The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
PRECINCT MEETS
SCHEDULED TODAY
Democrats Are Expected To
Pledge States 26 Votes
To Roosevelt
(By The Associated Press)


North Carolina democrats Will
convene in 1912 precinct meetings
to start machinery which is vlr'
tually certain to pledge the states
26 votes in the national democratic
convention to President Roosevelt.
Principal order of business at the
precinct meetings is the election OF
delegates to county conventions
which will be held May II. Each
precinct is entitled vote at a coun-
ty convention for every rs demo-
cratic ballots cast in the precinct
during the gubernatorial general
election of 1886.
The county conventions will name
delegates to the congressional dis
trict and state conventions, to be
held in Raleigh May II.
Although plans of the North
Carolina for Roosevelt" movement
do not include the Introduction at
precinct meetings of resolutions "a
voring the reelection of President
Roosevelt, reports from scattered
precincts indicated that at least sew
eral such resolutions m h t be
passed.
The precinct meetings are impor-
tant to the third-termers, however,
since the delegates selected for
county conventions will be asked to
throw their support to the plan of
pledging this state to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Under a compromise plan endors-
ed by Governor Hoey and leaders of
the North Carolina for Roosevelt
drive, county, district and the state
conventions will pass resolutions
promising North Carolina's 26 votes
to the President. II Mr.. Roosevelt
decides not to run, the states dele
cation to the national convention
will be uninstructed.
R. Gregg Cherry of Gastonia,
chairman of the state democratic
executive committee, said last night
that he, too, approved Of the COM
promise, and predicted that harmony
would prevail at the various party
meetings in North Carolina.
For the second consecutive Satur
day, registrars will be on duty to-
day at all of the polling places in the
state to prepare their books COR tie
republican and democratic primaries
of May 25. The registrars will go to
the polling places again May II,
which is the last day for register
ing. May Is has been designated as
"challenge day." and registration
books will be open to the public at
polling places for the purpose of
challenges.
To date, the North Carolina for
Roosevelt drive has touched off
considerably more fireworks than
the gubernatorial campaign. Despite
the fact that an unprecedentedly
large field Of seven democrats and
three republicans is making the race
for the governorship.
The gubernatorial candidates con-
tinued their speech making yester-
day and last night.
The two candidates from Raleigh,
]. M. Broughton and A. ]. Maxwell,
democrats, took almost identical
stands in favor Of increasing o'1
age pensions, which last year aver
aged $10.08 month.
''The forgotten man in the cur
rent political campaign is the in
digent citizen of North Carolina"
Maxwell told a courthouse crowd at
Carthage. "It is my hope and belief
that increasing revenues will make
it possible for the state to adopt a
more liberal attitude for that group"
"Old age assistance, which is now
q well established principle of gov
ernment, should be extended as fast
as revenues permit, until T. more
adequate provision is male" said
Broughton to a courthouse crowd in