John W. Davis Put Over As
Presidential Nominee of Party
Is Nominated By Acclama
tion After 103rd Ballot;
Great Demonstration Is
Given Nominee
HAPPY UNIFIED CROWD
Madison Square Garden, New
York, July 9.—John W. Davis, of
West Virginia, was nominated for
President today by the Democratic
national convention after the 103rd
ballot. The nomination came during
the ninth day of balloting.
The opposition of William J. Bryan
and the attempt of William G. Mc
Adoo to deliver his strength to Mere
dith, failed to stop him.
Beginning with this morning’s bal_
loting the movement to Davis gath
ered a momentum which could not be
retarded and gradually but surely
through the succeeding ballots the
votes flopped over into the John W.
Davis column as state after state
either increased its offering to him
or turned over its whole quota.
Bryan’s opposition to Davis was
swept away in the rain of Davis votes
which swept over the convention. The
attempt of the McAdoo forces to
make E. T. Meredith, of Iowa, the
heir to the McAdoo strength com
manded a following which made only
a bad third when the Davis flood
was rising so fast that all other can
didates were being swept before it.
Iowa, Meredith’s home state, with
drew him from the contest and vot
ed for Davis.
The 103rd ballot was not complet
ed, but when Davis passed a major
ity during the ballot the states flock
ed to him and the nomination wras
by acclamation.
The convention adjourned until 8
p. m. tonight.
Then scenes of disorder swept the
convention as everybody clamored
for a chance to join the wining
forces. When the uproar wras at its
height Thomas Taggart, of Indiana,
mounted a chair and moved the nom.
ination of Mr. Davis by acclamation
The motion was carried with a roar
and Chairman Walsh shouted into
Uhe din before him.
“The chair declares the Hon. John
W. Davis, the nominee of this con
vention.”
Immediately the tired, worn and
weary convention which had been
struggling in the throes of a seem
ingly interminable deadlock for two
weeks—with the threat of going
into a third—broke loose in a demon
stration of joy and relief.
Immediately all the state standards
which had previously been parading
for other candidates—some of them
in the midst of hard fought battles of
partisan dispute—were carried into
the aisles of the Convention hall
while a swirling, perspiring but,
happy crowd of delegates followed in
a procession of joy and jubilation.
Governor Ritchie himself led the
Maryland delegation in the proces-1
sion and for a convention as pro
longed and hard fought as the pres
ent one has been the demonstration
for Davis was a demonstration of
unity and good feeling and relief.
The Davis people, jubilant after a !
fight through two conventions to ■
nominate their man, sent the leaders 1
of their delegation headed by Mrs. i
Izetta Jewell Brown, to the plat- j
form to review the procession. They i
had worked hard to nominate him!
in San Francisco four years ago and |
had failed; they had worked hard
here in New York and had suffered |
the discouragement of seeing his
chances drop to almost nothing be_
fore they turned and rose on the
debris of the deadlock between Smith
and McAdoo.
The erow-d was happy at the pros
pect of having a nomination and go
ing home and the delegates and 4I
temate pranced happily along ,with
as much vigor as if they had not
been at it for countless days and
nights and as if they actually were
not shy several aggregate nights of
sleep.
85 Years Old
John D. Rockefeller. Sr., cele
brated his 85th birthday Tuesday,
July 8. He stated to reporters that
he was well and happy with his
many friends about him and had no
special message except great grati
tude for all his blessings.
il. BRYAN NAMED
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
The Democratic National Conven
tion ending the most historic and
precedent-breaking political gather
ing in the history of the United States
[ early this morning completed its na_
1 tional ticket by nominating Gover
nor Charles W. Bryans, of Nebraska,
as its candidate for the Vice-Presi
dency.
Governor Bryan, who is a brother
of William Jennings Bryan, the
great Commoner, was elected to his
present office two years ago. He has
been a political leader in the West for
a quarter of a century, is closely
aligned with the great agricultural
forces and is a man in whom the West
has great confidence. It was notable
that Mr. Bryan’s brother, the Com
moner, opposed vlie nomination of
John W. Davis for the Presidential
nomination on the floor of the con
vention. Mr. Bryan’s name was pre
sented after a conference of leaders
during the recess preceding the fca'-j
loting, and it was generally under, j
stood he had their support.
Madison Square Garden, New York
July 9.—Senator Walsh, of Montana,
tonight formally declined the Vice
Presidential nomination. He made
known his decision in a letter which
was read to the Democratic National
Convention by Representative Bark
ley, of Kentucky.
McAdoo Congratulates Davis
New York, July 9.—William G. Mc
Adoo, from his hotel, tonight sent
the following telegrams to John W.
Davis, the nominee of the Democratic
party for President:
“Honorable John W. Davis,
“New York City.
“Please accept congratulations on
your nomination.
“WILLIAM GIBBS McADOO.”
This was Mr. McAdoo’s only public
comment on Mr. Davis’s nomination.
Announcement was made at the
headquarters of Mr. McAdoo after
the nomination of Mr. Davis that i
Mr. McAdoo would have no comment
to make and that he would sail for
Europe, probably tomorrow, with j
Mrs. McAdoo.
PICTURE CONTEST TO CLOSE 1
The Picture contest in which
some one will win $5.00 or more,
will close next Tuesday, July 15.
Answers received after that date
will not be considered. Quite a i
number have entered this contest
and one among the number will
be awarded a cash prize as soon
as the judges have rendered their
decision. Match these columns for
an announcement of the winner.
SIMPLE FUNERAL
| PRESIDENT’S SON
Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge Take
Their Son, Calvin To Ver
mont Home for Burial
Yesterday
—
| FAMILY BEARS UP WELL
Washington, July 9.—President and
Mrs. Coolidge tonight took their boy
j Calvin hack to Vermont to be buried
in the family plot of the little ceme
tery at Plymouth.
A simple but impressive funeral
was held in the East room of the
White House late this afternoon, at
tended by government officials rank
ing military officers, members of the
diplomatic corps and intimate friends
of the family.
On the White House lawn several
thousands persons stood with bowed
heads during the ceremony, having
come to give visible expression of
their sympathy. *
Typical of their New England
reserve, President and Mrs. Coolidge
| repressed outward manifestation of
their grief. The family, broken for
i the first time, drew comfort from the
| service, and Mrs. Coolidge listened
attentatively to the consoling words
of the scripture, The President, on
her left, sat with head slightly
bowed. The son, John, on his moth
ers’ right sat erect and listened
earnestly to the pastor.
A little later, in the evening, the
casket was closed for the last time,
in the presence of the family, and
soon thereafter, almost to the hour
when three weeks ago, bubbling with
joy, he returned home from school,
the boy was carried to the funeral
train.
Tomorrow morning, a brief stop
will be made at Northhampton, Mass.,
where Calvin was bora and where
services will be held for him. From
there the party, including members
of the President’s cabinet, and oth
ers close to him in personal and of
ficial life, will proceed to Plymouth
Burial will be there late in the . fter_
noon in the lot where the President's
mother and sister lie, and tomor
row night those who made the jour
ney will return to the capital.
The services this afternoon were
of short duration, but the emotions
of many of those who filled the East
room could not be concealed. As a
quartet sang “0 Love That Will
Not Let Me Go,” There were me '§ t
eyes, and broken sobs came from sev
eral parts of the chamber.
Then the Rev. Jason^Noble Pierce,
of the First Congregational church,
the President’s pastor, prayed God
“to use the precious memory to make
the family strong and love endur
ing.”
“Thy love comprehends our sor
rows,” he continued, “and we thank
Thee for Thy most divine comfort.
And make us to live that when r
time comes we may have his brav
ery, courageousness and soldier for
titude.”
It was prayer for divine comfort
and it was a tribute to the memory
of the youth.
Opening the service, the pastor
read the twenty_third psalm and
then other verses of scripture. These
included John XIV, verses 1-3; 15-20
and 25-27 and Romans VIII.
Two poems, recited often and ad
mired by Calvin, “Away” by James
Whitecomb Riley and Tennyson’s
“Crossing The Bar,” then were read
After the prayer, the quartet sar.g
‘Still, Still With Thee When Purple
Morning Breaketh,” and the Rever
end Mr. Pierce pronounced the bene
diction.
The quiet calm of the President’s
family touched all who saw them.
Mrs. Frank W. Stearns, intimate
friend for years and the comforter of
Mrs. Coolidge in her sorrow, sat with
her husband by their side but after
the daparture from the room of the <
President and Mrs. Coolidge she gave
way to her grief. The strain had
proved too much but tonight she was ]
again by the side of Mrs. Coolidge.
BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY
Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Preach- 1
ing by the pastor at 11 a. m. and 8:15 i
p. m. Everybody cordially invited. 1
KIWAN1S CLUBS OF
COUNTYJAVE MEET
Picnic Supper Served in
Banner Warehouse; Mr.
Broughton of Raleigh,
Speaks
NUMBER STUNTS PULLED
The spirit of Kiwanis is spreading
in Johnston County, as all who par
ticipated in the Kiwanis gathering
at Holt Lake and the Banner Ware
house yesterday afternoon can well
attest. A few months ago a Kiwanis
Club was organized in this city. Not
long after, the good work spread
and Selma formed a club. The latest
organization is the one at Benson. It
was the members of these three clubs
with their families and invited guests
that met yesterday in a good fellow
ship meeting. The picnic, for it was
indirectly a good old-fashioned bas_
ket picnic, was planned to be held at
Holt Lake, and in spite of the rain
more than a hundred were on hand
for the occasion. Quite a number en
joyed a dip in the lake, and the plans
for the afternoon were going for
ward when a steady rain set in. There
being no house at the lake that could
take care of the crowd at supper, it
was decided to repair to the Banner
Warehouse in Smithfield. In a short,
time the entire crowd was enjoying
a splendid repast under shelter and
with plenty of room for the stunts
which formed a part of the program.
Mr. R. P. Holding presided over
the occasion calling on Dr. A. S.
Oliver of Benson and Mr. Waters of
Selma for short talks before the food
was partaken of. After th eeats, Mr.
Love of Selma put on a number of
stunts which kept the folks laugh,
ing. An egg race and a sack race by
Kiwanians, a “nailing” race by the
ladies, and a first aid demonstration
by a group of Boy Scouts served to ,
give variety to the program. A much
enjoyed number was a solo by Mr.
Eric Massey. The last thing on the |
program was a talk by Mr. Brough
ton of Raleigh, who brought a v ortli-1
while message in the midst; of the
fun and fr volity.' Mr. Bro.i'ion
talked on citizenship and the Kiwau
ian’s relation it citizenship. He tr.-!
terwove the Kiwanis motto: “We;
build,” and rrccel a practical appli
cation of how the three Kiwanis
clubs assembled could build better
towns and a better Johnston County. \
The speaker of the evening was in
t reduced by Mr. E. J Welions.
COLORED FAMILY
EXPRESSES THANKS
The brothers and sisters of the
Ennis family wish to express their
thanks and appreciation for the kind
ness shown them during the sickness
and death of their father, Freeman
Ennis, who died at the age of 65
years on Sunday, July 6. He re
mained a dutiful father and mother
to his children from October 5, 1917,
when his wife, Celestia Ennis, died, j
until July 6, 1924. For flowers spe-1
eial thanks are extended to the Holts,
and others.
The Ennis Family.
EPWORTH LEAGUE
Every member is urged to be pre-,
;ent next Monday evening at 8:15.
An interesting devotional program
las been arranged. Mrs. Jesse Coates,
first department superintendent will
ead the meeting.
Centenary Methodist Charch
Sermon at 11 a. m. by the pastor.
Announcement will be made at this j
aour as to whether or not there will j
>ee an evening service Sunday. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
—
A first prize of $J0 and a second
>f $25 have been offered by County
Agent Tom Broom of Union County
"or the school district showinf the
argest percentage of farms growing
egumes during the year. The school
'ommitteemen will determine the
'acts and the county board of ctiuca
;ion will determine the winners. The
noney will be used in buying books
or the school library.
TOBACCO MARKET TO
OPEN SEPT 2ND
The Tobacco Association of the
United States has announced the
following as the dates for the op_
ening of the tobacco markets this
season:
S. C. and Border markets—
Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Georgia—Wednesday, Aug. 6.
..Eastern N. C.—Tuesday, Sept 2.
Middle Belt—Tuesday, Sept. 23.
Old Belt—Wednesday, October
1.
MIDDLE BELT MARKETS
Durham. Henderson, Oxford.
Warrenton, Louisburg, Raleigh.
Fuquay Springs, Aberdeen, Car
thage. Sanford, Youngsville.
The Smithfield Market will op
en Tuesday, September 2. Two
warehouses will be operated here
this season.
JURY FOR AUGUST
TERW SUPERIOR COURT
The jury for the August term of
Superior Court was drawn by the
cousty commissioners at the regular
meeting here on the first Monday in
July as follows:
N. B. Grantham, D. C. Adams,
John W. Wiggs, Swade E. Barbour,
Jerry M. Lee, H. J. Corbett, N. M.
Lawrence, W. G. Dixon, G. W. Wood,
A. G. Godwin, H. A. Penny, I). C.
Lassiter,, L. E. Creech, F. B. Whit
ley, J. 11. Godwin (Benson), W. R.
O’Neal, W. P. Stevens, W. H. Creech
(Smithfield), A. J. Betten, R. M.
Martin, G. R. Ballance, J. H. Langs
ton, W. G. Reynolds, J. W. Hollowell,
S. T. Price, G. L. Stephenson, W. H.
Turlington, J. G. Dixon, J. H.
Branch, Fletcher Austin, Fred Star
ling, T. C. Ogburn, J. H. Woodall, S,
L. Johnson, E. L. Pearce and R. V.
Crocker.
I)R. SPRUNT DIES
IN WILMINGTON
Wilmington, July 9.—When Dr.
James Sprunt passed peacefully
away in his sleep at the home of his
nephew, Walter Sprunt, on Green
Wilmington lost an honored and
beloved citizen and North Carolina
one of her foremost and most dis
tinguished sons. While the end had
been momentarily expected for tl o
past three days his demise never
theless has saddened Wilmington in
a way that no other death in iany
years has done. It is realized heie
that Dr. Sprunt had made for him
self a place in the hearts of this
community peculiarly his own. and
that in a business, social, literary,
charitable and civic sense the niche
cannot be filled.
Dr. Sprunt was the senior mem.
ber of the cotton exporting firm < f
W. M. SANDERS ILL
WITH PNEUMONIA
Friends of Mr. W. M. Sanders will
regret to learn that he is quite ill
with pneumonia at a sanatorium in
Clifton Springs, N. Y., where he
went several weeks ago for treat,
ment. His son, Mr. W. Ransom San
ders and Dr. A. H. Rose left yester
day afternoon for Clifton Springs.
STEVENS CHAPEL
We have changed our Sunday
school hour to ten o’clock a. m. in
stead of three p. m.
Preaching services are held at 11
a. m. and at 7:30 p. m. every Sun
day. We extend an invitation to all
in the vicinity of Stevens Chapel to
attend the serveees.
J. S. IRVINE.
WELL KNOWN COLORED MAN
DEAD
A well-known colored man in
town, Freeman Ennis, died at his
home here Sunday after an illness of
sometime. He w^as a native of Smith
field and lived here all of his sixty
five years with the exception of one
which he spent in a hospital at Wil
son. He was well thought of by both
colored and white.
SERVICES AT LIVE OAK
Rev. R. M. von Miller will preach
at Live Oak Baptist church Sun
day night at eight o’clock. Every
body is invited to attend.
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NOBLE ANSWERS
11. ROBEHTS’REPLY
jRe-Affirms That His De
feat In The Race For
Judge of Recorders Court
Was Unjust
_
WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW
I have read with a great deal of
interest and pleasure Mr. Roberts
attempted explanation of how I was
defrauded out of twelve votes in
Selma Township, as a result of which
my majority in the county of 23, was
changed to 1 majority for Mr. Mar
tin.
After reading this article, I feel
like asking Mr. Roberts, who says,
“I have had no experience in poli
tics,” but who claims to have voted
for me, supported me, and so earn_
estly endeavored to protect my inter
est, if his article was not prepared
in Smithfield by one who has had
considerable experience in politics,
and who helped lead the fight
against me, and I also ask him if he
doesn’t think the article instead of
defending him, does him a greater
injustice than my statement could
possibly do, or was intended to do.
Mr. Roberts stated in his intro
ductory remarks, “It is not my pur
pose to enter into a controversy
with a disappointed candidate,” I
note he used the word, “disappoint
ed,” no| defeated; and yet 1 want to
assure Mr. Roberts that 1 was not de
feated, nor was there anything in the
last primary that was in any way
disappointing. I knew the men in the
county who were making the fight
against me; I knew the exact pur
pose for which they were making the
fight, and I knew what they would
do to win, if it became necessary.
So the word disappointed, used by
Mr. Roberts’ author, is as erroneous
as the word defeated would have
been. I am no more disappointed than
Mr. Roberts would be if some one
would hold him up on the highway
and rob him of his money, or break
into his store while he slept and rob
him of his goods. He would be help
less to prevent either, just as I was
helpless to prevent my vote in ,f'el_
ma from being changed from 236 tt.
224, and Mr. Martin’s increased from
107 to 119.
Mr. Roberts’ article should ctn
vince one even more than my first
statement, that I was defrauded cut
of the nomination. Now let’s see
just what he says; “As soon as that
count was completed, the totals of the
four sheets were added toget’i ,
showing a total of 236 for Noble and
107 for Martin, and this result was
phoned to Smithfield.” That refers
to the County Box. He admits there
were four tally sheets, and that the
four sheets showed that I had re
ceived 236 votes and Mr. Martin only
107. Now my readers want to bear
this in mind, that the names of the
other county candidates were on all
four of the tally Sheets the same as
mine. So Saturday night I had 129
majority in Selma.
I stated in my former letter ’hat
Mr. Roberts told me the ballot boxes
were nailed up and put away. He
states this is not true. Which of us
stated the truth? Listen at what he
says and then judge. “When the
count was completed around 11 o’
clock, it was found that wo had noth
ing with which to nail up the County
Box.” If the boxes »were not nailed
up, why did he not say, “It was found
we had nothing with which to rad
up the Ballot Boxes,” instead of say
ing, “It was found we had nothing
with which to nail up the County
Box.” Something with which to nail
up the Congressional Box, some
thing with which to nail up the
State Box, and yet, nothing with
which to nail up the County Box,
and he, Mr. Roberts, part owner of a
store where nails and screws are to
be had in abundance. To make such
a statement and expect it to be swal
lowed is nothing more or less than
jto insult the intelligence of the eii_
izenship of Johnston County.
,What does he next say? “We were
all tired and hungry and had no
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