The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-03-07
THROUGH STATE
CAPITAL KEYHOLES
By BEss HINTON SILVER

behalf or Clyde II. HOey, 0nelDyS Sill
ver-tonguer, for the Democratic NOM
nation for Governor next year, is be-
ing whipped into nice form if the
political stars read true. Mr.. Hoey is
yet silent on his decision but the boys
who snoop around learning things
about people addicted to politics say
you need not be surprised if there is
an immediate up-cropping of Hoey-
for Governor Clubs among the young
sters at Chapel Hill and other insti-
tutions of higher learning. If the
matter develops that far you can
mortgage your house and lot and bet
that Hoey will be a candidate and the
odds will be with you.
SIMMONS-Raleigh is taking with
a grain of salt recent published rum
ors that former United States Sena-
tor Furnifold M. Simmons will OPP
pose Senator J. w. Bailey next year.
Likewise the politically minded are
not betting that former Lieutenant
Governor R. T. Fountain will support
Simmons in the event he runs. Capt.
tol Hill believes that Mr.. Fountain
will follow the line of his recent an
nouncement and seek the toga him
self rather than take to the trenches
for Simmons. On the other hand
there is some opinion that Fountain
would do anything politically reason
able to help defeat Governor Ehring-
haus who nosed out Fountain in the
1882 primaries. There is nothing rea-
sonably certain about the shape the
1882 Senatorial race will take.
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ONE MORE THING Friends of
Lieutenant Governor A. H. Graham
think he is doing nicely presiding
over his second term of the State
Senate and they are beginning to roll
the old political ball in his behalf for
Goveror. SANDY said his luck with
the Legislature would influence his
decision on the Gubernatorial matter
and even his enemise are failing to
point out major mistakes. You can't
tell what's going on in the Scotch
head Of the Lieutenant Governor but
a lot of people are ready to help him
make up his mind and step across the
line as a candidate. It's going to be
highly embarrassing to many people if
Graham and Hoey cross swords.
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CHANGED COURSE-Many close
personal and political friends of Rep
resentatiye R. Gregg Cherry, of Cas-
ton, say heis padding his canoe TO-
ward the speekership~of the 1887
House. They say he has abandoned
any idea of>funning for Governor. At
least be has told some folks he wants
to- come back to the Legislature one
more time. If he seeks to WELD the
gavel over the 120 Representatives
he is likely to find Representative R.
F. (Jack) Morphew, of Graham,
grabbing for the handle in the Demo-
cratic caucus two years hence. ,Ambi-
lions make political history.
COMING UP-Don't get the idea
that the suggested system of text
book rental has been abandoned. The
bill providing for such system is
still in committee but individual law
makers are getting thing in line to
push the measure through the legisla-
ture ere long. You haven't seen any
fight, not. over the sales tax, to what
you will witness when this textbook
matter comes into the front line
trenches, according to past records
and present predictions. There is lit
tie doubt, however, that sentiment for
renting books is growing, and the
proposition has a much better chance
of becoming law than during past
sessions.
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MARATHON-The boys who know
their legislatures say that real
bombshell exploded when the motion
was made in finance committe to re-
duce the sales tax rate from three to
two per cent. Immediately all former
predictions on sine die adjournment
were withdrawn and even the opti-
mistic Rober Grady Johson, Speaker
of the House, admitted that the end
is not yet in sight. The anti-sales
takers led by Representatives w. l..
lumpkin, of Franklin, and Ralph Nc
Donald, of Forsyth, are wise enough
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