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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;' (Continued on Page Eight) j i 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! (Continued on Page Eight) lT 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 (Continued on Page Eight) > -./.v ' :'
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