The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
RAL E G H
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Star-News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
By HENRY AVERILL,

Dy AtEllLL
RALEIGH, March 29.-Major Ed.
ward F. Griffin of L%ouisburg visited
the headquarters of all four guber.
material candidates who have located
their staffs in the Sir Walter hotel.
He wasn't looking around for a
candidate to support for governor,
either. On the other hand he was
soliciting the good will and favor
of all Of them for his own cause.
He is a candidate for congress
against Harold D. Cooley in the
Fourth, and, rather oddly, every one
OF the four would-be governors is
entitled to vote in the Fourth.
Major Griffin commented laugh.
ingly on a story in the Greensboro
News, remarking that Tom Bost,
veteran Raleigh correspondent, had
gone far afield in an effort to make
something Of a mystery out of the
Griffin candidacy.
There aren't all the complications
or implications at which Tom hint
ed" he said. 1.-THE fact is I really
want the job Of representing the
Fourth; I thoroughly canvassed the
situation; and I sincerely believe
have an excellent chance to win.
That's all there is to it. I'm not
the candidate of any clique or group,
and wasn't put into the rae as
the result of any political manipu-
lations."
Over in the Sixteenth State Sena-
torial district, a complicated situa'
ton has arisen which may result
in Durham county having two sena-
tors in the 1941 general assembly,
after losing out in it's efforts to get
even one in 1889.
There Ire four candidates for the
two seats, and three Of them come
from Durham, the other from Ala
nance, while neither Orange mol
Caswell will offer a man this time
C. G. Shaw, C. G.. Scott and E. C.
Brooks have announced in Durham
and E. T. (Curley) Sanders, senator
in 1887, is in the field from Ala
nance. orange and Caswell r like
ly to give Curley a big vote, but
in his home county he has the I'm
yielding opposition Of the strong
CLIO. element and may lose so many
votes there that two Durhamites slir
in ahead of him.
Even those who are somewhat ac'
customed to such things are still
thrilled to the marrow when theil
picture gets into print.
Witness the case of Mrs. Mary
Pollard, Horton headquarters secre'
tary. She has had her picture in
the public prints more than once
previously, but when your Raleigh
reporter mentioned casually Thurs
day morning that the Horton staff's
picture was in 1.-THE State" Car
Goerch's weekly, Mary nearly fell
over herself getting out from be
hind her desk and dashing to the
elevator to go down stairs to the
lobby news stand to get a copy.
Add to the list of 1899 state sena.
tors who are trying this time for
the house-John Umstead of Orange
county.
The incumbent Roland McClam'
roch and still a third candidate are
in the field.
Umstead looks at the matter quite
philosophically. He figures that the
more local candidates there are the
heavier the Orange county vote will
be, with a resultant increase in the
number of votes for Carl Durham,
Oranges congressman in the Sixth
who faces a terrific fight for re-
election.
Met a youngster On the street a
day or so ago who was easily rec
ognized as the small (some 5 or .
years old, perhaps) of j. B. Clark,
well known Raleigh radio sports
commentator. He was "de spittin'
image of he pa" as the old-time
negroes used to say.
"Ill bet your names Clark" said
your reporter.
That's right" piped the young
ster.
"And I'll bet your first names
J. b." continued the scribe.
mo, it amt" answered the tot
quite intelligently, Its Butch"