Coolidge Seems Have
Presidency Sewed Up
In Opinion of W u*hiii?toii <Iorre??|>ondcitt, Denpitr
Prrn?*nl IJrifl lo Davis, liiriimlM*iirTIa? Irreducible
>1 i 11 iii111111 W Inch Ahkutch Him Mujority
Iti I?A\ II? I..IWKKM K
(CMinikl IM4. *, TI?
All rUht nuenwl; proiluriIon without |h-miiU?.Ioii 1% liercb> roibl?IJ<ni.
(This I? tli** t)ml of u wrin of diKimU-h*** written after a 9.0U0
miles Journey through virtually every one < ( the Northern and West
ern states, the most extensive tour of InvestImuI? n made by any on'*
Cori~<'Mpoiid<'iit In the [?resent campaign. It I* KUpt?leiuented by teln
crains received In the last twenty-four hours from reliable sourcca In
all the doubtful ntates.)
Washington, Oct. 31.?Calvin Coolidge will be elected to
the Presidency next Tuesday by an electoral vote so decisive
that he may carry to victory scores of ('ontfrcssional and
state nominees of the Republican party.
This is the writer's convic
tion based upon a study of the
_electorate and in no sense rep
resents an individual like or
dislike for any of the candi
dates or their causes. Kor,
having most of the time been
a resident of voteless District
of Columbia, this correspond
ent never has been identified
with any political party and
is conscious of no partisan
ship.
But a political cunipaiKU 1?
which tS.t00.000 people purl Id
pat'' in u? hug'' aecrct and In nd>
of opinion arc determinable. Juki
an the writer waa convinced in
1916 of the certainty of the flec
tion of Wllflon and in 1 20 of t
triumph ot Haidlnu. no 11?is? year
la preaented a table of electoral
votes which reprepenta t ho Irre
ducible mlnliiuiin bHow which It
la Inconceivable that Calvin Cool*
Idge will RO and above which It
?eeniK alinoKt certain he will as
cend, reaching a maximum not far
behind the electoral vote of four
yeara ago.
Here are the atat?1* which Cool
Idge la abaolntelv ?ure to carry
and In the Da via or I?aPolletle
column? art* Riven the atatea
which they may carry and which
(or purpoaen of demonatratlon
only are taken from Coolidue.
Cool's. DrvIh. l^l ltc.
Alabama 12
riWBBrv!?- ~9 "
WMMI
California 1H
Colorado ? <i
Connecticut ? 7
Drlawu re :i
Florida fi
Georgia ?- 1 4
ImMw : 4 n I
Illlnoia 2a
Indiana 15
?gMKA 1 3
Kanaaa ?-? 10
' Kentucky .13
Loulalana 1"
Maine ... f,
gmrjriaiid k
ManaachunetlH IK
SIchlKau 15 J
Inn?ota ? 12
Miaalnalppl 10
r<Mlaaourl IK
HMMjmmi 4
k
frJCaVada " ' ?
New Hamp. 1
New Jeraey 1 4
New Mexico P.
New York 4fi
North Carolina 12
North Dakota . G
Ohio 24
gK^homa 1 o
Oregon 5
Pennsylvania
Rhode Inland ... S
South Carolina 9
H ?Mit h Dakota 6
Tcnneaaee - 12
BBjutf 2<i
uub i
Vermont 4
Virginia 12
Waahlngton 7
IF BHE'B WOTtTH WHILE.
SHE S WORTH WHITMAN'*
The Good Candy
at
TI1K APOTHBCAHY SHOP
West Virginia H
Wisconsin j 3
Wyoming . 3
Totala 27H 1R3 70
Only 2*!C votes nocnury to a
clinic?*.
Willi?* tin* foregoing table may
work out in conformity with the
uctual voting. the writer docs not
expect It. Instead ho that ,
aside from demonstrating conclu
wlv. Iv tlim <'nhln rmHldgt' will re
elected. th?? talilo doe* not repre
sent tin* niaxlniuui strength of
Coolldg?-. It doen n-proHciit the
maxliuu 111 of either Davis or La
Folletto.
Now aH to the maximum
strength of CooIIiIki1. tho writer
feel* that Minnesota. Iowa. Mary
land. Nebraska. Washington, Wy-'
omlng and Montana which reprc-'
nent. a total of 5G electoral votes
ar?* almost certain to he cast for
lh?* preg??rtf "chief executive so that
tho t'oolldgo total should he at
least tliroo hundred and thirty
thr? ?? ol?*otoral votes. There la a ,
chance hut only a chance-?that
Coolidgo may capturo North I)a- ?
kota, Missouri and Oklahoma
which w?juld add 33 more votes,
making a posslblo 3Sfi. which com-!
pares well with Harding's 404,
because It Is a thrco-cornerod raco
and some of the statos now In
clined toward I?aFollcttc are nor-,
inally Republican.
Tho writer began Ms trip on'
September 10th, but this year rel-1
atlvely few votes have beon
change?! In tho last few woeks.
Sorb rhmiBnt as"thnrn have tines -
111.1v ho countcd ax a roceaalon of
l.al'ollett?' strongth in th?* West
and an increase In tho I)avia vote
in the Kant. The drift away from
LaPnlletto In tho Wont has only
strongthonod President Coolldgo'a
opportunities, for until two we?*ks
ago most of the I^aFollette rotes
in tho West had beon obtained |
from tho Democrats. Kvory rote
taken from La Foil otto and given t
to Davis in the West has made !
moro certain tho canting of a plur-'
allty vote for Coolidgo because the
Republican totals have withstood
the LaPollettc onslaught fairly
well through the campaign. In
III?* Kast,-tho Davis campaign has
seemed to tako on new life In the
last ten davs. thousands of rotss j
originally Intended for LaFollette
having been brought back to the !
Democratic ticket, nut the mar- [
gin between the Democratic and
Republican parties in the Eastern ,
statos Is so great that the dlmu
nltlon of IjiFollette strength and
the increase In tho Democratic ?
vote will ha\o no effect on the
electoral vote though It will pity
an Important part in state and
congressional contests.
(Tomorrow's dispatch will deal
Most ada read the sarao
with any tire ? but thfi
speedometer won't.
The GENERAL Cord
DAVIS-BOX CO.
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with the probable political com
plexion of the two houses of Con
gress )
PORTS AND TKKMINALM
Continued from page 1
nwFMkMry for u* to follow others
by expending many millions on an
expertnn'pt? The- laraelltes. who
were the most highly favored
people on the earth, wanted a
kin* in order to be like the
other nation? around them, and
Cod let them hare their way. but
if meant their ruin, for the king
dom passed from them aod they
have been a scattered people
without a nation for many cen
turies. as the kings wrecked the
nation.
If the writer believed that the
port bill would bring the relief
which Its sponsors claim for It he
would advocate and vote for the
measure. He does not believe
ithat an>* relief whatsoever can
be found In that direction, bot.
on the contrary, that a great fi
nancial burden would be placed
upon the State, and for that rea
Hon he will be constrained to vote
against the bill.
Here, of course, the writer Is
simply giving his opinion, based
upon the arguments which have
been prMentfd on both sides.
The matter will be settled next
Tuoaday. and If a majority of our
people vote for bonds, we shall
all accept the verdict, and no one
who^vote*[for bonds can complain
dened in the future to meet the
payment of these bonds.
Farts Vs. Speculation
Since writing the foregoing
topic we have read the unan
swerable argument of Mr. Pago
eealnst the port terminals bill.
The proponents of the bill have
asserted that the measure would
give relief to tbo 8tate In the
matter of freight rates, but have
dealt In vague terms as to how
the relief la to be be brought
about. Kome of those In advo
cacy of the bill have put down as
non-progrcaelve and unenlighten
ed those who dare to oppose It.
\Ve have been surprised that
Home of our most substantial and
honorable cltitens have been re
flected upon, among the number
being Mr. Page.
Senator P. H. Williams, of
.Elisabeth City, waa one of the
leading members of the recent
General Assembly. Judge Oeorg?
II. Drown was for many years one
of the ablest lawyers on the Su
preme Court bench. Theee. and
ft t hers, who??opposed the
Mil are Bn answer to the charge
that the opponents of It do not
know what they are talking
about.
Mr. Page makes a vary care
fully prepared statement as to
present conditions. He holds
that North Carolina Is not suf
fering from unjust freight rates
and gives a map of the states
reaching from North Carolina to
Mississippi, with rates to the
chief points in these several
states Tfott wKlcll It can be seen
that North Carolina rates are no
higher than those of the Btates
which have great ports. He says
that between New York, the
largest port in the country, and
New Orleans, ths aecond largest,
with state owned terminals, the
rail rate Is 92.13 1-2 (the Bamc to
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PHONE 1U. !?! " Rur(Mi Street.
?
Mobile, vltb municipal termi
nals) against $1 96 1-2 to Mont
gomery and Birmingham, both of
which are interior towns. Char
leston with Its great ports nets
the same rates a< Columbia and
Greenville in the interior. Just
as Wilmington, with its oitcc a
week Clyde service get* a rat" of
<1:14. the same rate that Char
lotte. au inienoi l<>uii. gets: Krr
much for rates.
The other question Mr. l*agr*
diitcusses Is the expediency of
adding to our bond?*d Indebted
ness for new and experimental
purposes. He quotes Secretary
of State Kverett aH .-aying at th<>
Democratic State Convention, that
the general fund is running be
hind at the rate or two million
dollars a year, and that the In
stitutions of the State will muk
demands upon the fund at the
next session of the Legislature
for several millions per year
more. In addition he state?
more. In addition to this, he
states that Income next year wilt
be redueerf instead of increased
because of tho small earnings in
the textile industry. In closing
Mr P>W says: "If sound and
conservative Judgment Is to pre
vail in our counsels. we should be
certain of our cause before en
gaging In new enterprises which,
if adopted, are sure to require tli?
levy of heavier taxes to me?*:."
We have considered it our duty
to discuss this matter in the col
umns of the IlihMcal Recorder
bannilT ?t l? ;i twiti-;i;?rt isan <IU?'S
tion. and we sincerely believe
?III affect In a most si>riou? wuy
the financial condition of our
State.
foiiNtal Sand I tank*
Some time ago Dr. Howard
Rondthalrr delivered a very In
teresting add resa to a rotary rluli
iln a certain Piedmont town, on
the ?and hanks on our ('astern
coast. He said that the forma
tion of our roast was unlike that
of any other on the Atlantic Sea
board. in that a sand ridge ex
tended all the way from Virginia
line to Cape Lookout. Most of
the coast is dangerous especially
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for either men, young men or
boys that you want, don't fail
to sec'our line. Prices $12.50
to $40.00 for men's and $5.00
to $'i(J.O0 f0T U0.MT
C. A. COOKE
(Head-To-Foot Outfitters)
around H al t eras. "The Graveyard'
o! the Sea."
Dr. Rondthaler held that this
sis a positive advantage, though
we often thought otherwise. He
says it make* Impossible the
building up of a great seaport
town, such as New York or New
Orleans, us the saud liar prevents
the entrance of large seagoiug
* '"??'la. Hi. think* llm n pn.v.
ii!i*ntial, nt? it will ke< p our State
free from the portability of being
dominated by a great urban cen
ter. He thinks- thut a state is
in better condition with u large
number of small probperous
towns, sut-h as we have, than if
it had one or two great -c-Uie*.
wr*h mor* foreigner--tit* native*
which could control the politics
of the State.
Professor Collier Cobb, head of
the Geological Department of the
I'nlverKlty of North Carolina, in
n Chapel Hill talk . lust Friday
morning, said that the formation
of the North Carolina toart was
rtirh that, no permanent por*
could be established upon it. Dr.
( obb Is a geolor.l.-'t of acknow
ledged ability and is an author
ity on shore-lines, us he has made
-anof the subject for
several years. The distinguished
university professor is in agree
ment with Dr. Rondthaler. Hen*
are ?-?tracts from Dr. Cobb's il
luminating speech. which was
published in the News and Ob
server of October
He then proceeded to predicate
his argument on the assumption
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that North Carolina has shore
lines and harbor conditions un
11k* those of any other coastline
stale. He spoke of "dangerous
shoals of shifting saud*. of light
houses frequently blown from
their moorings, of stranded ves
sels along the North Carolina
roast" and drew the conclusion
that "it is impossible for men
-vr
changing yd ever-present phe
nomena unless hr can control the
movements of the sun and the
moon and nullify the law of
gravitation.
"Perfervid patriotism using the
methods of partisan polities, can
rt?v?r nullify the laws of nature,,
unmakn grologtcnl history, or
alter the unceasing action of phy
siographic processes." he de
clared. 1'ntll them? things can
be accomplished the character of
our roast must remain uniuq*>
among American shorelines."
In conclusion he said: "I do
not know of a single traffic ex
pert for any of our big manufac
turing interests in the Plendmont
who expert? any reduction of
i freight rstts to be brought about
by the port terminals and ships
'should we get them.
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