The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-09
diff WILL CONTEST THE
ELECTION OF F.F. COH0ON
/ CIose Contest For House of Representatives
Duff Believes Recount Will Show That He
Is Entitled to the Nomination

:, he General Assembly? F. F.
-.r,,,. who was declared the
..,,;,,ee o; the Democratic par
,v the County Board OF Elec,
.:,o. last Monday, by a majority
-sr votes; or W, P. Duff, who
m-~ contest the nomination OF
,-- C5hooo: The nomination
Mr.. Cohoon is going to Be
,,~-ss.eo Friends OF W. P
0,;: believe there was some
,,:og wronS with either the con-
t~,r Of the election or the coun1
fl: -he votes. They are going tC
-~3 out. :. c. B. Ehringhaus
,.o-nev to~ Mr.. Duff will arrive
in .5wu to-day and it is no Sc,
r-,, that he is going to star.
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-T COMMISSION, VINO was active IN op-
'2S Tie c&-'"''y OF MI Dun WAS
~ Of ,a. Salem poll holders and 1t has
ben openly a"@>tea that with Mr.. Nor
q, il charge o, the ballots IN Salem
l-@ wouldn't stand ghost OF show.
T-s-e will be recount Of the ballots
q Salem.
.- !, also talked that something un-
-,-l. happened IN NewIand. Complete
:-..cCs from New,and could not be OBJ
'a.2ai az la,r hour Saturday night.
Il meantime. three men, local poIltI-
.2-> ac-ve IN behalf OF C0hoOn can
a-og. left Elizabeth City for NewIand
Sunday night and spent the night in
Nm.a2L These men will swear that
--' mission 70 Newland had nothing
DO with r1e returns from Newland.
Il Providence township. where DUFF
4 -T or II n.- # 6 votes cast. en-
7e> OF r-a PaSQuOtank Highway
.-l.>>to1 are rported to have taken
Ing Oh and concentrated their forces
.-1 Providence polling place to de-
Dun.
uit had ,-" combined forces OF the
u. '.acH Sawyer machine the PaSquo-
.-A A.S-"ay COMMISSION and the Co.
u party 70 DUCK against IN Satur-
IS Urinary. Strange things nap
--~ >te- combination OF forces
'--', one man was never seen IN this
o.. Foreman tamiIy nned up
.-e MACK Sa"FerS' j. W. + ore
Ill., VIC. chairman NJ the PaSquotank
4 -'-'.E COMMISSION running with the
7Ee's 20 defeat Duff. And f. F. Ayd-
.. @-'>e lace was beaten to a pulp
'a..s' L. NoA"on only a rev snort
.' ago joined g.HetulIy with Cohoon
"a. l,2t on Duff.
4-l tue whole fight on W. P. Duff
& --e'ea down TO fight on Chas. H.
so y. w. Robinson. who are friendly
~a. Dun AID do not conceal the
.." lie tac- that Mr.. Duff is a dl-
0 't N: Savings Bank IL Trust
WV nor onset the TACT that ne
-.> among us friends the president
- .'ecJor OF another bank.
--- ra>4'otank Highway Commis-
.No..F moved heaven and earth
,r,.. .', D'0, Alr. Foreman and Mr..
~,e who would be appointed mem
.', " the Commission if Duff went
.1e legislature; >hey are sure that
2 r.1 eoniro, Of the road building ma
'-r.' y, ot the county will not be upset
H. Coaoon.
'ne SOEcitOrial Contest.
.-' most Interesting turn of the
..-.-'g as concerns the district was
w.,.. .oe2omenal strength developed by
- ,.. l., Small Of Elizabeth City, and
~. SS.'. Leary, Of Edenton. With re-
,sr. ~, ,'S''ao.e from every county ex-
,...5 .. "l'e' Small led in the four cor,
,,-.., nj. contest with 1926 votes, Leary
r,. ~' close upon his heels with 3,1Ti
s-. w. Stewart of Washington who was
,e-... I t" be either the highest or
-.'ae>' man in the contest for So,