Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-08
Hoey's Plea for Short
Campaign Is High Spot
Continued From Page One)

views, there emerged at least five
completely different angles on the
why's, wherefores and probable re-
suits of the Hoey plea for deferred
announcements.
These five varying views can be
briefly summed up thus:
Cd The appeal indicates a strong
diSinclinatiOn on the part Of Cover
nor Hoey to make any choice among
candidates, who are almost uniform
ly friendly to him and who are his
personal friends.
(2) The Hoey interview confirms a
previous suspicion that the Gardner
Hoey administration forces are work
ing desperately to handpick Congress
man Lindsay Warren and get him
into the 1910 race as their personal
candidate.
(3) The governor is making a pol
itical mistake by not selecting his ia
vorite Immediately so that all admin
istration politicians can take their
coats off and go to work now.
(4) The suggestion that announce
ments be deferred; will be welcomed
by the prospective, candidates and
will be embraced by them with open
arms.
50 The governor is sticking his
nose into something that, after all, is
none of his business.
These five things cannot, of course,
all be true and correct, and this piece
is not meant to intimate that they
are; they are set out merely as reac-
tons obtained from various political
figures when asked for their opinion
OF the governors plea.
1t is an interesting commentary on
the tremendous influence welded by
the present governor on the minds of
all, that not single one of the per-
sons interviewed would allow him
self to be quoted by name in max
ing any comment To a man they
frankly admitted that it's political
dynamite in North Carolina to ex-
press any views distinctly at vari-
ance with the announcements of
Governor Hoey.
At first glance, it seems rather I'M
usual that there was no criticism on
the Hoey wish for a short campaign.
when it is recalled that the governor
made his formal announcement of
candidacy on May Is, 1935-more.
than a, full year before the. 1886 pri-.
mary
It is also recalled, however, that
this announcement was more or less
forced by. reason of the fact that
Sandy Graham, then lieutenant gov.
ernr, had made his formal entry into
the race on Glove FEAST night of the
1895 State Senate. 1t then, of course.
behooVed Mr.. Hoey to get into the
running before too many commit
ments were made
One thing stands out very proni-
nently, and that is that if one an
nouncement is made in the near flu
ture by any prominent candidate who
mas ghost of chance to win, then
the gates will be down and the gov
ernor's plea will be forgotten; but it
is distinctly doubtful if any candidate
except an out and out anti-adminis-
trationiSt will be willing to put him
self In position of defying the ex-
pressed gubernatoria1 wishes.
The fact is that most of the men
toned possibilities are as one. in seek
ing to curry favr with the admins
tratiOn and it would take hardy
soul to declare, to all intents and pur-
poses, that he has not the Hoey bless
ings by announcing now.
If there is any real scheme on the
part of Max Gardner and the COVER
nor-mind you, this correspondence
is not saying there is-to get Con-
gresham Warren into the race, the
Hoey appeal was a natural. 1t will
head off any announcement by any
one else until after the present ses-
sion of Congress had adjourned and
there has been plenty of time to push
Warren into action. All indications
are that the Washington man will not
run unless tremendous pressure is
brought to bear.