Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
REYNOLDS FRIENDS
ARE NOT WORRIED
Think He Could Handle
Himself Capably Against
MIR. Doughton
is GOOD CAMPAICNER
Reynolds Is ColOrful Political Figure
and Knows North Carolina
Psychology as Few
Others Do
is GOOD CAMPAIGNER
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
I'm the Sir Walter Hotel.
-, ~ IRA KIND VIII

Raleigh, April 6.-Friends of Sena-
tor Robert r. Reynolds are not great
ly worried by the reports which have
been current for several weeks now
that Congressman Robert L Dough-
ton is planning to oppose him for his
seat in the Senate in the Democratic
primary next year. For while they
agree that Farmer Bob" Doughton
is a campaigner of parts and vote
getter of note, they maintain that he
cannot compare with "Our Bob" on
either count and that Doughton can
not possibly get a following big
enough to out-vote the following Rey-
nolds already has or will have by the
time the 1888 primary rolls around.
If Congressman Doughton were
planning to oppose almost any one
else but Senator Reynolds, it is gen
orally agreed he would stand an ex-
cellent chance of winning the nomi-
nation. For his record in Congress,
especially as chairman of the House
Ways and Means Committee, and the
manner in which he has stood by the
President and supported his program
has admittedly made him one of the
strongest and most influential men
in Congress and one of the most pop
ular here in North Carolina. 1t is also
agreed that Doughton is one of the
few men in the State who enjoys the
confidence of the big business inter-
ests, of labor and the farmers, all at
the same time. Many astute political
observers still are confident that if
Doughton had decided to become a.
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for governor last spring, that
Mr.. Hoey would not have run and
that Doughton would have been NOM
mated with ease over DR.. Ralph W.
McDonald-if Mcdonald had been a
candidate-since he seems to
popular with the Mcdonald liberal
democrats" as he is with the ere
e1,lars.' It is reported that on a re-
cent visit to the State, Doughton told
q friend that he would have been a
candidate for governor last spring II
he had known as much then as he
did now about sentiment.
But Senator Reynolds is no novice
in politics, his supporters maintain,
and has Just as many factors in his
favor as Congressman Doughton has.
In the first place, they point out that
Senator Reynolds has supported Ere
sident Roosevelt on his Supreme
Court reorganization proposal from
the very outset, that he has also stood
with the President on most of his
other New Deal measures since he
has been in the Senate. They admit
that Senator Reynolds has not always
seen eve to eye with the President on
everything, and that he differed with
him on the World Court matter and
ON immigration, but that in SO doing
Senator Reynolds was representing a
majority of the thought in North car
Dina on these matters. But in all OF
the more important matters advocat-
cd nv President Roosevelt, Senator
Revnolds has given him whole-heart-
ed support, it is maintained. :.
R,,t it is as a campaigner and IN
his understanding of the people OF
North No Carolina and what they want
that Senator Reynolds is expected 70
snrnass Congressman Dougnton, nus
friends maintain. For while DougntoI,
Is admitted to be an unusual politlcaL
f;or,re. no one has ever saao ne WAS