Morgan Foe Denies Outside Prompting

RALEIGH — Matt McWilliams, a 24-year-old golf instructor who was elected vice chairman of the Moore County Republican Party in March, will challenge House Co-Speaker Richard Morgan in next year’s GOP primary for a Moore House seat. McWilliams was one of the few defenders of Morgan at the NC Republican convention in May, but now says he regrets that. He said Morgan accused him of being recruited to run by Republicans from outside Moore County, which McWilliams denied, instead pointing to Morgan's recent comments as evidence of a threat to the GOP.