The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-09
THE. OLD NORTH STATE,
PILES UP ITS USUAL
DEMOCRATIC VOTE
EVERY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
WON BY DEMOCRATS. BRITT
DEFEATED.
Beckett Claims Majority Of 10000 to
OO0-Webb Small, Kitchin, Re-
turned to Congress by Big MAORI
ties-Amendment Doubtful,

Raleigh-"You can say that thu
Democratic majority in North Caroline
is 10000 to $4,000 with a solid Demo
cratic delegation in Congress once
again." said Democratic State Chair
man Thomas D. Warren at midnight
He had just opened a telegram
from Chairman Elias, of the Demo
| cratic committee in the Tenth, and
read message that Weaver's major
fty in the Tenth over the Republican
Congressman, Britt, was 500.
In gratifying contrast to the discom-
forting news of National results, the
returns to State Democratic headquar-
tiers grew more gratifying to the party
leaders as the evening advanced. Re-
turns of Democratic majorities receiv-
ed fom 81 counties at midnight foot
ed up total of 34,700 majority for
these counties, numbers of them being
increases over former elections.
One of the most gratifying reports
that came to Democratic heads1uar-
tiers was from Winston-Salem, report
ing that James A Gray, Jr.. had de-
feated A. E. Holton, Republican, for
the State Senate. Gray leading his
ticket in the contest which was made
by Holton about the most bitter of
any In the state. Mr.. Beckett, who
spent the night at his home in Louis
ters that he estimated his majority at
$4,000. However, much of the basis
for his estimate were returns to Dem
ocratic headquarters given him over
the telephone. He congratulated State
Chairman Warren most heartily on the
signal success of his management of
the state campaign. In fact, congrat-
ulatiOns for Chairman Warren came
during the evening from many quarters
of the state.
In the First Congressional District
Congressman Small maintained heavy !,
majorities over Leslie E. Jones, his Re- |
publican opponent, throughout the dis !
trict, although definite figures were !
still missing as to number of coun-
ties. Martin gave 1900 Democratic |
majority; Beaufort, 700; Chowan, sos;
Hartford, $50; Pasquotank, 900. Def
mite returns were missing from Cam
len ,Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pitt, Tyr
rell and Washington.
In the Second Congressional Dis
,rict Edgecombe gave 100 majority
or Kitchin; BERTHE 1850; Warren L.
LOO. Returns from Greene, Halifax,
Aenoir. Northampton and Wilson were
Indefinite but maintaining usual ma
critics. Small in the First and Kitch-
n the Second districts overwhelming
defeated their Republican opponents
or seats in the next congress.
While no definite returns came in
IS to the balloting on constitutional G
all reports actually re- !
eived showed bal1oting for amend i
nents, with little voting against them,
kept possibly the one for emergency {
Judges. Chairman Warren and other
arty leaders believed the amendments G
arr1ed as majority of votes cast r
'as all that was required. +
One of the most interesting con- Ii
ests was that in the Ninth Congress I
tpnal District where Congressman s
I. Yates Webb Of Shelby defeated Il
reene, Republican, by a majority es-
mated at about $500. This is based q
pom the assumption that Madison and
[1tchell counties in this district, will
'turn the usual Republican MAORI s.
es, Catawba giving Greene 1875 ma il
'r1ty, Cleveland giving Webb 1900 tt
ajority, Lincoln county giving him d
10 majority, CASTOR county 500, y
urke 200, Yancey $50. Webb polled 81
q in Cherryville to Greene's 249, or
gain of A votes there over his pre- c
Gus election.