By W.T. “Tom” Bost, from the Elizabeth City Independent, April 18, 1919
Gardner Gets a
Manager
Judge Crawford Biggs, on the Superior Court bench from 1916
to 1911 [maybe it should be 1906 to 1911?] going to manage Max Gardner’s
gubernatorial campaign and interest is renewed.
Judge Biggs was the first beneficiary of the famous “Fifth
District Combine” which was to make Kitchin governor; A.L. Brooks, congressman;
Biggs Judge; and E.J. Justice attorney general. The first three tricks were
easy enough, albeit Brooks got into a party row and was beaten after getting
the nomination.
Biggs left the bench and returned to private practice. He is
yet young and able to organize a colossal campaign for Gardner. The judge
recently returned from California where he was in the United States Department
of Justice.
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