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VOLUME XXXI.
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1916
NUMBER 90
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IT'SALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTING
The South, and Almost the Entire West,,
Is Solid For President Wilson.
The first news of an authentic na
ture to reach the wire was at five
o'clock Thursday evening when it was
jlashed broadcast that New Hamp
hiro, North Dakota, and probably
Minnesota and New Mexico had gone
for Wilson, giving him 1272 electoral
votes. This news was continued by
Judge A. W. Graham, who telegraph
ed from Democratic headquarters in
New York at that hour.
THE LATEST
Democratic headquarters in New
York City at 8 o'clock Friday morn
in" dashed the following to the
wiwld:
"Wilson is elected by 269 votes
anil New Mexico is probably for him.
Hughes stiU leads in West Virginia
and Minnesota. Both Democrats and
Republicans announce determination
to recount in close states. Republi
can Chairman Wilcox has no com-
iiK'nt to make on the result."
It is estimated that upwards of 17,
000,000 free and independent Amer
ican citizens cast their ballots in their
respective States Tuesday to desig
nate their choice for President of the
United States and for Vice-President
of the same United States. .
But it will not be until the second
Monday in January, 1917, that the
actual election of President and Vice
President will take place, and this
election will not be officially and leg
Tilly completed until the second Wed
nesday in February.
The process by which the President
and Vice-Precident of the United Sta
res are elected is fixed by the Consti
tution of the United States. The
Constitution provides that the Presi
dent and Vice-President shall be
chosen by "electors" in each State,
v.-ho are, under existing State laws,
chosen by the qualified voters thereof
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday of November in every fourth
year preceding the year in which the
Presidential term expires.
531 Electoral Votes
The total number of votes in the
"Electoral College" is 531, and 266
of these are necessary to a choice for
President and Vice-President. The
number of electors apportioned to
each State, which resulted Tuesday
as follows:
For Wilson
Alabama 12
Arizona 3
Arkansas 9
California 13
Colorado 6
Florida
Georgia 1f
Idaho 4
Kansas 10
Kentuck lj
Louisiana 1J
-Maryland 1
Mississippi
-Missouri
Montana o
Nebraska
Nevada 1 jj
North Carolina L
North Dakota
Ohio 24
Oklahoma 1X
South Carolina
Tennessee . . . . on
Texas 2V
Ctah x
Virginia o
Wyoming .
New Hampshire
New Mexico 7
Washington
For Hughes
Connecticutt . . .
Delaware
Illinois fc
Indiana i
Iowa xji
-Maine
Massachusetts .!:
-Michigan
New Jersey
New York 4 2
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota V
Vermont -2
Wisconsin A
Doubtful
Minnesota
West Virginia
On the second Monday in January
the "electors" meet in their respec
tive States and ballot. The count of
these ballots is made in a joint ses
sion of the United States Senate and
House of Representatives the second
Wednesday in February. These dates
are fixed by act of Congress. .
TURBULENT SCENES
It is the Same Old Thing Every Four
1 Years
Never in the history of the United
States was there an election fraught
with greater anxiety. From one end
of the land to the other, wherever
there is a telegraph office, men and
half-grown youths sat up all night
eager to catch the last word. It is
the same old thing every four years.
As soon as the sun goes down on
election day telegraphic reports be
gin to fly to every part of the United
Slates, and without the semblence of
truth in them they are gulped down
by the hungry crowd. If these same
people would understand that the
great news gathering agencies salts
down $1,000,000 on just such news
every four years they woudl not be
so enthusiastic.
Well, they fell for it good and
strong this election, and from sun
down Tuesday until the crack of
day Wednesday, the only thing that
one could hear was to the effect that
Hughes "had carried all of the- duobt
ful States and was elected by an over
whelming majority. It was amusing
to stand off and watch the game. The
Democrats were thoroughly dejected
and the Republicans strutted around
like peacocks. It was an awful
scene. Right here in our own midst
the Republicans were bold enough to
ask each other which office would
suit them best. We heard one of
them suggest that Hughes would
bounce every Democrat within 24
hours. The excitement ran high,
very high, and Mr. Holton, the
staunch Republican up the State,
threw his hat in the air and declared
that he was a candidate for Col. Os-
born's place.
CONTROL OF CONGRESS
WOODROW WILSON
President of the United States
Thirty-five United States Senators
and an entire 'new House of Repre
sentatives were chosen at Tuesday's
election. At present both Senate and
House are controlled by the Demo
crats, and both parties were fiehting
for the upper hand in the next Con
gress. The total membership of the pres
ent, Senate is 9 6, divided as follows:
Democrats, 55.
Republicans, 39.
Progressive-Republican, 1.
"V"clCciTlCV
The total membership of the House
is 43 5, divided as present as follows:
Democrats, 22 8.
Republicans, 197.
Progressive-Republicans, 2.
Progressives, 3.
Independent, 1.
Socialist, 1.
Prohibitionist, 1.
Progressive-Protectionists, 1.
Progressive-Democrat, 1.
The New Congress
Democrats retain control of the
Senate by good working majority.
As count stands Democrats have in
House 208, Republicans 19 8, Pro
gressives 2, Indenendents 1 and so
cialists 1, with thirty districts to hear
from.
THE OLD COURT HOUSE
The Only Thing Needed Is a Clock In
tne lower
The County Commissioners decided
to paint the wood-work of trie Court
House, and Painter Poythress is the
man that is doing the job, and for
good measure he is putting the paint
on good and heavy and pressing it m
He has succeeded in making the old
temple of justice look about thirty-
vAUTiwr than it is. borne
nve v etna jruuu0v i
of our country cousins who have not
been in Oxford tor some
hardly know it is the same building
when they see it.
The only thing now needed is a
clock in the tower. "If you won't use
my name, said a prominent citizen,
and one who pays about as much tax
as any other man in Granville, ''put
it in the Public Ledger that Mr. Citi
zen would like to see a big clock up
?2Srehat would strike the Quarter
hour like the chimes of the First
National Bank, only have it much
larger and stronger." m
-Good," said the second prominent
citizen, "but have it illuminated at
nieht: electrically wound, and put it
Sp high enough so that it can be seen
and seen well from the depot Make
ft a wonderful clock, the most won
derful anywhere, and have the tower
at least a hundred and fifty feet high,
To that ft can be seen all the way to
TTenedrson, Koxooro aim
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Chase City.
TOBACCO SALES
NEARLY HALF MILLION DOL
LARS PAID FOR THE WEED
IN OCTOBER
The Averasre For The Two and One
Half Million Pounds Is $19.31 per
One Hundred Pounds.
The following is an accurate state
ment of the number of pounds of to
bacco sold on the Oxford market
during the mouth of October:
Pounds sold 2,424,279
Sold for $468,108.76
Average per 100 ......... $19.31
The indications are that the Nov
ember sales will be much larger than
the October sales. The average per
hundred of all sold to date during
the present month is something over
$22.30. The grade gets better as the
season advances and it will be inter
esting to note at the end of the
month just what the general average
will be.
The many farmers that we have in
terviewed personally, state that 60
per cent of the crop has already been
marketed. The warehousemen, who
are generally well posted on such mat
ters, are inclined to believe that not
more than 50 per cent of the crop
has been sold.
There is no let up in the good
prices that have prevailed for some
time and the buyers seem eager for
all grades.
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JOYFUL SOUND
Young America Break the Mid-Night
Stillness
Overjoyed by the election returns,
that portion of young America that
resides in Oxford, could not longer
restrain themselves. They broke
loose between midnight and day Fri
day morning and made the toxin
ring. No part of the town escaped
their joyful noise.
.
Remarkable Statement
It is most encouraging to see in
the announcement of Horner Bros.
Company oh the fifth page of this
paper that everything is not so high
as everybody is disposed to believe.
It will pay any one to investigate
and we are sure they will find many
valuable bargains at Horner Bros.
Company's store.
County Commissioners
Hold Monthly Meeting
ilOAD WORK AND OTHER IMPOR
TANT MATTERS PASSED
UPON
The honorable Board of County
Commissioners met in regular month
ly session on Monday last, November
6 Those present were: B. I. Breed
love, chairman; R. S. Hart, J. . L.
Peed, H. C. Floyd.
The change in road from old
Grassy Creek church to Bullock,
through by Bill Williamson, is hereby
declared a public road.
J. W. Dixon was exempt from road
work for year 1917 upon certificate
of Dr. W. L. Taylor.
Chairman Breedlove and Attorney
Hicks were appointed a committee to
settle with the Treasurer of Granville
county on the 28th day of November.
There was ordered held an election
to assertain the wishes of the people
of a portion of Sassafras Fork Town
shipas to a special school tax district
to be held on , not to ex
ceed 20c on each $100.00 property
and 60c on the poll.
The motion to allow the jailor 50c
per day for boarding prisoners con
fi"d in the county jail carried; pro
vided, however, that when the cost of
food stuff is automatically reduced
his pay shall be reduced.
POOR OLD PERSON
What's the Matter With Our Neigh
bor on the West?
Person county had a thorough
house cleaning on Tuesday. In the
language of the street, the Republi
cans kicked every Democratic office
holder out of the Court House; and
to cap the climax Dr. Sikes defeated
Dr. Tucker for the Senate in Person.
However, Dr. Tucker defeated Dr.
Sikes overwhelmingly in Granville
and was elected by a safe majority.
The only man to escape the wrath
was the Democratic Sheriff.
AVill Meet WTith Miss White
The Maria Brown Missionary So
ciety will meet Monday afternoon,
Nov. 13 th at four o'clock with Miss
Hixie White. A large attendance is
desired. A.V.C.
STATE IS SOLID
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY BE
TWEEN FORTY-FIVE AND
FIFTY THOUSAND
Unusually Heavy Vote is Cast All
Over State, and Democrats Win in
All Congressional .Districts Con
stitutional Amendments Defeated
By Overwhelming Majority.
Returns from the State at sundown
Thursday indicated a Democratic
majority of between 45,000 and 50,
000, with every one of the ten Con
gressional districts electing a Demo
crat, including the defeat of Repre
sentatives James J. Britt, Republi
can, by Zebulcn Weaver, Democrat,
in the Tenth District, Attorney-General
T. W. Bickett, Democratic can
didate for Governor, is believed to be
leading the ticket with almost an
equal majority for President Wilson.
The Congressmen
The ten Congressmen elected Tues
day are: First, Small; Second, Kitch
in; Third, Hood; Fourth, Pou; Fifth,
Stedman, Sixth, Godwin; Seventh,
Robinson; Eightth, Daughton; Ninth
Weeb; Tenth, Weaver.
Congressman Stedman was re-elected
by a big majority in the Fifth
District over Gilliam Grissom, who
concedes his own defeat.
The Amendments
Those sections of the State report
ing on the Constitutional Amend
ments indicate their defeat by an
overwhelming majority.
The Legislature
The returns from the State receiv
ed up to nightfall Thursday indicated
that the Republicans had gained
three votes in the State Senate. In
the Fourteenth District J. R. Joyce
defeated C. O. McMichael and in the
Thirty-second, G. W. DePriest, of
Shelby, and J. W. Walker, of Route
1, Landrum, S. C, defeated G. S.
Harrill, of Rutherfordton, and J. Foy
Justice, of Hendersonville. Accord
ing to these figures; which-probably
will not be changed by the final re
turns, the complexion of the Senate
will be 40 Democrats and 10 Repub
licans as against 43 and 7, respec
tively, two years ago.
In the House, while the Democrats
have elected a representative in two
or three counties which two years. ago
succeeded in about the same number
of counties in overthrowing Demo
cratic legislative majorities, the re
sult being that the proportionate
strength of the two parties will be
about 100 Democrats and 20 Repub
licans as in the General Assembly of
1915.
"BIRTH OF A NATION"
By Thomas Dixon, the Famous Tar
Heel Author
"The Birth of a Nation" has been
booked to appear at the Orpheum
Theatre Friday and Saturday, Dec
ember 1st and 2d. It will be pre
sented exactly as it was seen during
the previous engagements through
out the country with symphony or
chestra accompaniment of 25 and
complete stage effects.
It is doubtful that Carolinians will
ever take to their hearts with the
same affection another theatrical of
fering such as this gripping picturi
zaticnw Harris & Crews, managers of the
Orpheum, announce that the great
picture will be shown matinee and
night on each of the two days. Judg
ing from the inquiries coming daily
from the surrounding country they
believe it will be necessary to show
the picture six times during the two
days to accommodate the crowd. The
Henderson people alcne will fill the
house at one of the engagements.
LOCAL SCENES
.
3Ir. Leak Peace 3Iust Wheel Mr.
Lakel Through the Streets
It has come to light that Mr. Leak
Peace, a staunch Republican, bet Mr.
Lakel, a staunch Democrat that
Hughes would be elected president on
Tuesday last. Mr. Lakel was game
through and through and stood
manfully for Mr. Wilson. There was
just enough ginger in the bet to make
it interesting, and when Mr. Peace
obligated to wheel Mr. Lakel through
the entire length of Main street
from the monument at the north end
to the Hancock mansion on the South
end and back if Hughes was not
elected, he found that Mr. Lakel was
perfectly willing to wheel him over
the same route if Mr. Wilson was not
elected.
It is understood that a wheelbar
row will be used. The actual hour
of the performance has not as yet
been fixed, but the wheeling must be
done in open day light, and there is
some talk of engaging a brass band
to make the incident doubly interesting.