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Jt "W.-rff I , , -J - a- . f m JJ., nV;v! J;: V". V " - I - Fair Koadiy aad ThMii 2owly rising UmperaUr. j yci: ca. r;o. lp. ? , JEN IES TCC ,TEM PAGES TODAY. ,: '. , - ITJ:CZ: FiVECMJ ........ at 4 . - - i - - s - - - ' - -r- - -v ! ; : : i - " ' " " : : : -.v 3 1 fcjYisiiEit AuDIIErETOSTAY, . ' JEiMESpl "Jlr, i.:-rs:kn Says Pcliticai Boss Ij . ! y;;;i r.ever Exercise Old, j;. Influence Again ?n:;;.xs people witc ' T-- f'0HE AKD f.'Cr.E RULE Also Holds That Koney Will Not Bs Permitted la Future-to '1-, Ileasur AYailability of Pres ldential Candidate; Payors a Goternment ; Bulletin 'to 1 j . Cuaraatei Pntlicity' V; f 'By .WIJ.IiAm JINNING8 BITAN. I t- (Copyrielit. 1920, by jr. J, Bryan.) s I Vwk'T BM In it iu b of the i .W cartooaa dealing with tb BepuBJV BTatioa. It . reprcaenta ' Sa ' 'apbaaf. IotM 'in it aiM-owa - kaceUat . by tb aid of a Mi tba r kltitaia- if"' Httto 'li"! ' kfaatag ptayart. - Beaaath.tba pfctara ' trillu famUlaT worda If I ihonld dU ! it vmiM b aa. aaaneratioa. ol ' - - wrti-to-aay-hat tha 4ifat4W-Jft-4 . publUaa party ia aewauy oinjr, ' but tka delecatel trhfr ara gatherinf ltra" weoeniia taa grarity ot tha ai uatioa. Thrr tmra ao longer laboring andet tha ilhisioa that - any Bepabh can eaa rin'a any kind at a platform, They ara ia mood for thinking j the mua who aaa jgive the beat promia of neeeaa U going to Iw bearing whether he . aureeeUi eaadidaU or otlinea a winning platform. Tk. L'h Ol Mom;. While we ara waiting- for, platform l auareetiona from tha different n idatea,Jet eonaider. for a moment tha new queation whicS fcai impudently 'V ! thmat itoelf Into tha political arena. T How much money 11 it proper . lor a candidate to epead! UntiTwdhm a ze daya tha candidate wera nuking their reapeetiTC campaigaa, rallying taeir frieada. and iijuing their,-, aatimatea ' of eonTention etrength, when all of 1 " . audden auaseationa of anormona a , j penditure begat ta ereep into the paper and to be nttercd on the Mump. Then came aa iaveatigation and lot all other qaestioa wera forgotiea 1 .the " ' diaeniaion of eontributibna. First eame ' 1 ViT6rmattwn--ii 1ti TBr--ainoiraraVei(t - V the different candidatei" 'inatheee ' Bi;raied all aorta of qoeatione of - ethics. ' Which i preferable, that 1 candidate shall finance hisWn cam paign or that frieada ranging' from I " thuiati ' admirer to benevolent aagela ahall furnish tha money f What bjection can be msde, aoma- ask, to Iaty amoont, provided tho expenditar ia for tha spread of information aad w tre enlightenment of tha voters I Whnt J " 1 - . . 41. J, eiancn oss a poor nun, come uo quic t I(I'.T f there ia no limit to be placed y r .4v.vti.n.f Tl. nvlm.n ta Krmiirht 'lnnder Krutinity and, aoma blame it for f tha, largo sum expended. But, answer : ethers, shslt wa go back to tha ayatem '$ n th. nnlitifwt Ium bemusa . it is than to u to Inform tha whole pub lic! Thia contention, will JiaTa to deal with the situation developed by the ia 'veetig&tioa coaamitte and I have been cratined to learn from aonverttr tion with the caadidatea that they ara all aaxioa fee a remedy. They save not yet determined nponr anything spe cific, bat they ara opea to auggration. I -am inclined to think that pabua aen timent is likely to eryatnlixeinto afew imple propositions, and that the .remedy finally adopted win embody ;hem. ' , ': - Primary Beta To Stay ; First, tha primary will remain: H Jsrill not only remain, but it will ba ex tended. The political boss jt will never gain exercise tha influence mat he formerly did In political conventions, .The people will mora and , mora, rale ,ln the party aa ftey rula 1a tha gov kramant. - :' - i Beeoad, money will not b permitted to meaauro tha avauaoimy at a. presi- deatiat candidate neither hi awn money nor tha money - of hi friends. To permit tha aalimited expenditure of one a own maaey would ba equiva leat to tilng a pecuniary qnslificatioa to tha presidency. To permit aalimited fontributioot:; would pej mSi-the:ntnTt- -"caging of a eaadidau to the wealthy if not to big financial interest. - . " 3. There must be, therefor, aoma y Sneana of insuring, equality of oppor tunity among aspirants, and a govern , nnt publication ia tho only meana -in .-. nght Privately owned newspaper can. Pat nrg to ait who desire to man - Ihemeelve known r the jovernmrnt can fix limUaiion aad preacriba quaUfiea "" tioaa, aad the at public expense, lay before tk voters tha . information Z eceaaary to ' permit- ajBiateUifeat khoica. , . Tha rovernmant i n nreat co-opera tive institution ; ? w alwaya tarn to it .. In time of distress, aad no one eaa wl1enJiMbJUpier4et treuing to tha candidate and their I f ritad. " . -. ; . ., , Pat It t7 to CovernmeiU; " It u probable that the convention WUl bo quite well aatisfied with itself , if it devise a plan which -will . throw nrpontha-fovcniaient rapoailbtlity"f ' informing the public aa to the relative . merit of candidate aad. In o doing, limit expeaditurea to a aom that will make .poor men eligible. But why not carry the reform" tittle 1 :UaJrther-ad - fnrovido-nnpoHntedT-ehnn-i Jf - nela of information a ta issues, as well a to candidate f At present tha people must rely aatiraly npon privately own ed newspaper for their knowledge of public question. Etc if all the pub lisher were actuated by purely pa triotic, purpotf. the natural hi of those in chart of )be paper would Asserting Old North' State is 'Union, California Senator will Announce Tar Heels Into Sinn Feiners, Rctls and Chicago, lit, June . Senator John- aoa nad uck of telegraphia re torii from the North Carolina election, when b net newspaper corespondent forlr WgulW jitertiew- today. " ' "My - report , - which " ara ,, Tory Keager aaid he, "y that X have car ried the metropolie of 1 ho State, tea to one, sad that it fa tafe to aay that I bava carried the entire State. North Carolina, ia the purest American atate la the nioa, wkh leaa than oaa per cent of ita population of foreign birth. Vet, I auppote that a. certain eeetioa L of .the preaa will- aanouneo to&errow that theeo Antericana ' baa been metanorphoaed intoi Sinn' Felaara, pacifiate, pro-Germane, and 'Bed' Tdi eala by tha act fit Toting for ne . . . ; How, logically a eandidata - can be elected by tha , Bepublieta National eoareation for prealdeatial aomlnatloa from among a field of four, who baa Barer bean better than third or fourth, paaae belief with ne. r'Xm convinced that a Republican convention will heed the wUl of Eepwhliran Totem.:-.-;. . "It wUl be rery nafortnnata if the contention' forgeta the wiihe .of tha rank and tla of the party wba make tha party and make- tha country aa well. ' --v-v- : 7 Somebody aikcd him bom mueh of a aoto waa caat ra tha State: ' -' ' "The vote waa light' he promptly retorted. VI aappoaa that will deetroy SaysT Public t Has No Rights Superior to Toilers Riant Himself Washington, June 6V (By the Asso ciated Press.; ''The pubhs has no right which are superior to the toiler' right , to live and to hi right to de fend himself against Oppression Sam net Gom per declare in hi deferred replic tq three questions'asked kim by at, YorkVMay IS.' Mr. omper replica wera made public tonight by tho American federation of Labor. -Governor Allen asked whether 'tha publis had any- right in tnxe "af foeting the productioa .or distribution of tho necessities of life, thu threaten, ing the publio peace and 'impairing tha public health, ana if ao. how would Mr, Gomner protect those right. He also asked who controlled tha .divine right of employe to quit work,r Declaring that union men and woaiea formed one-fourth of the public, Mr. Gomper aaid strikes in which the pub lic peace have been threatened, usually have been strikes in which the' employ era or publio official influenced by em' pwyer .Jhav-i9Mted.-Jtha-4reack- of peace, by the use of thug, armed guard and detective.'" : ' -S . . l4(borJZjjnUaqel3IrijBompr, haa no dewr to eauaa inconvenience to; Jbe.-PHbln.-of whkhL it ia -a part, Tha right to itrike must be aad will be maintained, aot only aa a measure Of T keif -defense and self-advancement. but as-a maur neeeaeary to pub lic progresa," .- "' "T!'".'r'- . SUPPORTERS OF SPROUL REPORT ENCOURAGEMENT Say There Is Harked Drift of Sentiment to Pens. OoVsrnor Por President A", --u - ir Chieago, June Governor Sproul, Fenaylvnia eandidata for Preaident. wa activ today -meeting party leaden from different Btatee aad conaulting bis own lieutenant He mat number of State Governor during tho day. Sen ator Calder, of New Tork. waa' alee atuong tho callers. Btata Senator Wil liam fi. Crow, ehairmaa af tha Pean- sylvania Bepabliean State - committee, limed a statement In which he said: There i a marked and aineero drift af awntimeat from every section, ei the cuuntry to Governor ftpronk? Thi Ja 0' encouraged hut' friend that aa aggroMiv contest h now on by the Spronl force for delegate. , John T. King, National committeeman from Connecticut, waa in communica tion during .the day with Senator Pen rose, wbex m ill at bi - Philadelphia hemeIt 'waa-nndetatood Mt. King wai endcavonag to carry -out oawo ef the wishes of the Senator, bat tha nature af them- sraa net ttnuatob AU day long a leased telegraph wire direct to the Philadelphia home of Senator. Penrose ticked in the head quarter that were to have been occu pied by. Penrose in tbia eity.t - etate senator crow will replace Ben- ator Knar a Peaasylvania'a member of ?v-Tha ' dtflov gation will caucus agaia tomorrow aad make puns for a drive for delegates. T BRITISH WARSHIPS FIRE 4ONJATIONALIST.TURKS Conatantiaopie, June 5. (By the As sociated I'reM.) British Wamhip opea ed lira en , Natlonslist position near Touxla, en ' the sea ef Marmora, 38 mile west of Ismid, lata Friday1 night. Constantinople wa arqnsed by the heavy Jrinf of the gun of tho British warships. - The . Nationalista bad ap proached ckije to the BritTslrntfench- menta along the Gulf of Ismid, where many British unit are stationed to pro tect tho troops guarding tho railway. The collapse of tha nultan a troop lesres the British alone to defend the mtlway- terminal - opposite--Constant-- Vo't'VS Purest American Si Says Certain SecU Have Been Met Pacifists by Act i 7: tha Indkatloa t)f the prta.rv-rif'som obaorvent, If it bad; Iwca - the ether way, of ohhv it would have showed for them the magnineeat ' diseriBaiaa lira eTflMrvolara': r?'"" . Not Weakealar On Tka Leagn. 4 A questioner asked tha Senator if lit waa "weakenclnf 01 tha League or Natioa.- 14 "- "Hot ka declared. Bott I have said I cams here to make a light in ralatioa to tha. platform. I'll ' be - represented In the ultimate conference en tha League f Nation, wherever that Will be-'"ailv n here it come np"-3 Senator Johnson intimated ka wa not being included in present con ference on' tha aubject. Tha Senator remarked. that he had . "o idea , at preaeat ott permanent chairman r or ganization of the convention. t , -"I'm very anxious to , see Senator Borah When He arrives," he informed another questioner. "I'd like-- to aea Senator Borah chairman, of anything bo want to bey because of tha kind In quiek luccesslon Senator Johnson pnt aside question on .other point, bat paueed. a moment when the fealty to - hi eauaa of primary bound dele- rate waa touched. Tm-atUfie4 -taai no" honorable man' or decent eitiren will violate the law la tha matter" ba aaid, "or trust that ia reposed in kim.. .. Uninstructed Delegates, Hold ing Balance of Power, Arm gcampajon . Chicago, ' June 6. Prospect for deadlocked Republican convention are growing with tha arrival of aninttrueted delegate., who hold lha balance af power. - ' ' -. -- - . Out of the deadlock which will be produced by tha failure of Wood, Low den or Pohnson force to command a 'Jdark horaaVar one of tna pig three. , The LowdefcxfoVToa tonight art claim ing aa high 4259 vote on Jhe flrt ballot nl llie vood zorcea equally. many. The - Johasoa claims are not aUted in figure, bat, the California Senator' headquarter r ara claiming hourly additioaa to hi coloma. ; After looking over tba much mixed ituation, with ita Jack of head aad leadership, the men whoso, influence count in the party eouneila have come to the conclusion that about tne best war out i to let tha candidate with tha largest number of aupporter trot a few beat to how the convention what they eaa or cannot do. Those favoring this plan feel , perfectly eertain that .nn. nf 41. , .flidu1nt.. Will h. Snttl, nated a...ti-teiV-lllot.---i.-i.i- After tha three leading candidate have demonstrated to the invention thitthey . have notnoughjfnteaJo nominate themselves, . it la argued that the delegates themselves willba ia better position to determine whether they-pefer to combine on one of the three, or look at some darK aorsea. . Vp to this time "dark 'kortet" have gono begging for riders, because those who bad aay considerable support like Johnson, Lowden or Wood refuted to look at others lor- fef or ladicstint weaknesi before a test of etrength bad been made. - ' :. - :. y- '- , . ; Even those who favored a "dark horae were unabl to attract any aup- nort for kim. because there had been no opportunity for on "dark horse" to ' establish lead ever another. To tho mass of nnlnatrueted delegate they ara all lot of "dark hose' aad Both' iag aere.-----iv' '- i-T . Only gelation UDere. J Tha practical politician began to realise today that tha only solution offered was to let tho convention call for a "dark horse" aad then chow.lt a few, with tha poaaibility, of course, that the convention might decld it eould ro farther and faro -worsa Jha to take Johnson. Lowden or Wood. All the diaeaarien tonight of tha principal bllotrng -entor- around these three names, but the "dark horse" aime are too ananp 'to b recorded. - , '- IX any act of practical politician had agreed among themselves to put tha convention into deadlock . for their own purpose it ia doubtful if they eould have, dona . better . than . .the. con vention itself ia 'threatening' to do, Thraaf ballot" and" poibly four by Thursday night,: la tha. prediction be-J rng most freely made, coupled with tha further prediction of final balloting oa rriday. - . .... - ;.. - Talk ot Bagkoa Beard. . , Tba plan look placid aaouck but it ia not without Ha poesibUiHe of -f ire work It ia realised all aide that the Wood will v np the atruggla without a battle. Tha fight apoa tho platform planka, particularly that on the League or nation, eontinuea to promise a test of etrength- of the various cle ment and renewed prediction are be ing made that the "element which ue eeed In framing i platform acceptable to -wo eouveatioa will nlo ba able to provide a eondttion equally acceptable. At thi lima four year ago, Charles Evan Hughe wa a rood a nominat ed, although the ballot ware hot east until four days later. Tonight he i mentioned here and there - among tha dark horses. Mention OJf former Preaident Taft alio beard ia the same way. The Hughe . talk, whieh could aot be denominated a boom, and yet bean the stamp ot a good deal of sup port, w brought in by New York Continued on Pag Ta.) J Jt. 4 )f taiii nn nri im" Ann - -1 1 11 A Ul 1 1 IL A I II III if "II ll fill ? . PLATFORhl STARTS i The Platform CuiWcrs Tske tip TrouDiescrr.s Flanks, inciud . - tag Lec;-3 of f.ations - - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS r rPtAfiTK tAUSE CF VORRY V 1 Harmony Predicted On AH Planks, Bat Some Cot Scrim. mages Must Be Pought'Out ' .Before BeachingAgreement; ; ; Johnson-Borah League Plank r-7 to Be Pot Torward : - 'Chicago, June C With tha eoaventioa circle, of party leader virtually com plete, the Republican platform builders went erioualy to'work tonight a the more troublesome of , the) plank re maining to ""ba - f aibhmed. - Pa of the waa tka declaration on the treaty of Veraaille aad tka League oT Nation, a aubject of long-itanding disagreement and outer controversy, Aaother dealt with tho industrial rela tions, bringing into contrast widely di ver schools of economic thought. - A third related to ilexlco. alwaya, a topic of debate, and now somewhat compli cated by recant development aaatb of the Bio Grande. v-j- : , On all of the, entire harmony wa predicted by all tha party leader, al though moat of them conceded that aoma interesting aerimmagee, possibly reach ing the eoayentioB floor, would have to ba fought out before there could be an' agreement. l.-Witk the belated Arrival from Wash ington of several Senator, repreeenting extremea of Bepiiblieaa opinion on tha treaty, tha long Senat fight over tha League of Ttion virtually waa trans ferred to tha eanferenc room her. Borah Haa Loagaa Plank. 1 The Irreconcilable aad tha Mild Baa- aj f a msBLaakalaaBiSL. jaaAhsmAjshuJl for hard battle on tha treaty plank. Senator Borah, of Idaho, leader of tha Irreconcilable arrived 1st in the day with plank which will hav tha backing of the Johnson" forees. The Mild Beservatioaiata beld aumeroue con ference and prepared to draft plank for ubmiioa to Ogden Mill, chairman of thf executive committee on 'polieiee and -pmtforv .h .;-'."- ?- resolntitvn committee,', aaid ' Senator Borah, 'and if w d notice it in tka piatform?w wtn offer tt In tha eoavea- Senator Borsh Waa not ready to make tk Johnson-Borah phtak public, . but aid It would ba presented ta tka reso lutions committee. 1 , It waa learned that the Mild Knerva tionists" plank would , demand a eon- truetiv policy for ratification of tha Versaille treaty with protective reser vation and ia endorsement of . tha stand of Senators who voted for the Lodge reservations. Senator Lodge. who- arrived today, deferred conferen ce oa the treaty, but predicted that an agreement between tha ration group would be reached, y ; FrmiI aiealcan Plaat; With (he plank on Mexico in Ita for mative stage, there waa a general feel ing that little iroubla would be en countered in bringing "an agreement. The declaration prepared at Washing toa by Senatar Fall, f New Mex.i how ever, providing for ' American inter veation naleaa Mexico mended ita araya. raa into some opposition aad it was suggested that it -might ba modified to omit altogether .the reference to poo- aible military interference, liy - hi. government ia the Southern Bepublie. In that case, the plank . would - de clare that recognition of tha. now regime in Mexico City should bo with held until eertin guamntee had been made. There also would bo an at tack on President Wilson's " Mexico policy aad a general statemtst on the necessity - of protecting - American right. Two former American ambaa- tador to Mexico, Henry P. Fletcher, or rennsylvania, ana neury Lane Wil on, .of Indiana, ara ia eonaultatioa her with 'Other leader , a tha. aub ject. -.. . . .- Shaping ' the industrial , relation plank revived msny old aaimositiea aad brought into foeu several of the issue raised by recent etrikee aad nn rest. On this plnk. .thKipporter ot eenaior 4onaso are generally ex pected to have a program of their own and rarioua other eleateata , .of tka party are counted on to bring in pro posal that will run counter to tha views of some delegate. None of the element haa yet. disclosed ita band. QWOTira,wae,ja)i0ai.aMattUS'.ls1 uua, SAYS CONGRESS FAILED . , TO MEET NEEDS 0F.NAVY Washington June ' 6. Critidsinsr tba aw Naval Appropriation bill aa failing to meet aoma of tha Navy's moat vital aeedi, Secretary Daniel declared today that Con r res had aot reduced Naval ex- uatil after tba election" nt the eoat of Naval "progress and efficiency," The secretary mid Congress bad failed to provide for tho "adequate" development of the Naval establishment on the Pa eifle coast, to make. "even half way pro vision for Naval aviation," to authorise tho construction of a "single new ship," aad to appropriate sufficient money- for essential abip repairs. 1 Failure to meet these outstanding .neds.JM.A&dedjJwj tioaal regret." COMMUNITY ADVERTISERS - M EET.1N ASH EYI LLE TO DAT Asheville, Juna The Community Advertising Department of the Asso ciated Clubs of th World will meet here Monday morning for their annual f (invention," the- sessronr -tw be- held a tha E?4.rd af Trad for two days. , rpi n in 'JIM mm mom PRIMARY' AS3U23S) .,. .f-m-i H!Oi.ilaEEL,ii! Incomplete Returns ' Indicate That Congressman John H. Small Is Defeated - ABERNETHY CONCEDES .: DEFEAT DY ERI?.SQN District Attorney W. 0. Earn. mer and ' Solicitor Walter ,,: Brock to Enter Second Bace In Seyenthi BplwinXJe Has Plurality In Ninth; Godwin and Lyon Banning Close ' Witk incomplela returns from twdvt of tka fourteen eountie in tk First district, Xepraaentativ John H. Small, who haa . repreaented thJitrietJa Congress for twenty years, appareatly has ben defeated by Hallett 8. Ward, of Washington, N. C, by a majority of from ana to two ihouaaad. Ward aeami to kav)'" carried ' ivery county in th district by small majorltie - except Dare aad Hyde, aad the will give Small. onlyj. amall, majority,;" JSmall' supporters ka not aonaaded tdft, axpreaaing tk taliaf flilt tarn. plat return from thf county predate may change th remit. Complete re turn from Pitt give Small LOT and Vard ljtST. Charles L. Abernethy, of New Bern, in statement last night, conceded kit, defeat sad gave kia aaauraaco of aup- port tev Coagraaaman Samoel M. Bria aoa, of- the- Third district ' " " '- Congressman Hannibal . L. Godwin will enter a aeeond-primary with So licitor Homer L. Lyon in tha Sixtk dis trict CoL John G. 8hnw. of Fayotto- viBfc trinf ;tmc . gjBatnata; hotfjto near. K-jM,.-BauRe -w-neossptex rv turn. Shaw carried kif homt county of Cumberland by ; a Small majority. lroa elaima BUde,-Brunswick aad -Colum- , buk by substantial majorities. Ineouv plat retaraa from tha other four dis tricts give Godwin, 3,432; Lyoa, tfl79, and mww, 1 . -. Incomplete) returaa from ten ot the thirteen eountie in tha Seventh dis trict indicate that District Attoraey W. C. Hammer aad Solicitor Walter Brock will oatar a -second primary. J. 0.1. Vann, ot Monroe, apparently having been eliminated from tha race. Figures from all bat Davie, Hoke and Yadkin giva- Brock, ,!; Hammer, a,wz, ana vnn x,tJ. oka waa car ried by Brock and Hammer will get xadkia aad Xavie, but additional fig u re are not expected, to change the taadiag of ti candidate materially, Incomplete return eoirtiiled from four of the ten' eountie in the Ninth district show Major A. L. Bulwinkl leading for Coagress by a big plurality. Tha figure from the four conn ties give A. L. Quickel, SA13 1 Marvin Bitch 1,7.8 ; Council, 2,221 ; - A. L.f Pstteroon 397, aad Bulwinkle, I,W1. 1 f. SECOND RACE NECK88ARY ' - IN TH B SIXTH DISTRICT ' Wilmington. Juno . Lais returns from tho Sixth district indicate that seeoaa race wui m necessary to deter mine tha Congressional nomination by uomer X.yoa and Hannibal 1 Godwin on the face returns Lyon haa a alight lead but tms as been narrowed by late returaa from Bobeaoa, Harnett aad Cumberland.- Bieaud -and Craamer for Judge are doubtful. They are ruaning nip and tuck with Co lumber unreported, WARD CLAIMS SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY FOB NOMINATION. Elizabeth City, Juae 6-With 13 out of tba 14 eonatiee af th district heard from Ward, nnoffieial returaa appear to have came tna distrust try a ma jority from 1,000 to 1,000. Of tho 12 beard from. Ward haa carried every one except Beaufort, wnere Hmall a majority a reported at from 1W to goo. Tha in complete returns - received Ward's ma jority by eountie -i estimated as, fol lows: -:,-( -f.i-.i- Pasquotank, 190: Perquimans, 300: Pitt 130; Camden, 150; Chowan, 300; Gate. .850 Hertford, 300 j Pitt 120: rartinr:40PrTrdm.: bo deducted Small majority of about 130 in Beaufort and a majont yof only S3 in IJare. Counties not heard from ara Hyde and Tyrrell, in all of wkicb Ue vote waa light aad would no ma terially alter th situation. Ward head quarter her are claiming Tyrrell aad conceding Hyde to Small by-a email majority, SECOND DIVISION HELD Atlanta, G June 6. The tecoad aa aual reunion of tha Second Division waa opened here today, with memorial aervicee an honor of the- 09 dead of that division, wh0 lie in France. Major oeieral Jamoa G. Harbord aad John A. - Lejune, . who eucceeded General Harberd in command of the division while, in France,, both -mid addrcefe..:-,..;; T, WILLIAM W. OSBORNE. WELL . KNOWN POLITICIAN, DEAD Bavaawth, Gs, June 6 William W. Osborne president of th -Exchange Bank and n political leader for a quar ter of a century, died her today. He wa named a Smith-Wataoa d'legst to th flaa rrancneo- DemocraUr ceaytrir .tioa, .. . , - ,' illpii 1 1- .. . ,. , . BUNCOMBE DEMOCRATS DOMINATE MISS CLEMENT ' FOB GEN EKAL ASSEMBLY Aahevltle, jaa . Miss Lllllsn Etaaf Clement, Only woman caadU data In the North - Carolina pri. Maries, loaning few th Legialatars, aad aaid to he th flrst woman ta avor aaaMBcs for a legislative office I'-tka Costa,, waa aomlaated here raatorday a rssreseatativs No.-1 from Baneosibo aownty. ,.4.--'; Vote For Sheriff Totals 4,710, j Harrison It Leading - . -By900 ... ,( i j , Witk return laekinf from It pro eiaeta la the county. Wake polled tht heaviest role ever recorded in pri mary in tka balloting Saturday, IS pre- eiaeta in tka contest for akarifi totaling 4,70. Other contest wr Ion Jheavy, bat everywhere the vote urpsd ex pectation, despit : tho uafavorabl waatbatv. '; , i ..S.'I'ia On th baia of returaa received ap until midnight last night, a aeeoad pri mary will be necessary to nominate a Sutaecnator, with-Brass field leading, Harris 'seeond and Nichols -eliminated. Braaefleld deceived 133 vote,, Harris, 1,851 and NkhoU, 657. Th precinct yet to ba heard from, will aot matsri ally change tha Handing of tka tkret candidates, it ia believed. Gosney, Mumford and Templetoa lead among tba sevea candidate for thai lower noun of th Uenerat Assemury, according to availsbl retarnt. The rat for tho eoBtesUnt stands; Williams, 1,778; Gottey, JA61; Bich, 731; Fia lator, 878; Templetoa, SJS3;. Mumford, lJXMJiWinalow, C39. , The ennteat be tween William and Mumford ia (uffl eiently clos to ba upset by returns from twelve precinct unheard from. .-IbeeoaieiibotM Sear evciopel the biggest upset in political eakumtions Saturday. Twenty eight precinct give Harrison , f08 vote to 1 32 for Hears, incumbent Mr. Soara- concedes deieat by several hua dred. Bernard and Brewer were horn- inated . for County Commissioners, re ceiving , 2,431- and 2,793 rota respec tively, aad Carpenter, who waa elim inated. received 1,740. .. - Gardner kaa plurality ia tha ,vote for governor, precincts .heard from giv ing him 1435 rotes. Pag ran aeeoad with 1,133 sad Morrison third with 031, Benutor Overman received nearly five to on vote iver Brooks, their to tal being 2,3,14 and C18 respectively. Cooper for Lieutenant Governor led Harding in tha county , 1,610 to 1,140. 8tnte -Treasurer - Lacy -led - Benf row 2,067 to 1,076, and Commissionsr M. L. Shipman polled 1,816 vote to D. P. jj llitisTfly a- 1 fsilA 4:aiw sat f trtattaa flrai. - sj vm snB j we vviii vi inrsrrTrsBi vsr y WWr ham received 2,116 votes to 736 for Thompson Ia the contest for Stata Auditor, Bax ter Durham received a majority over all opponents, hi rot being 184(1. , Others were: McDonald. 313; Boyd. 151 Cook, 174, and Woodley, 111. Wada for Commissionsr of Inauraneo lacked 12 vote of . a majority.- ever both oppo- nents, .roeei ving-1 83 votes to 1.1S0- for i McC1enngbanaod.au for Underwood. Neither of tho candidate for Scpreme Court obtained a majority, of tho vote cash. The -vote is a follows: Hoke.l, 334; Gulley, 1.37S) SUcy, 051; Guion 705; Long, 285; Adams, 838. and Bouse, 166. T Complete returns Will b mad from all precinct in th county today, DIES WHILE BATHING IN SURF AT MQREHEAD CITY Deboaier Debnam, of Xinston, Suffers Heart Weakness While In Breakers Morehcad City, June- 6, Deberniere Debnam," s Elnstoa, died - her-, this afternoon while in bathing st Atlantic View Beach, death being due tw heart trouble. He waa well aut in th break ert when lie fell forward aad waa dead before a life saver could reach him. Men from tho. Coast Guard station at Fort Macon, a mile distant war quickly tummonea and iw. etcr two hour math very effort tq-resuicitata tha young man, put without avail. , Hi father, L. D. Debnam. president of tha People' Bank at Selma, haa been notified and the body will ba sent to belraa tomorrow for bnriau - Mr Debnam was a very premleiag young man. He wss educated at Trinity College aad Poughkeepsie Buiines College. -While on the Mexican border itLiaiZMattgJ4B,aUak.of,rhuw which left hia heart in bad eoa- dition aad whieh physically disqualified him from service in the World War. H waa assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Kinston and exceed ingly popular among his acquaintances. tie --rs Uri lT-ed - by twq- riatent and three brothers, Mrs. Adlai S. Oliver, Kinston. Alius Alts Dabnam aad Morris, Hector and Walton Debnam. Ho ia als survived -by four aunts,. ltn. A.) B. Hooks, Carthage, Mrs. Hugh Lee, Bal- eigh, MrsJ. 1.B. Davis. Wendell, aad Mr. M. C. Winston, Warrearnn. Xb funenl services . . will . be held tomorrow, sfternoon at. Sclma at 0 o'elot-k. , ; - , , .) i Wlaatea-Salom Man Killed. -, Winston-Salem, June Will Parker, aged 23, was Shot and almost instantly killed thi afternoon and the police VOTE I?i WAKE IS HEAVIEST RECORDED irre"tolding-AndTyw-Aiiti-ia cenaee- Mo with tha killlflg, - - p, - J-,,,.,... - ... -t , ,,. - tCLOSETOGEIR Gardner Is Slightly Ahead cf Morrlscn'In Scattering Re turns From Counties ' GAINS IN NUMBER OF COUNTIES REPORTED Charlotte IMari Leads In . 41 , Counties and Shelby Man in 45 j Race Por Supreme Court Still" Appears In Doubt; 'Judge Hoke Apparently Re- - nominated' Belated' Sundsy return from Bat arday'i Stat primary confirmed , ear lier Indication of aecond primary to determine tha " Demoeratie guberna- torinl -nomineaieomplet aad -ineom- plete returns from , sixty-six counties last night gave lieutenant Governor O. Max Gardner, 33,688 ; Morriaon, 30,. 25; aad Page, SllW. 'Out of ninety two 4ouatia board --from, - including twenty-six without actual figures, Gard ner had the lead in forty-five, Morri son ia forty -one, and Pag in six. The rsca for tha North Carolina Su preme Court still ' .appear to be in doubt' and- Will" probably require tha offleial bailoU,.4o-dtsraUao - tha -two nominee, though U is ressoa ably clear that Justie W. ki Heka baa been nominated. Hi eollaagu on. tha Demoeratie ticket will be, apparently, N. Y. Guller. W. J. Adami. or W. P. Staey, witk tka odd leaning toward uuuey. United ' Statei ', Senator Le 8. Over. -. man, Sunday' reports how, kaa been overwhelmingly nominatad. W. B. Cooper, appear to bo nominated for Lieutenant Governor over F. C. Harding, . Stat Treasurer B. B. Lacy ia clearly . nominated over B. F. Benfrowj Commis sioner ot Agriculture W. A. Graham ' . over Hi E. Thompson; Commissioner ' over David P. Dallinger, aad Stacy W. Wad of C. T. McClenaghaa and John Underwood for Commlasioner of Incur . ' ana. Baxter Durham, appareatly ha -, th field over kia opponents,. D. A. Mc Donald, D. h. Boyd, Jamea P. Cook, and William T. Woodley, for Stata Auditor. Whether tbia lead i sufficient for majority i yet to be determined. - Ninety-two eountie- listed last night between th gubernatorial candidates, including those witk more or less com- : ' plot returns and those from which tha result art reasonably wall known fol- ' low; ' Gardner,' counties: Beaufort, Camden, ' Pasquotank, Hertford, Gates, Green, Le noir, Warren. Northampton, Carteret Onslow, Pamlico, Sampson, Alexander, Bowa-ivCHvelandfrMadwonf7-Lineol"fj- - Gaatoa, ' McDowell, Folk, Butherf ord, . Vance, Wak, Alamance, Forsyth, Bock. ' rnghamj-GranvTHr,Bnrryr Cumberland, r V New Hanover, Harnett, Bobeson, Anion, Union, Perquimaat, Tyrrett,- Washing ton, Yancey, Pitt, Wayaa, Halifax, Ma-- n, DupUn, Pender? " v ' ' , . Morriaon, counties t .-Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Watauga, Burke, 1 Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Buncombe, Clay, Graham, . Haywood, Henderson, Swain, Traasyivaaia, Currituck, Dare, . Edge. somber Wilon,CraTen, Jonee, Chat ham. Franklin, Johnston, Nash," Dur ham, Columbus, Hoke, Lee, Bandolph, Richmond, Scotland,, Wilkei, Bladen, , Brunswick, Cabarrus, Jackson, Chowan, Davidson, Cherokee, Catawba. Pasja. counties:-. Stanly. Montgomery. Moore, Person, Guilford, Orange, , , - Marrisan a Statetaoat While Mr. Robert N. Page, guberna torial candidate atoppieg at tha Yar. -borough Hotel last night would mak no statement a to tha indication f re turns, Mfr Heriot Clarkson, anaaager fcr Cameron Marriaoh, declared hia belief that when nil tha returns were 1 Mr, Morrison would be round to be Hading by good margin.- Of course what wa ara thinkins- about most new. however.'' - added Mr. Clarkson. "is tha second pri- mary- Wo bare assurance that a largT peroentago of th Page vote will go to ' Morrison. Personally I should not won der if 75 to BO per cent of th Page strength should Una up, for Morrison. I shall bo hero until the night of July and a vigorous campaign will b waged. Mr. Morriaon ia now in Char- lot te.- He wUl ba hero Wednesday-He- - - will conduct nn intensive speaking cam paign from that time on to th data of tho aeeoad primary, going into-all part , of th State particularly those sections which by .reason of, hi lktenes in get- w ting into tho campaign ba was not able .' to reach in tha first eaava." ; . , Gardner Statement ;:.' judge J. Crawford Biggs, manager for . Max Gardner, issued thia itatement: 'ntnf '34" eeaiitiei not TOMuw''t"T the News nd -Observer estimate, my advice ar to tha effect that Mr. Gard ner will lead Mr. Morrison in twenty of them, with n net majoity of at least two thousand th7 be added to Via lead " ' cennties are ia msny instance incom plete and i. estimate air. usrancr . icatt tt betweejLilOO jjudfijog , ... .."L.' BERTIE. rr-T- Windsor, June 6. Overman. Gardner, Harding, Graham, Shipman and Wade probably carried Bertie county. Other office in doubt It will require official vote to dctcriin, . . - - . -v -- HOKE. - - - --- ' - Baeford, June 6. For United Statea Senator, Aubrey' L, Brook, lSSi'LeO S. Overman, 570; for Governor, Cameron J .(ConUnue an pgq Jwo.)
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