The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-20
Many Hats Have Already Been
Tossed Into Over 100 PO-
liticaI Rings.

hats are sailing high, wide and
handsome into more than 100 rings.
Scores of candidates have an
nounced for state and local posi-
tons and for months the air has
been filled with trial balloons. On
ly two persons formally have filed
with the state board of elections,
however. They are Troy T. Barnes,
of Wilson, candidate for Congress,
and Itimous T. Valentine, of Nash
county, candidate for judge.
Indications that a woman may
challenge the three announced can
didates for the Democratic senator
ial nomination were seen when
Mrs. Helen Robertson Wohl, of
Wake and Guilford counties, de-
clared she was being urged to run
for the post.
Mrs. Wohl received 100000 votes
in her unsuccessful 1886 campaign
for state treasurer against Charles
M. Johnson.
Senate Race
Democratic candidates for the
senate are Robert R. Reynolds, of
Asheville, the incumbent; Frank w.
Hancock, Jr., of Oxford, now con-
gresham from the fifth district; and
Rev. A. A. johnson, of Buncombe
county. Former Senator Cameron
Morrison, of Charlotte, still is fire.
quently mentioned as a possible
candidate.
The Republican candidate is ].
F. Witten, of Mooresville.
Although the Republican execu-
tive committee has asserted full
slate of candidates will be offered,
few c.. o. P. members have tossed
their hats in the ring as yet. The
Republicans usually pick their
candidates in a state convention.
Positions to be filled besides the
United States senate seat and hun
dreds of county jobs are: II con-
gressional seats, IL superior court
judgeships, 81 Scholarships, ITO
legislative seats, two Supreme court
judgeships. and the utilities COM
missionership.
Congress Seats Open
Announced candidates for various
congressional seats include: Fifth,
A. D. (Lon) Folger, of Mt. Airy,
and Marshall Kurfees, of Winston
Salem; second, Representative G.
"A. Barden and c. L. Abernethy, Jr.,
both of New Bern; and tenth, H.
Grady Goode, of Charlotte.
Mayor Ben E. Douglas, Basil Boyd
and Hamilton c. Jones, all of Char
lotte, have been mentioned as pos
sible opponents of Rep. A. l.. Bull
Wrinkle, of the 10th.
No opposition has appeared for
the Supreme court seat held by As
sociate Justices M. V. Barnhill and
J. Wallace Winborne, or for the
post of utilities commissioner, held
by Stanley Winborne.
The Democratic contest in the
judicial districts are shaping up as
follows:
First-Junius D. Grimes and Rep
resentative Sam Blount, both of
Washington, NJ c., frequently are
mentioned for the judgeship. John
B. MCMILLAN, of Elizabeth City, has
announced for the solicitorship and
P. C. Sawyer, of Elizabeth City,
also is considered possible candi-
date. No announcement has been
made by Herbert R. Leary, OF
Edenton, the incumbent Solicitor, or
Walter L. Small, of Elizabeth City,
the incumbent judge, Judge Small
has been ill for several months.
Second Valentine has announced
for judgeship and Donnell Gillian,
of Tarboro, will seek reelection as
solicitor Judge w. J. Bone, ap-
pointed by Governor Hoey, has
given no indication of his plans.
Sixth-Henry A. Grady, of Gin
ton, will seek reelection as judge.
He will be opposed by Henry L.
Stevens, of Warsaw, former nation
al commander of the American le-
gion
Eighth Judge E. H. Cranmer, of
Southport, will retire, Solicitor j. j.
Burney, of Wilmington, and Cliff
ton L. Moore, former mayor Of Bur-
gaw, will run for the judgeship.
Junius K. Powell, of Whiteville,
and David Sinclair, of Wilmington
have tossed their hats in the ring
for Burney's job.
Ninth-Judge N. A. Sinclair will
run for reelection, T. A. McNeill,
of Lumberton, will retire from the
solictorship, and F. 2. Carlyle, of
Lumberton, has announced for the
post.
Tenth-Judge Marshall T. Spears,
of Durham, will retire. Some per-
sons say Solicitor Leo Carr, of Burl-.
ington, may offer for the judgeship.
Twelfth Solicitor H. L. Koontz