Government I had come to agree with Sowers’ views. Sowers came from Sanford and his favorite ploy when something came up with which he did not want to deal was to call to the young fellow who drove him and tell him “let’s go to Sanford, Charles Lee,” thus leaving the handling of some important issues to his subordinates. Sowers resigned as Director in early 1972 to run for Lieutenant Governor and was replaced by Raleigh real estate man Charles W. Bradshaw. Although Sowers was well-financed and appeared to be a strong candidate, he was opposed by Margaret Harper of Southport, black candidate Reginald Frazier of New Bern, and the young Democrat who came to dominate North Carolina politics for much of the last quarter of the 20th century,