The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-03-28
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of Representatives, is said to have his,
sights leveled on even higher marks.
The current talk around Raleigh is
that he will toss his hat into the rink
for Lieutenant Governor when the
primaries roll around next Spring.
The head man of the House isn't hav-
ing much to say about the matter for
publication these days but his friends
will tell you that he is geeting his
ducks in row to give the other boys
run for their money in 1896. There
are some who say that the name of
Johnson on the ticket for two offices
in one election might not be so hot
but do not be surprised if State
Treasurer Charles M. Johnson,
cousin of the Speaker, finds other
fields in which to Craze before next
Democratic primary day.
EXPECTANCY
Friends Of Clyde r. Hoey, brilliant
Shelby Democrat, expect him to an
nounce his candidacy for Governor in
the Democratic primaries of next
year almost any day now. They will
tell you that he can command at least
80 per cent of the votes Of his native
Cleveland County without even issu-
ing a command. Still there are q lot
of people who would like to see him
run for the Senate against "Our
Bob" Reynolds in 1888. Mr.. Hoey is
accustomed. to making up his own
mind and fighting his battles in his
own way. The best thing to do is to
watch him and his smoke and not pay
too much attention to hearsay.
RAIDERS
The folk who hope to take a part
of the gasoline tax money to support
things other than road have not, as
yet left Raleigh. They are hanging
around in the hope that they can di-
vert when the Legislature gets in the
throes of a deadlock on the biennial
revenue measure. It looks very much
like the Genral Assembly may reach
such deadlock, so if you are inter-
ested in getting the money you pay
in gas taxes expended on your roads
now is a good time to set up and
take notice.
TROUBLE
Some people who hang around the
State Capitol for fun or more profit
able reasons are Of the opinion that
the House Of Representatives is di-
vided on major questions because of
the Speakership race two years from
now. Here are some of the Represent
ativs of the present House who are
considered candidates for Speaker in
1886: Representative Sullivan, of
Buncombe; Representative Morphew,
of Graham; Representative Cherry,
of CASTOR, and Representative Hoyle,
of Guilford. All except Hoyle are
chairmen of major committees and
you can figure the rest out for your
selves.
POWER
Speaking of power and power COM
panies, have you considered the Ray
burn bill now before the Congress {?
Some of our native Tar Heels have,
and here are their conclusions brief
ly: the Rayburn bill would take con-
troll and management of privately
owned properties out of owners
hands and put it in the hands of the
federal government; it would destroy
the power of State regulatory au-
thorities; it takes powers of review
away from the federal courts and
gives them to commissions; it pro-
vides government ownership in effort
without benefit of purchase; it would
mean a broad-jump toward socialism;
it would depress the market value of
stocks and bonds of operating COM
panies, held by thousands of North
Carolinians. Some of our own North
Carolina people, who do not profess
to love power companies, can't find
any affection for that sort of thing.
Maybe the Rayburn bill doesn't do
those things but lot of folks believe
it holds those powers? What's your
idea?
TO MUCH
Representatives Mcdonald and
Lumpkin evidently over-stepped their
bounds in recommending such heavy
increases in taxes on power compa-
MES. They even admitted that prop
erty tax reduction had been recaptur-
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