Weekly Washington Letter
W. E. CHRISTIAN
As far as the presidential nomina
tions are concerned, political manipu
lations here make it clear that the Re
publicans have their troubles no less
grave than those that seem to be
looming up in connection with the
McAdoo-Smith problem which'is both
ering more leaders, specially in the
South, than would appear on the sur
face.
It has come to this: the wise ones
of the Coolidge crowd have been put
ting their heads together, during the
last few days, to make a breach in
the situation that has been created by
the Lenroot debacle.
Some of them think that a breach
in the wall has been made by the se
lection of Zimmerman as gubernator
ial candidate in the state of Wiscon
sin. The state of Wisconsin is to
them the dominant factor to be reck
oned with in the selection of delegates
to the Republican National Convention
from Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Mich
igan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, the two Dakotas and maybe
more. This bloc represents < 1 elec
toral votes.
These manipulators have decided to
make a frontal attack upon young
“Bob” LaFollette and all his works.
Zimmerman, though endorsed by the
elder LaFollette, would have none of
the youngster in his,—and he fought
the fight on that line,—anil he won.
Moreover,these crafty ones are not
blind to the chance that Blaine who
has been put over by the young V. is
consin senator will not be satisfied
with anything else than leadership
once he takes his seat in the United
States Senate. This, to them, means
trouble and fractional friction,—and
thus they are well pleased at the dent
which they think they have made in
the plans of the recalcitrant group of
the Haugen Bill electorate. Lowden
looms up as a red signal to them, and
that other fact looms, also, that Cool
idge is no fighter,—that he is not giv
ing his attention to this new move, j
Because he is.
And the ironing out of this North
Western wrinkle is the chief concern j
of the political laundry here that has j ^
been working overtime into the ■.
nights,—in an endeavor to smooth out [
a situation as Lenroot would have j'
had it,—had he won,—but he didn’t ■
and there’s the rub!
Yet there is the crafty Blaine, an ,
artist in the political game and to be |
reckoned with,—specially touching the (
attitude he will assume as to young .
Bob’s leadership in the not distant fu- ]
ture. That this attitude will result in .
a rift in the lute, if not doubted, is at ,
least confidently hoped for as the ,
months go by. I
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In the midst of an interview at the
time of this writing with a veteran
Democratic student of practical poli
tics,—one of the most prominent men
of his state,—and a delegate from
Virginia to the National Convention ,
which nominated Woodrow Wilson at
Baltimore, the speaker said to this j
writer touching A1 Smith and his,
chances:—“If Smith carries New
York with a whoop for the fourth
time, in the face of the great majori
ties the state gave the Republicans in
the last two presidential elections, he
will be viewed, inevitably, by the
Democrats of the East and West as
the man most likely to put the 45 |
electoral votes of that state in the \'
Democratic column. I am not a Smith !
man, specially; I am for whoever the
Convention thinks can win,—but in
politics we must face facts rather j
than follow fancies. With a near-1
miracle, or an upheaval, not likely to 1
come in this time of issues which on !
the surface are narrow' and uninter
esting and a time of general political
inertia, the Democrats will need, in
order to carry the country, both the
126 votes of the eleven states now
constituting the “Solid South”, and
the 45 New York votes as a start to
ward the 266 required to elect a Pres
ident.”
“If Smith should be nominated,”
asked the w’riter, “could he count on
those eleven Southern states?”
“That is a question which may wTor
ry Smith’s friends, and Democrats j
generally, and which may become j
very serious and practical after the
New York state election, now so near.
Of course, if Smith is defeated or
makes a poor showing as compared
yvith his former races, he will be out
of it. But suppose he holds or increas
es his former majorities, and thereby
proves that his personal popularity
and his backing from the Catholic and
Wet voters, if you like to put it that
way, gives him an unbreakable hold
on the state! Would the Democrats
of the South, with the hope and pros
pect of making sure of New York’s
votes for the National party, consent
to fraternize and combine with the
New York Wets and Catholics.
“That question suggests a variety
of arguments, considerations and rec
ollections tq those who try to do
straight political thinking. Suppose,;
for example, you are a member, say
of the Methodist church, a Prohibi
tionist,-—even a member of the Ku
Klux Klan, in one of these Southern
states and are required to choose be
tween Smith, Catholic and half-Wet
and a Republican pledged to the en
forcement of the laws,—what would
your verdict be. At first thought*—
against Smith, perhaps,—or, maybe,
probably! But then would come later
thoughts and suggestions and mem
ories.
• * • *
“It stands on the record that the
Catholics, specially Irish Catholics,
the backbone of the Demo
at the North. They
of its strength
without them prob
v-r.—and un
Irish nor
J.-!- H7a«W
tjpctfto WOttW
- Prohibitionist, be able to make up his
- mind to vote to drive the Catholic and ;
- Wet vote solidly to the Republicans
3 and possibly for the next twenty j
; years make a Democratic President
> impossible ? Looking at it from a
- narrower and more selfish standpoint,;
i would he vote to make and possibly
- to keep his own section politically im
potent and defenseless indefinitely,—
, exposed to the vengeance of its foes,
by angering his old friends and allies,
, the Northern Catholics, to resentment
' against the South and alliance with
, the Republicans, traditional enemies
of that Section,—in politics, at least ?
Would he not be reminded that a sud
1 den shift of Catholic votes—because
of that “Rum, Romanism and Rebel
lion”,—in New York, beat Biair.e, in
18S4, and gave Cleveland the state
' and the Presidency, by a meager plur
; ality of some 1200 votes,—this when
Blaine seemed to hav? had the game
1 sewed up, thus resulting in the first
Democratic victory in a National elec- ;
' lion since the Civil War?
■Do you think," asked the writer,—
"that the Smith supporters would go
to the Solid South, should he be nom
inated, for a running mate?”
“There! I was just about to come
' to that. Suppose these Smith sup
porters, as you ask, held out the dive
branch to the Southern states by of
fering the Vice-Presidency to Joseph
us Daniels, of North Carolina? He is
a staunch Protestant, unquestionably
dry as a bone. He made a creditable
record as Secretary of the Navy, j
which won for him national reputa- j
tion, acquaintance and confidence.
“Could our Ku Klux or Methodist
friend, or any other dry Democrat go
against Daniels to hit Smith, and
with Smith, the Democatic party? Or,
Senator Simmons, also of North Caro- j 1
Iina, and also Dry and Protestant as j
could be asked by anybody ? Like
Daniels, Simmons is of Presidential j
quality and would have the additional 11
advantage of the McAdoo following, I
because, as I understand, he has been, e
and is yet a strong McAdoo man. j c
“My own belief is that when the j £
time and pinch come, the South will £
line up behind whoever the Democrat- c
ic Convention nominates. The eleven
states that have stuck to the Demo- £
cratic party through thick and thin, I
good and bad fortune, as it stood in
the black days of Reconstruction are {
not likely to quit now on any issue or j
pretext, religious question or varia- j
tion of the liquor issue. Southern j
voters swallowed Horace Greely, so j
long the implacable foe of their cause j
and section. Hancock, the Union gen- f
eral, is another; Tilden, hard-money
man, when their sentiment and what j
they believed to be their interests j
were for soft money. They swallowed j
Alton B. Parker,—passionately op
posed by Bryan, then most beloved
idol,—though Parker repudiated all *
the Bryan policies. Their loyalty to .
party name, ideals and principles has 1
withstood such tests that it seems to
me Republicans would be fools to *
base any hopes or spend any money 1
on the chance of breaking the South,
no matter who the Democratic nomi
nee! 1
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e
“You suggested a Dry Protestant j
as a running-mate ? interjected the
writer.
“Yes,—if Smith should be nominat- c
ed wisdom and regard for the unity t
and future of the party would seem 7
to suggest for his running-mate a t
Dry Protestant,—a sugar-coating for t
what unquestionably would be a bitter -
pill for many an honest and loyal \
Southern Democrat. * j
* * « *
“Either of the North Carolinians I \
have mentioned would meet and per- t
fectly fit such a situation as would be <
presented by Smith’s nomination,— <
Daniels, by preference, because of his 1
wider prominence and closer intimacy i
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Kulpli Kill'll", a motion picture pUo
o^rr.-iiil:i*r of Miami. Fla., was flu Irst
yew it ness of the hurricane to .r-aeh
.Vasiiinirtoii. arriving at Colling field
,v plane on Iiis way to New York
vith an undeveloped film of die dis
ister. Marie made his home in the
astern part of Miami where the hur
ricane first struck and did the most
In matte. He was injured about the
lead and feet, and out of his belong (
! pgs he managed to save only the j
lothes on his back and his earner;!
| md film. ’ This is the second serious
lisnster Marie has witnessed, lie liuv
ug been in Japan when the earth
juake took place a few years ago
Honor Roll For The First
Month Ramseur High School
Following is the honor roll for the
first month of Ramseur high school:
First Grade, Miss Cochran, Teach
er: Walter Allen, Agnes Branson,
James Morris, Margaret Gant, Ruth
Scott, Sarah Grimes, Jeanette Rich- \
ardson, Lois Brown, Selia Parks, Gor- •
don Brady, Elfeta Curtis.
Second Grade, Miss Lane, teacher:
Shelton Brown, Winfred Chriscoe, C.
B. Grimes, Curtis Maness.
Third Grade, Miss McPherson,
teacher: Mildred Craven, Ellen Cov
ington, Annie Webb Finison, Sarah
Bland Parks, Carrie Pugh, Ruth Poe,
Lora Lineberry, Elizabeth Smith,
Katherine White, Wayne Chriscoe,
Floyd Fesmire, James Thomas, Clif
ford Trogdon, Roger Williams.
Fourth Grade, Mrs. Lane, teacher:
Kermit Pell, Lawrence Burgess, Jesse
Brady, Pauline McDonald, Bernard
Macon, Edna Highfill.
i Fifth Grade, Miss Caveness, teach
er, Charles Dorsett, Mozelle York,.
Sixth Grade, Mrs. Brady, teacher:
Fred Campbell, Nannie Martin.
Seventh Grade, Mrs. Davidson,
teacher: Emma Chisholm, Lucile Cox,
Dorothy Dixon, Eugenia Lane, Char
lotte Lineberry, Jake York.
Tenth Grade, Miss Allen Teacher:
Loice Ellis.
Eleventh Grade, Mrs. Louhr, teach
er: Madge Craven, Ollie Burgess, Mae
Finison.
Students of Broadway school in Lee
county are helping to pick cotton in
their community. School opens at
7 a. m. and closes at 1 p. m. in order
to let the pupils assist in the work in
the afternoon.
with National executive affairs and
proved ability in handling them.”
The Solid South and New York
would total 171 electoral votes. Nine
ty-five more-would be required to
elect. Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia,
Oklahoma, Maryland, Indiana, Iowa,
Wisconsin would do the trick, with
nine to spare.
Liberty Eleven
Defeats Asheboro.
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Walked Away With Game In j
First Half—Reception For (
School Faculty. i
Liberty, Oct. 11.—Walking away <
with the game in the first half, the j
Liberty high school football team )
pushed two touchdowns over the
Asheboro goal line on the Liberty }
field Thursday afternoon, added a (
third touchdown in the last quarter y
and won a football game from Ashe- y
boro high school by the score of 18 to
7. In the third quarter, the Asheboro j
team began a march down the field (
and with the help of a 65-yard run by ,
Owens put over a touchdown for its y
seven points. From that time on y
Liberty was kept on the defensive un- f
til the last few minutes of the game
when the third touchdown was put
across.
Elusive broken field running by f
Frazier, good passing by Davis, and t
excellent receiving of passes by Capt. s
Winfred Smith featured Liberty’s of- j
fensive attack. Davis, Moore, Smith, f
Shepard, McCrary and Elkins were <
outstanding defensive players for N
Liberty. I
Armfield, Owens, Ward and Sykes .
showed great driving power on of-1
fense and also did nice tackling on 1
defense. R. Johnson, Cox and Redding
played well in the line for Asheboro.
The Liberty boys have played three
games this season, holding Asheboro
to a scoreless tie at the Randolph
county fair September 24, winning
from Siler City last Friday 13 to 0,
and defeating Asheboro here today
18 to 7.
Born to Prof, and Mrs. D. C. Holt
Tuesday morning, October 6, a boy,
Julius Romeo.
The Ladies’ Aid of the Methodist
church, South, met Wednesday after- 1
noon in the church parlor in their
regular monthly meeting with the
president, Mrs. L. H. Smith, in
charge. Plans for the year’s church
work were perfected and each mem
ber pledged support to the year’s
program.
Rev. F. L. Gibbs was called to Elon
College Thursday by the serious ill
ness of his mother, Mrs. H. E. Gibbs,
who died Friday morning.
The Parent-Teacher association
held a reception for the members of
the school faculty Friday night in
the school auditorium. The use of
golijenrod and autumn leaves made
the room very attractive. Dr. J. D.
Gregg made a short, impressive talk,1
after which a delightful musical
program was rendered. Mrs. Robert
Dixon, of Siler City, gave several
numbers in elocutionary work. A
short dialogue of “Tom Sawyer” was
given by several school boys. At
the conclusion Prof. D. C. Holt gave
a few well chosen remarks relative j
to school work, after which all pres-!
ent were invited to the dining room
where cake and coffee were served.
• i. *1.1-1 i
Indigestion
bid spells relieved
“vrOTEQNQ can take the place
1N of Thedford’s Black-Draught
with ua because we ham never
found anything at once ao mOd
and so effective,” says Mrs.
Nicliola, R. F. D.4, Princeton,
“When the children hare
of indigestion and upeet stom
achs, I always straighten them
out with a dose or two of Black
Draught. *
“Several times I have suffered
with bad spells of indigestion
myself and feund I would soon
get relief if I took a course of
Black-Draught. I was troubled
with a bad accumulation of gas
and severe pains across my
stomach and lower bowels. Now
when 1 feel a spell of this kind
coming on, I head it off by tak
ing Black-Draught—a dose every
night for a few nights will pre
vent the trouble and save me
mill'll pain and suffering.
“My whole family uses Black
Draught for biliousness and con
stipation.
“It is a
TREAT SEED OATS
FOR SMUT CONTROL
Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 11.—The smut
diseases of oats can be largely con
trolled by treating the seed before
planting with a weak solution of
formalin. The treatment will insure
clean oats and bigger yields. There
are nine important points to observe
when treating the oats and these as
outlined by G. W. Fant, extension
plant disease specialist at State Col
lege, are as follows:
1. Seed to be treated should be
placed on a hard-surface floor (con
crete or wood) where the moisture
from the treating solution will not
be injurious.
2. One half gallon of treating so
lution is required to treat each bushel
of grain.
3. The amount of solution needed
for treating the seed is calculated
from the amount of seed to be treat
ed.
4. Prepare the solution in the pro
portion of one pint of commercial:
formalin to 40 gallons of water. If,
for instance, ten bushels of seed are
to be treated, five gallons of treating
solution will be needed. Prepare this
by adding 1-8 pint of commercial
formalin to five gallons of water
(proportion the pint to 40 gallons of
water).
5. The solution should be sprinkled j
on the grain as it is shoveled from
one pile to another. Use the ordinary
sprinkling can and scoop shovel for
this purpose. See that all the grain
is wet in the sprinkling.
6. After the sprinkling is over,
stir the seed with a shovel as to in
sure all the grain being wet.
7. Cover the pile with sacks for
one to two hours in order to hold the
fumes. Then spread the seed out in
the air to dry.
8. The treating solution grows
stronger with age because of the
evaporation of water. Do not use a
solution which has been allowed to
stand for several days.
9. Make allowance for the swelling
of the grain by regulating the drill so
as to sow the proper amount per acre.
WILFRED C. CARR
Optometrist
EYES EXAMINED
GLASSES FITTED
Office over Bank of Randolph
666
is a prescription for
Malarie, Chills and Fever, Dengue or
Billions Fever.
It kills the germs.
DR. C. D. KISTLER
Dentist
Over Mrs. E. N. Wall’s Store
Randleman, N. C.
Dempsey Barnes, M. D.
Tiffany Barnes, M. D.
Offices Over Fox Richardson Drug Co.
Telephones: Residence 240, Office 230,
Aaheboro, N. C. /
Office Hours: 8:00 to ItHN A. M.
1:00 to 3.-00 P. M, 8:00 to 9.-00 P. M.
Special attention paid to the gen
eral practice of medicine in Aaheboro
and surrounding county.
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Gentlemen:—
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