Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERiLL AND
LIN NESBET

quarters signs IN the Slr Walter log
by are representative of the vote
they'll get in tonights Democratic
caucus, the speaker Of the House is
going to be George Uzzcll of Rowan.
If the ~prc-caucus claims of votes
are truly Indicative, Mr.. Null is
home free. He claims all but Is
votes-probably has them in his
figucative bag by now. Uzzell's top
estimate is that he has letters from
81 saying they favor him.
If personal popularity with the
other House members is the correct
criterion, then Uzzell is ct.
But if political pressure and as
stunned eXpediency are to prevail
and they usually dots Null, two
to one.
John Kerr, Jr., Warren cCunty's
Representative, appeared early in the
Sir Walter lobby, carrying d bundle
iunder his arm.
What have you got there"
queried another early-Dird lagisla-
tor.
why, I'm now all ready for the
session. | Just brought d shirt with
detachable collar. extra collar ard
a pair OF pajamaS. The papers are
saying we won't be here long
Senators uncommitted in the OBJ
Viously close Larkins-Gay fight for
president pro tenn, We're doing their
best to find out whom to back.
What they wanted to find Out is
how incoming Governor J. Melville
Brou3htOn stood.
Lieutenant Governor Reg Harris
wrote oil senators some time ago
taat he has no choice.
Johnston county, like all Gaul, is
now divided into three parts; eacn
of which has been claimed by q
different electrical cooperative.
Officials OF the Tri-Counties
headquarters Goldsboro), South
River (Steadman) and Wake (Wake
toresD co-ops nave agreed to parti-
ton the territory thTee ways in order
to prevent overlapping of interests.
What with 1876 miles Of rural lines
already built by the Carolina Power
and Light company and the SoOn-tO-
De-aunChed construction by the
three cO-ops, Johnston Will soon be
all lit up, despite the fact it has voted
out its Abe stores.
Arriving in Raleigh several days
] earlier than most legislators be-
cause Of duties connected with his
membership on the inaugural COM
mlttec, Representative Carol p.
Rogers Of Polk has had a good time
telling freshman members and 9TH
erS whom he meets that the "CF"
in his name stands for "Chemicaliy
pure
Marvin Ritch, who occupied one
OF the three seats from Mccklenburg
in the 1889 house, but failed to make
the grade in the primary Tor re-
nomination, was among the van
guard Of legislative arrivals. He an
nounced that he was here to see
that Mecklenburg gets the fourth
seat to which it is entitled under
constitutional reappointment. Mr..
Ritch also carries a club for the
parole machinery of the state be-
cause of its failure to 'iberate one
of has clients whom he claims is I'M
justly serving a prison term.
Speaking of blitzkriegs: Early ar
rivals Of legislators found that there
hadn't been much said about it be-
fore, but Dan Tompkins, veteran
from Jackson county, was putting on
a Cyclone campaign for reading
clerk in the house which last night
seemed to have about all the other
candidates running around IN circles.
Senator Ballentine, chairman Of
the legislative committee on the in
auguratiOn, has issued a ukaSe to the
effect that all members Of his COM
mittee must, and all legislators may,
wear full dress-eVen to white tie
and tails-at the inaugural ball. The
IloWly tux will not be admitted to
the committee box.
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