Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-01
WINDS i UP OF
7= 1 CAMPAIGN
Wi:h -ess of Hobart Morton at
th' urthouse Tonight, Speech
m of the Campaign is Over;
LII. .p of the Candidates

publican state executive committee
and soldier of the world war deliv-
er3 a Republican speech at the
courthouse, the Jolitical fireworks
for Watauga county will be over, so
far as imported orators are con-
cerned.
Tuesday Congressman R. L.
Doughton, accompanied by Mrs E.
C. Gregory, daughter of Senator Lee
S. Overman, delivered speeches at
the Cove Greek high school and at
the courthouse in Boone. The two
eminent campaigners divided time,
Mrs, Gregory speaking to large
crowds of women voters, urging
them to support the state and ma
tional tickets and Farmer Bob
finished his series of four speeches
in the county, appealing for votes
Tor everything from constable to
president, on the grounds Of per-
, formance and service rendered.
Last Thursday night, Rev. L. B. |
Murray, Baptist minister, spoke in
the courthouse u1der the auspices
Of the anti-Smith committee. while !
Hon. Herbert +. Seawell, Republican
candidate for governor, was heard
by a record crowd Friday night, he
dividing his time with Hon. Jake
Newell, who is accompanying him
on the campaign.
The candidates for the various
county offices have their last ap-
| pointment at the courthouse Satur-
day. So far the usual number of
speeches have not been made by
local office-seekers, but there has
been an unusual number of speeches
made in the county by outside ora
tors.
When the polls open at sunrise
| Tuesday morning, the more than
$500 voters of Watauga county will
cast their first ballots under the
Australian ballot law. Booths are
being made for each 100 voters in
each precinct and larger ballot boxes
made of galvanized iron are ready
for distribution to the various town
! ships. The booths will be about
! three feet square, and at least six
feet high, enclosed with door or
curtain on the front, so that the
voter may prepare his ballot in alb
solute secrecy. The booth will have
shelf across one side, and will be
furnished with supplies, including
p ncils, and lights where necessary.
A guard rail will be placed at each
polling place at least ten feet away
from the ballot boxes and booths,
provided with entrance and exit, SO
the voter can secure his tickets, en-
ter the guard rail, enter a booth,
prepare his ballot and vote and pass
on out with little confusion. Each
voter is allowed five minutes in
which to prepare his ticket and
cast his vote.
Following is a list of candidates
appearing upon the county, state and
national tickets, the first named be-
ing the Democratic candidate and
the second the Republican:
For Congress: Robert L. Dough-
ton, W. S. Boyle.
For Governor: O. Max Gardner,
H. F. Seawell.
For Lieutenant Governor: R. 7.
Fountain, w. H. Fisher.
For Secretary of State: j. A.
Hartness, Mrs. Emma Rollins Tighe.
For Auditor: Baxter Durham,
John w. Yeager.
IT, Ct,4o Tuo,.,,o, T,a,,
John H. johnson.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction: A. 7. Allen, l. G. Greer.
For Attorney General: Dennis G.
Brummitt, John R. McCrary.
For Commissioner of Labor and
Printing: Frank D. Grist, Junius B.
Goslen.
For Commissioner Of Agriculture
William A. Graham, Daniel A Pat
| terson.
For Commissioner Of Insurance:
Dan c. Boney, A. E. Hampton.
For Commissioner of Revenue:
Iic,uffus 4. Doughtol, Noah G. Pitts. !
For Corporation Commissioner:
W. 7. Lee, James D. Gregg.
For Associate Justices of Supreme
Court: W. j. Brogden, George. W.
Conner; Walter B. Love, Thomas j.
Harkins (vote for two).
For Judge of Superior Court, LIST
District: Walter L. Small; no Repub
lican candidate.
! For Judge of Superior Court, 18th
| District: John II. Clement. no Re-
publican candidate,
For State Senator, 29th Senatoria!
District: C. w. Higgins, M. Vanhoy.
For House OF Representatives: r.
c. Rivers, T. E. Bingham.
j For Sheriff: L. NJ. Farthing, a. G.
| Miller.
For Register of Deeds: Helen I'm
derdown, Pearl Hartley.
For Coroner: DR.. ]. B. Hagaman,