N.C. Democrats
May Field
All White Male
Ticket In
1988 Elections
Continued from pige u
gthe Democratic leader
required by party ru^ to
neutral liTprtmarles.
cau play a behlnd-the
role tn helping nudge
” *0 or out of races.
KuTS »££
jCratlc primary for governor.
Z vl^P^y can act on behalf of
» black Democratic candidate
way they told Billy
Ed Renfrew to get
oil Bob Jordan's case," Butter
®eld saJ<f- “In religious circles,
•{would be called a prayer meet
: "The party la shrewd enough to
PCTWMde people not to run when
the slakes are high," he
"If the Hydes and the Bennetts
deckled to get behind a black
candidate for statewide office.
Uiat would be a signal that the
Democratic Party is ready to see
this problem resolved." Butter
Held said. He was referring to
Democratic Party leaders Wal
lace N. Hyde and Bert L. Bennett
ftcssure to get a black state
wide candidate has been growing
since 1985, when Virginia Dem
ocrats engaged In some slate
making and elected a white man
as governor, a black man as
lieutenant governor and a white
woman as attorney general.
But Virginia Democrats could
put together a slate more easily
because thevynominate their
candidates In a convention,
rather than by voters In a pri
mary. v
i In Vlrglnla U- Gov. Doug
las Wilder is the only nun
judicial black candidate elected
statewide in the South in this
century, according to the Joint
Center for Political Studies in
Washington.
"Black candidates still have a
very difficult time attracting
white votes.” said Linda P. Wil
liams. a senior political analyst
with the center. Not enough
blacks have actually run for
statewide office, perceiving the
difficulty in winning."
North Carolina had one of the
closest races for a black in the
South in the 1976 Democratic
primary for lieutenant govem
Former Chapel Hill Mayor Ho
ward N. Lee, who is black, led the
primary Held but was defeated
hi the runoff by then-House
Speaker James C. Green, who is
white.
who had said he was con
sidering running for secretary of
state next year, said last week
that he was leaning against run
ning because he was starting a
new business.
Former Attorney General Ru
fus L. Edmlsten is regarded as
tne front-runner to succeed Sec
retary of State Thad Eure. 88
who announced last month that
he would retire.
In the lieutenant governor's
race, four white Democrats have
a large head start on any black
candidate who might enter the
contest. Marlon Rex Harris, a
black Fayetteville businessman,
has said he is considering run
ning for the post.
Assembly
Approves
Car Law,
Housing For Mentally 111
-Anyone who has bought a lem
<m during the past few weeks
now has someone to turn to,
thanks to a law passed by the
Loo-fra Assembly during the
•887 session.
Known as the "lemon law," leg
islation went into effect October
Brst which allows new car buy
ers whose cars have been unsuc
cessfully repaired four or more
hmes for the same problem to
demand a refund or a replace
ment vehicle.
^New car buyers whose cars
have spent at least 20 business
days In the shop during a one
year period can also demand a
refund or a replacement vehicle.
Automakers who Ignore valid
ylalms can be sued for three
<lmes the damages, plus attor
ney’s fees.
t- P1* new law covers any defects
which would Impair the value of
^he vehicle to Its owner.
i- Experts consider the "lemon
jaw" to be one of the most slgnlf
I'
The N.C.
General
Assembly
In Action
_ With
Rep. W. Pete Cunningham
leant pieces of consumer protec
tion legislation to have passed
the 1987 General Assembly. The
consumer protection section of
the Attorney General s offices
estimates that complaints about
defective new cars form the sin
gle largest source of complaints
to the Attorney General’s office.
During, the recent session, the
uenerai Assembly appropriated
$982,000 to fund eight group
home/apartment living projects
for people with long-term men
tal Illness in North Carolina.
The money will be used to fund
start-up and operating costs for
the eight projects.
W. Pete Cunningham Is a
North Carolina House Represen
tative for District 59.
In the race for superintendent
of public Instruction. Rep. Bobby
Etheridge, D-Hamett, is cons Id
ered a strong front-runner. No
black candidates have been
mentioned for the post.
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