The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-06-11
Bailey Wins Over
Fountain i'm Race
for u. S. Senate
County of Ashe Gives Veteran
Shelby Democrat Over
800 Majority
BIG VOTE CAST SATURDAY
Charles M. Johnson Polls More Votes
in Ashe County Than Any
Other Candidate
BIG VOTE CAST SATURDAY
Official Primary Returns of Ashe
County Democratic Vote May Be
Found on Page Eight of This Issue

Clyde r. Hoey, veteran campaign
er, led his nearest opponent, DR..
Ralph w. Nc Donald, in a four
cornered race for the democratic
nomination for governor by count
of 4484, Tuesday night.
Second Primary on July 4
The two high men in a race which
brought out total vote of 516,873,
breaking all former records by more
than 100000, will enter second pri-
mary July 4. The Democratic nomi-
nation is equivalent to election.
Returns compiled by the Associat-
ed Press included official counts
from 95 of the 100 counties. The re-
turns from the other counties were
complete, but had not yet been Off
cially canvassed' by the election
boards.
The vote from all the 1858 pre-
cincts gave Hoey 193,935 votes; Nc
Donald, 189,451; Lieutenant Cover
nor A. H. Graham, 126, $50, and John
A. McRae, Charlotte attorney, 6,837.
On the face of returns, Hoey car
ried so of the 100 counties, McDon-
aid carried q and Graham %. Nc
Rae carried the other, Arson.
Sales Tax Leading Issue
The sales tax issue, dominant point
of debate among the four candidates,
was credited with bringing out the
tremendous vote.
Mcdonald, 33-year-old former col
lege professor, advocated repeal of
the $10,000,000 year levy, and lam
basted what he termed "the ma
chine" method of electing governors
in North Carolina.
Hoey, former congressman who
turned down an appointment to the
senate by his brother-in-law, former
Governor o. Max Gardner, defended
the administration and said the sales
levy could not be removed without
resort to a property tax or levies
which would drive business out of
the state.
Bailey Holds $4,000 Lead
Senator J. w. Bailey, who did not
make campaign speech, was lead
ing his three opponents by $4,000
majority, on the face of returns from
1879 precincts. The returns from all
but 10 of the counties were official
in this count.
The standing was: Bailey 238, pa;
Richard T. Fountain, former ieuten-
ant governor, 1885; William H.
Griffin, 23,543, and David L. Strain,
1905.
There was no clear-cut issue in the
senatorial race. Bailey's opponents
criticized him for what they said
was his failure to support President
Roosevelt, but the senator replied in
a statement that he voted with the
New Deal on virtually every issue.
Ashe County Vote Heavy
Over three thousand votes were
cast in Ashe, which is about seventy
five percent of the total county dem
ocratic vote This is considered an
exceptionally heavy vote in view of
the fact that no county0 yet was
being voted on.
Johnson Has Biggest Vote
Charles NJ Johnson, running
against the only woman on the tic
ket, received the highest number OF
votes cast here. He received 2426
votes for state treasurer. johnson
has been favorable to the county dur
ing the depression in helping to adj
just the bonded Indebtedness. Thad
Eure, for secretary of state, and
George Ross Pou, for auditor, came
in second and third on the highest
number of vptes received.