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Republican Party Begins Sanitizing Itself

BY: HOOD RICHARDSON

For those who have suffered through my articles complaining about the leadership of the Beaufort County Republican Party, it seems the same corrupt practices have caught the eye of the State Republican Party. At the State Convention held in Greensboro during the middle part of June a multitude of issues were addressed in the State Plan of Organization. This effort is important in addressing corrupt conditions in Beaufort County because the Beaufort County Plan of Organization must be in conformity with the State Plan. The County can be different in many ways, but it cannot be in conflict with the regulations in the State Plan.

Changes are broad and far reaching. There is a three-page summary of changes that references 48 changes, some are entire chapters. There is more detail in an 8-page report titled “Summary of Changes in the 2026 Committee Report Draft Plan”. Also, there is a 48 page “Plan of Organization Committee Report”. The 48-page report is a draft of the final plan that will be approved, probably by the State Executive Committee. This committee has several hundred members representing almost every county in the state.

My casual read of these documents tells me the Republican Party is putting in writing how provisions of the Plan of Organization are supposed to work.  With the decline in education and the failure of the education system to teach students the meaning of democracy, fair play and Christian ethics, many recent leaders have applied a literal (and selfish) interpretation (reading) of the Plan of Organization that fits their liberal agenda. Consequently, many County Parties have drifted toward dictatorships. The most glaring example is County Chairmen have ignored Executive Committees because the Plan did not specifically say each item they do is under the supervision and approval of their Executive Committee. This issue was historically (I have been doing this for 30 years) handled with the phrase “with the consent and approval of the Executive Committee” in the paragraph describing the duties of the Chairman. Because directions requiring the approval of the Executive Committee were not attached to each of their other responsibilities as Chairman, Executive Committees were ignored. There is and has been a lot of secrecy within the leadership of the Beaufort County Republican Party. This issue is clearly corrected in the new plan.

One example of corrupt practices in Beaufort County is the appointment of the secret “Victory Committee”. This committee has attacked conservative Republicans, spent money without the approval of the Executive Committee, and ran secret campaigns for and against Republicans. It took considerable public pressure to get Queen Garris to identify the members of this committee. They were identified during the Spring of this year. The admitted members are Carolyn Garris, Ashley Woolard, Steve Rader, Paul Varcoe, and Keith Kidwell. Greg Dority is identified as a consultant. Dority has a checkered background, having entered campaigns to split conservative votes. There are a few other collaborators who are in hiding.

Beaufort County votes almost two thirds conservative (MAGA) Republican. The Victory Committee represents themselves as conservative Republican. However, they have campaigned against conservative Republicans and for RINOs. They campaigned against conservatives: Stacy Davis (school board), Tex Melton (city council), Sheri Clark (city council), Hood Richardson (commissioner), Stan Deatherage (commissioner), Travis Martin (commissioner), Tandy Dunn (commissioner), etc. They campaigned for RINOs: Fake Frankie Waters (commissioner), Randy Walker (commissioner), Carolyn Walker (school board), Daniel Hudson (school board), John Rebholz (commissioner), Ashley Woolard (commissioner), Wiley Woolard (city council), John Edwards (commissioner), etc.

They allowed Fake Frankie Waters to donate money to Democrats while sitting on the Republican Executive Committee while Queen Garris filed charges of disloyalty against conservative Republican Tandy Dunn for picking up his wife at a Democrat fundraiser held for her relative. Fake Frankie is still on the Republican Executive Committee. Tandy Dunn won his case.

Queen Garris has tried every trick in her unethical book to get me removed from the Executive Committee. This includes declaring me not to be an ex officio member and declaring that I have automatically resigned from the Republican Party. All lies! None of this worked so she filed false charges against me for sexual harassment and stalking. That trial was a hoot. Her complaint in front of the judge was that I attended meetings and asked questions. It took the judge about six seconds to make a decision.

None of these corrupt practices would have come into being had the Plan of Organization been followed as intended by the framers. The absences of Christian ethics, fair play and common decency allow the liberals and even communists to have their way in government. Our school system is a disaster because the Republican Party has supported liberals and people who are communists and are so ignorant they do not know that they are communists. Taxes in the City of Washington are through the roof because the Beaufort County Republican Party defeated two conservatives which opened the door for two liberal Democrats to be seated on the council. The Republican Party supports the arrangement between the two Republicans on the County Commission to vote with the two Democrats. Taxes and spending are raised every year.

I am hopeful that a cleaned up, honest and ethical Republican Party will provide candidates who are conservative and will reduce spending and taxes. Property taxes are sky high. Many people will lose their property should there be a downturn in the economy.

Unless we return to the democratic principles of the Republican Party we are headed toward a political dictatorship. The Executive Committee has to regain control, start vetting candidates, root out the secrecy and return us to Christian ethics.