The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-09
COUNTY STRONG
FOR ROOSEVELT
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president but otnerWlSe- Voteo tue
Democratic ticket.
CLYDE R. Hoey, in his race for
U. S. senate, according to incom-
nlete returns at Isis a. m. was Sec
ond only to Roosevelt with vote
of $3.50. His opponent, A. I. Feree,
tR) had total of 1,121 votes.
All Democratic candidates were
given majorities in this normally
democratic county, according to
incomplete returns from the Is
precincts of the county at go a.
m today. Six precincts had not
been heard from as to county Off
GERS and one remained to be heard
from as to the state vote.
R. Gregg Cherry, democratic
nominee for governor, was third
high with 8712 votes. Frank Pat
ton (R), his opponent, trailed with
1179.
The results OF other races: Lieu
tenant governor, L. Y. Ballentine
CD 8435, George L. Green (R),
1915; Secretary Of State, Thad
Eure Cd 1919, W. H. Gragg (Ro
I'LL; State Auditor, George Ross
Pou Cd, 8,481, ]. M. Van Hoy,
(R) 1,120; State Treasurer Charles
M. johnson, 8,471, S. B. Roberts,
/, 118: Attorney General, Harry Nc
Mullan, 8,400, Sam J. Morris, l.
|228; Superintendent of Public In
struction, Clyde A. Erwin, $3.50,
|B. Carl Russell, LAB; Commits
sioner of Agriculture, w. Kerr
Scott, 1924, Clarence T. Allen, L.
|142; Commissioner of Insurance,
William P. Hodges, 8,405, Halsey
|P. Leavitt, LILO; Commissioner of
Labor, Forest H. Shuford, 1871,
James E Spence, Jr., 1,125; AS
sociate Justice of Supreme Court,
A. A. F. Seawell CD 1868, E. P.
Stillwel (R) 1,137, William A.
Devin Cd 1886, Algernon L. But
Ter (R) LIB Member of Congress,
j. Bayard Clark, 1852, Josiah A.
Maultsby, 1,173.
State Senate, Roy H. Rowe CD
4,635, Henry Vann ID 4.477, H. E
Rodgers (R), COS. John B. Will
liams, Sr. R) 1893; State House Of
Representatives, Jack @. LeGrand
4,4e4, J A. Bodine 500; County
Commissioners, Addison Hewlett
FD) 1882, James M. Hall Cd A..
767, Lewis j. Coleman CD 4,463
William C. Shaw (R) 500; Mason
boro Justice of the Peace, F. Por
ter Davis (D), 1873, W. A. Cannon
(R) 9.
Amendments to the North Caro-
lima state constitution voted on
ID for 1,184, against 303.
ca for 1,026, against 478.
80 for 1874, against 2lS.
"a for 1856. against $50.
90 for 1872, against GAL.
The amendments are as follows:
a. To make the commissioner
of agriculture. the commissioner
of labor, and the commissioner OF
insurance constitutional officer!
and mebres of the council o.
state.
! 20 To exempt notaries public
from prohibition against double
office holding.
!, 60 To change the state boar
Of education amendment.
"a To authorize the Genera
Assembly to provide compensation
for lieutenant governor.
80 To abolish constitutional re
quirement Of private examination
of wife for sale of homestead.
In addition to the above officer
: the following were elected because
of lack of opposition from THE Re
publican party: Adrian B. Rhodes
register of deeds; Thomas B
, Hughes, c. H. Casteen, J. F. Jor
dan, Coy Etheridge, ST., and E
Fred Banck justices of the peac
|, for Wilmington township; M. E
; Register, justice of the peace 70
Harnett township R. H. Knowles
constable of Harnett township, an
]. L. Craig, constable of Fedora
Point township.
, There were numerous written
y on the ballots. Robert R. Reynold
: received one vote for Register G
, Deeds of New Hanover county, d.
> John Hoggard one vote for count
f commissioner, Harriss Newma
x one for the House of Represents
e tives, ]. C. Roe, one for count
commissioner, Winfield Smith on
i for constable of Wilmington towr
e ship and w. Palmer one for tn
y House of Representatives. Other
4 ,1l o+ 10 aor,+od boca,,co tho