KC State library ^ ^ Raleigh K.f ? m comp \-W v - I * I The DATTY? - INDEPENDENT $ C 1 ,t:ay: Thursday. cloudy B 1 1 B J I / / 1 B I J I - JBL.L 1 B * ? -J-B. B J I 1 JL/? B J-L 1 JL shifting to northwest or north winds ,. probably rain. and overcast weather; rain Wednesday. ^ 1908 COMBINED WITH THE INDEPENDENT, A WEEKLY ESTABLISHED BY W. 0. SAUNDERS IN 1908 1936 1'ub"ahit" *>? ELIZABETH^n'Y, N; C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1936. cm. a. c. '^=3'siNGLE:!COP^^ENra ^ * * democrats Sweep City, County, State And Nation A 2 To 1 Victory For Roosevelt -- Garner KANSAS CONTEST CLOSE Clyde R. Hoey Buries Gilliam Grissom, the Republican's Beaming Hope In North Carolina, Under Mighty Landslide New York, Nov. 4.?(U.R)?President Roosevelt has been elected to a second term in the white house on the basis of incomplete United Press returns from 18 states. Gov. Alf M. Landon, his Republican opponent, conceded Mr. Roosevelt's re-election at 2:80 (EST), today in a tele gam to the president at Hyde Park. At that hour Mr. Roosevelt was a winner or leading in 45 states with 510 electoral votes and Governor Landon was a winner or ahead in three states with 12 electoral votes. Mr. Roosevelt's plurality promised to he tremendous and a record breaker. At 2.30 a. m. (EST) the popular vote standings were: Roosevelt, 12,807,997; Landon, 7,733,852; William Lemke, 137,441. In his congratulatory telegram, Governor Landon said that "The nation has spoken" and that the people will abide by the decision. At 1:46 a. m. (EST), from Chicago, John D. Hamilton, Republican National Committee chairman, conceded re-cleft tion of Mr. Roosevelt. Almost at the same time Col. Frank Knox, Republican vice presidential candidate, wired his congratulations to the president, conceding defeat. Knox' telegram read: The American people have clearly indicated their will. I congratulate you on the confidence they have expressed in you. The Democratic victory was rising to extraordinary pro portions as Governor Landon's congratulatory telegram flashed half way across the continent from Topeka to Hyde Park. Incomplete returns forecast Democratic control of the House by a 3-to-l nutjAritV'ln thf 57th ?Congress which will convene in the first week of January to hear, in mid-month, Mr. Roosevelt's plans for his second term. Partial returns foretold further New Deal and Democratic seats in the Senate, already topheavy with administration voters. Hamilton's statement conceding the election read: "Governor Landon has sent his message to the president, whose re-election is assured. "None of those who have stood shoulder to shoulder in this fight need have regrets or fears, for in making this fight they have freely and courageously followed the dictates of their conscience. "Under our form of government a militant and a vigorous minority has a vital service to render to the nation. "The Republican party with the co-operation of those Democrats and independents who find common cause with us will not fail in that obligation." | On the basis of a probable vote of 44,000,000 in this elec tion, Mr. Roosevelt's plurality may be more than 10,000, 000 votes if final returns maintain his lead in the proportion existing when Governor Landon accepted defeat. Mr. Roose velt's 1932 plurality was 7,000,000. Notable in returns which ended a political controversy raging for months were the Roosevelt lead in Kansas on the basis of incomplete returns; the prospect that the president would carry his home state, New York, by a margin of close to 1,000,000 votes and Governor Landon's failure so far to keep Delaware in the G. O. P. column. Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio and Michigan, were not complete but the New Deal Democratic president was leading in all of them as in Indiana?all states in which the Republicans had con centrated a hot campaign. President Roosevelt, at Hyde Park, made the following reply to the telegrams of congratulations from Governor Landon: 'I am grateful to you for your generous telegram and I am confident that all of us Americans will now pull to gether for the common good. I send you every wish." In the North Carolina state elections latest returns gave Clyde R. Hoey a vote of 347,598 to 137,754, his Republican opponent. Senator Josiah William Bailey was given 151,05C votes as compared to 38,600 for Frank Patton, Republican, and it appeared that the five proposed amendments to the State Constitution would pass by a ratio of three to two. (.Continued on page eighP For President Franklin Delano Roosevelt The Roosevelts Take It Easy At Hyde Park 9 Hytfc Park. N. V.. Nov. 3.?-fU.fi) rr*mi>-n of his family be turn, President Roosevelt to vv with high hopes the of 45.000,000 Americans t:'J Tv.ed today in an unprece- i I feted march to the polls. *?- cr-.iof executive received the ; IK* i- I u" tti'ims ui tiic spacious li brr; of .immer white house, *r,Icr- had been converted tem fetthly into a tabulating office. returns were brought to him ^ United Press and other *** associations. Roosevelt was supremely I ??^'nt of the outcome. He **?i for las native New York , up a huge majority in his i '0r and also for traditionally JubUcan Pennsylvania to go ' He also felt, it was ^dwl. that at least three of ^ r'K-k-ribbed Republican England states. Massachu Rhode island and Connec '? might fall to him. hie president took things easy t'ne day after casting his 1 '*ifh the family in the little i hall building on a Mile street in sleepy Park. | arrivni at tlie polling place Jttlat ^'tore noon and to the ot a hundred or more on entered the hall with his y*nk!m. .Jr.. Harvard senior. ^ n s," ittger. son-in-law. j...' a gray double-breasted c-ci th, fr :<as hat that served "ad,tar during the cam paign, he also proudly showed a! watch chain of heavy gold that once belonged to Andrew Jack-! son. He regarded it as a symbol of victory. To it was attached the old-fashioned hunting-case watch that belonged to his father. The chain was sent to the pres ident by Arde Bulova of New York who expressed the wish that it would bring him the good luck of a "convincing majority." It was made of Carolina gold and bore the replica of a fox and hound. It was in the Andrew Jack son relics at the Anderson gal leries in New York in 1927. When the president left the vot ing machine the rest of the party then cast their ballots. They were Mrs. James Roosevelt, his 83-year old mother; Mrs. Roosevelt, Mr. and Mrs. John Boettiger, Mrs. Lamvina Scheider, secretary to Mrs. Roosevelt; Miss Marguerite Le Hand, personal secretary to I Mr. Roosevelt, and Miss Nancy j Cook. After posing for pictures the | group returned to Hyde Park j house. I ~ I TODAY'S LOCAL CALENDAR j A. M. 8:30 Mens Christian Federa tion. I P. M. 7:30 Midweek religious ser I vices. Library closed. IV. C. Elects 11 Democrats To Congress State Representatives Are Returned by Comfort able Majorities Raleigh, Nov. 4? (U.R)?North Carolina's 11 Democratic con gressmen apparently had been re turned to their seats in the house, scattered returns indicated today. In each district, the Democratic! incumbent was leading his Repub lican opponent by margins rang ing from 2 to 1 to 10 to 1. Tabulations showed: First District?Lindsay Warren, D., 18,771; John Wilkinson, R., 1,656. Second District?John Kerr, D? 7,211; Dana Dickens, R., 337. Third District?Graham A. Bar den, D? 7.975; J. T. Gaskill, R? 869. Fourth District?Harold Cooley, 5,792; A. I. Ferree, R? 321. Fifth District?Frank Hancock, D.. 19,347; Edward Butler, R? 5,599. Sixth District?William B. Um stead, D., 9,700; W. H. Slane, R? 3,899. Seventh District?J. B. Clark. D., 12,193; W. C. Downing. R., 1.664. Eighth District?Walter Lam beth, D., 15,704*/Kyle Hays, R., 6,233. Ninth District?Robt. L. Dough ton. D.. 12,882; W. H. Cragg, R., 6,451. Tenth District?A. L. Bulwin kle, D., 33,289; C. R. Edney, R? 10,422. Eleventh District?Zebulon Wea ver. D., 4.433; C. H. Jarrett, R? 1,605. For Vice President John Nance Garner Democrats Sweep The Albemarle Democratic Nominees In Every Albemarle County Win at Polls Easily The Democratic nominees of every county in the Albemarle section virtually without opposi tion, as usual were swept into of fice yesterday as this section pil ed up large Democratic majori ties for county, State and national democratic nominees. In Currituck County, where not a single Republican candidate stuck out his head, the following Democratic nominees were elect ed: J. J. Hughes and W. I. Hal stead, for the State Senate; Ed win R. Johnson, Representative; Howard Forbes, sheriff; ;W. San-I ford Gregory, register of deed; J.I W. Sanderlin, trial justice; W. B. McClanna, Norwood M. Ansell and J. F. BrowfL county commission ers; H. GigQMler. >$. C. Boswood and J. E. ij?ikien, Jr., board of education, ana J. Bryan Smith, coroner. In Gates County, the Democrats likewise had clear sailing, the fol lowing being elected without op position: State Senate, J. J. Hughes and W. I. Halstead; Rep resentative, Claude J. Gray; reg ister of deeds, H. V. Beaman; sheriff. M .E. Langston; surveyor, T. J. Jessup; beard of education, Mrs. Marion R. Nixon, H. F. Par ker and R. E. Williams; county commissioners, C .E. Sawyer, B. H. Brown and W. W. Powell; con stable, Mintonsville township, L. R. Trotman; Gatesville, L. F. Overman; Hall, C. C. Lawrence; Reynoldson, C. V. Gross; Has (CcaUiiufifi oa page cisfct) LATEST NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION RETURNS Raleigh, Nov. 4.? On the ba sis of latest returns it appear ed that the proposed amend ments to the State Constitution I would be adopted by a vote of approximately 3 to 2. Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 4?fU.R) With more than half of the State's 1,853 precincts tabulat ed, President Roosevelt today had a plurality of upwards of 270,000 over Landon. On the basis of these figures it appear ed certain that the Democratic President would pass the plu rality of 290.000 he received four years ago over President Hoover. Returns from 927 precincts gave: Roosevelt 360,115 Landon 88,329 Returns from 698 pbecincts For Governor?Clyde R. Hoey, D.. 347,598; Gilliam Grissom, R., 137,754. For U. S. Senator?Josiah W. Bailey, D.. 151,056 Fraafc Fatton, R., 38,600. TheLandonsGladTo Be Back Home Again Topeko, Kans., Nov. 3.?(U.R)? Gov. Alf M. Landon tossed aside. his old gray campaign hat tonight and settled mmself in an easy chair among members of his fam ily at the executive mansion to await the decision of "the tribunal of the people." Election day was a pleasant and neighborly time for the Repub lican presidential nominee?a day , in which he and Mrs. Landon visited with old friends in their home town of Independence, Kans., stood in the glare of mo tion picture camera lights to stulf their ballots in a big tin box at a Main street polling place, walked quietly and happily to their un pretentious home and then turned back to this prairie state capital to wait calmly for whatever the future may bring. The governor and hi3 wife were ready and confident for any de cision that may come buzzing over the wires. All day the governor walked I among his old friends and neigh bors in Independence and Mrs. Landon also moved in a setting of home-folk. "It's mighty good to be back home and to talk to people by their first names." the governor told a crowd which greeted him at Independence when he arrived on the same special train from which he campaigned. "I want you to know how I appreciate this greeting." Mrs. Landon. a calm figure in black with a sunburst of yellow flowers on her shoulder, told women friends at a luncheon: "The best thing is to be back among our friends on this day?a rather important day for us. No matter what the future holds, we'll always be mighty happy to come back here; to come back home." When the Landons arrived there was a band out to greet them, but the governor refused to let the greeting become a political dem onstration. He leaned?for tlv (Continued on page eight)

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