The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-31
new DEAL FOE
NOMINATED IN
5. c. PRIMARY
Maybank Leads by 10000
Votes in Gubernatorial
Primary
SMITHS MAJORITY
10000 EARLY TODAY

COLUMBIA. S. c., Aug. 81
(UP)-Senator Ellison d. Got
ton ED Smith, first of the con-
sentative Democrats denounced
by President Roosevelt to face his
constituents at the polls had won
the denomination today on the
basis Of almost complete returns
from yesterdays primary.
Twice denounced inferentially
by President Roosevelt as foe
of progress and reform, he defeat
ed his 900 per cent new dealer"
opponent, Gov. DIN D. Johnston,
who twice received the presidents
inferential blessings.
With only 121 precincts miss
ing, Smith led by 29,994 votes.
Johnston. refusing to concede de
feat, remained closeted with his
closest advisers in the state house
until after midnight, then went to
bed without making a statement.
MAYOR MAYBANK HAS
LEAD OF 10000 VOTES
In the race for the gubernsr
torial nomination, Mayor Burnett
Rhett Maybank of Charleston held
a lead of some 10000 votes over
the nearest of seven rivals. but
Wyndham Manning. q farmer. and
Cole l.. Blease, venerable former
governor and senator, were suffi-
GENTLY close to prevent any posi-
bility of Maybank getting q ma
jority of all votes cast, thus as
surfing a run-off primary.
The results of other races were
not yet clear.
Approximately $4,000 voters
thronged city and rural voting.
booths Tuesday, engaging in. heat
ed arguments and swapping pollt'-
cal chatter. There were no dis
turbances reported. although ru-
mors early in the day said John
ston had been requested to call
out the state militia to preserve
order.
Heavy balloting was reported
here and at other urban centers
such as Charleston, Spartanburg.
Greenville and Anderson. Bright
weather was favorable to heavy
turnout and voters streamed to
the polls in automobiles, buggies
and wagons. In more remote sec
tions, some farmers and their fam
lilies bumped their way to the vot-
ing places in oxcarts.
Ballot counting did not begin
until rural polls closed at a p. m.
(EST) and the city polls at Z p.
m. The count was expected to be
slow because of the large number
of state officers on the ticket.
The issue before the electorate
was clear-"the New Deal versus
Senator Smith" The primary.
equivalent to election in South
Carolina, was the first state vote
since the president began open
in state primaries
against Democratic candidates who
had opposed his new deal pro-
gram.
Smith denied Johnston's cam
paign charges that he was a
'Roosevelt-hater," but said he
would 60 along with the president
"when he is right" and work
against him when he is wrong"
As the polls closed, Smith pre-
dicted he had won by "75 per
cent margin" Johnston also claim
ed victory by can overwhelming
majority"
Possibility of a run-of in the
senate race was eliminated when
State Senator Edgar A. Brown
withdrew two days before the pri-
mary. Browns withdrawal cut
loose some $4,000 votes and Smith
and Johnston Immediately scram-
bled for them. Brown, political
enemy of Johnston for some time
and a new deal advocate, inferred
he would vote for Smith but said
he would not dictate" to his
friends on how to vote.
The governors race, second in
to the senate contest,
appearde headed for a run-off
election on Sept. 49,. Eight candi-
dates sought the post. One must
receive a majority of all votes cast
TO avert run-of.
The new deal was q minor issue
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