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LAYMEN FORM NEW IRK FOR COUNTY Federation Re-Organized at Meeting Thursday Eve ning; J. A. Keen Again Elected President. GO TO PINE LEVEL NEXT The Smithfield Christian Laymen's Federation, formerly known as the Johnnien County Laymen’s Federa tion recently he!J a re-organization service at the court house here. The following officers were elected: J. A. Keen, president; Lawrence Brown, vice-president; M. B. Striekland, and J. W. Setzer, secretaries. The follow ing are lay members: T. R. Hood, J. H. Woodall, C. W. Lindsay, T. J. Rand, J. Peterson,, Rev. D. H. Tuttle; Paul Eason, Music director, Carl Ennis, J. W. Phillips, M. R Massengill, Roy Gordon, Wiliam Las siter. St. -Julian L. Springs, and J E. Lassiter. The first meeting since its re-or ganization was held Sunday night in Four Oaks at the Methodist church, This was a missionary meeting and the talks and songs were in keeping with the subject. The first number of the program was ti e song, “Sa vior Like a Shepherd Lead Me,” by the orchestra. After the singing of “Blessed Assurance,” by the congre gation Mr. Lawrence Brown, in the absence of Mr. Keen who was unable to be present, read the .Scripture les son and made an interesting talk. Short talks were then made by mem bers of the Federation and by sever al from Four Oaks. Mr. M. B. Strick land in a few words urged the Chris tian men of Four Oaks to join the Federation and take part in the next service wh.ch will be held in Pine Level next fourth Sund.i 7 afternoon. Mr. Paul f.ason anti Mr. I. W. Medlin sang a duet, “The Lord is My Shepherd ” and the orchestra de lighted the congregation with sever a. selections. Charge of Fraud At Voting Place in Durham Durham, June 9.—Charge of frauding the recent primary re turns from the North Durham, held at Eakes Store are being investigated today by a special committee. A re port on the matter is expected this af ternoon. The poll holders at this precinct were Cherles E. Christian and W. H. Williams, W. H. Austin was regis trar. Should the investigation prove the charges are true the matter will be turned over to the city attorneys S. C. Chambers, for prosecution. It is alleged that votes were taken out of the ballot box and surreptiously destroyed. Interest in the matter is at high pitch here. McLean Carries Johnston County By 801 Majority The final returns from the pri mary Saturday showed Hon. A. W. | McLean the winner in the guberna torial contest by a large majority in Johnston County. He received 2,725 i votes to Bailey 1,924. For lieutenant-governor Thos. C. i Bowie led, he receiving 1,901 to Long j 1,121 and Reynolds 1,042. Auditor: Baxter Durham was re-' elected by a vote of 3,180 while James 1 P. Cook received 972. Other state of- j ficers received votes as follows: Attorney-General: Charles Ross, ' 2,215; Frank Nash, 1,106; D. G. { Brummitt, 642. Commissioner of Agriculture: W. A. Graham, 1,838; F. P. Latham, 1, 233; T. B. Parker 891. Commissioner of Labor and Print- j ing: M. L. Shipman, 1,455; F. D. j Grist, 1,330; O. J. Peterson, 794; L. M. Nash, 428. Insurance Commissioner. Stacy W, Wade, 3,241; J. F. Flowers, 807. Member of Corporation Commiss ion: Geo. P. Pell, 3,079; O. B. Car penter, 948. Watch the date on your label and | renew when your time expires. Extra^pjC Hjcnili Extra VGLVS SPECIAL EDITION SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE h, 1924 ' NO 4« McLean Carries Johnston By 750 Majority McLean’s Majority Mounts To 52,553; 1,039 Precincts Report Slowly mounting returns from eighty counties in the state, repre senting 1,018 precincts out of the total of 1,719, moved the majority of A. W. McLean, admitted nominee of the Democratic party for the Gov ernorship of the State, past 50,00 mark agains t Josiah W. Bailey, of Raleigh, his opponent. McLean’s vote was 107,423 and Bailey’s 56,183. With nothing left of interest in the gubernatorial contest save the extent of the majority interest turned toward clearing up the leads in the other contests for State, all of them save, perhaps, that of the Lieutenant Governorship, indicative of second primaries. With approximately one-third of the precincts of the State heard from, 537 out of 1,719 to be exact, J. Elmer Long, of Durham, was still ahead of the field, with 32,260 votes. Rey nolds had nosed out T. C. Bowie for second place with 26,883, while Bowie followed with 24,693. An agreement between Long and Reynolds which was entered into unofficially if entered into at all by Bowie, will eliminate a second prinjary for this office if Long and Reynolds are the high man. With strong support in the West and a surprising reaction in his favor in the East, Reynolds at this stage of the game, appeared to be an impos ing factor. Shipman Ahead For Commissioner of Labor and Printing, Commissioner M. L. Ship man was racing ahead of the field with a lead of approximately 4,500 lead over Frank Grist whose race has been the surprise of the cam paign. Shipman’s vote in 537 pre cincts was 29,233; Frank Grist, 24,876; O. J. Peterson, 11,729; Luther M.’ Nash, 2,608. W. A. Graham Commissioner of Agriculture, on these same returns was leading his nearest opponent Fred Latham, of Belha 'er., for nom ination for the office he r.ow halds, by a five thousand margin His vote was 32,<>08; Latham’s was 27,657; and T. B. Parker’s vote was 11,729. For Attorney General, Dennis Brummitt, of Oxford, had a lead over Charles Boss, of Islington of 26,275 to 24,708. Frank Nash, assist ant attorney general, followed with a vote of 16,488. , 7i the dual race Baxter Durham, State auditor, was aneaa of his op ponent lor trus otnco oy aproxi mately 6,000. Durham’s vote was 37,819, and J. P. Cook’s was 31,915. Judge George P. Pell, for Cor poration Commissioner, was leading Oscar B. Carpenter, of Gaston, by over 10,000. The vote was: Pell, 35,310; Carpenter, 24,167. Insurance Commissioner Stacey W. Wade, apparently has swamped his opponent, J. Frank Flowers, of Meck lenburg, by 52,228 to 13,727.—News and Observer, June 9. LOCKE CRAIG DIES IT HIS ASHEVILLE HOME Former Governor Locke Craig died at his home in Asheville Monday aftemon, after a lingering illness. Mr. Craig had been seriously ill for several days and the end was not un expected. For many years he was prominent in North Carolina politico prac-ticising la wand holding many public offices before he took the gov ernor chair. THE ASHLEY SMITH STORE IS BURNED Blaze Discovered and The Alarm Turned In About 12:30 Friday Morning. LOSS ESTIMATED AT $21,400 l ast Thursday night about 12:30 o’clock the shrieks of the fire siren aroused the town and n was soon found that the Ashley Smith building near the corner of Market and Third streets was rapidly burning down. The fire company arrived on the scene in a short time but the destructive flames had made such headway that it was impossible to save the building which was severely damaged. This was a two-story brick building and in it were located a millinery store, cotton ex change, drug store and the Vara L. Smith & Company dry goods store. While the stock in the dry goods store was not burn ed. it was damaged by smoke and by the water from the fire truck. The store has not been opened since the fire. The total damage was estimat ed at $21,400, partly covered by insurance. Upon inspection of the building Friday, it was decid ed that the origin of the fire was due to defective wiring. The building was owned by Ash ley Smith, an aged colored man. POL HAS 960 MAJORITY IN SMITHFIELI) TOWNSHIP The Congressional vote in Smith field township resulted in 985 votes for the present Congressman, E. W. Pou, with 25 votes cast for his op ponent, Person. EARLY RETURNS FAVOR M1EAN MARTIN AND JOHNSON-LEADING Vote In Democratic Primary Today Light The vote in the Democratic County primary today was light, probably due to General Green who has invaded the cotton patches during the past rainy season, and the vot ers were perhaps more interested in their crops than can didates. It has been impossible to get complete returns from all of the seventeen townships and probably inac curacies in the reports occur, but we are giving the best report possible as they come in. First Vote Cast By W. L. Ellis Ww lk« «imtc k»4 • f tk« "iWrat'i •■Uh ptliul to (mi forty-mm, Um Imh of aoortac yoaterOay moratog, W. Locic K1 1i* tto too ballot to tke Demo erotic primary kero. He «u tkc ♦Im cm to cad a rote, George «ma Poo befog a door aecoato. Botk of tkcac omo »otod for A, W. McLaia for gereroor. i rcrnu|» nvi hi yran nw in terest Ui the county ticket been eo divided, and the vote was close lor clerk of the court, judge of Recorder's Court and sheriff. vote an casts in the different towni.hip* follows: . BAILEY CABBIES PINE LEVEL Bailey came* Pine Level tovuhlp, receiving #9 vote* against 42 for Mc Lean. Ward heat Bose by 41 vote*. Ward receiving R1 and Rose 40. Ad ame bad the lead over Hall by 99 votes, Msiv y lead Fuller by 71 t vote*; Noble lead Martin by W vote*, Johnson won over Baas by 19 votes; Poo received 128 votes fcC*in»t Person’s two. POL HAS 98# MAJORITY IN SMITH I 1ELI> TOWNSHIP TIm » ongrvsstonai vote ie Smith field township resulted In Dll votes for the present Congressman, E. W. Pou, with 25 votes cast for his op ponent, Person. BELLAS TOWNSHIP Beulah gave McLean 143 votaa against 4M for Bailey. Massey re ceived 119 against 71, for Fuller; Ward go! 128 vote* and Rose 06; No ble won over Martin by 29 vote* and Johnson over Bam by 34. Adams ear ned the township by 177 majority. WILSON’S MILL TOWN SHIP The gubernatorial vote in Wilson's Milk moulted to 90 for Me Lana and 35 for BoBey, o land of 4ft. Massey ». Fuller 36; W^rd 36; .Bose .87; Noble 78; Martin 88; Johasoo 40 Baas 83; Adame 118; Uni1 1ft. . WILSON'S MILL TOWNCUP I * (Uur KfWrm) Me Lena fimoi Wilton'* Mills by • M>rtl) of it—McLean received M votes; Bailey U. Ward won over Boa* for Clerk; Adams received Si ■aajeaity aver Hall for Register af l*aada, Mtaa*yxreceived «8 rotas for •henff and FoUer St; Noble won over Martin for Jadge of Rworder'* Coart by 3® vole*; Bum beat John •on aa aaltriter by 41 *o4aa. MltlO TOWTSSHir Mle-» township gave M, Lean «1 *«'«* and Bailey ». a atajoruy mi S3 >»vbl* wot, mr Martin by 77 «ai«; Johnson bant Bata by M raaKrity; Maine* aad Adaiae Int their oygon. enu by W majority; and Ward wwa ooer Bore by » votes . ChambMo aad Bandera lend fee tba Bane* of Repra eentnovea and the (oiannevKnrrs Rndtog are -Stephenson. Corbett, | LraaUtam, Whittington and Fttmger •M. 0XLMA CIVBfl tAILBT MAJORITY , Selma y»v BaUey a major** af , 3S antes fer governor The aate m i McLent. 174, Betiey «07 The vote on - **» Caaaty ticket gave majorities to - Rone for Clerk who received )M! pi* fWat ltd for Ward; Adame Returns Indicate Victory For Massey Over Fuller 2*1; Hall *0; Matary 220, Fuller lIS®; Noble 230; Martin 107; Johnson 22*; Baa# 10. Chaa. F. Kirby and P. U. Chamblee led for the house of representatives The following lad for ■awnaiinwu FUsgemld, Woodard. Cflrtrti, Gulley end Oliver. PLEASANT GROVE TIES FOR GOVERNOR l The vote in Pleasant Grove gave the tame nuntber of vote* for Bailey and McLean. Those receiving nrn |joritiea on the County ticket are, Ward for Clerk; Adam* for Regis ter of Dreds; Fuller for Sheriff; No ble for Judge of Recorder's Court; Johnson for Solicitor. Those ahead for Coonljr Commiationera are Whit tington and Stephenson both of Mediant Grove, Grantham. Wood and Fitagrrald An official report of the vote ta not available, because of the fact that ■-< report was sent •ealed for the Board of Eloctui.t and may not be opened uni in tht* BOON HILL TOWNSHIP B**>o Hill township jrsve R.Hev v ma^oritp of 28 for *« -earner. The vote Mood Bailey 174 and Hr Loon J«9 M“*n led the county Octet in his homo township mnrmg HI votes. W»mt SO for Puller. The other vote •tocsf h follows: Rose 124; Wsrd 2X6 Hell 47; Adams 293; Martin Ut:; Kofcle 144. Bass 208. Johnson 11». Chamblec and Sanders are ahnad for repreeenUtlvea. The following Com missionary are In the lend: N. B Grantham with SIS rotes; J. W Woodard with 240; (has. A. Flu rer-id wjth 2*9, D. B. OHrer with 287 and Whittincten with M7. CLEVELAND TOWNSHIP At a late hoar last aicht anal an I liad made no report an the vataa for rownwr Want won oner Roaa by 21 mien Adame received 144 axM HaO LI. Pallar waa la tha lead by *7 vataa ►tber rotea warn aa follows Martin H; Nnfcta T7; Baas U; Johnson *1; Hoaaa of BcpmaaMaB*—. Hindus Hi Knby *4; Thursum ICS, Clamb er C; MeOdlas M; County Om »: Ward It*. Carbatt 73. Grantham S; Wbftttactoa 111; Woodard «; >l»'r*r ». Ru«exald V* l*NTON TILLS C.IVB8 _ BOSS M AJOHJTY McJLaan received 118 votes In T osrtllle township while I'-tley aivad 21. Hetsebell V. La earned •e home township by a M* majority toeisfa* 138 votes while Want re rived Only 4. Hall poUed 99 eatrs a Adams 89. Massey received 77 otea aad Fuller 48. Nahie earned tha of* by 18, merivin* 7* votes to - (Cobtinned on pefc twB.) I Massey, present incumbent, de {fraud W. L. Fuller, of SaithfMd. tot sheriff, by • margin of about HOC with a few more rote* to be counted id Smilhfield tcwnahip at six a, m •nrf a+W) throe other email precint^ to be beard from. Thee* precincts aw ^bought to have rone for Msasey Klin HUS SHILL MAJSHITT OVER NOBLES For Judge of Record en-’s Court, i Martin is slightly in the lead over A. M Nob lea the present incum bent, with three vmall precincts, who at 7 o'clock thia morning had not been heard from. Ward with a majority of 447 »Brf with only three small precinct* to be heard ird bis opponent, Herachetl V. Rose Rote for Clerk Super nor Court. Three precinct* art to be ADAMS WINS For Renter of Deeds, Adorn* (ho pm*m bo*dcr. woo ovrr Hall rf GTajrtoB. by *101 majonty j Johnson n lead Tat SoUritor of the Recorder’. 1 Gmii t. Bony F Johnson bu • I cod I of 2W votes ever N. R. Boos. This j is up to 7 o'clock this moron*, otth ' onty three small prrcjocU to bu' For Court? Coasndastoners, Gran tham Itod the Ticket wrth t288. Oliv er -04. Fitxyeraid UM, «Uui)oy 14*7, Woodard 141k BANDERS AND ( HaMBLKB WIN SMider load the ticket for Boose •ith 161J while D. i Thurston ■rho was aaktac for a second term ioal to F. B. Cbamhlee by U» vote, rhemalee polled I4U afsmst 10P7 r»r Thurston. Kirby came next with Ml. lionayrata UO, MrCaUcn. S2T A. W. McLEAN WHO ESTABLISHED LONG LEAD IN EARLY RETURNS FOR GOVERNOR Candidate For Lepi'lature Diet On Ere of Primary Ruthrrfordtou, Jun* l.-For mcT StaU Hfuiv ShIomi Gal Wn, *7, raadtdat# far U» tt*m •rratlc wamt on far rrprnm tatiro, dt*d a»d-f-olr r«at*id»> «■ U* rt« of Uta Mata waUc «aap»fiiui(. oa lh« road »«• aiilra from h*r*. Phratrtan* * aaW hr had orar-caartrd hteadf l» effort* to frt kit autoaioh i« •at of (hr mud im ohich It had Mr. Gallart had tar-ad •*»' lama ta ih* Ufidatart a ad ■ a* •tl-ktaM Urw|bMt lb* MBCKLENBURG fUU WOMBN CWWttr, lata 7.—I*d»ral*» that Mlaa Jaffa Ah.andrr VfD ha aaailaatad for ha war of rrp UNikSKY WARREN *IN» Lmdaajr Warran, of .Waah-oBto* raa a obit i tad u) tb* prta»*rj a* onrraaaiaaa U tha Pint Olstnn. ir wo# oppoard kf Mr. AffWJr of Southfield Township Pulls Something New In The Way of Counting Vote* ■ towMi* MM mtt mmm w th» Wrtmmt, km Im*myt w%m K. 8. AML (Mtmi W tk. Owktm *4 Ik* Mt»W Um • bm m (k« cm*. u4 <AL AMT. Ik. m*4m u Im Ml- Acr*nht.f f, It *u n»rt4 Umi tW iAnb| . AM fc*»* (to>(« el Mate km: 9. L. Mm. Gaa»t» 9mm Prc, T. U. »i.to aaA T. C. T Mn| Coaatj l*i. BC Jaiiaa U S»rt*p. Mr*. Laa 9. Mm, N. H. Uwrw *md C. A. Crwc* Cmmgrtmi Boa : W. D. A* •r*, Mrs. J. A. Narvaa, E, f. 8ta*«aa *a* W H Laaattar. ■FIELD SAVES DAE FOB ROBESON ClUiMIE JofcMton county p*t A. W. Me U«l> • mayorly of around 760 rote* for (over*** m ihe bemoeratit pri ”»ry ytatardfc A fur the eowu »“ »*<»• <W »ot* a toad 2580 lor McL«*n and 1654 for Bailey. ^lay •on. Elevation, Selma. Boon 'Bill, Wildwi aad Plat Lard town^hipa gave Bailey majorities and (t vaa 8taj«Aft*ld*s vote that aavad the *ay In thia township McLean rteafvod M| votaa and Ballajr 110. At tlua wrtttor. Qevaiaad, Oaeala and Meadow fair* aio ban hyrd Iron. si fi mam MJNATKO IN rouimr dutmct MM NWl} of B W Pou ■ tlM tort* District, |»< ijwlty *f irwd 4.00C Tw. * «*trWt byt • fowl m. r him la mrj Mnrty4 ■ f»«liU, Mi. cwurty. Baturas to* KaNiWtuMfiM^ 0 mmfiKOiG K dv, I U»t Ma TUJ tin uote AB dM flatten * *» "ww an it kk ■—‘-f BAILEY’S FRIENDS KAIKTAI STRENGTH ill COME INTER DtUMlty ate* ntm from Sat imtay's Slate-wide primary, dm flnrt quadrienrual D—a trade mateal la whlclr women participated aa rater* n*« Angus Wtftea lULada a two te‘ ono Iraq arar Jewish "W Bailor 1or\ the gubernatorial hemtanttea. Two* hundred and eleven pra^aete oat of 1.7S1, representing Mattering raterna from 86 eoontiea, with only Cabar m* complete, ik«w McLean, 16,878, and BaHep 8.121. Indications at atefnigtlt approach ed indicated that the Inhalation of complete figures would rival la difficulty, If not aorpaaa the primary four year* ago, when with Robert N Papa eliminated the annoua cal cula'tora aat down to a tee* of daya to determine the lead between O, Man Gardner and Cameron Morrison who later ran off their battle in a second primary. While there are no aecood pri mary rompheatione involved in tbb jorr niorahlp race. the teak of .ounting returns, with many county content adding to Urn problem*, assure s long drawn out siege of Fnende of Mr. Bailey contend that hit ifrength will aot appear antil’ the rural precincts are brought to light and see nothing discouraging in the early trend toward McLean. Mr. McLean's triendi, on the otter band see vindication of ihctr elalma that their candidate will sweep thw atate by a majority of around SB.. With seventy two scattered pe» ctnrta reporting T C. Bowie, of Adbe, was loading In the race fer Ueatan ant-Covernoi ship, though the margin was alight, Bowie's vote was IJH; J Elmer Long of Durham, 1,780, Bob Reynolds, of Asheville, 1,168 Fov State A editor, Jams P Cask, tn the same precincts, mite leading' barter Durham, incumbent Ceohg vote was f.t». Durham's 2,886. For Attorney General, I tennis O. Brum out, Oglord, was leading with. , , i,»t? votes to 1,668 Tor Chart*. Rdaa, of Ulhngtoo; and 786 for Frank Nash, assistant attorney general. , From the time Mr. Baltey an nounced hie candidacy aattt the BUU eonvonttoo, (n«i of Mr. Loon, who had boon lone crotatad no to Morrtooa. hmd Ml oorleoaly «» «W that tao BnMsh mao «mU •rroteh U» wfM hi th. prtn-*j The But* eoarontioa woo • imfe thm. IfeOj wotiolij at th. .Wn **T of th. State tar lb. 1bL«M. H “iaSU Itau incilid Ik, 0 boncty nm* ">»•* rrw tfco crowtad audfconhi*. of dootaioa. lIcLtak ta^ •htftad u> on# iTanmni tad Um pnot <w>k Itl mob tao tenf nctaJ mUhw of IbUon Mjolty Wt*wni v^oo to 00 low u nj.Ota. l».OQO •ojMrUj • „ . Totaen h iwyorto ftmi own tan (Ciwrttaoif m fmgt ta»| Above is a reproduuction of the front page of Sunday’s extra edition of The Herald. For the first time in the history of The Smithfield Herald, the publishers got out an Extra, tellin g the results of the primary Satur day.. It is the determination of the entire Herald force to give fhe people of Smithfield and Johnston County a paper worth while, a paper that tells the news, tells it straight, and tells it when it is news. Our only re gret is that we could not reach the entire county with our Extra. Martin Wins Over Noble By 1 Vote When Recount Is Made f7I America’s Ace Helen Wills, 18-year-old California wonder girl; modest, sweet and typi fying all that is best in American womanhood, is picked by alll to win the Olympic championship at Paris and also the English title in nation al play. Pay $1,200,000 To Farmers For Tobacco More than $1,200,000 will be paid next Tuesday, June 10, to tobacco far mers of Eastern North Carolina who i delivered their 1923 crop to the Tob acco Growers’ Cooperative Associa tion, according to a telegram receiv ed at Raleigh headquarters from Ol iver J. Sands, chairman of the finance committee of the tobacco cooperative. Checks were mailed yesterday to all of the cooperative warehouses in the eastern belt where members of the association will receive cash pay ments next Tuesday that will amount to half of the aggregate amount of all the money which they have so far received from deliveries of their 1923 crop. * The big tobacco co-operative is running ahead of schedule in this payment which was not looked for by the members until the middle of June and will come at a time when funds on the tobacco farms of this state are generally at the lowest ebb. This week’s payment by the associa tion will bring its total disburse ments to the members in Eastern North Carolina to more than three and a half million dollars on the 1923 crop. The Japanese Cabines Has Formally Resigned Tokio, June 7.—(By the Assiciated Press. (—Command of Prince Regent Hirchto that the Kiyoura cabinet re main in office until relieved was re ceived by the Premier tonight. Mem bers of the cabinet expressed the op inion that it would be several days before their successors were nafned. The cabinet’s resignation was pre sented at 4 p. m. today. Almost at the same time, the Re gent's command was delivered to Premier Kiyoura, an Imperial mes senger left for Kiyota, presumably to consult Prince Saionji, one of the two remaining elder statesmen, whose opinion always is sought be fore a new government is formed. Auto-Train Smash Wipes Out An Entire Family Greenville, Ohio, June t>.—Six persons, virtually the entire family of Adam Pittman, of Bradford, were killed late today when their automo bile ftal'ed on the tracks and was tk mohshed by an eaathoun 1 R:;; Four pissniyer train at Dawn, nine miles no 'tn of here. Interest in the Nomination for Judge of Recorder’s Court Furnishes Chief Thrill Yesterday. ADAMS LEADS TICKET The Democratic Primary which ap parently created small interest over the county at large until it was al most time to vote furnished plenty of thrills when the vote began to be counted Saturday, the candidates for Judge of the Recorder’s Court, Clerk of the Court and Solicitor receiving perhaps more thrills than any others. In fact it was not known until the Board of Elections canvassed the re turns Monday, who would be Judge of the Recorder’s Court, and a recount of the votes in Selma township was necessary to determine the nominee. On Saturday night a report from Selma gave Noble 236 votes, and Martin 107. When the vote was can vassed by the Board of Elections, it was found to be 151 for Noble and 72 for Martin. This vote showed the vote to be about 100 under the aver age for the other candidates, and a committee was sent to Selma to in vestigate. A recount gave Noble 221 votes and Martin 119. This gives the nomination to G. A. Martin by one majority. Noble’s total vote was 2, 204 and Martin’s 2,205. There is some dissatisfaction on the part of Mr. Noble who feels that he has not been given a square deal. When asked by our reporter what he intended to do about it. Mr. Noble replied: “I have not yet de cided what steps will be taken to j correct the fraud and injustice which 11 feel that has been perpetrated up on me. I believe that I have been fair ly elected by the Democrats of John ston County. I shall prepare a state ment for Friday’s issue of The Her ald in which I shall set forth my po sition.” W. T. Adams, candidate for re election as register of deeds led the entire county ticket. He received 3, 312 votes, while Mr. D. M. Hall of Clayton received 1,254. N. B. Gran tham running for county commission er received the next largest vote, 3.213. ,The clerk of the court, E. F. Ward, was nominated to succeed himself, polling 2,544 votes, while his oppon ent, H. V. Rose, made quite a good run for his first political venture receiving 1,995 votes. The race for sheriff between the present incumbent, W. J. Massey, and W. L. Fuller resulted in victory of Massey, the vote being 2,993, against 1,565. Perhaps the surprise of the pri mary was the run N. R. Bass made against H. P. Johnston for solicitor of the Recorder’s Court. Mr. Bass, who is one of the younger lawyers of the town, and who has not been located here for many years, polled 1,930 votes against the present soli citor who received 2,302, making Mr. Johnson’s majority only 372. More interest than usual was manifested in the selection of the board of County Commissioners, there being local issues in some townships that perhaps affected the vote. From the ten candidates, the five receiving the highest vote are: N. B. Grantham, of Smithfield town ship; J. W. Wood, of Meadow; E. R. Gulley, of Clayton, J. W. Wood ard, of Beulah; and D. B. Oliver, of Pine Level. ^ The county was evidently satisfied with the representatives sent to the last legislature, for W. M. Sanders and D. J. Thurston received the high est vote, Mr. Sanders receiving 2, 277 votes and Mr. Thurston 1,946. A full tabulation of the county ticket will appear in our next issue. The vote as casts in the different townships follows: BAILEY CARRIES PINE LEVEL Bailey carries Pine Level township, receiving 89 votes against 42 for Mc Lean. Ward beat Rose by 41 votes, Ward receiving 81 and Rose 40. Ad ams had the lead over Hall by 99 votes, Massey lead Fuller by 71 (Continued on page 4)