The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-05-23
STATE PROPHETS SEE T. c. BOWIE
STRENGTHENED BY LEGISLATINC
Ashe Co. Statesman Continues Dry
Record and Makes No Enemies;
Predicts Reynolds Race

Raleigh, May 19.-Representative
Tam Bowie, of Ashe, is credited with
the cleverest politics played by any
body in the late general assembly and
his colleagues cannot figure any
harm to him when he comes to con-
test the United States senatorial
nomination with Captain Bob Reyn-
olds, late of the Virgin Islands, and
ex-senator Comeron Morrison.
About two weeks ago today while
in Wilmington Mr.. Bowie announced
his purpose to introduce into the
house bill making it lawful for
tourists to bring liquor into the state
from territory where traffic in alco-
hol is permitted. The proclamation
excited no little interest. Representa-
tive Tom Cooper, of New Hanover,
had fixed up his bill repeating the
burlington act for his county. Mr..
Bowie was making himself solid with
the resort people. And he was not
augmenting any Of his old enemies
by this act.
He introduced the bill and in time
the house calendar committee gave
him report without prejudice"
The house lines held pretty we'll until
Webb Williams presented his Pasquo-
tank bill taking the border county
from the burlington act. Then the
boys tumbled. There were Is and II
counties exempted under this bill. But
Mr.. Bowie put none of his counties
under the provision. He did not ask
for the resorts of the west to get
under the Williams act. He just kept
quiet.
Tabled Own Bill
Every day somebody would ask him
when his bill, then on the calendar,
would come up. Mr.. Bowie would
shove it over to the next day. Finally
Friday came. The statesman announc-
ed that it was very late in the ses-
sion; there was no time for hearing,
and he moved to able his own bill. He
ended it for the session.
When the whole thing was over it
was discovered that Mr.. Bowie had
done nothing to hurt himslef with
those terrific drys who voted for Bob
Reynolds, the widely advertised wet,
in opposition to Mr.. Morrison. BY
1888 it is believed here that the Reyn-
Odds wetness will be no help to him
and that the Bowie dry votes
throughout the session will certainly
not hurt that gentleman. He had
good dry voting record in the gen.
eral assembly. He lined up with the
majority sentiment of the state. His
proposal harmonized perfectly with
the burlington act which was built
around the thesis that licuor drink
er might have as much drink about
his premises as he wished for his own
use and the enjoyment of his bona
fide guests. Anybody with plenty of
liquor has an abundance of bona
fide guests and friends. Indeed, no.
body ever lived in North Carolina
who had much liquor and few friends.
Has Good Dry Record
So, Mr.. Bowie gets a good dry
record in the late assembly, he will
be acclaimed the friend of temper
ance and of prohibition, and his with
drawal Of his bill will not make the
vets mad. For in the Williams bill
it is written that nothing in that
measure shall prevent the bringing
Of four quarts of alcoholic beverages
into the state. Mr.. Bowie's guests can
fetch their stuff with them and until
the Supreme court does something
about it that will be the law.
Mr.. Bowie is ideally fitted for the
dry leadership in 1888 when he will
undertake to remove North Cardinals
rowing senator.
r.