VOL. XXXIX, NO. 21
Smith and R
Will Lea
New York Governor Receives 849
Vote? on First Ballot, While Rob
inson Gets All But a 61; Harmony
Marked Closing Session of Convention
The Democratic nominees fori
president and vice president are Gov-;
error Alfred E. Smith of New York
and Senator Joseph T. Robinson of!
Arkansas.
The party standard was placed in
their hands by the Democratic national
convention which adjourned
Houston Friday. Governor Smith
was nominated Thursday night, a.
solitary ballot sweeping him iar beyond.
the two-thirds majority needed
t:o nominate.
Friday the convention was called'
together to complete its work by selecting
its candidate for the vice
presidency. Leaders among the
iSnulfc supporters had been in conference
during the early morning and;
although Senator Robinson, the cor.-j
vention chairman, had been the fa-'
voyite for second place on the ticket,
others were also under consideration.]
Senator Robinson was nominated on
the first ballot, receiving 1,032 y* 01
the 1,100 votes.
Harmony Prevails
In contrast to the bitter animosities
that surrounded Smith's unscuc
Cessiful bid for thci presidential nomination
four cars ago in .Madison
Square (iardet , impressive gesturesj
of harmony and conciliation preced-j
(i and followed his selection Thurs-j
day night as the leader of his oarlv.?
Just Iii-fort the ballot was taken a
party platform, contrary to the uejE-j
al case, \v*as adopted without a fight j
in open convention. After the
nomination had become a fact, hisj
most active rival for the honor. Sen- j
ntor James A. Reed of Missouri,;
went to the convention hull and told
the delegates that. 110 one would bej
more loyal than he to the newly
chosen nominee.
The prohibition if,sue, which hail
been intertwined with the Smith and
anti-Smith tog or war from the beginning,
disappeared frnm the convention
picture almost as if by magic;
just before the nomination was
made. After many hours of debate j
in committee and sub-committee, a:
piank was fotind that satisfied the]
most prominent of Smith and anti-i
Smith leaders alike. Composed of
but two sentences, it declares the
Republicans have not enforced the
prohibition law, and pledges the
Democratic nominee to make an
honest effort lor enforcement of;
that and all other statutes.
A long program of nominating;
and seconding speeches preceded
consideration of the platform on the
convention floor, and even after thej
platform was approved and the
nomination made; to the tune of a
long and loud demonstration, the
^ convention stayed on until well
after midnight rearing exhortations
to battle. Besides Senator Heed, j
John W. Davis, the party nominee |
tour years ago, was brought to the!
convention platform. He told the!
cheering delegates that the call ofi
the party in 192S j.vas harmony under
the leadership of Smith.
In the finai tabulation of the vote'
by which the New Yorker was I
chosen, only five stales appear asi
having failed to give the leader atj
least a part of their support, and one!
of them was Reed's own state of'
Missouri, which was blocked by coivf
vcation rules when it sought to turn,
the bandwagon movement to Smith
into a nomination 'oy acclamation, i
The others were Florida, Georgia,:
South Carolina and Texas?repre-j
sen ting the remnants of what the,
anti-Smith lenders had once hoped!
to build into an irresistible bone-dry''
and anti-Smith phalanx against the
nomination of the New York governor.
The finai totals of the official
ballot, revised to snow switches to;
Smith after bis ijomination became!
inevitable, tells impressively thej
margin of victory:
Smith, 849 2-3; Senator George j
of Georgia, 52 1-2; Senator Reed of:
Missouri, 52; Representative Hull of
Tennessee, 50 5-5; Jesse. Jones of!
Tcxa, 13; Chief Justice Wat.ts of
South Carolina, IS; Senator Harrison
of Mississippi, 81-2; Evans!
Woolen of Indiana, 7; Governor
Donahey of Ohio,a; Former Senator
Pomerene of Ohio, 3; Former Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, 2; Houseton
Thompson of Colorado, 2; Governor
Bilbo, Mississippi, I; not voting,
2 1-2.
It really was Ohio that consummated
the nomination. When the
first call of the roll had been completed
Smith's total stood at 725 23,
cr nine short of the number needed
to nominate. But having pain their
tribute to their respective favorite
sons, a half dozen states were ready
to change their votes and get aboard
the bandwagon. For several minuter,
a presidential nomination hung
in the air, while delegation chairmen
from all sections of the hall
fATAT
A Non-Partisan Ne
BOONE,
obinson
d Democrats
Civitan Closes First
Year's Activities Here
First Birthday Anniversary Celebrated
With Luncheon at Home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gragg; New
Officers Named
The Boone Civitan Club, which
usually eats its Thursday noon meal
at the Daniel Boone hotel, last week
accepted the invitation of its most,
prosperous looking member, Civitan
Watt Gragg and went to his home
for lunch.
The meeting marked the close of
Civitan's first year in Boone. During
this period, President J. Frank
.Moore and (Secretary I.. S. Isaacs, assisted
by ah able board of directors,
have given faithful leadership and
service to the club. Much has been
undertaken and much has been ac
complishtd The club's membership
has grown steadily until almost every
business and profession in
Boone is represented.
A brief summary of the club's activities
v. ill give some idea of Civitan's
purpose. The club has supported
and boosted an ant.i-tuberculosis
campaign, the paying of highway
No. CO, the building of a high
school, a better telephone and telegraph
system, move electric power,
new: indu tr ie: iV lljt?ore, bigger and
better playground for school children,
improving the cemetery, wider
publicity for Watauga county, and
a more heautiiTT town. The club has
extended a hearty welcome and attentive
ear t-> ant citizen or visitor
who has come f< nvaid with a progressive
idea. This has all been done i
in a fine spirit of fellowship, a?*QUmi |
a common tublcy mingled with food
and joke arid song.
On two occasions the ladies nave
been present.
This summer the club plans to,
hold its meetings and carry its spirit
into other sections of the county.
The feast.at Civitan Gragg'f. home
was yjuiiuufiitt direction of Mrs.
Gragg ar.d four attractive young ladies.
Pefiring President Moore made
a brief speech in which ho thanked*.
ino ntemoeramp lor loyalty and
urgd continued support and co-opera- j
mi'i in behalf of tile new officers.
Civitnn Uurko streamed t'ne importance
of attendance, publicity and
fellowship. The newly elected president,
Civitar. George K. Moose, and
liis cohorts stood and received a glad
hand from the club. Rev. Guy I., j
Vannab, pastor of the Boone Advent;
(Christian church, was present and
presented to the club. A rising vote;
of thanks was extended to the rotir ing
officers and the host nnd host-;
ess for the delightful luncheon.
Now of fir err-, for the coming year,
are as follows:
President, George K. Moose.
Vice president, Gordon 11. Wink-:
ler.
Treasurer, Leo B, Vaughn:
Directors: R. F. McDade, J. t\.j
Moore, Rev. C. H. Mbser, R. D. j
Hodges, Howard W. Mast.
DANIELS REFUSES TO
ATTEND 'DRY' PARLEY
I
Dallas. Texas, July 1.?Ir. a spe-:
rial dispatch to the Dallas Mows, JoSBphus
Daniels, secretary of the
navy in the cabinet of Ftesident Wilson,
calls upon the Democrats of the!
south to stand solidly behind the par-;
ty nominee for president.
Mr. Daniels said ho preferred to |
support Governor Smith ar.d fight in?
congress any attempt to weaken the
prohibition lavs, rather than nip-!
port the "'pnriy which has been as
false to prohibition as it has been
true to corruption."
Mr. Daniels said he would not go
to the conference at Asheville, N. C.,
colled by Bishop Cannon of Rich-i
mond, Vs.. and Arthur J. Barton,:
dry leaders, to convene between;
duly 4 and July 14, "unless I go as a i
reporter." i \
Declaring that he has been a dry:
and Democrat for 45 years, he said!
he cannot change himself in either;
respects, "even though Smith's'
statement makes it somewhat diffi-!
cult for a dry Democrat to accept hisj
^ , ? _ r i 1 1 ;
ao3utit^ifiUiI U1 ItfitlltfrSIlip xor niOfllll-;
cation of the prohibition law."
The Way of It
"What is life insurance, little Gate-1,
face?" "It's keeping a man poor alii
his life so's he can die rich."
tried to shout each other down in
their rival attempts to be first to!
switch to Smith. Chairman Meeker
of Ohio, standing on his chair, won|
out and cast for the New York governor
44 Ohio votes, where he had;
but one on the initial roll call.
Mississipi, Indiana, Nebraska.;
Kansas and Tennessee quickly followed,
giving Smith votes he no
longer needed, and reducing the
anti-Smith residiuni to but 250 of
the convention's total strength of
1,100 delegates.
jg a :
iwspaper. Devoted to the 1
WATAUGA COUNTY. NOR ^'CARO
POLITICAL EV$TS j
OF THE PAST YEEK
Highlisrhta of Politic? \ctiviiv of
Both Major Part* Summarised
From Recent Nev Dispatches
From Over the Country
?
Gov. Smit?i Stands by Prohibition
' Albany. K. Y., June 21).? Gffv'tr!
nor Smith accepted the Democratic
nomination for the presidency in a
600-word telegram today, a full halt
of which was devoted to a ,statement
of his position on the prohibition
; question.
In his acceptance telegram Goveri
nor Smith stated that if elected he
; would enforce the constitution ;and
; Jaws without reservation or evasion,
but immediately followed this with a
reiteration c f his belief that there:
; should he fundamental changes in
; the legislative provisions for prohi-j
bition.
"While 1 fully appreciate,"
raid, "that these chances can ncly
! be made by the pc-opie themselves j
I through their elected legislative representatives,
I feel it to be the duty
I of the chosen leader of the people
to noint the way which, in his opinion
leads to a sane, sensible solution
| of a condition which I am convinced
I is entirely unsatisfactory to the
j great mass "f our people.',;
He assuieel the convention that in
1 Km formal acceptance of the nomination
he won d give his views in full
"upon the is of the campaign,"
and closed with an expression of con
(idenc* that he would lead his pfcrtv
{ to victory in November
Governor Smith's telegram:
| "I received voov message on be
half of the convention with a deep
! sense of responsibility and a fervent
i prayer for the guidance of Divine1
; providencei I accept the call of my
i party to lead it in the national enm1
ntuisit. I mn Ihlnk nf no irvfHrpv
privilege in tlu world than to serve
our country. My gratitude to the
convention for its expression of eon-,
faience in mo I cannot adequately i.
express in this tclcgnint. 1 will have |
| to make it manifest suisfe-hended i
devotion to the United St&t,vs and I
h.r'nvnple in every action.
"The happiness find welfare of ;
KiiUions of men, women and children]
who constitute the nation was thej
! great driving force behind the doc-;
trine enunciated by the immortal1
Jefferson, given life by him ah i ear j
t ied through' by Cleveland ami Wilson.
am convinced that our plat
!on? voices that doctrine. ! stand
committed to the platform and Willi
welcome an opportunity to reorgun-!
:zo and make move effocieni the'!
agencies of government ro the end
that the burden of taxation nmy be]
lightened.
"Our platform lays at rest the ]
absurd claim insidiously put cut byj
Republican propaganda that the Re-]
publican party has a monopoly upon j
:he mechanics of prosperity. Qui; '
platform in its tariff and financial;
policy gives assurance to every le-j
^Ibiruu.n iliozl)' V<?i ur.'. ) }
farmer and taxpayer, that prosperity; 1
viil init be conserved but fairly dis
trihuted among all.
"The definite declaration of the 1
convention to aid agriculture and the
planks dealing with labor problems <
are sonnet, progressive and sincere, '
as is also the party commitment to '
the development of our water power; '
with alienating our God-giver. re-':
sources. Our plank on foreign pali- '
cy states the simple truth .that the :
Divine command to dove thy neigh- :
nor as thyself' contains :n> limitation i
and was intended to apply as be ! 1
ttvoen nations.
"The equal and even enforcement! 1
of law is the cornerstone upon which!
rests the whole structure of Demo-! '
cratic government If it is the will! <
of the people of this nation that I ] 1
am to take an oath as president of; i
the United Stales to protect and tie-;
fend out constitution and laws, 1 ^
will execute that oath to the limit of! <
my ability without reservation or, !
evasion." )
Smith Will Not Hammer G. O. P. ! ]
The charges of "privilege and pil- t
lage" directed at the Republican par- I
ty in the Democratic keynote speech i
iviii he "played down" in the actual '
campaign, according; to indications in, i
circies close to Governor Smith. ;
The governor himself has declined! i
to forecast the sort, of campaign hej
will conduct, but persons who have
been closely associated with him in' 1
his political career believe that he! i
will talk more about what he will do j i
himself if he is elected than about; i
the past record of "the other fellow." 11
"You can judge by past perform-j
anr.es just about what the governor! i
will do this time," they say. "Hej
I never has made a bid for election i i
j on the strength of his opponent's! ;
; weakness, and there is no reason toj
believe he will do so now." j i
j Hoover Rests Over Week-end 1 <
j .Washington, July 1.?Secretary!
| Hoover, left off work on his speech |
i of acceptance of the Republican!
; presidential nomination over Sunday;'
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DEM<
Best Interests of Northwe:
UNA: HURSDAY. JULY 5, 1!>2?
Outstanding Citizen
- '
Frank A; infield Linr.ey. one of
'Orefntrst o'ti'icns, wfcis tlipci at his ho
iiti, at ::,e ? of .*<?. Death occurred
day. The above illustration was mo
FRANK ARM I
i
Greensboro Daily Xewx:
The reputation of a great lawyer, i
meaning a great jury orator, which
beei.ii].;. such tradition as enfolds
tt- memory of the father ?'f Frank
A. L.nney. is won in a different en-;
viromiient from that i;i which the
son's active lite was east. He was
but arriving upon a time oi com-,
navative freedom from exacting official
routine when his work eon id
have been ordered with something oi I
the deliberation, the philosophicalj
cairn. Opt ftf which CiiWio Thi-.^ft ..n^-'
taeulni achievements that nmkei
courtroom history ?...J build the
monument 01 fame.
Prosecuting attorney fur the state.;
[jroseeiiShg attorney tot the United
States, slate chairman of the Republican
party, these offices a'sr-.rbeb
the greater part of Frank biuuey's^
professional life of a ipjartsi' of a
century. It is ;i curious thing that,
6 mar. so genial should have been
cast by fate in the role of solicitor,
thai hi; should have remained in it.!
returned to it. sriceeeutvl in it, and
continued of genial disposition; Iiis]
Warmth of spirit, his twinkling eye
made for the discernment of all the
merry things his cumpanionableness.
iceffica to make hwa as impossible in !
She void of yv.vt isau; and yet he led
air, party ivith rare generalship,
rtrsnglhctfct'. it. built an morale, al-i;
though ofie;. the path of leadership;
led througn tiie: oii'fk.ulM'., of hitter!
fact'strife. He was as loyal a!
parly man as ever lived, as staunch
irag as stead;'".-'; and ye'- i'r- a state
Vat lias kiio", a as ranch of bitter
enmity across party lines as any, he,
cad a throng of devoted friends
tmong-it the Democrats.
The vigor, the temper, of youth :
remained in him. Mr. Lih'ney had
oroe -o a maturity of experience
'hat would, with his heritiurn of
nosing eloquence, his broad knowledge
of the law ami of mankind, his
:>o\verfnl iiiimi. have carried him to
he heights of forensic fame, lie had
:he opportunity to prbpare for, the
mportant trials for which his ability
.vouid have been sought, "as sought:
in such work he had already, in the
short time following his laying aside
ifl'icia! position, begun to shine.
Life seems poorer now that Frank;
Linney, who had it so abundantly,]
has put it off. He was rich in the
friendship of men who esteemed him
for himself, with no thought of the
distinctions he bore save that of;
pride because a friend had won them.
Charlotte Observer;
Frank Linney gained much of his
initial popularity because he was the
son of Col. R. 7.. I.inrtey. The Republicans
held a state convention
unce upon a time in the Charlotte!
Auditorium, and when Jucgc- Linney;
came in half a dozen admirers ran
to him. raised him to their shoulders:
and carried him around the convention
hall, to the shouting's of the
delegates and the music of the brass
baud. There had been no occasion for
demonstration of trie "KlncI other than
DC1W
st North Carolina ___
Claimed by Death
?BHWBMMMMiiwiauagai|
He State's leading Republicans and
me in fioone Friday morning, Tune
i suddenly on iii-- fifty'-feurth lirthlie
from a late pbotpgl'apli.
IELD LLXNEY
an evidence of his popularity among
his party man. b rata: Lunwy inherited
to (he fullest degree the bit-!
lei traits of his father and was
inicfcly -stalled on the way to leadership
of the party in the state. Linney
was honored frequently by the
Republicans and if the Demon a ts of
the slate had hc-cn minded to permit
a Republican to oecupy the gnbernntovio!
chair, he would have warn the:
title of governor, instead of that of !
district attorney?governor by the
grace of the people, instead of district
attorney as reward for political
services. In addition to qualification.;
tie was an upliftihar factor in Repub-i
lican politics and in hit death that
party has lost a mar. of high character
and patent influence.
Winston-Salem .idurnal.
Frank A. l.inr.ey. whose sudden.
death occurred at his home in Boone
Friday moriiing, was a citizen of j
North Carolina of whom the state j
night veil be pvoud. During the
fifty lour years of his life, ;i span ail
too brief for rt mail as useful as he,'
ilr. I.inney engaged in many activities
both of private and public [IV.port.
Mr. T.innoy was known throughout'
the state perhaps more on account of i
his interest in and loyalty to the He-[
publican party. He did valiant serv-i
ice for his party and was rewarded
with many "nigh honors. As a prose-\
cuting attorney he made a notable;
reputation, first as solicitor in his
own district and then as United
States district attorney for Western
North Carolina.
Mr. I.inney was a candidate for.
both the governorship of the state
and congress on the Republican ticker.
He was defeated in his attempts'
to realize both these aims. But the
energetic campaigns he made ostensibly
advanced him l'or appointive
honors. When the middle judicial,
district Was created, he seemed to lie
in line for appointment as judge. But:
the wheels of political fortune tinned
in a contrary manner for the
Boone leader and he was denied the
judgeship.
Mr. Linney.'s ability was out to'
use in non-partisan realms with the
state. He was a mourner of iu?'
board of trustees of the State University
and of the Appalachian State
Nbrmal and just the other day was1
elected a member of the Duke University
board. He was also appointed
a member of the special tax commission.
As a citizen of Northwest
North Carolina Mr. Linncy's influence
resulted ir. the achievement of
many progressive steps. He was a
man of splendid personal qualities!
and embodied the highest type ofcharacter.
Hickory Daily Record.
The Republican party In North
Carolina has lost a great leader in.
Frank Linney^ and the Democratic,
party has lost an adversary whom it!
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FIVE CENTS A COPY
Hi A. LINNEY"
DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS
BOONE HOME
Whole Stale Shocked by Unexpected
Demise; People Fa-cm All Parts of
North Carolina Present at Funeral
Service; Rests in Boone Cemetery,
By .TIM RIVERS
Frank Arihfkld Linney, 5-1, attorney.
statesman and Cod-xearing citiori.
died at his home in Boone Friday
morning at 4 o'clock, following: an
illness of only a few hours. A derangement
of the heart was: given as
the cause of his death.
Probahiv no greater shock has
ever been registered in this section
than that which accompanied his
passing. From the humblest home in
the hills of Western North Carolina
to the palatial mansions of the rich
and affluent there arises a dirge of
sorrow at the untimely demise of this
coiossal figure in North Carolina Site.
Frank Linney was boi'n near Te.yIhrsvilie,
Alexander Conwy; Jhnr 251,
3h7-L u sou of the .'ata Ronitilus Z.
and Dorcas Stevenson Linney., and _
spent iia. early via;., of young manhood
tliere. He was educated at Trinity
( ollecro. now Duke University,
follow it ? which he attended
the law sch- o; of .iudge A. C.
Avery, in Morgan ton
Hi v iic'..ir?sed to practice law
:u I sp.4; and shortly thereafter
moved his residence- to Boone, where
In established an office. His father,
pyevious 'y? this time, hod acquired
latg HiSI, his summer hoitte. and
?>!h ;i" valuable fceVdhtgs in Watauga.1
11'.- was married In Miss Mary H?shie
MuRii-um op January 1 900,
and to this onion were horn five ehil(irra,
ico." of whom suyvivo hint.
They are: Baxter M. I/mu-y. a student
in Duk University Law School,
Durham; AI' - Paul A. Coffey. Kenneth
i(. i.inney and Miss Mary
Finnic-- Lii-in y. nli of Lioor.c. William
Arnifield Linney, the oldest
child, died several years a pro.
Frank Kinney's genial smile,
straightforward manner and marked
intellee* gained for himself a
nlace of prominence in .State R.-puhlicaii
eireies. and followed a career
filled to the brim with personal
in hieceioent.
lie served as Solicitor of the
Eighth Judicial District from 1906
u> J til !; was twice Republican candidate
for Congress it- tile Eighth
Congressional District; a candidate
for Governor in 1916, opposing the
late Thomas Waiter Bickctt; chairman
of the North Carolina Republican
Executive Committee, 19151921;
appointed District Attorney of
the Western District of North Carolina
by President Harding in 1921,
serving in that, capacity until his resignation
Decrrnbe: ft, 1927. He was
oisi fp a iu.:ii!ici' i f years Repub
iir^ii elector-at-kuge iron; North
Carolina.
Because of his ceaseless efforts in
behalf of education, 3fe, lartney was
prominently UicBBflatl with the institutions
of learning in North Carolina.
He served four years as a trustee
of the State. University; a trustee
for twenty or more years of the
Appalachian State Nor;Vial School,
and. on June 4. T.il2S, was appointed
a trustee of Duke. Cni\ersity. lie
was a member of trie Bcttte Methodist
Church anu served for a number
of years or, its ,-enier steward heard;
also a Royal Arch Mason.
When death rame Frank ivnnev
was still actively engaged in the
practice of ids chosen profession,
and was playing a leading part in
the civic, political and educational
life of his town and State, .lust previous
to the Republican National
Convention lie made a torn of the
State of West Virginia and delivered
a number 01" speeches advancing the
candidacy of Herbert Hoover for the
Presidency. His interest in the advancement
of his town and county
had not waned and every move for
their improvement was given his
ioyal support.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Boon- Methodist Church
Saturday afternoon by the pastor.
Rev. C. If. Moser, assisted by Dr. \V.
A. Stanlvury. pastor of F'-'eutor.
Street Methodist Church of Raleigh;
Rev. -I. H. Carter, pas tor of the First
Presbyterian Church of TavJorsville;
Rev P. A. Hicks, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Boone: Rev. Guy
L. Vannah, pastor Advent Christian
Church of Boone; Rev. J. A. Vount,
pastor Lutheran Church of Boor.e,
and Rev. M. B. Woosley, former pastor
of Boone Methodist Church.
The church auditorium was
packed with admiring friends, representing
every class ar.d creed, who
had come, many from distant points,
to pay their last respects to this
fallen chieftain. The floral offering
was most profuse, it being a visible,
testimony to the fact that Frank
Linncy had incarcerated himself in
the hearts of a multitude. .
A male quartet softly sang Tennyson's
"Crossing the Bar"; a prayer < e
was uttered; a passage of Scripture
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