The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-02
DUNCAN Gets
BROADSIDE.
Many Conservatives Line
up With Younger Ele-
ment for Meekins
The Timcs-News Bureau
Sir Walter ilots!

RALEIGH. April 2.-Anotner
broadside at the administration
of the affairs of the Republican
party in North Carolina by
Chairman James S. Duncan OF
the state republican executive
committee, was fired here by I.
NJ. Bernard, now Of Pilot Noun
tain, Surry county, but formerly
of Raleigh and Greenville, ana
well known Republican leader IN
the state. In this statement
Bernard asked: tx
as the Republican party in the
state a corpse? 1t is nearly So
and win be with four more years
of Duncan's administrator.
The reason for the bitter tlgnt
now Going on within the Repupll-
can party in the state IS that II
has become divided into two 1ac-
tions, the Duncan faction, com
posed for the most part Oh tne
older and more conservative
CIRCULARS" and of the antl-Dun-
can faction, composed for the
most part of the younger ana
more liberal Republicans, al
though many of the older party
leaders are also lining up with
this faction. This fight is ex,
nected to reach a climax and
come to a show down IN lne
state Republican convention IN
Charlotte April 4. in which Dun
can will seek reelection as chalr-
man of the state executive com
mittee. The anti-Duncan faction
are backing William c. MeeKns'
son of Federal Judge l. NJ. Meek
ms. for chairman and are MAN.
tanning that Meekins will De
elected. A third candidate for
the committee Craftsmanship IS IN
the race also. He is A. |. Fer
rec of ASHORE, Randolph coun-
ty. But the big fight is expect
ed to be between the Duncan and
Meekins hackers.
The statement issued here Sat
urday by Mr.. Bernard is as fol-
lows:
rs the Republican party in
the state a corpse? 1t is nearly
so-and will be with four more
years of Duncan's administration.
"By their works ye shall know
them" Jim Duncan was born
and reared in the first congress
sional district. and his whole
family and their influence ought
to be reflected there if he has
any influence. The delegation
from the district by counties are:
Beaufort 5, Camden l, Carteret
Q, Chowan l, Currituck l, Dare
3. Gates l, Hartford l, Hyde l,
Martin 1. Pamlieo 4 Pasquotank
1, Perquimans l. Pitt 2. Wash
ington 4, Tyrrell 2, total II dele
gates. Nine OF the Is have only |
one delegate each and these are
nine counties out of the total of |
II in the state with only one |
delegate. Of the l6 counties the
writer remembers when IA of |
them were known to be regular |
counties, and the !
other two, Carteret and Pitt have |
frequently sent Republicans to |
the legislature, and once elected
MS half-brother, Carl Duncan.
There is a homely adage you
may lead a horse to water, but
you cannot make him drink."
Apply this principal. If the Re-
publican convention should re-
elect Mr.. Duncan chairman, which
God and the Republican party
forbid, there are thousands of
young Republicans who will stay
away from the polls or vote the
Democratic ticket. There are
young end old voters dissatisfied
with the present condition in the
state under the Democratic ad-
ministration on questions of high
taxation, prohibition, sales tax,
excessive salaries in the state,
counties and municipalities, and
who want a change for the bet
ter Git can't be any worSe), who
are ready and anxious to go to
the polls on election day and
vote against the party of plumber
ers of the distressed citizens of
the state and rally to the Re-
publican war cry of equal rights
to all and special privileges to
none, for the economic admins
tratiOn and salvation of tho
state, its credit, good name and
the life asd welfare of its citi-
zens. But they won't follow
Duncan. To your tents oh Is
rael.