Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-16

choice in this poll. With mathema-
teal certainty, with the deadly ac-
curacy of machine-like precision,
every 18th name was selected.
With more than half a million
names on the registration books one
can readily see that this is the most
comprehensive, most accurate poll
ever attempted outside of an actual
election In fact, so comprehensive
will be this poll that it may actually
name the winner we'll in advance Of
the primary.
Will the voters choose Alexander
Hawkins Graham, Hillsboro lawyer.
World War veteran and lieutenant
governor, as their next governor? Or,
will they select the long-haired frock-
coated Shelby entry, the Hon. Clyde
r. Hoey? Is the demand for a new
deal in state politics great enough to
elect a political novice, Ralph w. Nc
Donald, of Winston-Salem? Or, will
they reject all three and choose il,-
stead Scotchside John A. McRae, the
ed himself as the States No. / corn
bread eater?
Ballots mailed today totaled 20 per
cent of the total number of ballots to
be mailed in this poll Next Thursday
another % per cent will be mailed,
and each Thursday thereafter 20 per
cent will be mailed until all the bal
lots have been placed in the hands of
the voters.
The total number of ballots to he
used in this poll will aggregate eight
and one-third per cent of the total
registration. However, because the
total vote is expected to approximate
only two-thirds Of the registration, the
ballots used in this poll will cover ap-
proximately twelve and one-half per
cent of the voters who will participate
in the primary on June 6.
The first results in this statewide
pre-primary poll will be published in
the Henderson Daily Dispatch Thurs
day, May Z. Every Thursday there
after another article containing State
wide results will appear, with the
final vote in this gigantic poll to be
carried exclusively in this section in
the Henderson Daily Dispatch on
Thursday, June 4, or two days before
the primary vote So thoroughgoing is
this poll, that North Carolina Speaks
will name the Democratic nominee at
least three full days before the results
of the June s primary are made
public.
In this section of the State only in
the Henderson Daily Dispatch can
you keep informed concerning the
trend of public opinion for or against
any of the four Democratic candi-
dates. And, in the intervals between
the publication of the Statewide re-
suits stories, the Henderson Daily Dis
patch will, several days a week pub
fish results within the area.
Newspapers cooperating in this poll
are The Charlotte News, The Fayette-
vile Observer Wilmington Star and
News, Goldsboro News-Argus, Wilson
Times, Greenville Reflector, Kinston
Free Press, Rocky Mount Evening
Telegram, Raleigh Times, Durham
Herald and Sun, Greensboro News
and Record, Winston-Salem Journal
and Sentinel, Reidsville Review, Con-
cord Tribune, Salisbury Post, Hickory
Daily Record, Henderson Daily Dis
patch, New Bern Sun-Journal, ELIZA
beth City Daily Advance, Asheville
Citizen and Times.
The ballots used in this poll are in
the form of a folding postal card. The
voter receiving a card will simply in
dictate his choice by placing an x in
the square opposite the candidate he
favors. There is also a place on the
ballot for the voter to indicate his or
her sex, whether he is a rural or
urban resident, and his or her occupa-
ton. Is the feminine vote going to be
cast, as rumor has it, for the youth
full Mcdonald? North Carolina
Speaks will have the answer For
whom will the jobless vote? Does the
urbane Sandy Graham appeal more to
the city-slickers than the hangers
about at the cross roads stores? Will
John McRae's fondness for corn bread
secure for him the farm vote? What
do the tailors think of Clyde Hoey's
long-tailed coat? Will the BARRIERS
vote against him? These are only a
few of the questions that North Car
DINA Speaks will answer.