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Library ' Soriaia P8pt Chapel am, h. c. Late Edition Job Founded Feb. 23, 1893 State's Democrats Thwart Threatened GOP Upsurge By FRED SEELY DTH Co-Editor and KERRY SIPE DTH Staff Writer A trail fourteen months long ended last night for Daniel Kil lian Moore. "It looks good now," he said when told that a computer had predicted his ultimate victory at 9 p.m. . It was good. r DAN K. MOORE They All At Moore By FRED SEELY DTH Co-Editor RALEIGH Mrs. Dan K. Moore looked like the loneliest person in Raleigh last night. She was certainly the tiredest. "It's been a long haul," she said. "I just can't believe it's over." She didn't , sound like a Carolina coed when she said "I just can't believe it." "Fourteen months is a long time, isn't it?" someone asked in reference to the long campaign, which had stretched over two Democratic primaries and two thousands of miles before wind ing up here. "It felt like 14 years," she said. The ballroom of the Sir Walter Hotel was packed with about 150 people by 8 p.m. It was the same ballroom in which I. Bever ly Lake had learned of his de feat in the first primary last May. Last night it was a bit happier. The television lights and the orchestra combined to give the atmosphere of a circus. A loudspeaker system an nounced that WBTV in Charlotte, using computers to analyze the vote, had declared Dan Moore the eventual winner. A tremen dous cheer went up. Orange - By ALAN BANOV DTII News Editor Democratic candidates, National, state, and local swept Orange County in yesterday's general election, as indicated by early returns. A record number of the County's 19,000 voters turned out at the polls. President Johnson captured 5018 votes to Sen. Barry Gold water's 2915 with 13 of the Coun ty's 25 precincts reported. John son did particularly well in Ne gro areas such as Northside Pre cinct, which gave him 952 ballots against Goldwater's'279. h Dan K. Moore was leading his Republican gubernatorial oppon ent in the county, 2343 to 1807, with eight of 25 precincts report ed. However, his running mate, Robert Scott, was performing bet ter. Scott led Republican Clifford Bell for the Lieutenant Govern TV- I If J. Jf i XW 'wl , ' il 'i C; I ' " 8 jF ' Z $,hzf DTH returns at 11 p.m. last night gave Moore a substantial margin over his Republican op ponent, Robert Gavin. The Col umbia Broadcasting - System's Vote Profile Analysis had given the state to Moore as early at 7:30 p.m. At press time, the popular vote stood at 569,273 for Moore, against 453,659 for Gavin, a 55 per cent lead for Moore. Building an early lead, Moore ROBERT SCOTT it Wore Smiles Headquarters The loudspeaker then told of Lyndon B. Johnson's thumping victory in North Carolina. There was a smattering of applause. Republican headquarters, lo cated in an adjacent ballroom, was almost deserted, and only a few children- played among the Gavin and Goldwater posters staringly forlornly in defeat. The jewelry of the evening was Moore buttons and more but tons. Children wearing Bob Scott ribbons across their chests romped through the lobby, creat ing something of a nuisance. The many local politicians in evidence were even more of a nuisance. It seemed that .every postmaster in North Carolina had turned out for the occasion. A pretty, though faded, young lady . walked obout nervously, worrying about Congressman Harold Cooley's chances of re election in the Fourth District. At the time they looked good, though the margin would be slim. But the night belonged to the Moore buttons and to the man who was on his way to the Man sion on Blount Street, where he would reside as the 17th con secutive Democratic governor of North Carolina. County Voters Reject GOP orship, 2075 votes to 1013, with seven of the County's 25 precincts tallied Sixth District Representative Horace Kornegay drew strong support from Orange County in his quest for re-election, receiv ing 2038 votes from seven pre- Cooley Close Late returns last night show ed incumbent Harold D. Cooley leading Republican challenger James C. Gardner by a slim 60, 635 to 58,042 margin. Cooley, often called the "dean of the North Carolina Congres sional delegation," is chairman of the powerful House Agricul ture Committee. The 4th District contest was one of Cooley's closest in his 30 years of offieeholding. (SI) gradually increased it as time went on. At 8:30 p.m. it was a 40,000 vote bulge. At 9 p.m. it was 55,000. At 10 p.m. it had grown to over 90,000. By 10:30 it was all over but the inaugra tion. It was a thumping victory for Moore, who had battled through two rough Democratic primaries on his way to the November bal lot. His win kept intact North Carolina's tradition of Democra tic state administrations which goes back to 1900, when Charles Brantley Aycock first thrust the party into the Governor's Man sion. Moore visited every county in the state at least twice in de feating top Democratic primary rivals Richardson Preyer and I. Beverly Lake, and in carrying the Democratic banner against a threatened GOP upsurge in the state. Accepts Victory He accepted victory quietly, blinking at the bright TV lights in the Virginia Dare room of the Sir Walter Hotel. The Moore family, including son Dan Jr. and daughter Edith Hamilton, together with success ful Lt. Governor candidate Rob ert Scott and his wife, stood by and beamed with - pride and en thusiasm as the former Judge made his acceptance statements. Mr. and Mrs. Moore accepted the plaudits of the crowd as the band played "Happy. Days Are Here Again." "The returns look good," he said, "and I think they'll look even better before the night is over. I want to express a spe cial appreciation to my wife, to Bob Scott, and to the people who have worked so long and hard in this campaign. The people that manned the precincts this morn ing and all during the day have made this vote possible. We will forever be grateful to you for it. "Together with Bob Scott and a Democratic legislature, we look forward to four good years for North Carolina. Thank you all." Kornegay Retains Seat Incumbent Democrat Horace Kornegay easily defeated Republi can Walter Green. of Burlington in the 6th District Congressional face. Kornegay . was declared the win ner with 61,767 votes counted to Green's 40,345. Kornegay had held the house seat for the past 3 years. Green was attempting his first political office. cincts. The Greensboro attor ney's GOP opponent for the Con gressional seat, Walter G. Green of Burlington, garnered 954. State Senate Democratic Can didates Don S. Matheson and Claude Currie led Republican Alexander Barnes in 10 pre cincts. Matheson of Hillsboro had collected 4577 and Currie of Dur ham 4177, against 1587 votes for Barnes, a Durham Negro. Donald Stanford, chairman of the Orange County Board of Com missioners, was unopposed as the Democratic candidate for Orange County's seat in the State House of Representatives. In the election for the County Commissioners, Democrats Har vey D. Bennett, an incumbent, end William C. Ray were defeat ing Republican T. S. Coile, with 10 precincts reported. Bennett, a Chapel Hill merchant, had 4413 tallies, and Ray of Cedar Grove had received 4264. CHAPEL HILL, N. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1964 & s. sV- . v - c - r 's v I . .-- i " -w - - - s- -- t -S -w . X - I " ' J" , -- - f - . ---V ' - i ..-" - - F s - " --i - - i:- - " - V - L-' -' , .-5: - - k ' y i - . r w . . - ' - -l -: ---,--- - Jt -4- t n v. s . - Sis s ' 4 V 4 ss s N -A -.V s.V t siSsS; ?. -iff Lyndon k vs s s if 'rj-v s- i :;-s'" I .Matiomal Yote n By MIKE YOPP DTII Managing Editor It was a Democratic day. Late returns indicated that Democrats kept control of the Senate and the House probably with increased margins. In the House, 110 Democrats and 13 Republicans were elected, while 54 Democrats and 43 Re publicans were leading, accord ing to late tallies. The first 11 Democratic Senate wins guaranteed control of the Senate since 40 holdover Senators are Democrats. Two Democrats took Senate seats formerly held by Republi cans. Late last night no Republi can had captured a Democratic Senate seat. Democrats appeared certain to retain their 18 governorships. In the big win of the day Rob ert Kennedy ousted incumbent County voters indicated appro val of the $100 million State School Bond Issue by casting 8413 ballots for it in 19 precincts, with 2893 votes against it. Democrat W. Glen Caruthers, Jr., was leading his Republican opponent, Robert J. Page for a regular six-year term on the County Board of Education. Caruthers, a Cedar Grove farmer, had collected 5739 votes to the 2983 for Page, a Chapel Hill at torney in 10 of the county's 25 precincts. Roger L. Marshall, Democrat, ran unopposed for a short-term seat on the Board. There were very few write-in ballots. Dr. Frank Porter Gra ham, write-in candidate for the Governorship, received very light support. However, Gov. George Wallace of Alabama drew sev eral votes for state offices, such as the Commissioner of Insurance. - - - - , - - - - . --- -j , i , - , - - - s. - . ,C -j 1 S V-'s, s. Sit - 1 r 1 V j3 - y' mm ' - sjs, SS' s, s s, V w - X s X" S s s" 4& s' V A i h. SsSsrs . . .?s-4 ss&o s ft"???? s- ' J -i-"S- At,--'"'-- ss Johnson The 36th New York Senator Kenneth Keat ings. Late returns gave Kennedy a 55 per cent vote total. Kennedy swept into office in an overwhelming Democratic vote that saw the state turn down its native son William Miller in his bid for the Vice presidency. Democrat Otto Kerner appear ed certain to retain the governor ship of Illinois. Kerner piled up a 52 to 43 per cent lead over School Bond Issue Is IN RALEIGH (AP) North Caro lina voters gave a $100 million bond issue for school construc tion overwhelming approval in Tuesday's general election. With 415 of 2,170 precincts re porting, 130,725 voters approved the issue and 43,545 rejected it. In the huriy-burly of campaign ing by candidates, the bonds at tracted little attention. No or ganized opposition appeared and a quiet campaign in their behalf was waged by a committee head ed by State Sen. David Clark of Lincolnton. She Rushed To Vote UTICA, N. Y. (AP) Mrs. Le roy Potter of nearby Sanquoit was anxious ta cast her vote early yesterday so fnere would no interference with her other plans. A radio station here reported Mrs. Potter telephoned wanting to know when the polls opened. She said she wanted to vote quickly because she had another appointment. Mrs. Potter gave birth at 8:25 a.m. to a 10-pound, 6-ounce boy at St. Luke's Hospital here. She cast her - vote first. - The polls opened at 6 a.m. -7 J" as - r-'s '4 ' . ' - - fc 2 J President n-Miii opefals Republican challenger Charles Percy. Percy, who was tagged as a possible standard bearer for the Republican Party in 1963, appear ed beaten largely due to a heavy Democratic turnout in Chicago. Republicans won a big race in Ohio. Robert Taft Jr. built up a mounting lead over incumbent Stephen M. Young in the state's Senate race. George Romney kept Republi cans in the Michigan governor's mansion with a smashing victory over his Democratic opponent. Romney was expected to roll to a 60 per cent advantage when all ballots were counted. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, younger brother of the late Presi dent, handily defeated his Re publican opponent Howard Whit- more Jr. Sen. Thomas J. Dodd, Connecti cut Democrat, won an easy vic tory over former Gov. John Lodge, brother of Henry Cabot Lodge. In the first gubernatorial race to be decided Indiana Democrat Claries Branigan defeated Re publican Richard Ristine. Reports trickling in from state houses around the nation indi cated that Democrats would lose control of none. Incomplete returns indicated former University of Oklahoma football coach Bud Wilkinson was defeated in his bid for an Okla homa Senate seat, Lrtcr returns cn gubernatorial races showed Democrats had elected six and Republicans one. Democratic candidates were leading in 12 states and Republi cans in three. It appeared certain that Arizona and New Mexico, thought to be Republican strongholds with the Goldwater candidacy, would elect Democratic governors. Early returns gave Republican George Murphy a slight edge over Democrat Pierre Salinger in the California Senate race. 04CSsSl-.s:.-S.-. s V I f wit' I ' I Smashing Victory Seen For Johnson By HUGH STEVENS DTH Co-Editor President Lyndon Baines Johnson's great political dream came true yesterday as a record turnout of American voters gave him a smashing, landslide vic tory over Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona. Johnson, who came to the -Presidency just 346 days ago in the dark hours following the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, took an early lead in popu lar vote returns and appeared headed for one of the largest margins in history. Computer projections by the nation's wire services made him the winner in electoral votes as early as 9 p.m., EST. North Carolina went into the Johnson column early. The Columbia Broadcasting System awarded the 13 Tar Heel electoral votes to the President at 7:30 p.m. Huge Popular Margin At 9:30 p.m., the Democratic ticket of Johnson and Senator Hubert Humphrey had rolled up 60 per cent of the tabulated popular vote across the nation, and forecasters were predicting that the margin would hold steady throughout the evening. En route to his overwhelming margin, Johnson rolled to an amazing victory in New England, carry ing that section's entire block of 37 electoral votes. He was the first Democratic presidential candidate who ever . carried Vermont, and Maine left the Re publican fold for the first time since 1912. New Hamp shire went Democratic for the first time since 1944, and Johnson appeared headed for an unprecedented plurality in Massachusetts. In addition to carrying 18' states, Johnson was lead ing in 18 more, with much of the Midwest and Far West yet to come in. The New York Times said in its 10 p.m. edition that Johnson had won and "a sweep" was indicated. Four For Barry By the time Johnson had piled up his winning elec toral margin, the Goldwater column showed only four states Alabama (where Johnson did not ap pear on the ballot) , Mississippi, Louisiana and South Carolina. He held a slim margin in traditionally Demo cratic Georgia, but the Atlanta vote was beginning to reverse the GOP trend at 11 p.m. Johnson's wrapped-up states included seven which went Republican in 1960 Kentucky, Tennessee, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Oklahoma and Indiana. Kentucky, the first state to report, was something of a surprise. When it reported in at 6:30 p.m. with a 61 per cent Johnson margin, the political observers began predicting a giant Democratic victory across the country. Indiana, considered a "must" state by Goldwater, fell to Johnson early in the evening and appeared to set the trend for a sweep of the Midwest ern farming and industrial areas. Other Democrats Aided Johnson's overwhelming victory apparently paved the way for several Democratic hopefuls to follow him into office in the Senatorial, gubernatorial and con grssional races. Late Vote Totals JOHNSON 19,362,430 MOORE 640,000 KERNER 1,301,000 KENNEDY 437,929 Positions desired as department store clerk or fairy tale writer. Experienced in bth. Good ref erencesIke, Gen. Walker, Sen. Thurmond. Available in January. Send inquiries co In Your Heart etc., Washington, D. C. Associated Press Wire Service GOLDWATER 12,599,381 GAVIN 540,000 PERCY 1,165,000 KEATING 347,835
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