Despite a firestorm of criticism, North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Randy Voller Wednesday left open the possibility of hiring civil rights leader Ben Chavis to run the party. Voller canceled a morning news conference at which he was expected to name Chavis as party executive director. Instead, the party has an interim director, days after Voller fired Robert Dempsey from the post. The decision came after what was described as a contentious conference call Tuesday night with more than 100 party leaders. Many Democrats objected to Chavis, an Oxford native who has been a high-profile civil rights figure. He was...