The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-27
TO SEEK ADOPTION OF DRY
PLANK IN STATE CONVENTION
Republican Leader Wants Platform Declaration For
Lower Federal Tax On Tobacco And Repeal Of
~ Sales Tax Levy

CHARLOTTE, Feb. 27.-Jake
F. Newell, Republican candidate
for the United States senate in
1882, has been named chairman
of the all-important platform
committee for his party and. with
his committee personnel, will
draft a platform for submission
to the Republican state conyen-
ton here.
The appoinement was made by
James S. Duncan, state chair
man. Mr.. Newell announced the
following membership of t n e
committee:
S. E. Hall of Winston-Salem;
S. w. Cramer, ST.. of Charlotte
and Cramerton; Clyde Green of
Boone; Mrs. w. E. Kennen of
Mocksville: Mrs. Lindsay Patter-
son, of Winston-Salem; w. H.
Fisher, of Clinton; Mrs. R. ).
Tighe, of Asheville; H. S. Will
liams, of Concord; w. G. Meo-
ane, of Beaufort; Louis Hamhn:
of Brevard; P. H. Gwynn. OF
Leaksville; A. A. Whltener, OF
Hickory; Holland Holton, of Duke
University; w. G.. Bramham, OF
Durham; James R. Jones, OF
North WilkesbOro; 0. R. York, OF
High Point; Henry Hobson, of
Salisbury; Guy Hips of Canton;
Neal Sewers, of Statesville; z.
Ed Taylor, of Southport; R. W.
Herring. of Fayetteville; Mckin-
lev Edwards, of Bryson City;
Mrs. Eugene Hester. of Reds
vile and +. A. Simpklns, Oh
Goldsboro.
az consider that the platform
committee has a verv important
task ahead of it and | plan to
call the committee together be-
fore the state convention meets.
If possible | shall get the men,
bers together some weeks before
the convention. If this cannot
be done it will certainly be a day
or two before the convention"
Mr.. Newell said.
II speaking of some of the i'm
portant planks he hopes to have
in the platform, Mr.. Newell said.
az certainly shall fight for dry
plank. Not only do | want this
dry plank in the platform as re-
CARDS to state prohibition, | want
in addition to have the Republ-
can party of North Carolina fight
for federal enforcement as prom
ised. not only in the wording of
the twenty-first amendment but
also as promised in the national
platform of the Democrats. We
were promised that the dry states
would be protected from importa-
ton of whisky from wet states.
Zone of the things l consider
most important in the Republican
platform is a plank pledging to
seek lower tax for tobacco. |
plan to find out what the federal
government gets out of each
pound of tobacco grown and man.
ufactured in the state.
'Then / shall seek to have this
tax very materially lowered. In
the first place this would be
boom to North Carolina growers
and manufacturers. In the sec
ond place it would provide a
source of revenue that is now
lacking from an industry which
lives and flourishes under state
protection.
l. is true that cigarettes and
cigars are not manufactured sole
ly for home consumption, but this
is true of any other product. 9th
er states get the benefit from
the taxes on products grown and
manufacturer within their bord-
ers and under their protection.
Why should North Carolina not
receive the same consideration.
81 shall not seek a platform
that win attack personalities in
the Democratic party. / do not
want a platform that will pledge
that the astounding and unwar-
ranted cost of government ad-
ministration will be lowered. AS
it is today, 1 feel that the school
teachers are the most heavily
taxed group in the state-not in
direct taxation but in that heir
salaries have been slashed to the
bone in order that millions may
be poured into the laps of un-
necessary department heads and
their aids.
with this pledge of economy,
feel sure that we can assure
the people of the state that the
unfair burden of taxation con-
tanned in the general sales tax
may be removed.
Il am opposed to the sales tax
and would have the Republican
platform pledge its repeal"
Mr.. Newell said he does not
know the purpose of the meeting
which has been called for a
group of Republican leaders in
Salisbury this week. The story