The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-05-30
WARREN RUNS
OPPONENT OUT
In Speech at Manteo, Makes
Aydlett Agree to Abide by
Majority in First Primary
BY ID. V. MEEKINS

mary between Lindsay {.
Warren and F.. F. Aydlett in
the Congressional Race in this
district. it Aydlett keeps the
pledge forced from him by
Warren on Tuesday night be-
fore 500 or more people in the
Dare County courthouse. when
both candidates appealed to the
voters of the county from the
same platform.
II was after Aytllett had made Il
speech telling the voters of Dare
that he had u majority Of the votes
pledged him In practically all the
counties In the district. that War.
rem threw down the challange. "Mr.
Aydlctt vii not get the majority he
claims" declared Warren. 81 tell
YOU that I believe I will get more
votes than Mr.. Aydlrtt, In the com
ing primary. aud aS proof at my
sincerity in making this statement.
| challenge Mr.. Aytllctt to agree
with mo To- abide 10y the decision
nf the first primary. IL am the
low man. of the two Of us. ! VIII
rrt out of .hp race. lf h u low
man. let him get out Of the race.
Warren paused after he hal chal'
lrusrd his opponent and waited u
Few seconds. Ay'llctt h"Sitntingly
rose to his feet. aud In his custom
airy legal fashion. began to make nn
explanation. Answer M" yes or
no." demanded Warren, And that
will hc the end Of the matter.
II will" compromised Aydlett,
and sat down.
Mann Made Good Impression
Hon =. :. Mann Of Hyde County.
who j. also u candidate for Congress
Spok. from the same platform nnd
nlthu he was Obliged To whit until
II o'clock when the others had flu
iSh-l. uul tho little known In Dare
he made n good impression Wn the
people Of Dare aud won several
warm friends. Ills speech wns ill
led with deep and earnest concern
Tor the welfare and progress of his
people.
Tn" speeches of the three candi.
dates for Congress formed probably
the most interesting political bout
ever staged before the peopl" Of
thnt county. II was the first time
all three of the candidates hnd
gotten together durin. the race. IL
was in Dare at Manns Harbor "n
Monday night that Warren rnd Ay'
dlctt appeared together for the hrSt
time. Warren spoke at Stunpy
Point also on Tuesday morning.
Ia III. speech at Mnntco, War
rem easily gained greatest ground.
altho he followed Aydlett. starting
AZ ten o'clock y. m. after his ol-
ponrnt huh exhausted every arcu.
mrnt he had. Aydlctt had aSSailcd
the failure of the State Legislature
tu provide much for Dare County,
and set forth 80 many things that
should h~ done by representative
in the legislature. that some Of his
hearers thought he was running for
thc General Assembly. lie promised
the voters Of Dare that he would
fight for thc adoption of the Lea
que of Nations, and endorsed the
plan of getting Dare County a rep
rcSentativc on the Fisheries Board.
Promises Everything
Aydlctt was strong for reducing
taxes for the poor people. and told
them II hc went to Congress, he
would fight to tax every rich mans
income. not less than three per cent
and on up to ns high as ~ per cent,
depending OH the size Of the income.
This money should bc taken from
the rich. they don't need It," he
declared. He told the folks that he
had always been loyal taxpayer.
altho he realized the tax burden
was high. He cOntended that hc
knew the needs Of the capitalist,
the banker. the merchant, nnd the
plain working people, because hc
said he was. or had been all of these
lie pictured u noble stand he said
he made one year to give every one
of the 300 employees Of Il hosiery
mill in which he WAS u stakeholder.
the sum of S2O apiece for u Chris
mas present. lie told the folks In
Dare County that when the direc-
tors voted the plan down, he turned
to tn" secretary. and instructed him
Ia give every dollar OF the Aydlctt
dividend to the poor employees as far
Gs il would 90. lie said the direc-
tors. impressed with this great and
noble action. would not allow him
To do this thing. and they agreed Oh
u compromise present Of SO apiece
for the employees.
A Good Recommended
Mr.. Aydlett was good recon-.
mender of himself. Being, as he
said. II friend of the plain people.
he promised the people of Roanoke
Island many things. II he gets all
he promised Dare County, there will
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