Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-05-30

Donald between now and Saturday,
so that ne may come down the home
stretch to the wire in first place. The
Graham hackers, however are more
convinced than ever that they will
be able to pull up enough on Hoey to
put Sandy in Second place, especially
if Mcdonald should continue to weak
en- as many maintain he has during
the past ten days. The Mcdonald
enthusiasts, however, maintain that
even though their horse may be
showing signs of getting a little bit
winded, due to his tremendous squirt
early ahead in the race, that he can
slow up considerably from now until
next Saturday and still come under
the wire in first place.
Weeks Events
AS to what has happened this past
week, a cross section of the observa-
tons made in all three camps indi-
Gates the following as being a pretty
accurate picture of the situation over
the State as a whole:
l. Sandy Graham has made very
heavy gains throughout the counties
east of Raleigh, cutting deeply into
the following of Mcdonald in many
Of these counties, but without more
than denting the Hoey support in
these counties. But wherever Ora
ham has reduced McDonald's lead, he
has also reduced the lead of McDon-
aid over Hoey and put Hoey within
striking distance of first place, espe-
cially in those counties in which Nc
Donald has been running in the lead,
Hoey in second place and Graham in
third AS a result, the gains which
just as much as they are helping
Graham has made are helping Hoey
Graham except in those counties in
which he has been able to pass Hoey
and get into second place.
HOey's Stand
:. Hoey has an undistputed lead in
4 majority of the western counties, or
those in the tenth and eleventh con-
greSsiOnal districts, as well as in
eight or ten counties in the south
eastern portion of the State and an
even chance to split the vote three
ways in the other eastern counties
and in the Piedmont. His managers
maintain that he will get at least 60
show enough strength in the Pied
mont and eastern counties to assure
nm second place, if not to put him
INTO first place.
g. While Mcdonald has undoubted-
~ been losing votes heavily in the
eastern counties during the last ten
uays to two weeks, he has been con-
cehtrating his efforts the past week
III the more populous Piedmont coun-
ues, with their large industrial cent
tts, with the result that his hackers
MAINTAIN he has gained more votes
IA these more populous counties than
ne mas lost in the smaller eastern
Vounties They also point out that
Chose who have deserted Mcdonald
nave gone to Graham rather than to
Hoey, that even so Graham cannot
get enough votes to GUST Hoey from
second place, with the result that in
lhe second primary between Melon
aid and Hoey those who may have
now gone over to Graham will come
back to Mcdonald.
More Disconnected
mere are evidences. however, that
1NcDonald managers and supporters
are secretly much more concerned
over the heavy shift in the eastern
counties from Mcdonald to Graham
ian they are willing to show public
- The talk to the effect that Nc
'onald would be nominated by a clear
l,iaJorlty over all the other three can
uiuates has now stopped almost en-
ureiy and any Of the Mcdonald
workers will now admit privately