Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-27

in which he outlined his platform.
Since he delivered his speech there.
have been only two days on which he
has not received fewer than 100 let
ters and on many days the number
has been in excess of 100, he said.
1.-THE reaction to this speech has
been far better than [ ever expected,
and L have been greatly gratified at
the large number of letters 1 have
been getting, especially from those
who had not decided to support me
until they heard my speech over the
radio" Mr.. Hoey said. II am more
than delighted with the progress of
my campaign so far"
No Manager Named
When asked when he intended to
name campaign manager and open
headquarters here, Mr.. Hoey replied
that he would have no announcement
to make with regard to a campaign
manager for several days yet and per-
haps not for a week or two. He de-
clined to intimate who his campaign
manager might be. Among those
who called on him during the day,
however, was Dickson Mclean, of
mentioned more frequently lately
than that of any one else as the most
likely choice of Hoey to manage his
campaign.
Optimism on All Sides
There were others here not so
modest as Hoey, however, who were
willing to talk more freely concern
ing the Shelby mans chances to win
the nomination. Representative Ern-
est Gardner, also of Shelby, was here
and predicted that Hoey will get
about IS per cent of the Democratic
vote in the Piedmont and western
counties, also that he would probably
carry every county in the tenth and
eleventh congressional districts -
about % western counties.
81 am confident that Mr.. Hoey will
carry every county in the tenth and
eleventh districts, including Asheville
and Buncombe county, with the pos
sible exception of Graham county,"
Gardner said But by the time of the
primary l think ne Will be aple 10
carry it.
1t was also maintained that Mr..
Hoey was gaining rapidly in Rowan
county, especially in Salisbury and
Spencer, despite the admission that
at one time the situation there was
none too bright for the Shelby can
didate.
The Hoey supporters are also pre-
dieting that he will carry Greensboro
and Guilford county by a big margin,
getting at least Is per cent of the
votes in Guilford. They are likewise
convinced that majority of the
school forces, especially the super
intendents and principals, are sup
porting Hoey.
Claims At Variance
The claims of the Hoey supporters
do not tally with the reports brought
back from many Piedmont and west
ern counties by Graham supporters,
however. There is no doubt that the
Graham hackers are confident that
Graham now has an even break with
Hoey in the Piedmont and western
counties and that they believe their
chances are good to carry many OF
the counties upon which the Hoey
forces are counting. Observers here
for the most part agree that there is
no any great evidence of much NC
Donald strength outside of Forsyth
and some of the Piedmont industrial
centers and that indications are that
the fight in most of the western coun-
ties is going to be almost entirely
between Hoey and Graham. A good
many impartial observers here are
inclined to feel that Graham has
great deal more strength in both the
east and west than his opponents
realize or are willing to concede.