Evening star., 1936-10-28
RECORD VOTE A|M|
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Intensive Drive in Final
Week to Make Showing
! for Democrats.
fThis is the fourth in series
OF articles on politics in North
Carolind.)
BY WILL p. KENNEDY,

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: RALEIGH, N. c., october 28.-With
more than 1900 political speeches
scheduled by the Democratic State
Executive Committee for this last in
tensive week of the campaign, rallies
are being arranged in each OF the
1857 precincts within an even 100
counties Only is of these counties
are at all doubtful-but no effort is
being spared to get out the largest
possible vote, even in counties that
are surely Democratic.
Due to more earnest campaigning
by both Republicans and Democrats
than ever before, the prediction Is
now being made that the total vote to
be cast on November in North Caro-
lima will be 100000 to 100000. COM
pared with little over 100000 in
1882, when Roosevelt got the unpre-
cedented total of 497 7,566, for ma
jority of 289, 900 over Hoover's 208, ,344.
There is some lethargy in the east
ern part of the State because the
Democratic majority is unshakably
strong, and there is some diSaffection
hangover from the bitter primary
fight, especially for the gubernatorial
nomination. State Chairman j. Wal
lace Winborne is determined that no
feeling OF confidence and no spirit OF
disgruntlement shall reduce the Demo-
cratic vote, which he confidently ex-
poets will be the largest ever cast
larger even than Roosevelt received
four years ago. He expects to have
100000 Democratic votes cast. The
usual proportion is to for the
Democrats.
Organization Thorough.
This Democratic general has or
ganized from the ground up his
slogan to the county chairmen has
been Know your precincts" He
has been driving to have every pre-
cinct so organized that every eligible
Democratic voter will be qualified
and then to get them to the polls on
election day.
The Young Democratic Clubs are
we'll organized in 78 of the 100 coun-
ties. and on October Is sponsored
young Democratic rallies simultane-
ously in all of these counties. ]. Ed
Butler OF Morganton is president
of these cooperating clubs. with Mrs
Margaret Wilson of Raleigh as exec
utive secretary. The young Demo
Gratis will be most effective In get
ting out the vote on election day
The young Democrats movement was
started in North Carolina in 1921
by Gov Gardner. Tyree Taylor. nov
president emeritus of the National
Federation of Young Democratic
Clubs. headed the organization anc
was first president in North Carolina
J. Thomas Gresham of Warsaw Is
national committeeman and Mrs
George c. Brown, Greensboro, ma
tional committeewoman Miss May
Oliver, Sanford, is State vice presi-
dent. Mrs. De Neal NJ. Long, States
vile, is secretary, and William B. Wei
lows, Smithfield, is treasurer OF the
Young Democrats.
Thursday night is scheduled for the
''big push" when rallies will be held
simultaneously in all the precincts
throughout the State, with visiting
"spellbinders." All the State candi-
dates are working overtime, making
from one to seven or eight speeches
day. Senator Joshua w. Bailey, ur
for reelection. has personally can
vassed II counties in the mountain
section of the State. Clyde r. Hoey
Democratic candidate for Governor
Senator Robert r. Reynolds of Ashe-
vile, w. P. Horton, nominee for Lieu
tenant Governor; DR.. Ralph McDon-
aid, the defeated candidate in the
primary for the Governor nomination;
Lieut.. Gov. Sandy Graham, former
Gov. Cameron Morrison and all II
Democratic Congressman seeking re-
election and travelling tirelessly
throughout the State making speeches
for Roosevelt and the entire DEM
ocratic ticket.
The Democratic State headquarters
here is in charge of Mr.. Winborne,
who is chairman for the third time
with Mrs. J. B. Spilman of Greenville
as vice chairman; D. L. Ward New
Bern, secretary, and Representative
Lindsay c. Warren, Washington, as
chairman of the Advisory Committee
Women's Activities.
The very active women's division
has been organized by Mrs. Spilman