LENOIR, N. 0.
LENOIR NEWS-TOPIC, TUESDAY, NOV. 2, 1920
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IT TAKES AMERICA SIXTEEN
HOURS TO CAST HER VOTE
From the time the first voter reg
isters his choice for President on
Nov. 2, in Eastport, Maine, eastern
most community in the United
States, until som esixteen hours later
when election judges close their
booths in Ozette, Washington, the
presidential suffrage community far
thest vest, the heaviest battle of bal
lots ever witnessed will be in prog
ress, says a bulletin of the National
Geographic Sosiety, issued from its
Washington, D. C, headquarters.
The battle will not be made great
er than those of 1912 and 1916 by
ny increase in the area over which
it will be fought, continues the bulle
tin, "for Arizona and New Mexico
casting their ballots for President for
the first time in 1912, completed the
roster of the States -in the United
States proper and signalized the ex
tension of the presidential suffrage
to every political unit between the
two oceans and the Canadian and
Mexican bordesr except the District
of Columbia. The battle will be al
most doubled in magnitude, however,
oy the extension of suffrage to wom
en in the many States which did not
permit them to vote in previous elec
tions. This greatest of election struggles
wiU take place in an area of ap
proximately 3,000,000 square miles,
under conditions varying from the
frosty weather of the Canadian
boundary and the not improbable
iow storms of the higher communi
ties of the Rockies, to the burning
sunshine of Key West and some of
the cities and villages of the south
western border. Ballot boxes em
blems of American soveeignty
will lje set up in the hearts of great
cities, on isolated islands, in villages,
in wayside school houses, in pockets
of the great woods far up among the
rough peaks, and below the level of
the sea; in many cases the communi
ties which lie behind great natural
barriers that cut them off physically
from other settlements. And yet, be
cause of the telephone and telegraph
wires that extend into nearly every
community, and wireless communica
tion that supplements them, most
American citizens, unless the contest
is unusually close, will learn the re
sults from the far-flung line at their
breakfast tables next morning. In
deed, impatient followers of the re
turns will probably know the results
before midnight, reading reports as
they are flashed on the screens be
fore newspaper offices in countless
cities and towns.
It was far different, paradoxical as
it may seem at first sight, during the
early presidential elections in which
popular voting figured, in spite of
the fact that practically all voters
were east of the Mississippi river and
most of them in the States alonir the
Atlantic seaboard. Lacking electri
cal means of communication and rail
roads, and having but poor highways
:nd vehicles, the country was often
in ignorance of the candidate elected
for weeks after the election. The
contrast cannot be carried back to
elections when the United States was
confined to its original thirteen mem
bers along the narrow strip of coast
"ountry, for in those days the voter
and the campaign manager had not
come into their own. The choosing
of a President was a partyless, cam
paignless and so far as most of the
"men in the street" were concerned
a voteless affair. Legislatures
saved voters from the bother of cast
ing ballots by appointing electors
and the latter chose a President.
"Westerners might assert that the
extension of the vote to their States
popularized the government. At any
rate, as the course of statehood has
itaken its way westward voters have
come more and more into closer man
agement of their government, and
their various activities have left geo
graphical milestones along the road.
Tennessee originated the first
movement toward the popular choice
of a standard bearer as a caVdidate.
This first impulse which brought
about nominating conventions, com
peting parties and campaigners much
as we know them today started at a
meeting of citizens in the little town
of Marysville in 1823. Speechmak
ing trips were first made in the cam
paign of 1840, and what was consid
ered the big "swing around the cir
cle" of Stephen Douglas in 1860
covered only a part of the country
east of the Mississippi. At that, the
trip was much more an undertaking
than the transcontinental campaign
tours of today.
The expanding geography of the
United States has played its part in
the elections of Presidents in more
ways than one. Missouri and its com-
Sromise left its impress early. The
fexican war and the winning of
Texas elected Zachary Taylor, boutn
Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and Or
egon were the scattered pawns in the
greatest and most dangerous politi
cal game that has ever been played
" in America the Hayes-Tilden con
test of 1876 which gave the presi
dency to the former..
Nearly every succeeding presiden
tial campaign since the establishment
of the Union has seen votes counted
from new States. The first six pres
idents were elected by votes entire
ly from east of the Mississippi. With
the admission of Louisiana in 1.812
voters living west of the great river
that formed the early western boun
dary of the country cast their first
votes for President. Growth of the
country during the next thee years
took place in the Great Lakes re
gion and it was not until 1821 when
Mississippi was admitted that a State
lying entirely west of the Missis
sippi joined irfchoosinj a chief ex
ecutive.
The, annexation of Texas in 1845
carried the territory of the United
States in which participation could
be had in presidential elections much
farther west than it had ever ex
tended before, and in the-election of
1848 voters as far west as the. 106th
meridian had the right to cast bal
lots. Texas was the westernmost
State for . only a brif period. In
' 1850 California was admitted to
statehood, the first State separated
by territories from the great group
of contiguous States. Presidential
suffrage had at last reached the Pa
cific coast. Nine years later Oregon
touching California on the north,
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"was aanexeu, uu io too nvvmu
was admitted, and with the other two
long constituted an island of state
hood in the far west
Kansas in 1864, Nebraska a few
years later, and Colorado in 1876
carried the main body of States
closer to the little western group,
but it was not until 1890 when, Wy
oming and Idaho, following iti the
footsteps of the Dakotas and Mon
tana the preceding year, entered the
Union, that the gap was bridged.
Although modern facilities, cou
pled with the usual tendency of most
States to vote decisively for one par
ty or another makes the results of a
presidential election apparent almost
before the last polling places are
closed, returns sometimes come in
frm various parts of the country in
such a way that some rather close
elections have kept the country
guessing for days. Thus in 1916
there seemed little doubt at mid
night on election day that the Re
publican nominee for President was
elected. The outcome was seen to
depend on California and formore
than twenty-four hours the results
seemed to hang on the vote cast in
a small isolated community in the
foothills of the Sierras. While a
hundred million eyes were directed
toward it this small settlement as
sumed an unprecedented importance.
And it is not at all improbable, if
not in the present campaign then in
those of the future, that some other
bit of territory, now unknown to
fame, will suddenly find itself in the
glare of the spotlight, an unpremed
itated arbiters of its country's politi
cal future.
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THe Classified
OLD THREAT RENEWED
(Statesville Landmark)
The reapportionment of congres
sional representation under the new
census will be fixed by Congress.
Representative Siegel, chairman of
the committee Which will formulate
the bill fixing the reapportionment,
says the committee "wants the 14th
and 15th amendments to be observed
throughout the country." Congres
sional representation is based on pop
ulation and there has been a long
standing threat to refuse Southern
representation in Congress on the
ground that while the negro popula
tion increased the South's represen
tation in Congress the negro was dis
qualified as a voter.
The remark of Chairman Siegel is
construed to mean that in fixing con
gressional representation under the
new apportionment an attempt will
be made to cut Southern representa
tion in Congress because tne negro
is disfranchised in the outh. Whether
that can be done if attempted is to
be determined, but it may be accept
ed as a fact that many representative
Republican leaders in and out of
Congress favor that course as punish
ment for the boutfl because this sec
tion consistently votes -the Demo
cratic ticket. They have made that
purpose so clear so many times that
.'here can be no question of their
will to punish the South in that way
and for that purpose, and it will not
be their fault if they don't succeed
It is fair to say, however, that if
representation in Congress is to be
based solely on the voting ponula
tion and the rule is rigidly applied
to all sections alike, there is no
ground for complaint. But the nues
tion would not be raised at all but
for the fact that the South votes
Democratic, and the purpose, no
matter it it never succeeds, is to
force the admission of the negro to
the ballot box indiscriminately, or
to reduce Southern representation in
Congress. If that issue is present
ed the South will promptly and
cheerfully accept the latter rather
than tne former. But before doinir
that it must be shown that repre
sentation in other sections of the
country is based solely on voting pop
ulation and not in nart on aliens and
others who may be disqualified by
educational or property qualifications
or for some other cause.
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PRESIDENT'S NEW REGULATION
IN APPOINTING P. M.'S
President Wilson's radical amend
ment of his existing executive order
regarding civil service examinations
in appointing postmasters is expect
ed to develop a political row when
Congress convenes and nominations
are made under the new regulations.
The text of the amendment order.
carried in the postal bulletin and
thus brought to public notice, makes
it possible for the postmaster-general
to name a postmaster, someone al
ready in the classified service, with
out holding a competitive examina
tion. For instance, under the order as
changed an assistant postmaster, let
ter carrier, inspector or clerk, in any
office, if found qualified and already
in the classified list, may be pro
moted to postmaster without outside
competition in a civil service exam
ination. It is understood that the order is
retroactive and therefore may not
affect such offices as Greensboro and
Wniston-Salem, where examinations
have, already been held, though the
results have not been announced, It
will affect all other offices in North
Carolina and elsewhere, however,
and means that if the. postmaster
general finds some one who is "qual
ified" in the service no new exam
ination need be held.
NEW PULLMAN SERVICE
New Pullman Sleeping Car Service
to Atlanta, Ga., via SoutKern Rail
way System. Effective October 16th,
1920, the Southern Railway inaugu
rated through Pullman sleeping car
service between Raleigh, Durham,
Greensboro, High Point, Salisbury,
Concord and Atlanta, Southbound
trains 139-43: Northbound trains
136-16. In addition to this through
sleeping car service this arrangement
also affords Pullman parlor car ac
commodations on these trains which
have not handled Pullman cars here
tofore. Effective same date, Pull
man sleeping car service will be in
augurated on trani second 35 Char
lotte .to Atlanta. Train second 35
will not handle coach passengers.
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Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy
Adams were elected to the presiden
cy by the House of Representatives,
neither having had a majority of the
electoral votes.
FOR. SALE BY
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DEMOCRATS LOOK FOR 100,000
MAJORITY IN THIS STATE
When suffrage was given the wom
en last August the first question
asked bv the man political was "Will
they votee?" and second, "How will
they vote? and second, How will
ts answer and the second will- be de
termined today. It is generally as
sumed that a majority of women in
the coming election will be guided
largely by the experience and affilia
tions of the men of their families,
which is to say that a majority of
them will vote the Democratic ticket
this year.
With a quarter of a million on the
books and 200,000 at least voting it
is generally conceded that the Demo
cratic candidates will receive about
125,000 and the Republican candi
dates approximately 75,000, which
should increase the normal Demo
cratic vote to about 100,000.
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WANTED Roots and Herbs of all
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HIDES WANTED Highest market
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D. C. 9-2
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digging up the dynamite.
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EXECUTORS' NOTICE
Having qualified as executors of
the last will and testament of the es
tate of H. C. Mackie, deceased, we
hereby notify all persons having
claims against said ' estate to present
them us on or before Oct. 29, lft'il.
Those indebted to said estate art' re
quested to make prompt settlement
This October 29, 1920.
MRS. ELIZABETH MACKIE,
Granite Falls, N. C.
M. A. MACKIE,
' Granite Flals, N. C.
A. E, WOLTZ, Gastonia, N. C.
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Southern Railway System jj
Announces the inauguration of two new trains between "
Charlotte, Mooresville, Barber and Salisbury, effective g
Sunday, August 1st, 1920 jj
Trains known as Nos. 13 and 14 will be operated on
the following schedule :
4:08 pm.
4 :00 pm.
3 :65 pm.
3:48 pm.
3 :40 pm.
3:35 pm.
No. 14, Dally No. 13, Daily
Leave Arrive
11:30 am. Charlotte 6:10 pm.
11:45 am- Derita 4:53 pm.
11:54am. Croft 4:43pm.
12:06 pm Huntersville 4:31pm.
12:12pm. - Caldwells 4:26pra.
12:19 pm... Cornelius 4:19 pm.
12 :23 pm Davidson 4:15 pm.
12:29 pm Mt. Mourne
12:40 pm Mooresville
12:43 pm Mooresville Junction
12:4Spm Mazeppa
U m. Mt Ulla
1:01 cm Bear Poplar
Ar 1:15 nm Barber Lv 8:25 pm.
Lv 1:25 pm . Barber Ar 3:10 pm.
1:40 pm ; Majolica 2:55 pm
Ar 2:00 pm Salisbury Lv 2:40 pm
Denotes flag stop.
Train 14 out of Charlotte will make connection at Barber with
Train 22 for points Barber to Winston-Salem and beyond and will
receive connection at Barber from Train 22 for Salisbury and
points beyond.
Train 13 leaving Salisbury will receive connection from main
line Train 45 and deliver to Train 21 at Barber for points west of
Barber and receive connection at Barber fr.om Train 21 for points
Barber to Charlotte and beyond.
This new train service affords through connection for Trains
21 and 22 between Salisbury and Barber, and affords additional
train service between Chajrlotte and Winston-Salem in both di
rections. For detailed information apply to nearest Ticket Agent oi
R. H. GRAHAM, DivUion Paaienger Agent,
Charlotte, N. C.
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