carson had had ambitions to become governor in 1929 and 1933, but byrd instead selected george c. peery of the state's southwest corner to succeed easterner pollard. after winning election, peery and carson's successor would establish virginia's state park system, although plans to relocate reluctant residents kept changing and basically failed. carson had hoped to head that new state agency, but was not selected because of his growing differences with byrd, over fees owed his brother and especially over the evictions that began in late 1933 against his advice but pursuant to new federal policies and that garnered much negative publicity.