Evening star., 1936-10-26
NORTH CAROLINA
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State Workers Say Landon
and Knox May Win With
Republican Governor.
This is the second in series OF
articles on North Carolina politics.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY,
Stan Correspondent OF rhe Star.


in Congress from the Democrats.
What they really hope is that because
of diSgruntlement over defeat OF .
rival candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor, q large
number of normally Democratic
voters may be induced to aid in the
election of Gillian GriSsom, the Re-
publican nominee The claim is being
made that Grissom will win by $4,000
to 5000. Republican National Com
mitteeman Charles A. Jonas OF Lin
colnton predicts a surprise on the
State ticket"
William C. Meekins Of Henderson
vile. chairman Of the Republican
State Executive Committee, who has
been making incursions into each Of
the 100 counties in the State. con-
siders I'VE have good fighting
chance" due to two cross-currents-
one is flowing from division on State
issues, which developed in the pri-
mary, and the other from the Demo-
Gratis who feel the New Deal is not
representative Of the Democratic
party as they know it. So he is bank
ing on the dissatisfied" State fac
ton in the party and the silent"
vote on national issues. Three con-
gresSional districts can be carried for
the Republican candidates" he con-
tends.
Brownlow Jackson of Henderson
vile, secretary treasurer Of the State
Committee and in charge Of the
State headquarters, has travelled into
Sc counties in the last 10 months,
and finds the situation most en-
couraging." Mr.. Jackson was State
chairman in 1926-1930, when the Re-
publicans carried the State. He was
United States marshal for IL years
by appointment of Presidents Hard
ing, Coolidge and Hoover. and he was
an unsuccessful candidate for Con-
greSs in 1880 against Representative
Zebulon Weaver in the eleventh dis
| trict.
Other Workers Active.
Others active out of the headquar-
ters are Mrs. Eugene Hester of Reids-
vile. vice chairman, who is doing or
ganization work in the counties, and
Mrs. John r. Jones Of North Wilkes
ooro. national committeewoman.
The Republican leaders find their
greatest strength in the western part
of the State, where conditions are
similar to those in Eastern Tennessee.
They are working more than ever
before in the eastern part of the State
| The State chairman formerly lived
in the eastern part and he knows
the situation. He reports that he is
| now getting some encouragement" in
the Raleigh area.
Mr.. jackson explains that his sur
vey in 86 counties shows him that
business all over North Carolina is
supporting Landon. and that the pros
poets for Landon are better than they
were for Hoover In 1928. Then the
voters were disturbed about prohibi-
ton and the religious issue, but busi-
ness was not fearful of Smith. Now
business Is turning to Landon, he
says.
He points out that the Republican
State ticket is popular and headed by
one Of the ablest campaigners the
Republicans ever had in the State.
who is making a thorough canvass.
Thomas Dixon, author Of THE Clans
man" and Birth Of Nation" for
merly Of North Carolina, now of New
York. addressed large rally here on
Thursday night, speaking as a JET
fersonian Democrat. This is his tenth
speech in program of l8 for the
Republican State organization on
America at the Crossroads" Others
are to follow at Mooresville, Shelby,
Winston-Salem, Wilkesboro, Marion,
Hendersonville and Asheville. Dixon
was elected to the North Carolina
State Legislature before ne was 81.
Grisson Wins Confidence.
Gillian Grisson, the Republican
candidate for Governor, was collector
| of internal revenue for IL years, and
has won the confidence and respect of
the voters, the campaign managers
say. They emphasize that q defeated
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
tion received 10000 votes and his
followers are dissatisfied, SO they are
hoping to get the support Of these
liberal Democrats in support Of the
Republican candidate.
The Republican candidate for the
United States Senate against Sena-
tor Bailey is F. c. Patton Of Nor
canton, former United States dis
trict attorney, who Is young and .
vigorous campaigner.
Against Representative A. L. Bull
Wrinkle, seeking reelection for his
eighth term, is Calvin Edney Of Mar
shall. The Republican organization ex-
presses confidence that Bulwinkle will
be defeated. This district Is the
largest in the South, and in 1928 cast
more than $4,000 votes-more than
all of South Carolina, their compila-
tions show.
| The eleventh is another district in
which the Republicans believe they
have q chance. There Clyde r. Jar
ret Of Andrews has the Republican
nomination, trying to defeat Repre-
sentative zebulon Weaver Of Ashe-
vile, who has already served 18 years
in Congress. I'VE consider his ed
ney'S) chances excellent" the State
headquarters spokesman says.
In the ninth district Representa-
tive Robert N. Doughton, chairman
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