A. D. Watts

A. D. Watts

A. D. "Aus" Watts (1867-1927) was a North Carolina politician. A Democrat, Watts represented Iredell County, North Carolina in the North Carolina House of Representatives (1901 and 1903) and in the North Carolina Senate.

In 1912, Watts did not support Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic nomination for President, but Wilson appointed him as a federal revenue collector for western North Carolina in 1913, at the behest of Sen. Lee S. Overman.

His most important role, arguably, was as "chief lieutenant" to U.S. Senator Furnifold Simmons, whose powerful political machine dominated North Carolina politics in the early 20th century, according to journalist Rob Christensen. Watts was instrumental in helping Cameron Morrison win the Democratic primary for Governor in 1920, using race-baiting tactics. After the election, Morrison appointed Watts the first state revenue commissioner. He resigned in 1923 after police caught him in the company of an African-American prostitute. Watts returned to his hometown of Statesville, where he died four years later. Most of the state's Democratic Party leadership attended his funeral.

References

* [http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/1139946.html News & Observer: "What the obituary didn't say" by Rob Christensen] (July 13, 2008)
* [http://ewnotebook.blogspot.com/2008/04/sex-scandal-changed-nc-politics.html Charlotte Observer's Ed Williams blog: Sex scandal changed N.C. politics]
* [http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/manual/manual.html#p271 North Carolina Manual of 1913]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watts.html The Political Graveyard]
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