Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-24
Speculates
On 1912 Campaign
Continued From Page One)

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up on him.
All that was before the lcnd-lease
bill. Senator Bailey came to support
OF the President ON that measure
with one of the most logical and pre-
suasive speeches made for the bill
and was at once restored to favor.
Besides, war conditions and foreign
relations have so completely over
Swallowed domestic experiments that
New Dealers themselves are almost
on the outside around Washington.
And that all stacks up to the con-
clusion that when next sunnmer rcils
around n Of two things will have
happened:
Either this country viii be actively
engaged in war, in which case all
ether matters will be relegatcd to
lack positions, and the people viii
show little patience toward aspiring
or selfishly ambitious politicians. In
that event Senator Bailcv's renomin-
alton W:..lld be virtually assured.
Or, there will have been a reversal
Of popular sentiment toward ali-Uut
aid for Britain and resentment OF
the higher tax loads which such aid
imposed. This resentment might find
expression in opposing any candidate
who had strongly favored the policy.
That would make it hard for either
Bailey OF Cooley.
Also. that would cut INTO the pro
bdblc influence and prestige Of Dr..
Mcdonald with respect to natiUna.
alfairs and would put more emphasis
On state affairs and on the Brought
ton administration
Meantime 4 lot of things colud
have happened in that field. There
has been during the past three OF
our years a lot Of dissatisfaction
with ALLEGATION of highway money.
Governor Broughton has complete
reorganization 0! the highway ON
mission, and has promised d mo"c
thoroughly state viewpoint. But the
demands for certain defense pro-
ject roads may necessltae even closer
restriction of available money to
small areas. In that case. folks gen
orally are not gong to be happy.
They may, with utter disregard tor
fairness or justice, blame the COVER
nOr'S new setup for the condition.
And the completeness Of the COVER
nor's control oven the recent legs
lalure leaves him no out. If for
any reason his program isn't popt-
Lar he will suffer more individual
loss of prestige than any governor in
recent years could have suffered.
Two OF three things are evident
to observers around Raleigh. One is
that the 'SheIby gang" has lost its
place of dominance in the political
affairs of the state. 1t has been re-
placed by the potentially stronger
"Broughton machine" The men who
composed the dominant group for the
past twelve OF fourteen years, hOW-
ever, arc not going to Just step dow
and out. Either they will JON the
new crowd or they will organize to
light it. Which urs they pursue
will determine whether the 1871 and
1914 campaigns are dull or lively. II
Gardner, Hoey, Cherry ct ais elect TO
march under the banner carried Dy
Denny and Mcdonald the army WIZ.
be inNlnClblC. In fact, there wont bt
any war. But if they decide to re-
slSt, 1t VIII be much Hike the mythical
irrc>Itable moving object comm" ID
contact with the lmmoVaDlc station
any one.
There is still another angle to thi,
picture. That is the legislative pm
marlcs. The General Assembly to -,
nominated next spring will sit in Ru-
leigh in January, l943. 1t Will DC
BrOugntOn'S mld-tcrm session. and
that is always the test for any GOV
Crnor. The honeymoon IS over. There
are few appointments to be held OIL
as pay for support. Besides, there Il
the ranking disappointment of many
who had expected to get something
good in the way of JOBS and didn't
so it is logical to assume hat tht
governor and his "machine' Will Uc
as much concerned to get a friendly
legislature in Raleigh as about who
shall sit in the United States Senate.
Besides the national and state leg
islatiVe candidates, there are three
members of the state supreme court
whose terms expire next time-Chle.
Justice Stacy and Associates Clark-
son and SChenCk. Ordinarily the pc
llCItlcS Of supreme court justices Is
different from the rough and tumble
OF other candidates, but anything
may happen now. What happens IN
this field and in the superior court
judgeships Will depend largely upon
the effect the governors appoint
n,ents for special judgeshlps have up
on the ambitions OF many lawyers