The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-08
SAY SHUPINGS
CHANCES FANE
Bailey's Appointments Not
Paving Way To Post On
Committee
r. J. c. BASKERVHL
The TimcS-Nc~s Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel

e. }. c. BASKERVHI.
The TtmeS-N News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
RALEIGH, Dec. s. - Neither
Senator Josiah William Bailey
nor his close political friend aad
Good Man Friday" c. l.. Shup-
Nc. of Greensboro. seem TO be
helping themselves in this hume
late section of the state as a
result of recent appointments
made by Senator Bailey, accord.
ing to much opinion in polItlcaI
circles here. Nor is it believed
that appointments Sche tu'ed 10
be made, especially those OF dis
trict attorneys for the eastern
and middle districts, are going 10
help matters much. For while It
is agreed that Senator Bailey has
been trying to get on : better
basis with some CT his constttu-
ents here in the eastern section
of the state. the prevailing opln-
ion is that the harder ne seems
TO try to smooth things over, the
worse the situation becomes, This
same situation, according to
good many Observers, seems 10
be making it more and more un-
likely that Shipping will be elect
ed National Committeeman TO
succeed former Governor .. Max
Gardner. For it is agreed here
that unless State Democratic IN
ecutive Committee meets to I'LL
this post before Januay |, Shnp-
ing's chances will be very slim,
since by that time all these APP
pointments will have been made
and the hope of patronage can
not be used as a bait 20 get votes
for Shipping. -.
The only chance Shipping has
of being elected national com
mitteeman, according to belief
among the politically minded
here, is with the help II Senator
Bailey and the patronage which
Senator Bailey controls. But II
all this patronage, consisting
chiefly of the appointment OF
two district attorneys and five
assistant district attorneys, IL
disposed of before the State
Democratic Executive committee
mees. Shipping will no longer be
able to hold some of those IN
line, while those who have been
disappointed in getting ions Tor
themselves or their friends viii
be openly opposed to him. These
factors are believed to be behind
the pressure which is known to
have been brought to bear re-
Gently to get a meeting of the
state committee called as soon as
possible. In fact, it is being cur
rently talked here that within
the past week an emissary from
Mr.. Shipping was here in Raleigh
comforting with various indivl-
duals in an effort to determine
if there was not some way by
which a meeting of the state
democratic executive committee
could be called without waiting
for it to be called by the chair
man. But so far as is known
here, the committee cannot be
called except by the chairman.
1t is generally agreed here
that regardless of who Senator
Bailey appoints as district attor-
neys. these appointments are go
ing to give him trouble. Here in
the eastern district it was be-
lieved until recently that Harold
Cooley, of Nashville, Nash county
would be given this appointment,
partly out of recognition to him
personally and partly as recogni-
ton to the young democrats in
the entire state, since he has
been very active on the Young
Democratic Organization. But
the most recently indications are
that this appointment is going to
be given to T. NJ. SPRINGFIELD, of
Fayetteville. This, of course,
will prove popular in Fayette-
vile, Cumberland and surround
ing counties. But it is not ex-
pected to boost the Bailey-Shup-
ing stock in Nash county and
the counties in that immediate
section, in which Cooley is ad-
mittedly very popular.
The appointment of the district
attorney in the middle district,
which be agreement with Senator
Reynolds also goes to Senator
, Bailey, is also going to have its
complications, it is agreed here.
For while it at first appeared
that this appointment would go
to J. NJ. Sharp, of Reidsville, the
latest reports from Washington
are to the effect that this post
will be offered to Carlisle Hig-
gins, of Sparta, Allegheny coun-