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THE DESPATCH 60.000 PEOPLE .BEAD THE DISPATCH IF IT HAPPENS ITS Ef THE DISPATCH OIUI OITE DOLLAR A IEAB. WHT NOT IOC1 J THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE FOR -vTIJE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY i o fetfBEK 8, idl6, VOL, XXXV NO. 28 ON IE -EE EC TED ' W I IS DEMOCRATS SWEEP STATE. I Britt Beaten and Tea Democrats Will - Co to Congress. ; : Hon Thomas Walter Bickett, Demo ' cratic gubernatorial nominee, was , .voted Into the governshlp by a record-breaking plurality of at least 60,000. Then entire State ticket of the Democratic party goes' In with Governor Blcgett and a complete Dem- ' . ocratic Congressional delegation Is . re turned to Congress by the redemption of the Tenth an detection of TZebulon . Weaver to succeed J. J. Brltt With Bickett as Governor, O. Max Gardner will be Lieutenant-Governor; J. Bryan Grimes. Secretary of State; f B R. Lacy, State Treasurer; W. P. Wood, State Auditor; J. S. Manning, L Attorney-General; Dr. J. Y. Joyner, I Sunerintendent of Public Instruction; Major W. A. Graham, Commissioner of .'. Agriculture; J. R. Young, Insurance : : Commissioner; M. L, Shlpman,' Com- v missioner of Labor and Printing; W. . T. Lee, Corporations Commssioner John H. Kerr, Judge Superior Court, Third District; W.-P. Stacy, Judge Su perior Court, Eighth District . V ' ' While the vote on the four amend' inents to the Constitution was every where light, and while the returns are not complete enough to indicate cer- tainty, It is thought In Raleigh .that all of them have been carried. In Sampson county, the Republicans came through with a plurality ot 1,350 a clear gain of 200 tor the Democrats of the county.' But one of sixty-two counties heard from at a late hour the Democrats led by 45,930. Thomas D. " Warren, chairman : .Democratic Executive Committee, gave Wake county honors as banner . Democratic county,, with a lead over Republican opposition ot 2,100. , Gray Defeats Holton. j Raleigh, Nov. 7. (Special) "You can say that the Democratic majority v in North Carolina is 40,000 to 50,000 with a solid Democratic delegation In Congress once again," said Democratic ' State Chairman Thomas D. Warren at ' mldnlarht. , ' Be had Just opened a telegram from : 'Chairman Elias, of the Democratic Committee, in the Tenth, and read message that Weaver's majority In the Tenth over the Republican Congress- ' man; Britt. was 600. ...... -" . Returns ot Democratic majority celved from 37 counties at .midnight , footed up a total of 84,700 majority fof these counties, numbers or them be lng Increases over formemr elections. It looks like Waks will win the ban nerfor biggest Democratic gain over 1912 offered by the State Executive Committee, her majority being about 2.150 this time. A remarkable feat uure Is that 6000 ot this gain is in ' rural precincts . that voted strongly for Taft four years ago. . One of the most gratifying- reports .that cam to Democraticheadquarters , was from Winston-Salem reporting that James A. Gray, Jr., had defeated A. E. Holton, Republican, ' for the State Senate. Gray leading his ticket in the contest which was made by Holton about the most bitter of any in the State: , Mr, Bickett, who Is spend ing the night at his home in Louis- burg, telephoned Democratic head , quarters that he estimates his major ity at 45,000. However, much of the basis for his estimate were returns to Democratic headquarters given him . over the telephone. He oaagratu lated Stat Chairman Warren most heartily on the -signal success of hH management of the State campaign. In fact, eongratulatlngs for Chairman Warren came during the evening from many quarters of the State. In the First Congressional Dis trict Congressman Small maintained heavy majorities over Leslie E. Jonas, his Republican opponent, throughout the district, although definite figures are still missing as to a number of the counties. Martin gave 1.200 Dem ocratic majority; Beaufort 700 .''Chow an 601; Hertford 750; Pasquotank 00; Definite returns are missing from Camden, Currituck, Dart, Gates, Pitt, Tyrrell and Washington. In the Second Congressional Dis trict Edgecombe gave 1.700 majority for Kltchln; Bertie 1.150; Warren -lJuO. .Returns from Greene. Halifax, Lenoir, .Northampton and WUson are indefinite . but maintaining asual ma jorities. Small In the First and Kites la in the Second have overwhelmingly ... defeated their Republican opponents for seats la the next Congress. While no definite returns came In 'as to the balloting on constitutional 'amendments, all reportsaetually re ceived showed balloting for amend meats, with little voting - against tbetn. enroept possibly the one for ewergency Judges. Chairman Warren ' aad other party leaders believe the amendments have carried aa a aisjor. Ity of votes easy was all that was re . attired. One of the most Interesting contests was that-W the Math Congressional Dutrlct where Concresamaa C Tales Webb of ftelby defeated Greene, Ks- publican, by a maturity estimated at about J .too. This Is based upon the assumption that lladleon and Mitchell t'liw Ja this district, a ayet ua- - bwd from. will, return the usual Re pebUca majority Catawba giving Onrat lit majority, Cleveland giving ' Webb 100 majority, IJnrola County giving him 200 majority, Gaatos County 600. Illirke 200. Yaneey 350. ', Webb polled 287 In Cberryvllle to Greene's 349. or a gala of .44 votes , there over hi previous election.-. Demerrate "weep FeriTtk, " Wlnton-8alm. Nov. 7. Forsyth County, aiually one of the closest in the slate, went Iwmncratle by a ma jority estimated at between 609 and 00 votes la the elections here today. By far the heaviest vote in the county's ! history was polled. Complete official returns here at 11 o'clock tonight show- that the entire Democratic tick et was elected, James A. Gray, Jr., candidate for the Senate, leading the list with a majority of 970 votes over E. Holton, the Republican .candi date. . George F. Flint, candidate for sheriff was second with a large majority over John' Alspaugh, while M. McKaughan, running for clerk of the court and M. Lentz, candidate for register of deeds, followed in'the order named. . The Republicans polled their usual strong vote in the county precincts, and but for heavy Democratic voting in the city, doubtless would have, elect ed their ticket. The Democrats how ever carried one or two of the county townships that in the past have been Republican strongholds. 1 Charles M. Stedman, candidate lor Congress, has a majority of about 400 or 600 votes ' over Gilliam Grissom, the Republican candidate, in the county, while the State ticket will run about the same. , Late official reports received here tonight; from Danbury, the county seat of Stokes County, -indicate-that enough votes had been counted to as sure the election of S. P. Christian, Democratic candidate for sheriff, and a Democratic register of deeds. The County ot Stokes is a veritable Re nublican stamping ground and ac cording to, reports will go for Gris som for Congress and for, Llnney and the rest of the State ticket by a large majority'. The returns were not all in in an is county m a mie uuur iu- niKht - Balloting in Winston-Salem ana Forsyth began early this morning and continued at a brisk clip throughout the day. More interest- was mani fested in this election than in any in Drevlourf years and the Democrats are elated over the result Some of .their county candidates, supposed to be weak men, ran strongest in' the coun try precincts where Republican Voters are thicker than flies. Boblnsea Elected by &600. -Wadesboro, Nor. 7.- L. D. Robinson, Democratic nominee for Congress in the seventh district, was elected by . a majority ot 8,500 over his opponent, Pressley E. Boweu. The Democrats ticket in Anson County carried a ma jority -of- W00. : v -...ysiH Majorities by Counties, Returns received up to a late hour Tuesday morning indicated the fol lowing result by counties: Alamance Democratic by -300. Alleghany Democratic by 150. Anson Democratic by 1,200. Ashe Democratic. Beaufort Democratic by 200. Bladen Democ ratio by 600. Buncombe Democratic by 600. Burke Democratic by 150. " Caldwell Democratic by 750. . - Camden Democratic by 305. Carteret Democratic by 700. Caswell Democratic by 700. Catawba Republican. Chatham Democratic by 350. Chowan Democratic by 675. Cleveland Democratic by 1,600. Craven Democratic by 800. Cumberland Democratic by 47S. Currituck Democratic by 1,000.. Duplin democratic by 450. Durham (Democratic by 2,000. Edgecombe Democratic by 1,700. Forsyth Democratic by 800. Franklin Democratic by 150..' Gaston Democratic by 700. 'Granville Democratic by 1,000. Guilford Democratic by 1,500. , Harnett Democratic by 350. Haywood Democratic by 800. Hoke Democratic by 715. Iredell Democratic by lW. Johnston Democ ratio by 600. Jones Democratic by (00. ' Lee Democratic bf 460. . Lenoir Democratic by 1,100. Martin Democratic by WOO. ' . McDoweU Democratic by 60. Mecklenburg Democratic by 8,000. Woore Democratic by 400. Nash Democratic by 1,400. Onslow OemocraUe by 40. ', Orange Democratic . ' ,-. ; ramllco-Democ ratio by 800. Pasquotank Democratic by 1,100. Perqalmaas Democratic by 375. Robeson Democratic by 1,000. fiampsoa Republican by 1J50. , ficotlead Democrat by 147S. ' Stanly Democratic by 300. urry Republican by 150. . -T Unloa Democratic by 3.000. v ' Vance Democratic by 825. 'Wake Democratic by 1,100. - Washington Demoeratta -by, large majority. . ' ' . Wllkea Republican by 1,1 SO. Wilson Demoeratta bNlM. To this list of counties may be added Democratic majorities la Guilford. Richmond, Rowan sad Moke, later heard from. Ia the Republican 41st should be added Davie. Tsdkta, David son, Cabarrus and probably Randolph. Democratic majorities era also re ported from Rutherford aad Person counties. '. , REPUBLICANS CAKRf COUNTY. Majorities Claimed Range From About 120 to 500, Thompson nnd Little . Win For Senate. According to all figures at hand- yes terday afternoon it seems evident that the Republicans made a clean sweep of Davidson county In the election Tuesday by majorities ranging front 100 to 300. At Democratic headquart ers figures were incomplete on Beveral townships, but Republican headquart ers had figures from each township. These figures are not official. It may be several days before the official re turns are entirely tabulated. It is evident that the race between Thoraa- ason and Sigmon, (or Register, and be-' ( iween Meatman ana ueiap ior snenn, was closest. McMillan made big gains in Thorn as ville. Tyro, Silver Hill, Conrad Hill and probably-one or two other pre cincts. Tyro gave him the hand somest majority given any Demo cratic candidate in 25 years and Holly Grove did the same thing. McCrary's majority over Sink will probably be 300 or more. Returns are not yet completed' on the senatorial ticket In the county, but apparently the result was close. Capt. C. M. Thompson estimated the major ity of Mr. Little and himself to be two' thousand or more in the district, com posed ot Davidson, Anson and Stanly. Stanly went 200 Democratic and Anson and Union both piled up large major ities. It appears that Brown for Con gress carried the county by probably three hundred, although official count is likely to reduce that figure as well as other Republican claims. . i . Republicans Get High Point. High Point, Nov. 7. High Point, the political Somme of North Carolina, af ter one ot the most spirited nnd in teresting campaigns in its history, to day decided to go Republican and forthwith Joined the ranks of the G. O. P. by a majority that must be con sidered as neat, if not comfortable. To Bill Raean. Renublican opponent of Carter Dalton, successful contestant! for High Point's seat in the State Legislature, goes the honor ot leading the ticket! or rather getting the big gest majority High Point saw fit to give any of the candidates in today'! election.- Ragan carried the city with a "majority of lSfrr- -'-': -t'-- ' . Every . Democratic candidate was "snowed under" but the drifts were not of the deep or great variety. Major Stedman was defeated by a majority of 118 which was not a poor showing. Scales, candidate for the senate, suf fered a minority vote of the same iden tical dimension. Edmunds, Democratic candidate for surveyor, suffered ' the smallest and least painful defeat of the dam locally, be being trimmed by his Republican opponent, Trogdon, by Just nine votes. Local Interest was centered In the race between Carter Dalton and W. P. Ragan for the legislature and It was no surprise when the complete re turns showed that the Republican had led the party ticket in High Point. Ragan had expected to go out of High Point with a majority of not less than 300 but the figures of the Democrats were of such nature as to lead one to believe that the majority secured by the Republican would not be more than 150. Repasifoaas Sweep Randolph. News reached here late yesterday (Wednesday) that the Republicans had elected their entire ticket In Randolph county by majorities averaging around three hundred. This defeat of the Democrats also carried with It the election of Dr. J.'D. Gregg. Repubtl can ,to the state senate from the dis trict composed ot Randolph and Mont gomery. Montgomery county It was reported yesterday, had been carried by the Democrata with the slight ma jority of alxty-four, not enough to save from defeat Mr. W!l! Hammond, of Asheboro, Democratic candidate for the state senate. Mr. Hammond was formerly clerk of court la Randolph and la a gentleman of high standing. VOTE FOR COUNTY OFFICES, Sheriff rraelaet Jl Abbotts Creek UsTKi; 4 U Aleghaay. Arcadia- mi Booae- 11 Cotton Orovn. Emmons. ; Ml m Hampton. Healing Springs Holly Grove Jackson Hill,.... North Lexington.. South Lexington. If 7I 80 8il 841 it; lot tvti 84t l&! tfl Liberty. Midway Reedy Crek; Mirer Hill Norrh. Thomasrllle. Pout a Thomas vllle.. Tyro.. Yadkin Coll.se. TvUL WOO MOW WILSON President of the United States ' k "' a '-. MOtER ELECTED RECORDER. Former Mayor Beats Squire Koonts In Lexington Township by Ma jority of SIxty.Elght Squire John H. Mover, deputy clerk of Superior court and formerly for many years Mayor of Lexington, was on Tuesday elected judge of the re corder's court to succed Judge Percy V. Critcher. His majority over H. H Koonts, nominee tm the regular Democratic ticket, was sixty-eight Squire Mover announced' his candi dacy shortly after the nomination ot Squire Koonts in the township prim ary, and hla friends conducted a vigor ous campaign In his behalf. He paid little attention to the matter himself. resting merely upon his claim Into su perior judicial qualifications. Squire Koonts own ward, the north ward, where the largest vote waa caat, stuck to him by a majority of 85. However the south ward turned the trick easily for. Moyer, who secured here a majority or 163, giving him a majority for the , township ot 68. Friends of both men worked actively throughout the day and the best of feeling prevailed. After conceding his defeat Tuesday night, Mr. Koonts declared that he bad no sort spot la his makeup. This feeling appeared to Register Surveyor I Coroaerl J K o4 43) M Hi lit lte 881 In; 14j 14 ii u;i 171 tU- 14 tH; ( m; 1171 84 u .rx; W ( n , 181 841 1781 tsa; 141 tH! Hal ! S4 rt I71 14) . 84! 130! II (1 lit) 44 118 84 4341 mt 841 tl! 4f 107! Wlj 814 137, 14, N7 671 HH I 447! 8O0I 8141 8W 2?l 7' M W 178 I ) J; it j u! m M 1181 Hi lu i far rti rvt r 17 1 Ui 10a til ts t a - lRiM I I 80S li 71 4i' lit 841 Ui 110) H4 ti 8-'4 111 sir rtt sir 874 1i7 loft' lti ini 81 83! f3 a (fe4.f1;irt0,n841.2tit,fs07,.m4 2t jj l11,t4..8.li:itlWi;t50(lN6 prevail throughout the day between the friends of the two candidates. The defeated condidate is a splendid young man and the sentiment ot many who voted against bim was that they believed absolutely in his integrity. Paul R. Raper, Democratic candidate for solicitor of recorder's court to succeed J. F. Spruill, had no opposit tion and got practically the solid Dem ocratic vote of the township, i Stedaua Is Re-elected. Greensboro, Nov. 7. Congressman Charles ' M. Stedman has been re elected to Congress from the Fifth North Carolina District The Repub- ucana ai oeaoquaners nere conceae oai uuiiam unsaom, nepuoucaa . ,v,..fc., has been defeated, but claim they "n Xei throughout the txy. Early in have made gains. Stedman's major-1 tn evening, several news gathering Ity not yet obtainable. He carried agencies proclaimed the election of Guilford. Durham. Alamance, Gran- J Wilson and In many elf es celebrations l!XtiEJ& uSPttJfc - ron f ' hl,ar,on lee are to be heard from. , tlrae ,or ' bours. Salisbury went Granville County gives- 950 for wild and even New York City cele Stedmaa, Alamance 300, Surry 900 for , brated what was believed to be the Grissom. Stedman's majority In the wfinn nt .,i.n Firth will be about 3,000. Wilson and Bickett will carry the district by about 4,000 majority. Nearly complete returns In the Fifth District at midnight indicate Stedman's majority 3,250. Orange went 60 to Grissom, Stokes 100. Mrs. R. C. Beall has Returned to her.M,u, "ansiera Decides to Form home In Winston-Salem, after visiting friends and ralatlvea near Lexington. NOV. 7th, 1916 County Commissioners ' House . 44) 44 7t 7i 18, 48 84 M WltJ 10H M 78 lit ti mi 141 7 78 Ml liM U) 67 14, 178) 173 tSA 137 tUj 14) 1 t tH CHil 141 tH f 1S1 138t 13 (M S4 118 1I4 (t 6i Ut U (41 441 m ftt Kfi u M 4871 4431 8I 8 tW 47 814 ml mi to) tio rw; tst tut 87 83 74 70f 701 81 7t 841 88! 17t! 1481 171 . t1 Vtt 40 ' Ml W 127 1271 44 127 107! 107! M7 H7 HT til t ttS, ts1 8t 840. 834 (SHj U7 Sit1 8SI tXHl tsO! t78 80H! ri 141! 1U! 107, JOii Ot 127, 107 It; II 84 n 84 l 2S FAR WEST AND SOUTH STAND BY Republican Chairman Wilcox Last Night Con ceded Election ot Wilson Without Mates ot North Dakota, New Mexico, New Hampshire or Minnesota. The Three First Named Later Were Given to Wilson, Making 278 Electoral Votes, With Only 266 Necessary. With Minnesota, California and North Dakota still in doubt. Thursday morning, according to various claims Wilson is leading in the race" for president, with an electoral vote bf 254 to 247 for Hughes. According to the latest returns heard from all three states, Hughes appeared to have a very slight lead in North Dakota, Wilson a slight lead In Minnesota and a larger lead in California. None of these states had finished counting. West Virginia, at first placed in the Wilson column, had swung back to Hughes by a slight vote, but both par ties were still claiming it. New Hampshire had been assigned to Hughes with the scant plurality of 161. The Democrats had demanded a recount in that state and have em ployed the best counsel obtainable to press their case. Washington and Ore gon had been placed in the doubtful column by pome, but Wilson sad it strong lead in Washington, with lndl cations that Hughes would get the electoral vote of Oregon. New Mexico was at times called doubtful but Wilson had a strong lead, "' . . - - Scarce In the history, ot the nation has there been such an elec tion as this, when doubt prevailed ia greater quantity-2 38 hours afterfbc closing of the polls than at any ether time. During the early hours of T iesday' nlg'jt when it appealed that New York, Illinois, Indiana and Mlch'ian. with Nw Jp'-it; and most all of New England had cast their vote, for Hughes, all the big New York dallies rushed off to press with special editions proclaiming the elec tion ot Hughes by a great electoral ma Jorltv They to.x it for granted that the far Western states, usually Re publican, had also gone for Hughes with ease. After ten o'clock, however, the Republicans quit claiming when the vote of the west began to be counted. As the hours wore on Dem ocrats became hopeful and on Wednes day morning Wall 8tieet was oro- claiming the election of Wilson. WU- Whatever will be the outcome no body this morning (Thursday) seems APPLY KOW FOB t ABM 10A5S. Loaa AssedaUoa Later-Mr. I01U . taps Expiates Act A representative group of farmers, numbering over one hundred from all sections of the county, met In the court house Saturday afternoon. In response to an Invitation ot the county agent. Mr. W. E. Yeager, and heard Mr. E. 8. Mlllsapa. district demonstra tion agent, explain the workings of the Rural Credits Act and the organ!- Mr tat Ion of a Farm Iasi Anvitinn in Davidson county. , , J The need years ago of lust this very legislation was points out. also the i-parusan make-up of the Federal Board. The distribution of the twelve regional banks In the localities where the demands for long time loans was the greatest and the gross rate of In terest highest, waa also spoken of. The elimination of the repeated eharge on unifying the title to land with each exchange of time that - a mortgage was given, was explained by Mr. Millsaps. who' said- f After the Federal Loaa Bank baa , passed the title to your land, H will stand tot all time to come." He also told how the borrowers from this , hank become stockholders at the same time to the extent or 6 per cent of their loan. This stock can he paid for out of the loaa Itself, and "who ever heard be fore or a borrower from a bank be coming a Stork bolder In the baak at the same time, as will be the case berer The stock yields a dividend snnualty and Is redeemable In cash automatically at the termination of the loan period. The loans are to he mn ant ',of five years and not looser than fort years, uniy long timet loana can be PRESIDENT to bo b!e to predict beyond the shad ow of doubt It looks however, reas oisably certain that Wilson will pull through. It may be a day or two and probably several days before a final decision is reached. There may be ' contests and it Is even talked that Congress may have to decide the question .though this is hardly likely. One thing has been shown beyond doubt and that is that there are 47 other states in the Union beside New York. West of the Mississippi river Wilson appears to have made almost a clean sweep, getting a great pro portion of the vote in all woman suf frage states except Illinois, where women voted for the first time. Kans as went for Wilson by about 25,000 and at the same time elected a Re publican governor by 100,000. Even Utah, which gave Its vote to Taft -over both WUson and Roosevelt, went to the Wilson column and elect ed a Democratic senator. The Dem. ocrats beat Du Pont for the United States Senate in Delaware but lost a Senator in Maryland,, It is conceded that the Democrats will bjv? probaar ly 10. or li majority In ne"Settaie"antt a less majority in the House. ' In the case of Minnesota, where the result Is Very- Iose7wme predict that . the definite outcome will not be known until the' vote of the soldiers of the tabulated and counted. There are 2,800 of these there who have cast their ballots and sent them home. It may take several days U get this arranged. At midnight the count In Cali fornia was stopped until next morn ing and the returns from 128 pre cincts in Los Angeles city and county locked up in a vault with Federal deputy marshals closely guarding the building. The nation is on its tiptoes and every pulse beats high, while there seems nothing to do but wait and hope. , Secretary Tumulty last night gars a statement to the Associated Press, in which President Wilson expressed confidence that he had been re-elected. Chairman McCormlck is stick ing to his claim of the re-election of Wilson. ' Thursday morning the Democrats had found a number of frauds In New Hampshire and indi cations are that the recount will give that state to Wilson. It appears Hughes would have to carry all the doubtful states to be elected, , from latest reports. - first five years. The loana will be made to buy land, pay off existing In debtedness against the land, put up new buildings, build silos, purchase better live stock, tools or any farm equipment that will Increase the pro duction of the land. Loans will be given only In first mortgage aad up to one half the assessed value of the land and one-fifth the value of the Insured Improvements. Farmera and farmers only can become 'members ot these banks, with the exception of the secretary-treasurer, who may or may not be a farmer, and the attorney. ' t ' The advantage of "a county asso elation over, several local associations was pointed out Application for loana In exceu of the minimum waa made Saturday afternoon, but tbe formation of aa association was deferred 'until later la the month, so , that other farmers needing money may have aa opportunity to .make application bo fore the organisation la perfected. Mr. Chaa. E. McCrary, at the flank of Lexington, aad County Agent Test er will receive the application for ?!! t' u 0 I.--.STIIKB AT GLASS FACTO RT. The asaaagesseat ef the loeal (lass factory Uli moral ssced a redactloa ef from to 4( rests periay ea each ef the desea or more atea employed ..there, aad all except tbe foreaua ' aad eae ether are reported U hare walked est. fteieral of the strikers, when see ntrw', d. risrrd that already tlietr r Was loner than the stumUrd f r 8la fartory wnrUrs. At ama Tbnrn.InT t!.e t. 1 flf this eenwra ali I' e wea t r torn aad jiw'.cd , eeeX t
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