Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-18
-'olitical Speculation Is Rife
IN Raleigh Earing Assembly
Continued from 80 Gam, y,

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current Sittins Is no exception. an;
one candidate is already ,u.n.y
the Held, another is almost , .,,...
Del, and third is beslnniu. ih,S
early ID emerge.
Robert Gregg Cherry Of G,.,,r
World War veteran. s,.> ,.r.,, ,,''',..
oe' ana once Il speaker OF The
'e Vi representative. HOW Sc.y-
ing His second l>inI al tI.v >,.i:u,
All aNoWSd cLn>.I...Itc ..r .uy,rr,,.
III 1879. DR.. Ralph A.,Dunaiu g, ii.
safes TAX leader III tie huli.r IN Iu.;
r'hher-up Tor governor IN Iy3G .,r,;
factor IN state politics oyer sin,.,,
ielS II be known mat uc WIN 49,,
rlthcr Tor governor or IJuii,d c,..,','
senate, with odds iavu, ms H., ~,
Ter. Reginald Lee Haryi, .i.n
lorher speaker Of the INNS, .
INV lieutenant governor. l., ,,n,,,,.
''s as Il very probable candid,
neSides these prospects for tho
o'",eS hishest Office, there are .cv-
Gi'i iof lesser places on the ticI;c,
John ID. LarkinS of Jones un,. ~,
MS lolrth term us senator fran, H.,
seventh district, would Xix, f. he
lieutenant governor. L.in,nu V.,a.
bale:.tiuc. also IL ro,u-,,rr ..,.',',
t ti""' wake county, wouldn't mind
n'! Az '"s inc NO. license plate either
wine, 'iiie Lee l.limpiin. veteran nr
r'hklih county IN both SENATE ,,a
''ouSe' might he persuaded Ia cnu,..,i
WIN one or both of them. H.yyr,.,r
r"huilionS seemed To Justify !,
n'''eitihe and Lumpkin wn,IJ
t''''cr settle Tor Harold Cuolcy's sn.,,
trict. WV ''"'th dlS-
1""kins a little further ahead, Do-
wa Livingstone Uibby) Ward crn.
.m county veteran and former
speaker OF the house, is snIittina
soihe rails to build fences rn,. :,
suoerhatorial campaign in io1e
Whch lhe Scnilcmaniy ruto:in, a,,.'
''h takes the office back eost OIL.
prospects may develop for ,nv ~
go" oiliceS' but al this date the
,oitsolng list about exhausts the
ln"""oiiiues in the membership if.
sen sen AS everyone knows. most If
inc Political talk involves nersons
,Sioe the legislative roster
=. 'cSehtIy, as this observer sess
nc situation. after discussing il viii
'''ihi>r OF recognized political
e,uef' IT stacks up about like th;s.
ohctry as The only avowcd cnndi-
.e Is lar IN the lead for governor
M, ,"' inc race hasn't even started
INC GaStonian has lost no supnort
''chtiy' put has not added greatly
Nnat he had last summer 10
popular with large segment or
ne population. acceptable 10 ,,hor
ira business (neither group boina
a'l.'sIdSuc ABOUT hlm), nor per Sc
unacceptable t" the intangible group
kingmakerS IN the party, but in
J." sense the crown prince of the
Mythical machine.
fiarriS is not a candidate, but
,"o''ld rot ask for defermcnt !,
ne should be drafted. He is a ,ex
nc manufacturer. would be entirel,
acceptable To big business" and
mas a labor record with which tina,
group cannot find fault. He will
20 rather slowly, being mindful of
ne tate of other lieutenant eoyer.
'"rS who have aspired to step I'm
'" Ire top rurg of the ladder. Daugh
ridge in 1915 tried il and failed.
'Ardncr in 1920 tried and failed (bu'
tagged an un"ppnSed comeback cigh,
years latcr): Fountain in 1892, Ora
ham in 1896 ard Horton in 1910
I'll tried TO beat the jinX but couldn',
Ia IT. Harris is not in the running.
III he canno; he written out of il.
Mcdonald unsuccessful one time.