Autobiography of C.L. Shuping, Part 2

Autobiography of C. L. Shuping, Greensboro, N.C., part 2

Opposition to Re-nomination and reelection of Senator F.M. Simmons to U.S. Senate, 1930

Questionnaire sent to Party Leaders
My first public appearance in this campaign was in the form of a letter and questionnaire
addressed to 750 Democratic leaders throughout the state on August 5, 1929, reading as follows: “With a view to ascertaining the sentiment of the Democrats of the state with respect to the approaching sensational contest, I am enclosing four questions, the answers to which should be of great importance in this connection. As one of a number of loyal Democrats, who are interested as such as a real triumph for the party in 1930, I shall greatly appreciate a prompt answer incorporating your views.
Many Democrats feel that the unqualified success of the party and the welfare of the state are far greater importance than the interest of any individual. As a loyal Democrat you may be of much help in efforts to start a course designed to promote the ends herein indicated. For these reasons I am respectfully soliciting a frank expression from you.”
The four questions are:
1. Would you support a candidate other than Senator Simmons for the Democratic nomination for the senate in 1930?
2. Do you think there should be a contest in the Democratic Party (in the primary) next year for the nomination for United States Senator?
3. In addition to the statement of your position, will you indicate your opinion as to the state of sentiment in the party in your county?
4. If you are opposed to Senator Simmons, whom do you prefer to run against him?
This letter and questionnaire were published on the front page of every daily paper in the state. The article relating thereto appearing in the Greensboro Daily News is hereto attached: which by all means should be read, the date of issue being August 7, 1929.

1929, preparations for the campaign
I obtained lists of the names and addresses of the following:
All registered Democrats in every precinct in every county in the state.
All members of the General Assembly of North Carolina 1924, 1926, and 1928 sessions:
Heads of all departments, branches, divisions, commissions, agencies, ect. of the state government. Heads of all departments, branches, ect. Of all counties, to wit: Clerk of Superior Court, Register of deeds, Sheriff, Treasurer, Auditor, County manager, Coroner, Surveyor, Board of Health, Board of Elections, Supt. Public Schools. Supt. Public Welfare, Demonstration agent, County commissioners, Board of education, ect., Trustees of all State Educational Institutions, Superintendents and Principals of public schools, Game Wardens, members of NC National Guard, Bank Officials, Officials of Textile Mills and other Institutional Enterprises, Judges of the Superior Court, lawyers, Doctors, Dentists, Ministers, and Hundreds of organizations.
From the Post Office department I obtained a list of all RFD routes in the state together with the number of mail boxes on each route. Under the system of delivering mail without individually addressing each item it was made possible to cover the rural area of the state with political pamphlets within twenty-four hours at a minimal expense.
It was decided to divide the operation of our campaign organization into sections and to place each section in a separate building to protect us from spying on the part of the opposition.




Object of Survey
The primary object and purpose of my letter and questionnaire will be found in my statement appearing in the newspapers on Sunday August 1, 1929 where they are succinctly set forth. A copy of the News and Observer of Raleigh is attached, in which my statement in full appears, which by all means should be read. The headlines in the Charlotte Observer are as follows:
“Denies backing any candidate
Shuping explains purpose of
Letter Feeling out Simmons
Sentiment”

Results of Survey

The results of my survey were published in all of the daily papers of the state on
Sunday, December 22, and Monday, December 23, 1929.
My statement as it appears in the Greensboro Daily News of December 22 is hereto attached and by all means should be read.
It is predicted that announcements of the Bailey candidacy would be followed by one of the most vigorous political campaigns in the history of the state.


Inflow of opposition to the reflection of Senator Simmons
Immediately following the 1928 election until August 1929 I received from local party leaders and the tank and file of Democratic voters many thousands of demands that Simmons be opposed and defeated for reelection and pledging their selves to actively support an opposition candidate.
Following the publication of my letter and questionnaire submitted to 750 party leaders throughout the state on August 5, 1929, the opposition to Simmons and the pledges to actively support an opposition candidate became increasingly more intensified throughout the campaign and until the day of the primary.
It was conservatively estimated that we had the full, complete, active and enthusiastic support of at least 50,000 loyal voters.

1930, Josiah W. Bailey vs Senator F. M. Simmons
This was a primary election held on June 7, 1930 to determine whether Mr. Bailey should be nominated as the Democratic candidate for the office of United States Senator to succeed Senator Simmons or whether Senator Simmons should re-nominated to succeed himself to his seventh term as United States Senator from North Carolina.
The fact that Senator Simmons bolted the Democratic Party in the 1928 election and the results of his treachery has already been printed out. He, no doubt, rejoiced over the fact that he had won a great personal victory, but in the light of subsequent events, it appears as a matter of fact that he met his political death and dug his own grave.
The 1928 campaign left the Democratic Party in a state of despair. Leaders as well as voters generally were in a topsy–turvy state of mind about reuniting the party and restoring harmony in the ranks. It was decided that the best course to follow for the time being was to wait until tempers cooled off and sound conclusions could be reached. That course was followed until June 1929. During this interval I was advised by thousands of voters that they were opposed to the reelection of Simmons. It was also revealed to me that the Simmons people were conducting an appeasement campaign of sympathy for Simmons to the end that they may head off opposition to his reelection to the U.S. Senate.

I had known Simmons since 1912. I knew a great deal about his political background; his way and manner of doing things, many of which never appeared in print, and that he was considered the most skillful and expert politician in North Carolina, but I was not discouraged. On the contrary, I was encouraged to advance every degree of skill I possessed with a firm determination to win this campaign and thereby remove Simmons from the U.S. Senate.
I was certain that Simmons would be a candidate for reelection in 1930. My associates agreed to do this. It was also my opinion that if Simmons ran, he would see to it that his opponent would be faced with the hardest political battle ever waged in the history of North Carolina; that Simmons would realize that this would be his last campaign due to his age; that he was fighting for his political life; that he would resort to every thing imaginable or conceivable or inconceivable with which to charge his opponent and the close associates of those participating in the campaign of this opponent to the extent of engaging in a campaign of character assassination of all of them, such as he had done in other campaigns.
We had problems, big problems to meet and I thought we should proceed forth-with to formulate the strategy of our campaign.

The main questions involved were:
• To establish the best and most complete and efficient organization in the political history of North Carolina.
• To establish ways and means of financing the campaign.
• To select the best all around qualified man in the state as our candidate.
It will be found from the discourse which follows what all of the foregoing matters
were solved in most satisfactory ways.

Selection of a candidate
Chief Justice W.O. Stacy of the Supreme Court of North Carolina was selected as an ideal candidate to oppose Senator Simmons.
Judge Stacy was born December 26, 1884. Attended the University of Chapel Hill where he also studied law, practiced law 1910-1916, udge Superior Court 1916-1920, Elected Associate Justice Supreme Court of North Carolina 1920 for full term. Appointed by Governor A.W. McLean March 16, 1925 to succeed Chief Justice Hoke (resigned) and in 1926 nominated without opposition in primary and elected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for 8 year term.
On or about December 5, 1929 Mr. Bailey and I conferred with Judge Stacy. This conference was followed by several additional meetings at which every known fact and aspect of the campaign was discussed. In the course of these meetings Mr. Bailey told Judge Stacy that if he would run, he (Bailey) would contribute $10,000.00 to his campaign and speak for him in every county in the state. I told Stacy that I would give him the full benefit of my services.
Without going into details I must confess that he was confronted with a difficult decision. At all times he seemed to be deeply interested. He finally told us that he had come to the conclusion that it would be best for him to stay on the Supreme Court.
Judge Stacy was re-nominated and reelected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court without opposition and in 1934, 1942, and 1950 for 8 year terms.

Breakfast with Judge Stacy
During the months of April and May and in June until the day of the primary, June 7, 1930 Judge Stacy and I had breakfast together in the mail dining room of the Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh every morning. We always sat at a table located in the extreme north east corner of the room. He was always anxious to know about the progress of our campaign.


Selection of a candidate, continued
Re: W.J. Brogden
Upon withdrawal from consideration of Judge Stacy we then turned to Associate Justice of the NC Supreme Court, W.J. Brogden, who had attended some of the meetings with Judge Stacy.
Judge Brogden was born October 18, 1877. Attended University of North Carolina, Ph.13; Trinity College and University Law School and licensed to practice in 1907. He was appointed by Governor A.W. McLean as associate Justice of the Supreme Court to fill the unexpired term of Judge L.R. Varser; elected to same office for the unexpired term November 2, 1926; elected for the full 8 year term
November 6, 1928.
Mr. Bailey and I had several conferences with Judge Brogden (all of out meetings with Judge Brogden were held in Raleigh). Every phase of the campaign was discussed in detail, including his financial worth and circumstances. Mr. Bailey and I repeated to him what he had heard us say to Judge Stacy to wit. Bailey would contribute $10,000.00 to his campaign and speak in his behalf in every county in the state and that I would give him the full benefit of my services. He was profoundly interested and indicated to us that he was very much inclined to become a candidate. At our third meeting on Friday, December 27th, he told us that before he made a final decision it would be necessary for him to see Governor McLean and find out whether he could depend upon him for his support and that he would talk with Governor McLean and meet with us again on Wednesday, January 1, 1930.

I returned to Raleigh on Tuesday, December 3, 1929. Bailey and I met with Brogden Wednesday January 15th, when he advised us that he had decided to remain on the Supreme Court bench and not become a candidate for U.S. Senator.
The announcement was given to the newspapers on Thursday, January 2nd and appeared in all of the papers on Friday, January 3, 1930.
Judge Brogden died in October 1935. The articles appearing in the Raleigh News and Observer and Greensboro Daily News on January 1, 1930 should be read and for that purpose they are hereto attached.

Bailey announces that he will be a candidate
By the time I reached Greensboro on Friday, December 27 following the conference with Judge Brogden I had a feeling that he would not be a candidate. On Saturday morning the 28th I called Bailey on long distance telephone at his residence in Raleigh and told him how I felt and urged him to come to Greensboro Sunday (December 29) and spend the day with me in order that we might have ample time to discuss everything involved.
Upon his arrival Sunday morning we spent several hours reviewing the large volume of evidence in opposition to Senator Simmons, which I had in hand. He was deeply impressed and expressed his great delights. My purpose here was to first convince him that we could win.
Bailey said to me repeatedly after the Simmons catastrophe in 1928 that he could not be a candidate against Simmons for U.S. Senator. I never did ask him why and he never told me why. At this meeting I told him I would like to know why. His answer was that years ago he wrote a letter to Simmons in which he stated that he would never run against him. I said that letter was written when you and Simmons were close personal and political friends and is too ancient now to have any valid force and effect, particularly in view of your present day relationships. He, not you, has destroyed your respect for him. Forget that letter. Join me whole-heartedly in this campaign to reunite the Democratic Party and restore harmony in its ranks. You will be happy if you do and very unhappy if you do not, ect.


I won him heart and soul. He said he would be a candidate against Senator Simmons. Thereby I accomplished my main objective in getting him to come to Greensboro.
It was agreed that he would announce his candidacy immediately after Brogden announced that he would not be a candidate.
When I first saw Mr. Bailey after my return to Raleigh on Tuesday, December 31st to receive Judge Brogden’s final answer he told me he had prepared his announcement which he wanted me to read. I told him his announcement should be by word of mouth and not in writing, to tear up his statement. I didn’t care to see it. I then said, whatever you may say in a statement the Simmons people will find something to make disconcerting remarks about.
My suggestion that the announcement be verbal was followed.
The next question I raised with Mr. Bailey was the matter of policies, which should be agreed upon for the conduct of our campaign. He asked me: What do you mean? In Reply I said: I will illustrate: to wit: In this particular campaign you as a candidate should not make any speeches or issue any statements for publication; that we had every reason to believe that the Simmons organization would make the campaign as rough and rugged as possible; that they would accuse you of everything on the face of the earth and even resort to a program of character assassination. We do not want to participate in that kind of campaign. We will get hurt if we do. We are trying to reunite the Democratic Party and restore harmony in its ranks and I firmly believe that the tactics employed by them will be helpful to us in the accomplishment of our purpose.
We discussed this matter at length and closed the issue by agreeing that it would be best for Mr. Bailey to keep his mouth shut. Our next discussion related to the questions of management and financing of the campaign. These questions required no discussion but we did confirm and ratify the understanding between us that I would manage the campaign and raise funds with which to finance it.
Bailey’s announcement appeared in the daily newspapers on Friday, January 3, 1930. The attached copies of the Greensboro Daily News, The Charlotte Observer, and the News and Observer, Raleigh and editorial in the Greensboro Daily Record make interesting informative reading.
It was understood and agreed that my appointment as State Campaign Manager would be held in obeisance for a month or so in order that I may have the opportunity to attend to some of my own personal and professional affairs.


State Campaign Manager
On Saturday, February 8, 1930 the newspapers of the state carried the announcement of my appointment as State manager of the Bailey Campaign. The announcement as it appeared in the Greensboro Daily News is hereto attached. I am also attaching a brief statement published in the Greensboro Daily Record together with an editorial appearing in the February 10th issue of the newspaper.
The statement appearing in the Greensboro Daily news is well worth reading.

Quotations:
Governor O. Max Gardner is quoted as having stated in the campaign in 1928 that: C.L. Shuping is the most brilliant county chairman manager in North Carolina. Governor A.W. McLean said to me on October 11, 1928 when Governor Smith visited Greensboro: Mr. Shuping you are the most courageous and determined man I have ever seen.



Shuping takes over
The attached article appearing in the Greensboro Daily News Monday February 24th entitled: “Shuping takes over Bailey Reins today” is an important part of the program.
Special attention is called to the second paragraph of this statement, which reads as follows:
“Thus far there has been no change in the Bailey strategy. The superlative orator has not changed his mind about speaking. There have been several assaults on him in the papers, but none of them have pulled his tongue. Indeed, the bailey partisians would really enjoy the employment of violence in speech if the Baileyites might refrain from reprisals. The Simmons supporters undoubtedly have expected the attack to come from Bailey. They have hoped that he might make the speech that he employed the last night of the campaign in Raleigh. But Mr. Bailey isn’t making any body mad. He is using all that he has to hold the people that are sore on Mr. Simmons.” The Baileyites have abounding faith in Mr. Shuping.

June 2, 1930
Speculation of newspapers on outcome of Primary Election on June 7, 1930
The attached article, which appeared in the Greensboro Daily News, Monday, June 2, 1930, is both amusing and interesting. Note carefully the headlines. Near the end of this article was the heading: “The scribes give it up appears. There have been many newspaper men here, old reporters who have done politics for their papers 30 or more years”. These men have wrought their best but they do not know what to guess about this campaign.” Under the headline “What the Republicans thinks” it is said: Seeing the strength of the Bailey organization the Republicans have been unreserved in their judgement that Bailey is the sure winner…they see Bailey victory…and they see it big.” The second paragraph begins with these words: “Each is as cocksure of salvation as a penitent in the electric chair……, and it says “For Mr. Bailey, Mr. Shuping would not be surprised if the Raleigh candidate takes every congressional district”. The succeeding paragraph talks about the change in strategy, which does not apply, to the Bailey organization. But what is said about Simmons is very sympathetic.
I completely endorse the statement appearing under the heading: “Bailey Organization”
“Bailey came into the race against Senator Simmons after tendering his services to anybody who would make the fight for the Democratic regulars. In a twinkling there was mobilized for him the most impressive force of opposition ever seen in North Carolina. The best organization that ever awaited election day in North Carolina is serving Mr. Bailey…Men ask today how hardly shall be beaten with the best army that ever did political battle in North Carolina. We released no statements about the campaign that would be helpful to Simmons in any way or harmful to ourselves in any way. We kept the Simmons organization and the campaign reporters in total darkness until the day before the primary.



June 6, 1930
Predictions of Charles A. Hines, State Campaign manager for Senator Simmons and C.L. Shuping, State manager for Josiah W. Bailey as the same appears in the Greensboro Daily Record.
It will be noted that Hines claims that Simmons will win by a majority of between 50,000 and 70,000, and that I claimed Bailey would win by a majority of not less than 60,000.
The next morning I changed my mind and predicted that bailey would win by a majority of 70,000 o more and repeated this conclusion to hundreds of voters.



June 7, 1930
Bailey nominated for United States Senator
Official Primary vote June 7, 1930 gives Bailey a majority over Simmons by 70,367, which automatically gave the nomination to Bailey.

Bailey elected U.S. Senate
Official general election vote November 4, 1930: Bailey was opposed in the general election by George M. Pritchard the Republican candidate for U.S. Senator. Bailey received a majority over Pritchard of 113,632, which automatically gave the election to Bailey. Enclosed is a copy of official figures.

1930
Democratic Primary vote June 7, 1930 for United States Senator (official)
State vote: J.W. Bailey 200,242
F.M. Simmons 129,875
Bailey carries state by 70,367

Guilford County:
Bailey 6,610
Simmons 3,580
Bailey carried count by 3,030

Bailey carried 84 counties
Simmons carried 16 counties


General Election November 4, 1930
State vote: Josiah W. Bailey, Democrat 324,393
George W. Pritchard, Republican 210,761
Bailey carried state by 113,632

Guilford County:
Bailey 11,699
Pritchard 9,641
Bailey carried county by 2,058

Bailey carried 89 counties
Pritchard carried 11

June 9, 1930
Three articles appear in the Greensboro Daily News of this date entitled as follows:
J.W. Bailey selected to run over man who could not be beaten.
High spots in Bailey’s Career
Washington shocked by Bailey’s margin in recent campaign
The first article constituents a summary or more or less an analysis of the campaign items referred to in the articles:
Bailey selected to run over man who could not be beaten.



The Raleigh candidate nominated over the most powerful figure in Southern politics in 50 years.
Majority surveys by best observers that Democracy had resulted in expressed belief that Simmons could not be dislodged.
Bailey was chosen to beat Invincible Opponent
Bailey man who knew that Simmons could be defeated; exact quote: But there was also a Bailey man who had known long before the uprising that Senator Simmons could be defeated. That youngster was the pertinacious Leroy Shuping of Greensboro, to whom must go more credit for the victory than any other and perhaps all other men.
There have been other campaigns in both Carolinas but never one that equaled Shuping’s for infinitude of detail and circumstantiality.
Shuping had 10,000 workers chomping at the bit weeks before the primary was due….But Shuping did not stop to quarrel with anybody; he organized the precincts. And when every ill wind blew in his direction, he simply said, we have 10,000 working for us. We will beat them 60,000. Now quit your worrying. We can’t lose. He never heard a syllable of news that disturbed him.
When Saturday (Primary day June 7) came there were workers in abundance ready to go without food even to put in a day’s work against Senator Simmons. They went – Mr. Bailey was being held at home and no rousements were desired. The man’s superb speaking equipment was lost. Many Democrats still favored Bailey because they wished him to blister Simmons over the whole earth. They coveted a candidate who could get him told. Mr. Bailey seemed to be the man. And they tied his tongue. It worked well.
The attacks took every conceivable form. Bailey would not reply and the assaults grew severer and more frequent (including) character assassination. The 1928 campaign seemed to be mild by comparison with that which ended yesterday. Senator Simmons singularly enough came to real prominence in North Carolina through the revolution of 1898. His direction of the campaign made him the inevitable leader for 1900 in which year he was elected to the senate. It is a queer turn of politics that takes him
Out 32 years later, a revolution within the party. The disruption is complete. There is not a vestige of the old organization in possession of Mr. Simmons or any body related by blood or marriage to him. The wreck is complete.
The second article is biographical.
The third article is out of Washington and headed as follows: Washington shocked by Bailey’s margin in recent campaign.
Quotations:
Some strong men in the opinion camp held off this strong spring believing as they did, that the renomination of Mr. Simmons was inevitable…
Members of the North Carolina colony, including house members, spent hours in the office of the Daily News while telephone calls were almost constant up to midnight.
They could not get used to the idea that North Carolina really proposed to displace or discard the little giant, as he was so frequently called.
As to the new order likely to grow out of the defeat of Mr. Simmons, it will henceforth be looked upon as the Bailey machine, whose operation will be directed by men who have reduced modern politics to a fine art.







June 21, 1930
Nationwide Publicity
Our campaign received nationwide attention as will be observed from the attached article which appeared in the Literary Digest on the 21st of June 1930 which shows a picture of Bailey as the Giant Killer and a picture of Simmons as the Little Giant.
This article is very interesting reading.

June 25, 1930
Article appearing in Greensboro Daily News entitled “C.L. Shuping winds up campaign, today was great organizer” invites interest.
I quote the following exerpts:
Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 25, when C.L. Shuping comes here (Raleigh) to put the finishing touches on his great job”. The Greensboro man who directed the campaign will pass into political history as one of the most brilliant performances of all time.
The Shuping strategy puts him as manager about where Senator Simmons found himself in 1898. The senator gained immortality for snapping out from under the fusion rule…. “Mr. Shuping had the legendary Simmons to beat, then the real Simmons both of the real thing in political organization.
Shuping organized the fight: he inspired it….

July 3, 1930
State Democratic Convention, Raleigh, N.C.
Confirmation of restoration of unity and harmony in the Democratic Party in North Carolina:
See: attached copies of Greensboro Daily News, Raleigh News & Observer, July 4, 1930.
It should not be forgotten that the object and purpose of the campaign launched against Senator Simmons was to reunite the Democratic Party in North Carolina and restore harmony in the ranks of the party, an essential element of which rendered it necessary to drive Senator Simmons out of the United States Senate.
It should be remembered also that I personally paid all expenses incurred up to the time Bailey announced his candidacy and thereafter, all of my hotel, travel, and other personal expenses to the end of the campaign.

Campaign Pamphlets
For the purpose of illustrating the type of our campaign literature I am herewith attaching a few samples:

To the Democrats of North Carolina: Signed by Kenneth C. Royall, Goldsboro, NC
Prepared by Dennis G. Brummitt, Attorney General of NC, Walter D. Siler, Assistant Attorney, and myself – May 31,1930. The contents were supplied by the Raleigh News and Observer and Greensboro Daily News both of which I had found in separate volumes for the first six months of 1930.

Why defeat Simmons – signed by 15 leading democrats. The case against Senator Simmons. Editorial Danbury Reporter. Party loyalty and Simmons – Eric Rogers, editor Greensboro Daily record.
Simmons talks to first voters – News and Observer, Raleigh, NC





Bailey’s great record as a democrat. Signed by 17 leading democrats.
Let us have an end of cut-throat politics in the Democratic Party – by Editor Roxboro Courier
Royal received hundreds of letters from all parts of the county congratulating him which he had bound and which were later destroyed in a fire.

1930-1931
Republican efforts to deprive Bailey of his seat in U.S. Senate
The Republican Party had control of the U.S. Senate in 1930 and 1931.
The Democratic Primary held on June 6, 1930 nominated Mr. Bailey for U.S. Senator.
On October 13, 1930, a Select Committee on Senatorial Campaign Expenditures of the U.S. Senate composed of (Gerald P. Nye – Republican - North Dakota - Chairman, Roscoe C. Patterson, Republican, Missouri, and Robert F. Wagner, Democrat, New York), came to Raleigh to investigate reports received by the committee to the effect that large sums of money had been used in the campaign for U.S. Senator and also changes of corrupt voting.
Seventeen witnesses were subpoenaed, all of whom testified, some of them being:
J. Crawford Bigger, Chairman state board of Elections
J.S. Manning


Cameron Morrison, former Governor of NC
O.H. Mull, Chairman, state democratic executive committee
Jas. H. Pou, Father in law of Mr. Bailey
Jas. H. Pou, Jr.
C.L. Shuping

The following day Mr. Nye’s chief investigator came to Greensboro and reported to me that he had been sent out by Mr. Nye to tell me that no evidence had been produced to support the charges and the case would be dismissed.

Seizure May 4, 1931
Ballot boxes and contents NC State Election U.S. Senate
November 4, 1930
On May 4, 1931 George H. Moses, Republican of New Hampshire, and James E. Watson, Republican of Indiana, and Robert J. Buckley, Democrat of Ohio, as a subcommittee of the committee on privileges and elections of the Senate of the United States, instituted suits in the U.S. Districts Courts of the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of NC for the seizure of all ballot boxes and their contents used at the November 4, 1930 election of a U.S. Senator for NC. The said suits, as alleged, in each action, being based on charges “contained in a petitition of George Moore Pritchard addressed to the Senate of the U.S., wherein it was alleged, among other things, that at said election many thousand more votes were cast for Pritchard than were cast for Bailey and although the returns as certified to the Secretary of state of NC showed that the said Josiah W. Bailey had received an apparent plurality of 113,632 votes, but that said apparent plurality was due to error and irregularities in the election affecting the result which if corrected would show that the contestant George Moore Pritchard actually received a majority of votes legally cast at said election for said office of not less than 10,000 votes.





Whereupon the Judges of the District Courts ordered and districts of the U.S. Marshals of their respective districts to forthwith take into custody and control all ballot boxes located in the district and used at the election for U.S. Senator for the state of NC held on November 4, 1930 and all of the contents thereof and all of the absentee ballots cast in said election and to deliver the same to the petitioners (members of the subcommittee of the committee on privileges and elections of the senate of the United States.
My immediate reaction to this proceeding was that the said committee of the U.S. Senate had no right, power, or authority to institute said action. Thereupon I made a careful research of the law bearing on the subject and found the Federal Courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States had held that such an action count not be maintained and prepared a brief covering the subject.
My next idea was that the nature of the case was such that it would be necessary for state of North Carolina to intervene.
I then called Mr. Bailey in Raleigh and told him I would come to Raleigh the next morning, May 5, for a conference. I suggested that he call a group of other attorneys to join us in order to get their reaction about my procedure. Only one in the group agreed with me. I thanked them for coming to the meeting and in their presence I asked for Mr. Bailey to call Governor Gardner and find out if He and I could see him if we would come immediately to his office. I related to him the facts of our case and the procedure, which I thought should be followed. He agreed with me and called Attorney General Brummitt to come to his office. After discussion with me, Brummitt agreed on the procedure.
All preliminaries having been agreed upon Governor Gardner advised Mr. Brummitt to take me with him and go back to his office and go to work on the case.
After continuing our procedure Mr. Brummitt and I prepared and transmitted to the US District Judge before whom this litigation was pending a telegram copy of which is hereto attached and which is self-explanatory.
We them prepared and filed in each court a ‘motion to vacate the orders made on May 4, 1931 and dismiss said proceedings, copy of which is also hereto attached and which also is self-explanatory.
Of the three actions instituted by the committee of the US Senate the case pending in the US District Court for the Eastern District of NC was heard before the honorable J.M. Meekins, Judge of said court on the 11th day of May, 1931 in Raleigh, NC. After a full hearing and arguments at length by counsel Judge Meekins entered an court order directing that the State of NC and J.A. Wall and W.J. Bryan be allowed to intervene in the action; that the proceeding be dismissed at the cost of the petitioners (The committee of the US Senate) and that all ballot boxes and their contents be restored to the parties from whom they were taken, copy of which order is hereto attached.
Orders similar that signed by Meekins were later signed by Judges Webb of the Weston District and Hayes of the Middle District thereby putting and end to this litigation.


1931
On September, 21 1931 appointed by Governor O. Max Gardner as a delegate to represent NC at the US Good Roads Association Convention to be held in Birmingham, Alabama October 12-15, 1931, evidenced by attached certificate executed by Governor Gardner with the seal of the state affixed transmitted to me by Edwin Gill, private secretary.





1931-1934
Funds raised for the Democratic National Committee
On November 1, 1931, I was appointed chairman of the Victory Fund Campaign of the Democratic Party in NC, the announcement of which was made by Joust Shouse Executive Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and published in NC papers on November 2, 1931. Copy of the Greensboro Daily News is attached.
John W. Davis, presidential nominee on the democratic ticket in 1924 is national chairman of the Victory Fund Campaign.
It was necessary that I wage the campaign on a statewide basis. I immediately prepared my plan for organization of the campaign and sent a copy to campaign headquarters in New York. In reply, D. Kenneth Rose, executive secretary said “it is excellent and I want you to know that we are using NC as a model to your similar aggressive activities in other states”. The quote fixed for NC was $15,000.00.
We closed the NC campaign in August 1932. Our final report shows that we received contributions in the total amount of $15,921.36 represented by a total of 3697 contributors.
National chairman John W. Davis advised me that NC ranked in fifth place around the states of the union in total contributions in the following order: New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, and North Carolina. See articles published in: Greensboro News Record August 15, 1932, Charlotte Observer June 13, 1932, attached hereto.

Appointed Director of Finance for Democratic Party in NC
On September 4, 1932, I was appointed Director of Finance in North Carolina for the Democratic National Committee as set forth in announcement in New York by Col. Arthur O’Brien for the committee which appears in the Greensboro Daily News September 5, 1932; Herewith enclosed and will be found to be self-explanatory.
Several weeks after my appointment, former Governor now US Senator Harry Hood Byrd of Virginia, chairman of the democratic national executive finance committee write me as follows:
“I want to congratulate you on the most effective way in which your campaign is being organized. I am send a copy of this plan to headquarters in New York suggesting that it be sent out as a model to all the other states. At our meeting in New York last week we all agreed that under your leadership the campaign in NC needed no further attention from us.”
A copy of my plan had been previously sent to Mr. Byrd.

Meeting in New York to raise $1,000,000
On December 8, 1932, I attended a dinner meeting of democratic leaders at the Biltmore Hotel in New York upon the request of James A. Farley, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The purpose of the meeting was to make plans to raise $1,000,000 with which to clear the deficit of the national committee and to finance other party activities.
For names of the parties who attended the meeting and other particulars see article published in the New York Times, Friday, December 9, 1932 hereto attached.
The allotment for NC was $30,000.
In the September and December 1932 campaigns, which were consolidated and treated as one campaign, we received contributions in the total amounts of $36,364.47 represented by a total of 10,364 contributors.






Supplementary Funds raised for Democratic National Committee:
Amount Number of contributors
Victory Fund $15,921.26 3,697
Debt Fund $36,364.47 19,364
Special fund $10,000.00
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$62,285.83 14,061

Greatly in excess of any previous contribution
Note: The item of $10,000 was raised in August 1934 at the request of Mr. Farley

In the 1928 presidential campaign 285 North Carolinians contributed to the fund which was being raised for the Democratic National campaign amounting to approximately $11,000.00. In those days

Summary of funds raised for Democratic National Committee:

Amount No. of contributors
Victory Fund $15,921.36 3,697
Debt Fund $36,364.47 10,364
Special Fund $10,000.00
--------------- -------------
$62,285.83 14,061

Greatly in excess of any previous contributions
Note: The item of $10,000 was raised in August 1934 at the request of Mr. Farley.

In the 1928 presidential campaign 285 North Carolinians contributed to the fund which was being raised for the Democratic National campaign amounting to approximately $11,000.00. In those days, general conditions were regarded as prosperous in sharp contrast with the adverse economic conditions, which have prevailed in the present campaign.
The 1929 – 1933 depression produced a financial crisis throughout the United States. In North Carolina 225 banks closed during the depression. On December 31, 1929 the total resources of our banks amounted to $465,268,696.55. On December 30, 1933 the total resources amounted to only $218,608,400.56. The total loss amounted to $246,660,295.99 yet in the amount of money contributed North Carolina ranks eighth among all the states in the union, and it occupies first place in the number of contributions having more than twice as many as New York the home state of Roosevelt.


1922
Minute Man
Democratic national Committee

In March 1933 I was elected a minuteman of the Democratic National Committee, certificate of which is attached. Attached also are letters from Jouette Shouse, commander, March 17, 1932 and John W. Davis, General Chairman March 19, 1932.




1932
J.B. Erhinghaus
Candidate for Governor
His campaign having been financed by me

L.P. (Lennox Polk) McLendon, Durham, NC attorney was appointed by Ehringhaus as his state campaign manager. Soon after his appointment he and Erhinghaus came to see me in Greensboro and asked me for my help in directing the campaigns. McLendon stated he did not know anything about politics and less about managing a statewide campaign. I told him I would help to a limited degree.
Some time thereafter Governor O. Max Gardner came to Greensboro to see me and told me that Erhinghaus had no money and did not know where he could get any. He had tried himself but failed and all of his old time friends had told him that they would not contribute except through me and at my request. I told him he was lying and I did not believe a word he said. He swore he was telling the truth. From that time to the end of the campaign I raised many thousands of dollars to finance the campaign to a successful conclusion and more than $25,000.00.
Attached is a letter of thanks signed by L.P. McLandon and Erhinghaus dated June 7, 1932.

1932
NC State manager
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt
Campaign for President of the United States
The attached clipping from the Greensboro Daily News, May 26, 1932 gives an account of a brief visit by Mr. Roosevelt to Greensboro on the night of Wednesday, May 25.
The clipping from the Greensboro Daily News, June 14, 1932 records the result and gives an analysis of the campaign conducted by me in North Carolina which was given to the newspaper of the state just prior to the State Democratic Convention in Raleigh.
The State Convention convened on June 16, and as it will appear from attached newspaper accounts I introduced an instruction Resolution binding all North Carolina delegates to the National Convention to support Roosevelt, which resolution was enthusiastically and unanimously passed amid vigorous demonstration.

1932
Democratic National Convention
Chicago, Illinois

C.L. Shuping elected Delegate at Large. See Resolution passed by District Convention.
C.L. Shuping elected N.C. member to the Committee on Permanent Organization by the National Convention.
Both appear in Greensboro Daily News June 17, 1932.

Voting: Policy adopted and in re-The two-thirds rule
It was decided at the outset that after the casting of ballots for candidates started we would continue the process of voting throughout day and night, without recess of adjournment until a candidate was nominated.
The question of abrogating the two-thirds rule did not reach the delegates to the convention until some time after the above rule was made and no attempt was made to follow it when the motion to adjourn was submitted at the end of the third ballot and favorable acted upon.
The result of the first ballot was a disappointment to the Roosevelt leadership.
During the process of the roll call on the second ballot I made a canvass of the delegations of the other states to find out what the future trend would be and particularly in views of Roosevelt’s effort to have the 2/3 rule abolished. The result of my canvass was such that I called James Farley and Senator Bailey from the platform and reported the situation to them and urged Farley to have the convention adjourned to the end that a solution might be found. The motion was made after the roll call of the second ballot was complete but for unknown reason to me Senator Walsh held that the motion was out of order and directed the roll call on the third ballot. I then conferred further with Farley and urged him to talk with Walsh and explain to him the importance of an adjournment and also the routine to be followed for the accomplishment of out purpose. This was done and accordingly the convention upon the conclusion of the third ballot was adjourned to the following day.
Sometime after the adjournment I received a telegram from James A. Farley (Roosevelt’s Campaign Manager) notifying me of a meeting to be held at the Congress Motel tonight at eight thirty P.M. Present at this meeting among eight or ten party leaders from other states were:
J. Bruce Kremer, from the state of Montana, Chairman of the Committee on Rules, Senator James F. Byrnes of South Carolina, Josiah W. Bailey of North Carolina, and myself. The room had a direct telephone connection with Roosevelt. There was an argument pro and con over the 2/3 rule and to no end. Frequent discussions were had with Roosevelt. With a final word from Bailey that there would be no change of mind in opposition by the North Carolina delegation he left the meeting about 11 P.M.

I remained in the meeting until 2 A.M. I tried to hammer into the minds of the members who favored abolishing the rule that to do so would be indecent and immoral and constitute a challenge to the character of every delegate who voted for a change and in particular Roosevelt’s character. I mentioned that I had managed his preconvention campaign in North Carolina with complete success in more than 90 of the 100 counties of the state in which an active organization was established and that all expenses of the campaign were paid out of my own pocket; that he was endorsed by the county conventions; that at the State Democratic Convention I introduced a notion to bind all delegates to the National Convention to support him which was unanimously passed with vociferous applause, all without the slightest inkling that Roosevelt would raise any question whatever concerning the 2/3 rule. We had been in conference six hours and nothing had been accomplished. I told the group that after one or two brief remarks I expected to go back to my hotel and get some rest.
1.That Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia told me he talked with Roosevelt about naming Jouett Shouse permanent chairman of the convention; that Roosevelt agreed on Shouse without any reservations; that Byrd reduced the agreement to written form which was read to Roosevelt and approved by him.
Senator Byrd handed me the document and asked me to read it. I took it into my own hands, read it very carefully and returned it to him. I am sure Senator Byrd will be glad to show that document to any one or all of those present here tonight. I knew Mr. Shouse very well. He told me that Roosevelt had agreed on him as Permanent Chairman. Others talked with me about the matter and were severely critical of Roosevelt for failing to abide by his agreement.

2.That two years ago (June 1930) I drove Senator F.M. Simmons out of the U.S. Senate in a campaign that attracted considerable nationwide attention in bringing about the election of our present Senator Josiah W. Bailey, who is a delegate at Large to our own Democratic National Convention in sessions here today.
Simmons bolted the Democratic Party in 1928 and actively supported the Republican ticket. Simmons was said to be invincible and a man who could not be beaten. He had served in the U.S. Senate since 1900 (30 years) during all of which time he had been considered the absolute boss of the Democratic Party in North Carolina. But I was unafraid. Bailey won in the primary by an overwhelming majority and in the general election. His majority over his Republican opponent was the largest ever given in North Carolina to a senatorial candidate. The Republicans were so resentful they carried their fight to the U.S. Senate in an effort to have his seat as a Senator denied to him. At the time the Republican Party was in control of the U.S. Senate. A committee of the Senate instituted suits in each of the Federal District Courts in North Carolina for the Siezure of all senatorial ballot boxes, ballots, including absentee ballots, ect.. Upon briefing the law on the subject I concluded that the best procedure to follow was to get the Governor of North Carolina to intervene in each of the cases and to petition each court for an order of dismissal for causes duly shown and for return of the ballot boxes and ballots to the respective State authorities from whom they had been obtained. Orders were duly issued and thje costs of the actions were taxed against the committee of the Senate.

To change horses in the middle of a stream has always been obnoxious, as you well know.
We pray you not to charge us with puffing and blowing. We have only tried to impress upon you the sincerity of faith we have in our position.

Now I will make the following prediction; If Governor Roosevelt will abandon his position on the 2/3 rule, he will receive the solid vote of about all of the states except New York and the other Northeastern States, and if he fails to do so it is extremely doubtful that he will receive nomination at this convention.
It has been an honor and a pleasure to be with you, Goodnight.
After a few hours of sleep I returned to the convention hall. Soon thereafter Senator Byrnes came to the hall and told me that he had been delighted to tell me that members of the committee had been in communication with Governor Roosevelt again and he had abandoned all plans concerning the 2/3 rule and to thank me for my hard-headed contribution to the outcome.
Roosevelt was nominated on the fourth ballot, the vote being 945 for Roosevelt and 190 for Alfred E. Smith former Governor of New York, July 2, 1932.
Immediately following the announcement of this ballot Roosevelt sent the following message to the Permanent Chairman of the Convention: “It is customary to hold formal notification ceremonies some weeks after the convention. This involves great expense and in these times I would prefer that this not be followed. Instead may I ask the convention to remain in session after the selection of the vice-presidential candidate tomorrow, that I may appear before you and be notified at that time. I want very much to express my thanks to you all personally and face to face. Will you let me know the wishes of the convention? I can arrive between two and three o’clock tomorrow afternoon.” This message was answered as follows: “The convention extends its greetings and assurances of loyalty to our nominee and welcomes the news that he will be with us tomorrow.”
On the following day, July 3rd, 1932, Governor Roosevelt arrived in Chicago and delivered before the National convention his address accepting the nomination for president of the United States.
From my point of view the following excerpt constitutes the most important utterance contained in that address: “that admirable document, the platform which you have adopted, is clear. I accept it one hundred percent.”
Why I make this statement will be pointed out in comment on the subject of “Roosevelt betrayed”.

1933
Dedication on July 6, 1933 of New Post Office Building
W. Market Street, Greensboro, NC

Mr. James A. Farley, U.S. Postmaster General and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee was a special guest and the principal speaker on this occasion.
The invitation to Mr. Farley to come to Greensboro was extended to him by me at the request of W.L.A. Hammel, General Chairman of Arrangements Committee for the dedication.
The following newspaper clippings, letters, ect. Give a full account of the occasion and provide interesting reading.


1934
Elected Democratic National Committee
I succeeded Governor O. Max Gardner who resigned on October 14, 1933 by receiving the unanimous vote of the State Committee at a meeting held in Raleigh, NC on March 8, 1934.
Within a few days after Gardner resigned I received the voluntary support of more than one hundred (100) members of the State executive Committee, the total membership of which was only 132. Others joined in from time to time until all members fell in line.
I made no appeal to any member for his or her support. I did not seek the appointment. I merely accepted it.
Governor Ehringhaus was quoted in the papers as giving stated that he “does not want to be National Committeeman from North Carolina”. This statement runs counter to the fact that Ehringhaus sent a close personal friend to Greensboro to see me who said: “That he was here at the request of Gov. Ehringhaus; that the Governor was most anxious to be elected National Committeeman, and to find out from me if I would withdraw from the contest and thereby provide the way for this election without opposition. I told him to tell Ehringhaus that I would not step out of the picture and would leave the decision as to the election in the hands of the State Democratic Executive Committee; that I sincerely hoped he also would do so; but to be perfectly frank with him I did not think he would have a ghost of a chance of being elected.”
Thereafter the names of twelve or fifteen prominent democrats were brought forth in the newspapers as prospective candidates, but to no avail however.
There was considerable criticism by the press for the delay of about five months in calling a meeting of the State Democratic Executive Committee.
Ehringhaus’ behavior was peculiar to me in light of the fact that I financed his campaign for governor in 1932.



1934
Patron
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C.
In 1934 I was registered in the archives of the institution as a Patron of the Smithsonian Scientific Series in recognition of support to the Institution’s program for the diffusion of knowledge among men. Copy of certificate is attached.




1934-1935
Transfer to Greensboro at my request of the following Federal Agencies with statewide jurisdiction: Home Owners Loan Corporation, Internal Revenue Service, formerly Collector of Internal Revenue, and Federal Housing Administration.
“Economists figure that every dollar put into the channels of trade turns over five to several times. That is why an industry with an annual payroll of one million dollars is estimated to be worth at least five million to the community.”
There can be no doubt that the above mentioned sum of $92,421,667.00 enhanced the economy of the community. By application of the following rule said sum should be estimated to be worth to the community of Greensboro at least $462,108,335.00.


When I made a copy of the foregoing rule years ago I now find that I overlooked citing the authority for it. To the best of my responsibility it was taken from a bulletin of the American Institute for Economic Research.

See also Principles of political economy, by John Stuart Mill, Vol. 2, and page 32.
The Home Owners Loan Corporation was moved from Salisbury to Greensboro over the protest of Congressman Robert L. Doughton in whose district Salisbury was located. The transfer was made in match 1934. The office was closed in 1941. The total payroll for the entire period of operation of this agency in Greensboro is conservatively estimated at $1,050,000.00, based upon the number of employees and the scale of pay fo reach year.

1934-1935 - Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service was moved from Raleigh NC to Greensboro in July 1934 over the protest of U.S. Senator Josiah W. Bailey who resided in Raleigh.
The total office employee payroll for the operation of this office from July 1934 to the end of Fiscal year June 30, 1970 amounted to $79,110,661.00.
For the period from July 1934 to the end of Fiscal year June 30, 1953, the payroll cost is conservatively estimated at $20,927,632.00.
All subsequent payroll cost figures were supplied by the Internal Revenue Services Administration in Washington at the end of each fiscal year as herein set forth to wit:

Brought forward $20,927,632 Total
Fiscal year ending 6/30/54 2,881,107 23,808,739
6/30/55 2,806,923 26,615,762
6/30/56 3,107,349 29,723,111
6/30/57 3,189,388 32,912,499
6/30/58 3,432,463 36,344,962
6/30/59 3,730,187 40,075,149
6/30/60 3,796,145 43,871,794
6/30/61 3,980,546 47,852,340
6/30/62 3,100,251 50,952,591
6/30/63 3,164,070 54,116,661
6/30/64 3,643,000 57,759,661
6/30/65 3,794,000 61,553,661
6/30/66 3,563,000 65,116,661
6/30/67 3,904,000 69,020,661
6/30/68 3,201,000 72,221,661
6/30/69 3,110,000 75,331,661
6/30/70 3,779,000 79,110,661
Federal Housing Administration
The Federal Housing Administration was moved from Asheville NC to Greensboro in August 1935 over the protest of US Senator Robert R. Reynolds who resided in Asheville.
The total office employee payroll for the operation of this office from August 1935 to the end of Fiscal year June 30, 1970 amounted to $13,311,006.00.
For the period from August 1935 to the end of fiscal year June 30, 1953 the payroll cost is conservatively estimated at $3,700,000.00.
All subsequent payroll cost figures were supplied by the Federal Housing Administration in Washington at the end of each fiscal year as herein set forth to wit:


Brought forward $3,700,000 Total
Fiscal year ending 6/30/54 289,770 3,989,770
6/30/55 294,769 4,284,539
6/30/56 346,369 4,630,908
6/30/57 338,668 4,969,576
6/30/58 360,712 5,330,288
6/30/59 428,529 5,758,817
6/30/60 409,703 6,168,520
6/30/61 458,749 6,627,269
6/30/62 890,645 7,517,914
6/30/63 661,429 8,179,343
6/30/64 703,450 8,882,793
6/30/65 808,092 9,690,888
6/30/66 631,600 10,322,488
6/30/67 656,068 10,978,556
6/30/68 681,151 11,659,707
6/30/69 756,500 12,416,207
6/30/70 694,799 13,311,006


Summary
1,050,000.00 Home Owners Loan Corporation $1,050,000.00
79,110,661.00 Internal Revenue Service 45,331,661.00
13,311,006.00 Federal Housing Administration 12,446,207.00
92,421,667.00 Total actual cash 88,797,868.00
Net worth to community
462,108,335.00 See rule of economists, pages $443,989,340.00

I did not receive any assistance whatever from any local source in my negotiation for the transfer of the above named offices to Greensboro.



1932-1936
Member Advisory Committee State
Democratic Executive Committee
Appointed member of Advisory Committee of the NC State Democratic Executive Committee in 1932, 1934, and 1936.



1937-1938
American Bar Association
Appointed Chairman of North Carolina Committee of the American Bar Association on the Simplification and Improvement of Federal Court Appellate Practice on December 15, 1937. Submitted a detailed report on January 24, 1938.
Appointed member of the North Carolina Committee of the American Bar Association on Improving the Administration of Justice, December 5, 1938 and re-appointed in succeeding years through 1947.
In 1938 appointed member of Committee of the American Bar Association on Procedural Platform in North Carolina.








































Documents contained within in the autobiography:

19301114 Letter from bailey to Shuping, letter of appreciation for all C.L. Shuping did
19310921 Certificate of appointment as a delegate to good roads association convention
19310925 U.S. Good roads association invitation by Gov. Gardner
19311008 Letter from Edwin Gill to C.L. Shuping, appointment as a delegate to represent
the US Good Roads assoc.
19320316 Certificate of appointment to minutemen
19320317 Letter to C.L. Shuping from commander of minutemen
19320319 Letter from John W. Davis to C.L. Shuping on Victory Campaign
19320607 Letter of appreciation from Ehringhaus to C.L. Shuping for campaign
19320616 Memo to C.L. Shuping, resolution endorsing Shuping for delegate at large
19321203 Western Union Telegram, Farley request meeting to discuss deficit reduction
plans
19321205 Western Union Telegram, Confirm dinner appointment with Farley
19330706 Dedication ceremonies for new Post Office in Greensboro, 7/6/33, C.L. Shuping
is a featured speaker and member of committee on arrangements
19330710 Memo from James A. Farley to C.L. Shuping, thanking him for his stay in
Greensboro
19330711 Memo from Hardae Barauch, appreciation for hospitality extended to Farley
19330718 Memo from S. Clay Williams to C.L. Shuping, appreciation letter
19331002 Certificate from National Geographic Society to C.L. Shuping as a member
19331016 Memo from Ward, Alexander, Keanre to Shuping, commending him for the office
of National Committeeman and the outstanding service Shuping has done for
the Democratic party.
19331018 Memo from Holl & McCrarkin to C.L. Shuping, solicit support for C.L. Shuping for
office of national committeeman.
19331019 Memo from A.W. McLean to C.L. Shuping commending him to National
Committeeman
19331117 Memo from Eric W, Rogers to C.L. Shuping exhorting him on is chances of
election for the National Committee
1934 Patron certificate for C.L. Shuping from Smithsonian Institution
19360303 Memo from J. Wallace Winborne of state democratic executive committee to
C.L. Shuping
19360615 Reply to letter referring to reservation of delegates at national convention. Memo
to C.L. Shuping from Frank M. Perper – receipt of check for reservation of 35
rooms for the N.C. Delegation for the Democratic Convention.
19580822 Letter from C.L. Shuping to Thad Page – thanking him for a copy of the act
establishing Guilford County
19671016 Memo from Smithsonian Institution to C.L. Shuping as a Patron











Newspapers contained within the autobiography:

19290809 Greensboro Daily Record
Editorial - As to the Senate race. Mr. Shuping – those associated with him wish
to ascertain the sentiments of Democrats throughout the state.
19291223 Greensboro Daily Record
Survey not to stop Simmons. The Shuping query
19291227 Greensboro Daily News
The Senator and the survey. Shuping’s questionnaire and speculations about
Simmons
19300209 Greensboro Daily News, 2 pages
Robert N. Page and James O. Carr pledge support to Bailey. Shuping in Raleigh.
Shuping’s first act as campaign manager for Bailey was to release letters from
Robert N. Page ex-congressman from the seventh and from James Osborne
Carr - ex-district attorney declaring themselves for Mr. Bailey.
19300223 Greensboro Daily News
Guilford is slated to be battleground in Senate campaign.
Shuping’s many friends. Shuping supports Bailey.
19320526 Greensboro Daily News
Crowd of 500 greets Governor Roosevelt as he makes brief stop here. Shuping &
Brooks accompany him.
19321013 Greensboro Daily News
34 more finance directors are announced by Shuping.
The direct gathering of Democratic Funds in counties 1,700 so far contributed –
Shuping’s work praised by ex-Governor Byrd.
19320716 Newspaper article, State lawyers honor Shuping. Elected Vice-President of the
North Carolina Bar Association at the meeting of the association held in
Asheville, NC on 7/16/1932.
19331120 Newspaper article, 11/20/33 – C.L. Shuping as Gardner’s successor, national
committeeman
19360109 Newspaper article, 1/9/36 – Shuping and Miss Cobb take part in national
gathering. Comment about Mr. Shuping’s new-deal opinions.

End of autobiography handwritten by Clarence Leroy Shuping.