Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-28

the less deadly, story abort not l-nc-
ing Broughton very we'll until he
came to the assembly and met Ill.
Raleigh LAWYER so often lobbying ic.
big companies.
Of course, there is another side to
this, just as there is another side to
all the charges which will be hur
led against the various candidates
but that isn't going to prevent the
allegations from being made.
(2) Tom Cooper: Naturally there
will be a studied Whispering" cam.
paign, though it might Just as well
be shouted from the housetops for all
the effect it will have, in which the
Cooper prison record will be high
lighted; but that will not hurt much.
Principal public attacks on the Will
mington mayor will paint him as no;
true liberal, but as a fence-strad
dler with political expeniency as his
sole guide. On the other hand.
studied efforts will be made to keep
business interests feeling that Tom
is, in fact, John Lewis type who
would cOndOne sitdoWns and other
wise upset the apple cart of the in
duStrialists.
(3) Lieutenant Governor Wilkins
Horton is going to hold up to public
gaze in the light Of an opopnent of
honest elections in North Carolina.
His open and persistent lobbying a.
galnst the reforms proposed in the
1899 General Assembly is going to
be cited on every occasion; and he
will be charged with failure of the
reform particularly with respect to
the markers" provisions) to be even
more far reaching than they were.
(4 Commissioner of Revenue AL
len j. Maxwell is going to be attack
ed most vigorously just because of
the title he has. Boiled down, his
chief handicap is expressed in the
one sentence often heard when his
candidacy is being discussed: :sHis
name is signed to too many tax re-
ceipts." He will also hear often. ard
always unfavorably, of his sales tax
record, and the Objectionable and
sometimes obnoxious methods used
by some Of his field agents in al
tempting to collect this levy.
(5) Willis Smith, it is said, recent
ly removed from his office door the
names of the big companies III. re-
presents as attorney, but he isl.'t 90
lng to be able to remove them from
the memory and mouths Of his op-
pOnents, and he'll hear a loi. ,ahl
tnem before the campaign is over.
If he actually goes through WIN \y...t
now seems to be his intentions and
plans.
So much for at least one of the
man issues sure to be raised against
each one of the five men upon Whor1
the State Federation of Labor be-
slowed the attention of regarding as
the most likely candidates for Gov
ernor in next years primary.
OF course, there will be others.
certainly other issues and quite DOS
sibly other candidates, although bv
the same token there is yet a very
distinct possibility that no more than
three Of the five under discussion
Will ever get around to paying their
filing dues.
Under the last head, there seem
to be no "bookies" actually laying
odds on the primary entrants, but #
there were you'd hardly be abs 10
get a bet out of them against. the
certainly OF Horton, Broughton and
Cooper being in the race. These three
are regarded as, practical certainties.
Ihere is also agreement that Max
we'll is as deadly anxious to run a,
any of them, but there is still
steady under-current Of feeling thot
he will be dissuaded at the last lno-
ment AS for Smith, there is what
seems to be growing belief that he's
having plenty Of fun now and get
ting much advertising that won't
hurt him.