The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-25
NORTH CAROLINA
TO BALLOT TODAY
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,..s evidenced until a fortnight
W. when the candidates headed
aeu,n the home stretch with a SER
;.s of charges against their op-
%ponents'
The primary campaign has been
unnrecedented because:
There are a record number OF
candidates for governor - seven
democrats and three republicans.
. The first primary elections will
no held a week earlier than usual.
3 There are a record number of
nrecincts 1913 and a r e C o r d
live registration.
4 The voting will be conducted
under a new set of election reform
laws which include abolition of alb
sentee ballots and professional
markers; and a new state wide
registration or relisting of voters.
), Certain county officers, such
as sheriffs, coroners and registrars
Of deeds, have had their terms ex-
ended to four years, and are not
rmning.
6. The democratic gubernatorial
candidates concede that a second
primary will be necessary to de-
termine the party's nominee for
governor.
Secondary
National issues will figure only
~secondarily in today's voting. The
democratic party, in state conven-
ton last week, instructed the par
tvs national convention delegates
70 support President Roosevelt S
reelection, most of the states re-
publican national convention dele
Gates will be unrestricted.
Issues of the democratic guber-
Material campaign have included
highway diversion, sales tax, IL
uor, reapportionment, organization
OF the unemployment compensa-
ton and highway commissioners
and machine politics.
All of the even candidates, with
the exception of Arthur Simmons
Of Burlington, oppose the diversion
Of highway funds.
Changes in the three per cent
sales tax-either its repeal, reduc-
ton or additional exemptions
have been advocated by ]. M.
~Broughton Of Raleigh, L.. Lee
Gravely of Rocky Mount, P a u ]
Grady Of Kenly and Tom Cooper
Of Wilmington. A. ]. Maxwell OF
Raleigh said he would not change
The tax.
Cooper Endorses Option
Grady favors a statewide pro-
nioltlon referendum. Cooper en-
oorses the present plan of county
option control.
Grady favors reapportionment
"hlch also was endorsed by the
state democratic party.
Gravely has asserted that the
present highway commission is
composed of ten little Kingdoms"
ana mas promised its reorganiza.
1ol' W. P. Horton of Pittsborc
4ss pledged reorganization of tile
49, now headed by Charles G.
Powell of Oxford.
cooper and Grady have charged
nHat the state has been run by
"iacllne politicians" and promis,
urn government back to thu
people.
0o'efnor Hoey has declared re
Sso'euiy that he is neutral in thu
Oetlocfatlc gubernatorial race, bu
zOLie Of the governors lieutenant.
a'e announced support for Brough
~, maxwell, Horton and Graveley
"I'S Yesterday Governor Hoey reit
.a'eu that THE administration wal
~ Trying Ito dictate the nomine,
Tor GOVERNOR
INV nalph w. Mcdonald of Chape
u' VINO opposed Hoey in the demo
,oa '4' primary Of 1886, is a Brough
VI supporter.
Charges
among the charges leveled al
y, suoernatorial candidates wer
oy an Unidentified candidate-tha
cbt' lobbied for the slot ma
smn ae interests. Broughton himsel
bean Yulced that the charges ha,
pa made, and denied them.
i.aS Oooper--that machine polite
fa as We're spending $1,000, 900 to de
Hoy py Don S. Elias of Asbevil]e
IRON supporter-that Oscar pitts
SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!
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