination to the SUI
preme court. You may recall that
Parker had in time past opposed
participation OF negroes in politics
and administration senator's with
large negro CONSTITUENCIES didn't
care vote for him. Now the North
Carolina Democrats can say that
the Republican party has proved
itself black" again. Louder than
ever they viii holler that Republi-
can control Of the state would mean
northumberland 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 c0nVen-
ton, and thus upset the applicant.
This year one did.
That was the Rev. Henry Grady
Dorsett. q Baptist clergyman OF
Wake Forest. 1t cost the Rev. Nh.
Dorset $50 TO file, but he says he
has always had an obSession TO the
effect that North Carolina Repub-
licnas should have primaries. He
Is accused OF forcing a primary in
oroer to 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
to get out of the primary to keep
out, but he publicly replied that
be wouldn't be 'bulldozed, brow
beaten or inundated"
Previously the plot seems to have
heen TO nominate David II. Blair,
former u. S. commissioner OF in
teTnal revenue, in convention. But
Blair failed TO file after his Wash
ington campaing to put Parker
over had failed. Those who did
file. after Dorset, are:
lA1JO4 1GO4EC D0L4C4s D4ON-lGL u
the last Republican senator out OF
this state.
Congressman George z. Pritch-
ard. son Of the next TO last Re-
publican senator out of this state.
Irwin 3. Tucker, former u. s.
district attorney, who never had
any close relatives in the U. s..
Senate.
Butler and Dorset appear 70
have no chance for nomination as
they lack organization support.
Pritchard l. 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 ant Federal Judge Ike
Meekins. He Is also thought likely
to 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