Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-20

counties and towns, who have become
peeved because Waynick and the COM
mission would not build all the roads
they wanted them to.
Until recently, the second and third /
groups were regarded as the more
powerful and the one which were the
backbone of the opposition to Way
nick since 1t was conceded that POu, |
the old prison group and the contrac-
tors and machinery men, composed
one of the most powerful political or
CARNATIONS in the State and had been |
working together to find a candidate |
with which they could defeat Way
nick The prevailing belief is that !!
these two groups were backing the
candidacy of George w. Coan, Jr., for
highway chairman until that candi-
dacy blew Up some two weeks ago.
Now, it is understood that these two
groups are ready to back any one but
Waynick.
Within the last week, however,
there arc indications that the "Dea-.
| con" Green-Buncombe county group
| has become the most powerful of all
in working against the reappointment
of Waynick and that the spokesman
| for this group have been trying to
persuade Governor Hoey that he
! would not have been nominated but
! for the work of the Deacon" Green
machine in western North Carolina in
the primaries last spring and sum-
mer. 1t is also conceded that the west
ern North Carolina counties did, al
most without exception go "down the
! line" for Hoey. AS result, it is I'M
derstood that the Deacon Green or
ganization is virtually demanding the
| removal of Waynick as chairman and
| the appointment Of Deacon Green
or some other Western North Caro-
lima politician acceptable to the Green
organization, as chairman, Deacon"
| Green is regarded as the leader of
the Asheville and Buncom5e county
faction which for years has run"
Asheville and Buncombe county, if
not exploited them.
| It is also understood that the Pou-
prison-highway contractors groups
are now backing up the Deacon"
Green faction, in that they are willing
to support and endorse any one ac-
ceptable to the Green group.
Friends of Waynick, however, are
pointing out that he and the highway
department did just as much for Hoey
in the east and in the Piedmont as
the Green forces claim to have done
for him in the west, also that the high
way force must be given some of the
credit for the support Hoey got in the
primaries in the west. For the Way
nick hackers are maintaining that
Waynick's refusal to make political
trades with either the Mcdonald or
Sandy Graham forces in the primaries
resulted in the bulk of the highway
votes and influence going to T{oey,
which in turn made his nomination
possible. They also maintain the rea-
son that both DR.. Mcdonald and
Sandy Graham assailed the highway
department and Waynick so vigorous
ly in the campaign was because Way
nick had definitely refused to "play
ball'' with them and openly supported
M r.Hoey. So if the governor fails to
reappoint Waynick, he will be kick
ing overheard the man who gave him
as much help in the campaign as any
other one man, despite the fact that
he refused to let some of the Hoey
campaign managers use the highway
organization as they would have liked
to use it, many observers here are
convinced, ssM
. So the fight over the craftsmanship
of the new highway commission
which is expected to be decided by
Friday of this weeks one of the
most deeply involved with larger