Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-11
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel

UuC O1f VdICe.r E1OCfau.
Raleigh, Aug. IL Former State
Senator John Mcdaniel, of Cabar-
rus, was in Raleigh this week ano
fell to discussing politics with the
conductor of this column.
He has found little or no genera
interest in the gubernatorial race
through his section and has noted
but one thing on which there seems
to be almost unanimous agreement
"Out. our way we'd all be quite
willing to set aside the North Caro-
lima law and precedents to the ex.
tent of giving Governor Clyde Hoey
another term".
Maybe if State Treasurer Charlie
Johnson had been able to foresee
results of the Kentucky and Miss
lssippi gubernatorial primaries he
wouldn't have been in such hurry
to eliminate himself from considera-
ton for top post here in North Caro-
lima.
What with Keen licking the tar
out of Dear Alben's" G. I. o.
backed protege in the bluegrass sec
ton, and Paul heading the field
down in the land of the :nagnolias
it "eems there is distinctly a John
son tide running governors races.
State Senator Lin Ballentine,
Wake county dairyman, looks over
the scrambled governorship situa-
ton in Tar Heelia, figures it out as
being so complicated that it's any
mans :,ace, and decides there are
only two things which keep him
rom getting into the swim on his
own account:
eff 1 had the money and the
time, I'd think about running, says
he.
County and district game pro-
tectors have on hand and for sale
IA new type Of combination hunting
and fishing license, according 10
the Game and Inland Fish division
of the Department Of Conservation
and Development. They cost $3.10
same as in the past, and permit
holders to hunt or fish anywhere in
the State.
The new licenses are of light
weight cardboard, yellow in color
and contained in transparent
glassine envelopes, SO that they can
be carried in a bill fold.
This is the first time no button
Or badge has been issued in con-
nection with hunting and fishing
licenses.
And congressional possibilities
for next years primaries: John
Lang, Jr., of Carthage, National
Youth Administration head :o1
North Carolina.
He is being talked as a possible
opponent for w. %. Burgin, OF
Davidson, who won't be able to poll
300 votes in his nome county by
the absentee method next time.
Burgin was finally chosen the
Democratic nominee last year only
after the primary had been dragged
through the State Election Board
and into the court, which refused
! to decide the case one way OF
another in time f,r the gene! al cleo
ton. Ultimately an agreed upon
group Of three lawyers picked the
Davidson man over c. B Deane, OF
Richmond, who later was rewarded
with a good federal job.
What's happening in Raleigh these
days? The same thing that happens
| to a girl who wears cotton stock
ings, which is to- say, exactly moth
| ing. =,
Whether completely accurate OF
not, this is too good bit of poll
tical gossip to omit.
Recently, so the story runs, ar
emissary of Gordon Gray, Winston
Salem publisher, and president ot
the North Carolina Young Demo-
Gratis, engaged DR.. Ralph Mcdonald
North Cardinals almost-governor o1
1886, in a long conversation which
boiled down to this:
"Will you consider supporting
Gray for Lieutenant governor ir
1940?"
According to the story, Mcdonald
didn't even think the matter over
very long before he answered, "YoU
90 back and ask Mr.. Gray if he'll
support me for governor in 1914,
or words to that effect.
Which brings this column round tc
recollecting that after this bureau
carried a story during the legislative
davs of this year quoting Mcdonald
to the effect that he would never
rim for any office again, the doctor
.:1;,,,1x, roroarl<ed that. "NeVer i.
mighty long time, and indicated
khe thought he had been Just a wee
bit, "overquoted', if that's gooo
word.
Speaking of Gordon Gray, th'
Forsyth big wig may end by getting
a fellow townsman as speaker OF tne
Young Democratic Convention II