The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-11-05
PASOUOTANK GIVES COP.
SAME OLD MEDICINE
Intensive Republican Campaign Waged In This
County For Months And Democratic Vote
Is Heavier Than Ever

ooI1ed in Elizabeth City and Pas
nnotank county in Tuesdays cleo
ION and 1886 of these were for
lanes NJ. Cox, Harding polling
on1v 5O7 votes. Every Democra- |
+ic candidate from township con-
stable up was elected by like !
overwhelming maj jority. No
where in the county did the Re-
r-bl;cans make a dent. except in
Salem and Nixonton townships.
Salem gave a slight majority to
several Republican candidates,
bit gave majorities to the
Den7ocrtic candidates for Reg
ister OF Deeds and County
Auditor. w. c. Morse, the
Republican candidate for Com
missioner from Salem township
received 122 votes in his town
ship against 81 votes cast for c,
3 Nunden the Democratic NOM
inee. Morse's vote is not indi-
cative of Republican strength.
but is partly an expression Of
confidence from his neighbors.
He is a strong man in his town
ship and one of the strongest
men the Republicans have in
Pasquotank county.
Nixonton, one of the most
backward townships in the coun-
tv and with only 78 votes went
Republican by majority of ten
votes and made a noise life halt
a county going north. The Dem
ocratic ticket looked like tick
eradication to lot of those Nix
ontOnians.
The constitutional amendments car
ried with little opposition Several hun
ired voters passed up the tickets To-
and against the amendments. not voun;
kasagSe7 they wers afraid they didn un
darstand them. But 1,5S6 voted Tor TN
,mendments and only 12O voted aga1nS
them in the whole county. The f2ggps
vote against the amendments was ID oa
lem township where 81 votes were cas-
aoaiqSt the amendments: 10 SAFER
z-,r.> We're for the amendments.
And vet Salem which gave a RepuE
r,ar majority for the Office of Icis
Justice. Register of Deeds and Count
Commissioners gave majority OF -
votes to Chas. Reid the Democrat
nominee for sheriff. This was not SUI
nriSing in view of the fact that n1uc
of the i'll will against the Democrat
marty in Salem township has been STIR
ed up by this same Chas. Reid.
The vote in Tuesdays election, lZ,Z4t
was the largest vote ever recorded
Pasmotank. more than double the pc
of about 900 votes in the last gener
election. The women did it. The Womt
in Pasouotank got out and voted Al
they voted like old timers. Very re
had to be shown how to vote. Ih'
had informed themselves before III
went to the polls and lost no time
the ballot boxes. Women did not hal
around the polls They voted and we
about their business or social a11ail
giving the lie. to that class OF men w
had said voting would cause them
neglect their homes.
OF the 1915 votes cast IN the fo
Wards of Elizabeth City, the coun
Republican ticket polled less than y
which shows just how much the lnte
sive campaign waged in this city
the past several months by the r
faction and it's newspaper ln1luenc
the politics of this city. 1t ls-oehe'
that the Pugh influence killed many
national Republican vote.
With the election over Pasquotd
together with the rest OF, the coun,
will settle down to work again.
election went about the way everyDe
expected it to go and no one IS MI
disappointed The Republicans
what satisfaction they can from Tn
national triumph and the Demoer
pat themselves on the back 'neca'
North Carolina has held true to
Democratic faith and captured eve
thing worth while in the state.
results of the state and nauonal el
tions are given in their respective
partments in this newspaper. '5-;:
One Elizabeth City man did not
main at home to see how the elec'
would turn out here; that man
Col l. NJ. Meekins. The Colonei
his vote Tuesday and hurried on
New York to be on hand with the n
er ups in the party in their celel
ton of the national victory. And
left many of his friends and nelghl
back home wondering what he Will
ont of it. 1t is nearly certain
this Elizabeth City man will cor
the distribution of patronage in
district and some are looking for
10 l,ull down a considerable plum
himself
The Spencer Co.. the mems
store. has joined the ranks of merch
VIII" will take their medicine