The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-27
Clyde Hoey Seen
AsGubernatorial
Candidate In 1886
Anticipate Announcement
Will Follow Primary or
November Voting
The Timcs-rScws Bureau
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RALEIGH, March 27.-Clyde
R. Hoey Of Shelby, is going to be
candidate for governor in 1886,
according to persistent reports
from that section of the state.
The general opinion in political
circles here is that if Hoey does
run, he will get the nomination
and election almost without OPP
position. despite the fact that at
present there are some 10 or II
tentative" candidates. But if
Hoey does run for governor, it Is
regarded as doubtful that even
A. H. (Sandy) Graham of Hills
boro, now lieutenant governor
and for the past two years re-
garded as already in the running
for governor in 1886, will stay
in the race, although he may. In
fact. the only candidate likely to
run regardless of whether Hoey,
Bob Doughton or what have you
get into the going is Colonel
Thomas Leroy Kirkpatrick of
Charlotte, Mecklenburg county, a
member of the 1888 state senate,
who has been announcing to the
state and the world for two years
that he would be a candidate for
governor in 1898.
Hoey, of course, is too intelll-
gent a man and too astute a
politician to say yet whether or
not he is going to become a can
didate, according to most of the
opinion here and is not expected
to announce his candidacy until
after the Democratic primary in
June of this year or probably not
until after the election in No
vember. In fact. he is reported
to have confided in a few of his
close friends that while he is
considering" becoming a candi-
date, he will not make any pub
lie announcement of his inten-
tons until after the primary and
general elections this year. Some
believe he may keep the other
potential candidates guessing for
quite a while longer.
1t is also understood that at
least two of the many potential
candidates who have been or are
reported to be considering run
ming for governor have already
signified that if HOey becomes
candidate, they will not. These
two are said to be Congressman
Robert l.. Doughton of Allegheny
county, and Judge Wilson War
lick of Newton, Catawba county.
1t has been known for some time
that Judge Warlick has been con-
sidering becoming candidate
for governor in 1886 and that
strong pressure has been brought
to bear on Congressman Dough-
ton to run. In fact, for a num-
Der of months the prevailing
opinion in political circles here
has been that Doughton would be
a candidate and if so would stand
the best chance to be elected of
any of the others, with the pos
sible exception of Lieutenant
Governor Graham. But since it
has become more and more APP
parent lately that Hoey was con-
sidering running also, good
many have believed that Dough-
ton would not make try for the
nomination if Hoey should run.
This is now borne out by what
are considered authentic reports
to the effect that both Doughton
and Warlick have already indi-
Gated they will not become candi-
dates if Hoey is going to seek
the nomination.
There are other candidates in
the field. of course. There is
former Judge Tom l.. Johnson of
Asheville. who has been more or
less running for governor for the
past four years and almost got
into the race in 1882. There is
Tam C. Bowie, the economy at
any price advocate from the