Returns Indicate Port Bill Is Defeated In State By Small Majority
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JOHNSTON GOES TO REPUBLICAN RANKS
Coolulge Makes A Clean Sweep
IS ASSURED OF 367
ELECTORAL VOTES
President Given Largest Popu
lar Majority In History of
The Country
DAVIS CERTAIN OF 136
New York, Nov. 5.—The full meas
ure of the Republican victory at the
polls could not yet be taken tonight,
but the returns continued to show
that President Coolidge would have
at least 10 votes to spare in the Elec
toral College, and the largest popular
plurality in history.
The showing made by John W. Da
vis remained unchanged throughout
today and although Senator LaFol
lette began to creep up a little in one
or two Western states, there was no
certainty tonight that be would re
ceive the electoral vote of any state
group except that of Wisconsin.
On the face of the day’s Congres
sional returns, the Republicans made
certain of a paper majority, at least,
in both Senate and House, but doubt
remained whether the margin would
be great enough to give the adminis
tration the whip hand over the com
bined opposition of the Democrats
and the LaFollette bloc.
As the Presidential figures stood
tonight, with only a handful of elec
toral votes still in doubt, the indica
ted strength of the three candidates
in the Elector-al College was as fol
lows:
Electoral Vote
State Coolidge
Alabama .
Arizona . 3
Arkansas ... ..
California . 13
Colorado ..
Connecticut
Delaware .
Florida ...
Georgia . ..
Idaho .. . ..
Illinois
6
7
3
. 4
. 29
Indiana .. 15
Iowa . 13
Kansas . 10
Kentucky . 13
Maryland . 8
Maine .. 6
Louisiana.
Massachusetts . 18,
Michigan . 15
Minnesota . 12
Mississippi .
Missouri . 18
"■Montana .
Nebraska . 8
"■Nevada ...
New Hampshire . 4
New Jersey . 14
*New Mexico ...
New York . 45
North Carolina.
"■North Dakota . __
Oregon . 5
. 24
. 38
Ohio .
Pennsylvania .
Oklahoma.
Rhode Island .
South Carolina
Tennessee ....
Texas .
Utah .
Vermont .
Virginia .
Washington . . .
4
4
West Virginia . 8
*Wisconsip ...
Wyoming . 3
Davis
12
6
14
10
10
12
10
9
12
20
12
Totals . 367 136
"Doubtful: Montana, 4; Nevada, 3;
New Mexico, 3; North Dakota, 5;—
total, 15. La Follette: Wisconsin,
13. Necessary to choice, 266.—Asso
ciated Press.
Retains His Seat In The House
EDWARD W. POU
DEMOCRATS GIVE
POU MAJORITY 204
Four Years Ago Mr. Pou’s
Majority Was Nearly Eight
Hundred
VOTE BY TOWNSHIPS
Hon. Edward W. Pou, Democrat
ic candidate for Congress from the
fourth congressional district, was the
the only Democrat given a majority
in Johnston County last Tuesday.
His majority over his opponent, Y. Z.
Parker, was 204. Four years ago the
congressional vote totaled 11, 328,
Mr. Pou’s majority being 794. The
vote Tuesday totaled 9,052, with a
204 majority. The congressional
vote by townships was as follows:
Wilson’s Mills: Pou 149, Parker 19.
Clayton: Pou 446, Parker 205.
Cleveland: Pou 141, Parker 9.
Pleasant Grove: Pou 128, Parker
338. ?
Elevation: Pou 162, Parker 439.
West Banner: Pou 359, Parker 264.
East Banner: Pou 61, Parker 387:
Meadow: Pou 292, Parker 354.
Bentonville: Pou 180, Parker 120.
Ingrams: Pou 341, Parker 514.
„ Boon Hill: Pou 312, Parker 425.
Micro: Pou 82, Parker 425.
Pine Level: Pou 161, Parker 134.
Beulah: Pou 263, Parker 313.
Wilders: Pou 224, Parker 47.
O’Neals: Pou 314, Parker 228.
Smithfield: Pou 891, Parker 219.
SMITWFIELD TOWNSHIP
OFFICERS ELECTED
The township officers elected in
Smithfield township are as follows:
Justices of the Peace, D. T. Lunce
ford, C. S. Broadhurst, and Z. L. Le
May; Constable, C. H. Johnson; road
commissioners, J. W. Stephenson,
Alex Green, G. B. Smith, Zeb Hill,
and D. .B. Hamilton.
OPPORTUNITY knocks at your
door; Read page three of this issue
and profit thereby.
DAVIS CONGRATULAXES
COOLIDGE ON VICTORY
Washington, Nov.5.—John W. Da
vis today congratulated President
Coolidge on his election to the Pres
idency.
“Permit me to congratulate you,”
Mr. Davis telegraphed, “on your
sweeping victory and to express the
hope that your administration may
by its success inure to the welfare
of the country.”
President Coolidge sent this reply:
“Please accept my thanks for your
message and my appreciation of the
patriotic sentiments you express.”
Mr. Davis sent the following tele
gram to his running-mate, Governor
Bryan, of Nebraska:
“In this hour of defaeat let me
thank you again for your assistance
and support. We have made a clean
and open fight, and can accept the
result without bitterness.’”
McLean’s Majority Over Meekins
Will Probably Reach 80,000 In State
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COOLIDGE TAKES
NEWS VERY QUIETLY
Washingtor Nov. 5.— President
Coolidge calmly received assurances
today of his election as President
by an overwhelming vote, issued a
statement of “simple thanks”, and
turned again co his desk and the work
which has constantly occupied his
attention since entering office a lit
tle more than a ye'ar ago.
“I have no appeal except to the
common sense of all the people,” Mr.
Coolidge said in expressing his ap
preciation in the statement which he
read to a group of newspapermen in
his office. “I have no pledge except
to serve them.. have no object ex
cept to promote their welfare.”—As
sociated Press.
If it concerns Johnston, it’s in The
Herald.
Little More Than One-Fourth
Of Precincts Heard From;
Length of Ticket Delays
Things
RETURNS NOT COMPLETE
With slightly more than one-fourth
of the precincts in the State re
ported Angus Wilton McLean Ihad
increased his lead over Isaac M. Meek
ins, his Republican opponent for
governor last night, the vote stand
ing in the 450 precincts at 93,760 for
McLean and 30,914 for Meekins.
Slightly more than half the counties
in the State were incompletely ac
counted for.
Earlier indications that the total
vote cast for Governor would greatly
exceed the total vote cast in 1920
are not borne out by the slowly as
sembling returns from Tuesday’s
election. The vot; will probably ex
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CONGRESSIONAL RACE
IS PROVING CLOSE
New York, Nov.5.-—Belated re
turns gave the Republicans the best
of it today in th eupsets in both the
house and senate. But it appeared
that final reports from all districts
would be necessary before there
could be a determination whether
President Coolidge could expect a
real working majority in the next
Congress.
Returns from 390 of the 435 con
gressional districts gave the Repub
licans an actual majority—218—but
in this total are included nearly a
scor e of La Follette insurgents.
The Democrats, meantime, had
made certain of 170 seats and the
farmer labor party of two.
At adjournment last June the
house line up was: Republicans 225,
Democrats 205 and three scattered.
—Associated Press.
DEFEAT OF PORT BILL
SEEMS A CERTAINTY
Returns Come In Slow; Only
643 Precincts Out of 1,730
Y et Heard From
COX CLAIMS VICTORY
Raleigh, Nov. 6.—Eleven thousand
votes behind on the face of returns
from 643 precincts and estimated
majorities from nine other counties
not included in the precincts reported,
the port terminals measure failed to
pick up the expected lead yesterday
and its defeat seemed certain last
night.
These 643 precincts and the esti
mated majorities for and against
the measure from nine other counties
gave: Yes, 74,472; No, 85,769. This
gave an apparent lead of 11,297
votes against the proposition. Indi
cations were that this lead against
would be increased as later returns
came in thought the most optimistic
opponent would not claim a majority
of more than 25,009.
Thirty counties reported majori
ties against the proposition and 39
against, indicating that the vote
would be close in the final wind-up.
Only 10 counties had reported their
complete vote.
The 643 precincts represent less
than one-third of the 1730 precincts
in the State but the nine other coun
ties reporting majorities would bring
the total up to near a thousand pre
cincts.
Governor Cameron Morrison, who
was in Charlotte, issued a statement
yesterday in which he said that the
measure had carried while General
Albert Cox was claiming a majority
of around twenty thousand for the
measure. His figures last night
showed an apparent lead of 2,500
votes for the measure.
The returns came in slowly. Many
of the counties will not know their
vote until today. The figures re
ceived yesterday from all sections
of the State. Practically all the
thickly populated sections of the State
have been heard from and the sec
tions to be heard from now repre
sent rural sections, which are not
expected to increase the chances for
the adoption of the measure.—News
and Observer.
FOR FIRST TIME IN 33 YEARS
ENTIRE REPUBLICAN TICKET
IS ELECTED IN THE COUNTY
CHILD GIVEN CARBOLIC
ACID FOR CASTORIA
Clara, the three-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Whit
ley of the Sanders Chapel section,
is in the Sraithfield Memorial Hos
pital here after having: been given
two teaspoonfuls of carbolic acid
through mistake. The child was
fretful after retiring and the fa
ther rose to give her a dose of cas
toria. According to reports, some
member of the family had a sore
hand and had put some carbolic
acid into a castoria bottle to use in
treating his hand. The mistake
was not discovered until the sec
ond teaspoonful had been given.
The little girl was immediately
rushed to the hospital here where
everything possible is being done
for her relief. Yesterday after
noon she was reported better and it
is hoped she will soon be out of
danger.
MRS PALMER JERMAN
SPEAKS IN SELMA
Women of Sixth District N. C.
Federated Clubs Hear State
President In Fine Address
ENTERTAINS II O Y ALLY
Selma, Nov. 6-—The annual meet
ing of the Federated Women’s Clubs
of the sixth district comprising John
ston, Wake, Wayne, Durham, and
Orange counties was held in the Sel
ma opera house on Wednesday, No
vember 5. The weather was ideal
and ninety-three delegates registered.
The meeting was called to order at
10:HO o’clock w'ith Mrs. W. J. Brog
den, of Durham, presiding. She in a
most happy manner asured the la
dies that Johnston County was a most
fitting place to meet since eight of
the seventeen clubs in the sixth dis
trict were in Johnston County.
Mrs. T. H. Atkinson, of Selma, in
behalf of the local club extended a
cordial welcome to the visitors and
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Majorities Range From 113 To
461; E/ra Parker Leads Re
publican Ticket and Adams
Leads the Democrats
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The Democratice party which for
more than thirty years has held sway
in Johnston County met with defeat
at the polls Tuesday, the Republican
majorities ranging from 116 to 461.
The entire Democratic ticket, with
the exception of Congressman Pou,
was lost, Mr. Pou having a majority
pver his opponent of 204 in the coun
ty. Mr. W. T. Adams, register of
deeds,, led the democratic ticket, his
opponent, Mr. M. L. Stancil, having
only 116 more votes; Mr. Ezra Par
ser, nominee for Judge of the Record
re’s Court, led the Republican ticket,
polling 461 more votes than did Mr.
G. A. Martin, the Democratic candi
date.
The remainder of the ticket elected
is as follows: Clerk of the Court, J.
Iha Lee; auditor, Robt. L. Fitzgerald;
solicitor, W. II. Massey; sheriff,, J. P.
Parker; surveyor, J. V. Penny; coro
ner, Charles Q. Stephenson; treasur
er, George Thomas Scott; represen
tatives in the legislature, Walter
Batten and N. H. Lucas; county com
missioners, J, W. Jones, W. T. Lee,
A. B. Hocutt, L. E. Barbour, and A.
H. Morgan. The senatorial ticket,
while defeated in Johnston County
will probably be carried w'ith the aid
of the other counties.
The official tabulation of the vote
as canvassd by the board of Elections
here yesterday appears elsewhere in
this issue.
The amendments and referendum
measures fared almost as badly as
did the Democratic ticket, only one
being carried: that of the World
War veterans loan went over with a
whoop, 2,513 votes being cast for it
and 894 against. The Port Terminals
issue was swamped, the vote being
1908 to 3,641. This issue was carried
in Smithfield township by a little over
200 majority but was proved unpopu
lar in other precincts.
The vote on the amendments stood
as follows: Exemption from taxation
homes and homesteads, 1,110 for and
I. 235 against; sinking fund, 715 for
and 843 against; increase of pay for
legislators, 1,160 for and 2,111
against; limiting state debt, 1,000
for and 1,074 against.'
Coolidge’s majority over Davis in
the county was 254: 4,910 votes be
ing cast for him and 4,666 for Davis.
Meekins beat McLean in the
county by 113 votes.
LARGE DELEGATION CO-OPS
GO TO RALEIGH
Information received at the Office
-of the Field Representative J. G.
Lawton from community leaders in
dicate that large numbers of men and
women of the County will attend the
Community leaders conference at the
Raleigh Office of the N. C. Cotton
Growers Co-operative Assn, on No
vember 11. Leaders in the following
communities have accepted the in
vitation to attend the conference:
Brogden, Pomona. Creech’s, Pine
Level, Princeton, Carter’s, Kenly,
Johnston, Wilson’s Mills. Clayton,
Sandy Ridge, Hopewell, Spilona, Re
hobeth, Barbour’s, Baptist Center, El
evation, Royal, Benson, Meadow, Lee's
Store, Four Oaks, Oak Grove, Mill
Creek, Holly Grove, Corinth, Smith
field, Glendale, Sandy Springs, PUrin
view, and Micro.
Communities in Wilson County
who will send delegations are Buck
horn and Lucama; other sections of
Wilson County have not been heard
from at the present writing. Owing
to limited space invitation to attend
the conference was only extended to
group leaders and their wives.
The program for the day appeared
in the last issue of The Herald.