TODAY AND
TOMORROW
— BY—
Frank Parker Stockb ridge
LANDON ... ter Kansas
I have never met the Republi
can candidate for President, but
most of the men who organized
the campaign for his nomination
are old personal friends of mine.
If Alf Landon is half as good as
they tell me he is, he will make a
great campaign.
He prefers, he says, to be culled
"Alf” rather than Xffred, al
though Mrs. Landon thinks Alfred
is more dignified. He has signed
his name "Alf” for a good many
years and sees no reason to change
it now. Men who were in college
with him tell me his nickname
used to be "Fox” Landon. My
guess is that anybody who takes
him for a simpleminded innocent
is going to be fooled. He has
been in Kansas politics all his life,
and they know what politics is, in
Kansas.
There are few states in which
so many people are politically
minded as in Kansas, or take their
politics more seriously.
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KNOX . . . heavy hitter
I have known Frank Knox,
Landon’s running mate, only as a
newspaper man. In the newspaper
business he has demonstrated that
he is a good fighter, both on paper
and, in his early days, with his
fists when necessary.
Like Alf Landon, he is a veteran
of the Wbrld War. He is also a
veteran bf the Spanish War. That
he is a good soldier seems to me to
be proved by his ready acceptance
of second place on the ticket when
he was out for first place. I had
lunch with him a couple of mon
ths ago and at that time he felt
sure bf the Presidential nomina
tion.
My hunch is that Col. Knox
will do most of the heavy hitting
in the Republican campaign. I
may change my mind, however,
after Alf Landon gets into action.
HAMILTON . . . fighter
I had two or three visits with
John Hamilton last Winter before
he took hold of the Landon cam
paign. I sized him up then as a
scrapper who can think fast on his (
feet. Red-headed, freckle-faced, ,
square-shouldered, with a jaw that
juts out like a bulldog’s, John
Hamilton is the personification of
energy.
' The new Republican national
chairman has been in the rough
and-tumble of Kansas politics since
bcyhbod. Four years ago he was
opposing Alf Landon. Now he is
f trying to put him in the White
House. He proved himself a great
political strategist by his cam
paign fojr Landon’s nominatibn,
which was easily the biggest poli
tical achievement I knbw anything
about.
Whether his candidate wins or
loses, John Hamilton at 44, has
made himself a factor to be reck
oned with in all future councils
of the Republican Party, the con
trol of which he has definitely
shifted to the restless, forward
looking Middle West.
HOOVER . . . happy
I spent an hour with Herbert
Hoover just as the Cleveland Re
publican Convention was adjourn
ing. Echoes of the applause with
which his speech at Cleveland was
received were still ringing in his
ears. Congratulatory telegrams
and letters were piled two feet
high in his New York hotel room.
Mr. Hbover was both proud and
happy. He was proud to point out
that the Republican platform had
been built on the principles which
he had been advocating in his pub
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Doughton On
Presidential
Committee
Congressman R. L. Doughton,
of this district, and dean of the
North Carolina delegation, has
been appointed by Speaker Bank
head as a member of the joint
committee of Congress to make
the necessary arrangements for
the inauguration of the President
elect of the United States, which
event will rake place on the 20th
day of January, 1937.
This is another hfonor added to
many other national recognitions
given to Mr. Doughton, along,
with his chairmanship of the
Ways and Means Committee.
Two other members of the
House were appointed on the joint
Committee. They were: Messrs.
O’Connor and Snell.
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The Carolina Watchman EE'
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Name Garner
As Ruling
Maf/ Again
Adoptic^ Of Platform
And ntinuance Or
Abo., on Of Two
Thirds Rule Before
Democratic Assembly.
Doughton Active At
Convention.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and
John Nance Garner will be reno
minated for President and Vice
President, respectively, by the
Democraic convention now in ses
sion in Philadelphia.
This ticket was conceded by all
leaders of the different groups, de
spite A1 Smith’s avowed intention
to block their re-nomination.
i ne convention me® 1 uesday.
Roosevelt and Garner will proba
bly be renominated Friday and
| Roosevelt will make his speech of
acceptance Saturday night in Phil
adelphia with a gala fete planned.
Determination of the abolition
or retention of the two-third con
vention rule, adoption of the 1936
platform, and adjustment of many
routine matters that necessarily
arise at convention time, constitut
ed the outstanding business before
the Democratic assembly.
The first three days of the con
vention have been devoted mainly
to speeches by Postmaster General
Farley, Senator Alben Barkley jf
Kentucky and Senator Joseph T.
Rfobinson of Arkansas. They as
sailed the platform and record of
I the Republican party land as la
contrast cited the accomplishments
of the Democratic party.
Congressman R. L. Doughton, of
this district, has been exceedingly
active at the convention. (He has
been placed on a number of the
most important committees and
several signal honors have been paid
to him by the convention leaders.
Doughton Speaks
At Independence
Day Fete July 4
Representative Robert L. Dough
ton of the Ninth Congressional
district will be the principal
speaker at the Independence Day
celebration in Statesville July 3,
it was definitely announced by
Hugh G. Mitchell, general chair
man of the celebration committee.
Details of the big celebration,
which is expected to attract to
the Iredell capital thousands |of
visitors from the piedmont and
western section of North Carolina,
virtually have been completed. The
program is being held on Friday,
July 3, in order not to interfere
with the second Democratic pri
mary the next day.
Mayors and officials of cities
within a radius of 75 miles of
Statesville will be among the honor
guests and are invited to havie
places on the program.
X he program begins at u o ciock
with a parade that will include
many handsiome floats by States
ville firms, public exercises at
which Representative Doughton
Doughton speaks, a band concert
and luncheon for visiting officials
at 1 o’clock. At 2 o’clock speed
races in which visiting fire de
partment teams will participate will
be held and at 4 o’clock there will
be a horse show. An hour later a
bathing beauty contest will be held
at the American Legion pool, the
banquet is set for 7 o’clock at the
Vance hotel and at 9 o’clock there
will be a fireworks display. Two
large balls will follow.
Mr. Doughton is also scheduled
to address the Rowan County
Grange during August, the date
and program to be announced at
a later date.
Majority Put
At 75,000 In
2nd Primary
Rowan County Will Give
Shelby Candidate A
Substantial Majority;
Managers Are Active
Graham Forces Join
With Hoey
That IHoey will carry 85 coun
ties of a possible 100 in the second
primary was forecast this week by
political leaders over the state.
His majority over McDonald in
the second primary July 4th
would be in excess of 75,000
votes, it was also predicted.
The third general opinion was
that Hoey would get at least 75
per cent of the Graham support.
Rowan county, it is estimated,
will give Hoey a substantial ma
tnnrv
Graham’s strength has definitely
been placed in the Hoey column
tnd a consolidation of the Hoey
Graham forces, locally and over
he state, has been effected.
R. Cordell Mills, Rowan county
nanager for Sandy Graham fjor
Governor in the first primary, and
Bryce P. Beard, prominent busi
ness man and ardent supporter of
Graham, have become members of
the Hoey-for-Governor commit
tee of this oounty, and will active
ly support that campaign in the
second primary.
Messrs. Nelson Woodson, Kern
Carlton and Charles Price, Hoey
for-Governor campaign managers
for Rowan County, have been
waging an energetic campaign
since the first primary and are ex
ceedingly opitimfstic of carrying
Rowan county for Hoey by a much
larger margin in the second vote
contest.
Hoey’s lead in Rowan county
the first primary was 1,034. Hopes
of tripling this figure was ex
pressed by backers of Hoey.
N. C. Parkway
Bill Is Passed
Measure Was Sponsored
By Representative R.
L. Doughton Of This
District.
A bill giving control of the new
Blue Ridge parkway in North
North Carolina and Virginia to the
National Park Service was passed
by Congress June 20.
The bill had been defeated earlier
in tht day when brought up under
suspension of the rules which re
quires a two thirds vote for pas
sage.
Reconsideration was forced after
the rules committee brought in a
rule which eliminated the necessity
for the two thirds vote and enable
passage by a straight majority.
Among other things the bill
pifcvides that "tjie forest service
and the national park service shall,
in so far as practicable, co-ordi
nate and correlate such recreational
development as each may plan,
construct, or permit to be con
structed, on lands within their
respective jurisdiction which, by
mutual agreement, should be given
special treatment for recreatibnal
purposes.”
The Character of Clyde Hoey
It is the duty of a citizen in a
democracy calmly and with intelli
gent approach to measure the men
wlio aspire to public office and to
vote on a basis of considered judg
ment and not by aroused prejudi
cies and passions.
When Clyde Hoey is appraised
by such a yardstick, no amount of
vulgar ribaldry of a rival candidate
touches even so much as the hem
f>f his garment.
On the basis of his fitness for
the leadership of the political life
of the State, on the basis of his
proven qualities as a statesman,
and by virtue of his irreproachable
personal character, Mr. Hoey has
right to lay claim to the suffrage
of the electorate of North Carolina
in his aspirations to be the Gov
ernor of this great Commonwealth.
A statesman not only technical
ly knows and understands the
science of government, but will
administer government for the
highest interests of the greatest
number with conviction, with un
swerving courage and with devo
tion to the principles of justice and
morality. Mr. Hoey qualifies under
those terms.
He will be the Governor of no
minority. INo clique or bloc orj
special group will put chains1
around his neck. He will be every- j
body’s man when everybody is,
within the bounds of justice and'
fairne** and truth. He will bend
so knee to any Baal. No group
with an axe to grind will sharpen
its selfish instrument on the rock
of his fav)or. He is free and un
committed to policies and leader
ship that will exalt one and debase
another of his fellow-citizens.
Mr. Hoey’s knowledge of gov
ernment and of statecraft is not
taken from books of theory. By
observation, by study, by training
and by instinct he has acquired
m .stery in this field. Problems
of fiscal management are n»ot new
to his disciplined mind. iHe is no
novice in these areas to which he
aspires.
Mr. Hoey knows, as every right
thinking citizen in North Carolina
knows and appreciates, that in ord
er to have good gbvernment with
progressive and humane" public ser
vices, revenues must be provided
by those who are the beneficiaries
of such favors. He offers nor pro
mises magical performance nor
witchcraft. He leaves legerdemain
do the Houdinis and Thurstons.
We submit that such knowledge,
such training, such experience
superbly equip him for the leader
ship of the public life and activity
of the State of North Carolina.
As Governor he can confidently
be expected to impose no tax upor
any citizen rrtore than such citizen
is able to bear, no tribute would
be exacted out of line with services
rendered and received by those
who bear the burden of public
levies. Mr. Hoey’s philosophy of
taxation is that every tax should
oe imposed upon the principle of
ability to pay and not upon the
ability of the government to pun
ish.
He has no set prejudices in this
matter. There is no group or
combination of groups in North
Carolina powerful enough to
swerve his judgment away from the
straight line of righteousness and
morality in this matter. There is
no friend nlor organization of
friends in the State so intimate and
influential as to veer him in his
judgment of justice.
And the reason of all reasons
that we are convinced of the
strength of his candidacy is the
simple but transcendantly vital ap
peal of the nobility of the man
within the inner veil of his per
sonal life.
His name stands in North Caro
lina for unsullied and unsoilable
honor.
Whawvef else may bi: itteretTm
the livid heat of an embittered
political contest, no man will
breathe a syllable of rebuke or re
proach against Mr. Hoey’s persbnal
life and character except to one’s
own contempt and condemnation.
For the clear whiteness of his
character, he is esteemed by the
citizenry of his commonwealth of
whatever race tor color or creed or
conviction, and by his friends he is
held in reverent respect.
His cleanness in conduct, his
robust Christian faith, and his
long and strong spiritual leader
ship in North Carolina undergird
every word he utters, every stand
he takes, every principle he enun
ciates, every promise he makes,
every deed he does, and the people
of this State could locate no citizen
by the most critical and ransack
ing search who would carry into
the Governorship greater integrity,
a more reliable and unimpeachable
or a finer or cleaner Christian char
acter than that of Clyde Hoey.—
Charlotte Observer.
Expect Heavy Voting By Absentee
Ballots In Second Demo. Primary
Since the second Democratic!
primary is to be held on Independ
ence Day, July 4th, it is expected
that a considerable number of cit
izens will be away from their homes
on holiday trips. Hence absentee
voting may play an important part
in the Democratic gubernatorial
run-off primary between Clyde R.
Hoey and Dr. Ralph W. McDonald.
Word comes from Raleigh that,
in anticipation of this, the state
board of elections is having print
ed an extra supply of absentee bal
lots.
All voters in Salisbury arid other
sections of the county going away
on the Fourth should make appli
cation to W. C. Oughenour,
chairman or J. Giles Hudson, sec
retary of the county election board
for absentee ballots. As soon as he
receives the ballots they will be
given to applicants for making ac
cording to the established proce
dure.
It is necessary first, it was point
ed out, to make a formal applica
tion for a ballot. This may be
done upon forms provided by the
board of elections or by an lordinary
letter. A person desiring to vote
by absentee ballot should apply to
the chairman of the board of elec
tions before the ballots are distri
buted, or to the registrar of his
precinct after they are distributed.
This application may be made in
person, by letter or by an agent.
But if the application is made by
agent, the law provides that it must
be by written order of the voter de
siring to use the ballot. This means
that the absentee \Aoter must sign
the request for the ballots and cer
tificate and if he wishes the agent
to get them, he must authorize
this agent in writing to get them
for him.
The ballots after having been
checked as the voter desires them
must be returned, along with the
certificate properly notarized, to
the registrar of the voter’s pecinct.
STUNG
For nearly an hour the acdors
went through their performance
without stirring the faintest bit
of applause. Suddenly the stage
went dark. "Keep your seats, ladies
and gentlemen,” shouted the man
ager. "The lights have merely
gone out for the present.”
"I don’t blame ’em,” came a
voice from the fdont row. "I’d go
too, if I hadn’t paid good money
to get in.”
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RoojreVelt ai\d Garner
I
| Primary
County
Totals
Hoey, 51
McDonald, 28
l” Graham, 20
McRae, 1
Hoey led in the following J]
counties in the first primary:
Cherokee
Clay
Macon
Swain
Haywfood
Transylvania
Madison
Buncombe
Henderson
Yancey
McDowell
Rutherford
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Mitchell
Avery
Burke
Cleveland
Ashe
Alleghany
Watauga
Wilkes
Caldwell
Alexander
Iredell
Catawba
Lincoln
Gaston
Rowan
Cabarrus
Mecklenburg
Union
Stanly
Montgomery
Davidson
Davie
Stokes
Rockingham
Guilford
Randolph
Harnett
Robenson
Sampson
Brunswick
North Hampton
Gates
Hertford
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Democratic
Rally Here
Dn June 27
rally will be held
at the courthouse here on the night
of June 27 as a part of the “Roose
velt Nominator National Rally.”
Walter H. Woodson, Jr., chair
man of the Rowan Democratic ex
ecutive committee, has been named
county chairman by James A. Far.
ley, national chairman, and John
C. Kcsler, local attorney, city
chairman. «
Legion Post
Seeks Home
The American Legion is making
plans for a permanent home here I
and has asked the city to be the'
sponsoring agency for a WPA
dommunity center project, which
will not only serve as Legion head
quarters, but be available for other
purposes.
The Legion officials told the
council that the post will pay the
necessary amount required from
the sponsoring agency in the event
the project is approved. To date
more than $2,500 has been raised
by the Legion for a buildiig pro-'
gram, and it is anticipated that $-6,
000 can be secured at an early date, j
In the event the WPA project isj
approvgd, a building costing from
$16,000 to $20,000 will be erected.
The council indicated favorable
action on the matter and told the
Legion boys to go ahead with their
plans.
SO DOES FATHER
"Well, my little man,” remark
ed the minister, "I suppose you al
ways do as your mother tells you?”
"You bet I do,” replied little
Billy. Then he added: "So does
father.”
12 Injured At Spencer
When Train Hits Engine
Spencer.—A dozen persons were
slightly injured Tuesday in a head
on collision of the Southern rail
way’s southbound passenger train
No. 4J and a shifting engine with
cars attached.
The cause of the crash was nlot
known.
The locomotives were badly
damaged, and traffic was delayed
mors than an hour.
J. W. Campbell, fireman on the
shifting engine, three mail clerks
in the passenger {rain’s baggage
car, and several passengers had
minor bruises.
None required hospital treat
ment.