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The People Have A Right To Know . . GIVE US ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTiOHS, MR. LENNON! The voters of North Carolina want to know the straight-forward, hon- You have said, Mr. Lennon, that the life and record of a man holding % ? est facts about these important questions, Mr. Lennon. If what we the trust of public office should be an open record for all to see. We hear is not true, give us the facts! want the answers to these questions about your record! THE LIQUOR REFERENDUM # Did you fight tooth and nail for the liquor interests while State Senator and do all in your power to prevent a statewide liquor referendum? .** .. ''' \ *' -"W 'V '** ? ? *? 'f.\- ' ? ' : . .... ? . '? '? .? ? ; ' ? *'? ? u , 1 V %* '' ? ; - , >' . \. " ' ? ?' .. ".?/ ; . ... ? ?' * Did you, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Propositions and Grievances in the . 1951 General Assembly, carry the bill on a statewide liquor referendum in your pocket for thirty days to prevent it from coming to a vote? . ?" \ ? r.". t - ? A** :V v - ?'??. r. : . V '? ?- ?" . ; ? " , . : * .* '' v " ' * *' '- ?* . ? , *Did you ever receive any gratuities from special interests? such as the liquor lobby? ' ? ? ? ? . . ? . . ? . . . * - ' v ' ' " , * ? 'S '*>' ?'* " ? * ?*?*" ' ^ - Jr i ' &-<y >, '' \ '? ' '.?? * * ? i * ? * .. $ ' , ??? " ? , ' , ?? ??*' " ? , ?" ' , ? . * ? ? , " ' * ? - ' . PRESSURE tttt ELECTION OFFICIALS ? Did you send a letter, dated May 5th and signed by * Did you include in that same letter a veiled threat, you, to aU precinct election officials asking them to stating that you were going to check the election re do y ou"a great favor" on May 29th, date of the pri- turns "precinct by precinct" to see if "your precinct mary? And what was that favor?. gave me a fine majority"? PIJ: VOTE ON LIQUOR. ROADS AND ANY OT I LECTION ON MAT 29. . PU YOU personalty ?odors* Joo kcCartliy ? on* of yoor flwt arts upon anMng in Washington a. Senator. andetat. publicly. "I Uxlnk McCarthy 1. ? *??*???? and I would be honored to serre on his committee"? REPUBLICAN ? W0'W WarU? ? Did you solicit the support of the Citizens for Eisenhower in this campaign, prompting J. N. Rawleigh. Jr.. of High Point presi dent of that Republican organisation in this State, to announce that Citizens for Eisenhower "will throw their weight to Sena tor Alton Lennon"? SECONDARY ROADS ? Did you actively work to kill the Scott se condary roads program in the 1949 bond election? r ? ?' .. ? ; -?/ - ..... .:r .v. '*.5 ' - - ? V *. ? ' (The Grover-Kiqps Mountain Committee For Scott) u ;? ? ?>?
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