PAGE SIX ■ BL^Ct I s >7 REC.\U.ED ■pnentous National Election 6.'. ■ Be * Years Ago. - 6. — Bjjity-fivs years ago today the voters He the United States went to the cttW, their ballots in,the mc*t national election in the Bhe history of the republic. The ■MI candfSates for the presidency Abraham Lincoln anil Stephen both sons of Illinois, Hit. the seal issue of the contest nothing less than the mainten- Btee of the Union itself. Never be- nor since have the masses been ■Hired to such a high pitch of ex- over a presidential election. Bad many still living are able to re lit the intense interest with which let; election returns were awaited. Bk the failure to make Kansas ;'lfiave State it had become plain tat. the South could not hope to pep its equality of representation i the United States Senate without fgcrsing what appeared lo be the Rtle(l popular opinion concerning It; status of the Northern Territoi- Ss. Resolutions lo I his general ef let had been moved by Jefferson lavis of •Mississippi in the early Bft of 1800. 'l'he resolutions were dopted by the Senate, but were arned down in the House. was the situation that faced be Democratic party when- it as etnblcd in national convention at Ibarlectoti. on April 21! to <-hoo.se its jShdidatcN for I*rcsident and Vice **nklenr. William 1.. Yancey of llabamn was the spokesman of the Jotton States at the Charleston jmventioß. Mr. Yancey was an ex remist on the side of the South, hmpnrablp to Wendell Phillips and Hpam Lloyd Harrison among the Streme anti-slavery leaders in the vorth. *• The convention at Charleston tdopted anti-slavery report by a (arrow majority. Immediately the Alabama delegation withdrew and be example was followed by practi cally all of the delegates from the Cotton States. The convention then adjourned to meet at Baltimore in June. There, after a long and bitter foulest, Stephen A. Douglas was named to head the presidential ticket. Meanwhile, the delegates who had Shlted the Charleston convention had met at Richmond, whence they also adjourned to Baltimore, and, joined there by other -feeders, placed in nomination a ticket headed by John U. Breckinridge of Kentucky for President, Still another ticket was placed in the field Tty a faction which called itself the Constitutional Union Party. A convention was held at Baltimore and John Bell of Ten nessee was named for President and Edward Everett of Massachusetts for Vice President. | Chicago was the meting place of the Republican national convention. At this convcntioin noe of the States of the Old South was represeted •William H. Seward was the leading candidate for the presidential nomi nation on the first balot. Several Others showed considerable strength, but Abraham Lincoln rapidly forged ahead, and on the third ballot re oeived the nomination. p iie political campaign that fal lowed was the iucinoraolc in the nation's history. Douglas made his last try for the presidency with jronderful vigor and spirit. He can %asskl the entire country, and great throngs were moved by his energetic oratory. Jefferson Davis and other eminent Southern leader.- stumped the North in his behalf. Before elec tion day,... however, it was evidene to (sisrewd political observers that the New Republican party would carry the bulk of the Northern electoral vote. At the clctlon none of the four eondidntes obtained a majority of the popular vote. Lincoln led with L -890,352, and Douglas followed not far behind with 1,375,157. Breckin ridge received 845,703, and Bell r. sit 51. Fifteen States chose Repub lican elctors out of sevn, and so Lincoln got a majority of the Elec toral College. ", Activities at Duke University. ; Durham, N. C., Nov. 9.—OP)—Ow ing to the building activities.at Duke .University, together with the coming of rough weather, the University’s Streets are muddy, and the work of 'excavation and grading has made the Satnpus almost impassable in places. ' The Duke campus, onCe considered one of the South's most beautiful parks, now is rather unsightly, and will doubtless continue so until the 'first $4,000,000 building unit is com pleted. ||. Handshaking is becoming taboo in Titaly under Fascism. As a substi tute the Fascist salute, consisting of the right arm extended upward, is |gL,. ~ I NOTICE OF SALE OF STREET [ CAR SYSTEM FOR NON PAY 1, MENT OF STREET PAV- I INO ASSESSMENTS. \ Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned Tax Collector for the City «f Concord, N. C., will sell at Public .Auction at the Court House Door in BCopcord, N. C. at 11 o’clock A. M„ on Bjfcmday the 7th day of December, 81525, to The highest bidder for cash Hm following described property: franchise granted by the City BiC'Concord and all property, real and personal .of the Street Railway Sys pg in the City of Concord listed in {the name of the North Carolina Pub- Servtce Company. Said proper- B» consists of One lot and ear barn Hk the South side of West Depot ■MNet in Ward No. 4 of the City of Hmteord, all street cars, dynamos, ■fitting, poles, tracks, trolleys, and all Bpher property used in connection Kftßk the operation of the Street Car Hmri of the City. .Kr9h» amount of street assessment Bitonr due and unpaid, with cost and in ■jjt* i 5588,853.86. , £’ TK$ bid will be received unices suf- in amount to discharge all the Hww dne together with all coats and tie. Kohas. n. field, for City of Concord, N. a CRUCIAL WEEK AT HAND . •• • .. .>■ "i 11- ' * Ford Coupe Special Prize ’ Purchased From Reid Motor Co. Value $621.00 i Because of the addition of the Ford Coupe special prize, pictured above, to the already large list of gifts in The Tribune-Times campaign, in the third and fourth, the last two periods of this now famous prize offer, these final days have been made most important to candidates. One of those fateful last three weeks has passed and there now remains but one short week in the third period, which ends Saturday night, November 14th, at midnight. That date will also witness the inauguration of the smallest vote schedule of the entire campaign and the cutting in half of points which are being given on NEW subscriptions on the Ford Coupe. You can probably figure out for yourself, then, the truth of the statement that the coming week is the most crucial to the fortunes of contestants. To weaken now will be fatal to any contender, while on the other hand, a good lead in votes and points after a week from tonight, will be to place yourself among the happy prize winners at the end, which comes at 10 o'clock on Saturday night, November 21st. Any candidate stands to win two automobiles or any of the original capital prizes as well as the Ford Coupe between now and the final hout of the cam paign. If it is worth while, then we say go after it, and make these final days of this genuine opportunity what you have hoped to make it. . ; . * '• i 10-ORIGINAL CAPITAL PRIZES-10 1 s2llO Buick Brougham sl6lO Studebaker Phaeton $1335 Hudson Coach $938 Chevrolet Sedan Three S2OO Cash Prizes , Three SIOO Cash Prizes 10 Per Cent. Commissio nto All Active Non-Prize Winners Paid u., ' N . ) 1 • . Jr. ■' / v u * ■ . How Points Will Count / , New subscriptions to The Tribune or Times will count points toward the winning score of the Ford Coupe Special Prize, according to the schedule below, which, you will v notice, decreases by one-half between the third and fourth periods: j TOTHETIMES TO THE TRIBUNE ' 3rd Period 4th Period 3rd Period 4th Period 1 Year 11-2 3 1 1-2 2 Years 2 16 3 3 Years 3 -1 1-2 9 4 1-2 4 Years 4 2 12 - 6 5 Years 5 2 1-2 15 7 1-2 It is to be understood that all business, both old and new, done in these final two periods, will count regular votes under the original schedule and for the original prizes, ac cording to the period it is reported under. However, THE NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS AL SO COUNT POJNTS ON THE FORD COUPE SPECIAL PRIZE ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE ABOVE. , . * / I 'm ~. «. * ‘l&t tP. i -V; 1 *rV 1 WIN IN THE NEXT PEW DAYS TflE GONCOfeD DAILY TRIBUNE 6 DfcfOURS FOR >(OVfeMBfcR Total of S 8 Annourirfd by the State „ Highway Commission. Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 9.—<A>l—De (oq.H Tor November ,on the State highway system of this state have been ahnounced by the State nigh way Commission. Thfc commission mentions a total of 38 detours oh the entire systeth of State relids. Adiohg the detours are the follow ing: • 1 \ Rente Ten. Salisbury and Spencer—At the in tersection ot Fulton and Innis streets in Salisbury, eastbound traffic con tinue up Innis Street across the Pub !le Square for six blocks, thenee turn est at Long street, following same il.fi miles to Long's Ferry road, thenee left 0.3 mileS to Route 10,' thenee right on Route 10 to Greensboro. Westbound traffic follow reverse of above. Morganton nnd Hickory—Eastbound traffic turn to right pne mile east of Morganton. sign tunrked detour, thehce along detour a distance of 0.10 mile to. intersection of present road way NG 10, thence along said road way to ohe mile west of Valdese turn W right sign marked detour, thenee along detour a distance of 0.25 mile to intersection of present roadway NO No. 10, thence to Connelly Springs turn to right sign marked detouy, thenee along detour a distance of 0.45 mile tp intersection of present road way NO No. 10, thenee to Burke-Ca tnwba Line. Westbound traffic follow reverse of aboYc. Detours maintained by State Highway Commission. Route 74. Concord and Albemarle—Eastbound traffic follow Route 74 from Concord to Mt. Pleasant, a distance of 0.0 miles, thence turn sharp left nnd follow signs .9 mile, thence sharp to right and follow signs over narrow curving road 10.5 miles, thence right 0.0 mile to Millingport and Rdute 74, thenee left on Route 74, d distance of 7.0 miles to Albemarle. • Westbound traffic follow reverse of above. , Route No. 25. Monroe and Waxhaw —Southbound traffic follow newly constructed road a distance of one mile out of Monroe, thence turn right on old Route 25 , and follow same to Waxhaw. Northbound traffic follow reverse of nbove. Caution is is given to look out for construction force* on newly constructed road. Route No. 27. Charlotte and Lincolnton—West bound traffic turn left on Titckasege road from West Trade street Char lotte, following Tuckaseizee road six miles; thence right on topsoil road two miles to Thrift: thence left over old route No. 2t 4.5 miles to Mount Holly; thence along Route No. 27 for 11.4 miles to Alexis; thence left fol lowing signs 0.5 miles; thence right UR miles; thence left 1.3 miles en tering Route 10 at High Shoais; thence right on Route 16 5.5 mile* to South Aspen street in Lincolnton; thence on Bouth ffihpeh street >0.5 miles to Court House. jnaatbudnd traffic fallow reverse of aboye. The Editor’s Creed. From “The Clean Heart,” by A. S. M. Hutchinson. 1 don't mind people thinking things in the paper rotten, if I've passed them and thought them good. But I’m darned- if 1 let things go in that I know are rotten, just be cause they're written by some big man, 1 don’t mind my own judg ment being blamed. But I'm not going to hear criticism of anything in my paper and know that I made the sante criticism myself but let it go. Satisfy yourse'.f!! That's the only rule to go by. Armistice Day 250- Mile Championship Race, Charlotte Speedway, No vember 11th, 1925 SPECIAL ROUND TRIP EXCUR SION FARES VIA Southern Railway System FROM STATIONS SHOWN BE LOW! ' Round From Trip Fare Winston Salem .... $2.50 Kehiersville 2.60 Guilford College 2.50 Greensboro 2JJS Jamestown 2.60 High Point 2.00 Thomasville 1.75 Lexington 1.75 Spencer 1.15 Salisbury 1.00 China Grove 1.00 . Landis __ .76 Concord .75 Kannapolis __ .75 Harrisburg .60 Newell .50 Tickets on sale Wednesday, Novem ber ll*h, good going end returning on all regular trains (except 37 and 38). Final limit midnight Nov. lUh. Bound trip tickets on sale also from Washington, Jacksonville, and *ll Agency Stations North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Eastern Tennessee and Eastern part of Geor gia including Line of Southern Rail way Chattanooga to Macon. Dates at sale November 9th and 10th. Final limit to reach original starting point prior to midnight Nov. 13th. Shuttle train service November 11th Southern Railway between Made in Oasolinas Exposition Building and the Charlotte Speedway. Frequent service. Ron ltd trip Fare 75c. • This is a fine opportunity to see this Championship race. Prise* $26,- 000. , For further detailed information call on any Southern Railway Agent ' R. H. GRAHAM, D. P. A., Charlotte, N. C.

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