PAGE TWO The Week in Washington A RESUME OF GOVERN^riCNTAL HAPPENINGS IN THE NATIONAL. CAPITAL Washington, Dec. 5?With the or ganization by the foremost Republi can leaders of New York state of "Dewey-for-President" campaign fo delegates, and the opening speeci in that campaign made by Distric Attorney Dowry of New York COlin ty in Minneapolis, the three-cot oered battle for the Republicai Presidential nomination is at las fully under way. Senator Arthur Vandenberg's or ganization committee has been actively at work for several week* proclaiming him as Michigan's fa Forite son. and issuing impressiv h?c KuK-JU < -i most all of Michigan's foremost Re publicans, from the governor dowr as signatories. Senator Taft's personal campaigi in the west, which has taken hin and his politic ally-able wife to thPacific coast, has also been goin; on since the extra session of con gress ended. It has the blessing o most of the Ohio party leaders, in eluding Governor Bricker. who wa being talked of as a Presidential possibility himself before he do clared in favor of "Bob'* Taft. Between Three Men As Washington political observers view the prospects from thi. point in time and sbace, the rea battle for the nomination is betweor those three men. Each of them, it h expected, will go to the conventior with a practically solid block o: delegates from his home state 23cxvey's will he the Taft1' the next largest and Vandenbcrg': third. Each will have a consider able number of delegates from othpj than their home states, the nurabei of whom cannot as. yet be estimatec even approximately. No experiettc ed observer expects any one o these three leading candidates li have a majority of delegates whei the convention opens, but each wii have enough backing to be an ex treble I y powerful factor in the tin. decision. Only era mart ear. get the firs prize, and he is not always the can dictate Who has the greatest strengti short Of a majority. Obst rvers with long mcwtoric are barking back, to the Republic:. M;iw? CI V i. >ui U1 Cut Flowers, Potted Plant*. Funen desij^na. Telegraph delivery servic Phone 20 lioonp. N. < GET YOUR CAR READY FOR WINTER We are now prepared to do first class RADIATOR work. Brendall's Garage Depot Street Phone 114 2p BOONE. N. C. Auctic HBMUMBHI My entire line of ger be offered for sale Saturday, [ an Saturday, [ from 9 t TERMS OF SAL! The sale will only last for on hand early and get ; convention of 1920. when il secnu: : a foregone conclusion that the non inee would be either General Leoi | ard Wood or Gov. Frank Lov. dc of Illinois. The convention becan deadlocked and when the nomro; of either of the leaders becan utterly hopeless, the effort to fit ; a candidate who would not be t< | objectionable for both Wood ax , Low den to agree on him result* in the selection of the darkest "dai - horse** in the convention. Warren i Harding. Having that episode in min n j some astute lookers-on are begi rl'nng to Jook over the "dark horse h j now in the Republican field t three-way deadJock is less like r j than one involving only two car.c - dates, but it is possible: and the n | are many Republicans who ha ;t. I their lightning-rods in readiness | case they might be useful. - | The present outlook is that ma; . 1 states will send delegations for "f I \ orite sons" who have no expect 11 tion of Pelting the plum, but who c 1 followers could be traded to adva . tage to support the likeliest winn*. . New Hampshire's Governor Bridge u Massachusetts' Gov. Saltonsta Rhode Island's Gov. Vanderbi ! Pennsylvania's Gov. James, a , among those who are expected e have considerable numbers of del a gates if not solid state blocks, win ^ the convention convenes, f Delegation for Landon Kansas is ex bee ted to send a sol s i delegation fur former Govern* I ; Alf l.andon. who will be remembe - cd as the Republican candidate fi President in 193li. Representative James W. Wad worth of Now York, and Reprcsei " tntive Bruce Barton of the san j slate are most ofen spoken of , possibilities in case it should tui J ; out that Mr. Dewey cannot get tl J , nomination and the New York lcai , res should be unwilling to thro their tremendous strength to eith " Vandenberg or Taft. ~ rtdvering over the whole Rvpu] lican picture is the shadow of fo I mcr President Hoover. Mr. Hoov , has no organization working for h j nomination, he has made no publ declaration one way or the "llu j- and those in his personal confiden* ^ I assert that he h.is no ambition * , i desire to run for President again. I i But his recent frequent centac j with political leaders all over tl I ; nation, his public addresses at 1 * magazine articles and the quite go , oral and definite growth in IV _ j Hoover's personal popularity at *~ t the public's respect for his opinio! I look l.i se.me el the Washington. P . i servers as preparing the way for 1 ^ ! selection to lead the Republican pc _ | ty once more, whether as the res t of a deliberate effort oh his part i as the result of a deadlock frc I which no other way out could 1 | found to which the ennventi* a I would agree. - Swinging Toward Opposition All of the cencern. which aim; amounts lo excitement, about 1 - next Republican convention, is b. ed upon the belief that the pubis ; mind is swinging towr.nl the opp sition party, and tliat the right m, with tJhe :ignt appeal whom i contention wiii nominate has a 1? ter than 50-50 chance lt> dcRat ai candidate whom the Democrats m put up. There are many observe here who think that does not lie good if Mr. Roosevelt runs noni bul the number who think he w 1 not ark for a third torm :; mire: ngAs among tho three Icariinr;' K ; publican candidates, Senator Va - denberg is the first choice of tho >n Sale ?MM?i bih ii m\ \ i i naa?HE teral merchandise will at public aucticn on lecember 16th id on lecember 23rd 0 4 o'clock 1 buy vour needs in clothing, ull line of merchandise AT spreads, Springs, etc., also in jy-bidders . . . Everything put Z?CASH IN HAND the two days. Be sure to be your share of the bargains MAST 11, N. C. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVER"} xi i whv know him hist through their \ .. xrirtiin with him for ten yearn I i n the senate But this idea is part ii j ly based upon the lac; that Mr. | tc Dewey, who still ranks iirst in polls , it- ' i" Republican voters. has not yet te [ developed his ideas of national an I ia ! international policy in public adx-1 dresses He har juri i-egun to do id | that. I LETTERS TO SANTA d.' ! n- J Reminder. N. C.. Deo. 1. 1939. j s" i Dear Santa Clans. I ara a little \ A j girl 9 years old- 1 arn going to j ly I school and in the fifth grade. 1 1 ii-i want you to send me a box of! r< j Marshmallow cand.v. a wrist watch ! o: . anil a doll and a little toy duck, and i in ! maybe a fairy talc story book. 1 I I like to read very good, for Christ- j v. j mas is just around the corner. Your I a friend. DARE PRESNELL. j " W.P. Horton Announces! 1 Candidacy for Governor ,J I l\ j Raleigh. Dec. 3.?Lieutenant Gov- ' re! erribr Wilkins P. Horton of Pitts i boro, announced formally today thai f~ lie would seek the Democratic nomination for governor of North Caro- j lina. id At least five other Democrats j have told friends they intend if ^ run. but Morton's is the first formal i announcement to be made. The s* avowed, but unannounced, gubernalorial candidates are J M. Brough- : ic ton of Raleigh, Mayor Tom Coop- 1 as er of Wilmington, Lee Gravely of j n Rocky Mount. A. J. Maxwell of Rate leign. and Willis Smith of Raleigh. T Horton said he would issue a . vv j formal statement on his views ot j cr j public questions at a later date. Governor Hoc*> early last spring ! u~ urgen wouid-be candidates not to r" announce their candidacies for about ; six months. Although that period 1 : has expired, each of the candidates j has appeared reluctant to make the I ..-i move. Horton *s announcement I ? ; is expected to break the ice. or ! - . :t? it* n- r ^ \ lr. 5 n SBBfyflHRK lOil i? | YOU look this smt Buick honey ovei manner tells you here million kind of autom Yon look at the adve add something mor portation and acccs there you begin to gi For one of the thin ifK .MtfnVMhFt \ 11 . 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