Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-06-12
McDonald's Call of Second
Primary Pleasing Leaders
(Contirued from rage oneJ


at least $4,000 votes and he will be
eliminated from now on. SO as much
as many people dislike the thought OF
second primary, it is just like q
dose of castor oil-unpleasant but
necessary. And the Democratic party
will feel much better and be much
better off after it is over with and
DR.. Mcdonald disposed Of"
The Mcdonald forces of course, do
not agree with this reasoning ana
feel certain that their candidate will
win in the second go-round They
maintain that the reason Mcdonald
was not high man was because many
of their local managers were over
confident and hence did not work as
hard as they should have to get out
the vote. The are also confident that
at least 60 per cent Of the Graham
supporters will vote for Mcdonald in
the second primary and thus put him
across. They insist that scores OIL Ora
hams former managers are volunteer
ing their services for Mcdonald in
the second contest.
The prevailing sentiment among
those at the State Democratic Con-
ventiOn here today, however, was that
Mcdonald and his advisors are guess
ing wrong again and are showing the
same lack of experience in political
forecasting which they showed before
the first primary. It was almost inn
possible to tell the difference between
the Hoey supporters and the former
Graham supporters here today. They
were seen arm in arm about the
hotel Hobbies, on the streets and at
the convention. None of the bitterness
and antagoniSm which was in evid-
ence before the primary last Saturday
could be detected here today, except
among the Mcdonald supporters, who
are decidedly in the minority in the
convention. They stayed off to them
selves, sour, glum and embittered.
But the Hoey and Graham supporters
were jolly, confident, good natured
and happy. There was no doubt a
mong most of the observers here that
most of the former Graham leaders
and workers have already gone over
to the Hoey banner and have already
forgotten what they said about each
other prior to last Saturday.
Some of the principal reasons for
the ttelief expressed here today that
Hoey will defeat Mcdonald over
whelmingly in the second primary,
are:
1. The belief that at least 25 per
cent of those who voted for Mcdonald
in the first primary will now go over
to Hoey and "get on the bandwagon"
now that he is definitely in first place
as a result of the band wagon psy-
chology' which always attracts those
who want to be back of the winning
candidate.
2. The conviction that at least 60
per cent of the, former Graham sup
portcrs will now back Hocy rather
than Mcdonald in the second primary
since those who voted for Graham
had already definitely rejected Nc
Donald by refusing to vote for him.
It is believed that most of these will
now vote for Hoey as second choice.
g. The bitterness being shown by
and his "die hards," re-
garded as an indication of pending
defeat.
4. The much better and more effec-
tive organization of the Hoey forces
as compared with the Mcdonald for
ces in the first primary.
5. The admitted decrease in the Nc
Donald strength and popularity in the
last three or four weeks preceding the
first primary.
g. The expected election Of A. D.
Lon) Folger as National Committee
man, with the help of the Hoey forces
which is expected to help placate
some of the more liberal element in
the party.