The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-02-24

IS city Tuesday, Feb. 2lst.
And father AIeekins sat on the
side lines and beamed approval at
the action of the convention. Federal
Judges have to play hands off IN
politicis. but their daughters don't.
Miss Meekins who will be hareiy
old enough to vote when the Repub-
lican National Convention assemblies
is an attractive young woman. She
will have the thrill Of life time in
taking Fathers place on the floor
Of the great pOw-wow, and while she.
will hardly essay to make the noise
that her father would make she has
some pretty sound ideas as to the
districts choice for president. Just
TO what extent those ideas have
been drilled into her by her paternal
ancestor the Judge we may only.
conjecture. But more of this later,
The convention in Elizabeth City
| Tuesday unanimously instructed for
Frank o. Lowden, of Illinois for
, president. That is significant.
First District Republicans listened
respectfully to Judge MeekinS be-
fore he entered the Federal judi
ciary and it is no mere guess that
they listen to him now. And Judge,
Meekins speaks the mind of tEel
straight old line party leaders. lie:
hasn't failed yet to he in line and
in accord with the Regulars. And'
whem the First District Republicans
of North Carolina indOrsed Lowden.
! for the presidency without a men
| tiOn of Hoover or Dawes. they show:
ed the nation just which way the
wind is blowing. 1t is Il safe SuesSl
that the North Carolina delegation
| first and last will be Lowden dele.
gatiCn.
Why Mary is For Lowden -
And with IOw,len the Republicans
hope to break the solid South III
Smith of New York is the Demos
cratic nominee. Miss Mary Meek,
ins gives this newspaper an inter-
view. out Of her pretty young
head comes an appraisal of Cover
nor Lowtlen that would he worthy
of her ingenious father.
! 81 couldn't lee for any one bui'
Governor Lowden." sdys Miss Meek.
ins. Neither Mr.: Hooter nor Mr.
Dawes mean n thing in the world 10
me. And maybe Governor Lowden
! wGuldn hive meant anything to me
but for an argument that arose
among "A group Of American tourists
i with whom WAS thrown i'll Er.
rope last summer
"They were discussing presi-
dental possibilities and Governor
Iowlens name WAS mentioned. J
had often heard Father speak o.
Governor Lowden and knew in q
way that he and Father were close
personal friends and so j listenec
attentively to an elderly gentleman
who told story of Governor Low
dens counting days.
Farm blOcs. reparations tariff
, international disputes and sucil
things are never so interesting To :.
girl as love stories. The story
heard abe ut Governor Lowden waa
this: When he was just . yonml
lawyer struggling to make a urlDIl
in Chicago he courted Nellie Pulli
man and in time asked her fathef
for her hand in marriage. Old MrI
Pullman squared himself and de-
mandcd to know of young Dir. Low
den how much his income was
Young Mr.. Lowden replied that i
was about $4,000 a year.
"Why. yorng man. don't yof
know that my Nellie spends NOR.
than that in year for flpwers.'
We'll. she'll Just have 10 do VIII
less flowers Mr.. Lowden replied.
81 think | should vote for Cover
nor Lowden i,r:t for that. But.
talking seriously, Governor Lowdef
is dirt farmer. Ny grand tathel
Meekins was a farmer; my grams
father Allen was farmer; fatbe!
himself is something Of Il farmerE
: maybe | am partial to farmers bel
cause I have such an agricuituras
+ background myself. But think ths
farmers should he recognized.
f "Of course | am not poiiticia
. and | have no political ambitions
, but it just seems to me to he 10
= real sensible and political thing foi
a our party to do this year, to nom
nate farmer candidate for pres
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