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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
2
Democratic voters head to a second primary that will settle the race between Gardner and Morrison. The contest shapes the party’s path to the general election with both candidates pursuing turnout and cross endorsements in a tight battle.
Morrison leads in 23 counties with Gardner close behind and Page far back, based on incomplete primary returns for governor. Early tallies show Morrison about 21,542 votes to Gardner 20,502 and Page 13,942 across fifty counties with more to count. Overman leads for Senate in several counties, while Gardner and Morrison trade regional leads in Buncombe Chowan Craven and nearby counties as partial precincts report.
Mecklenburg County races show Pharr leading state house with 2326 votes, followed by Matthews 1922 and Person 1900, Cole 1110, Sullivan 934. In Congress Council leads with 1426, Ritch 1108, Bulwinkle 917, Quicker 312, Peterson 55. DeLaney 194 to Gaines 136 from 21 precincts. Page Prospects Poor in Asheville as Gardner and Morrison contest. Rutherford County backs lieutenant governor, Haywood counties favor Morrison by up to 1500, others like Cherokee and Transylvania back Morrison. McDowell Mitchell Polk Avery Burke also show sizable leads.
Preliminary county totals from Guilford and surrounding counties indicate Morrison leading Page and Gardner for governor in Guilford with 1,227 to 1,227? No. Morrison trails Gardner in several counties. Cumberland and Davidson show Morrison strong, while Mecklenburg reports Morrison trailing Page and Gardner significantly. Large totals from Durham Forsyth and Gaston reflect mixed results with Morrison edging Gardner in Durham and Gardner leading in Gaston. Overall, Morrison appears competitive but no clear statewide winner yet as complete returns pour in.
In New Hanover county Gardner holds a clear majority over Page and Morrison across most wards and precincts. Overman also leads Brooks, while Homer Lyon increases his margin over Shaw and Godwin for Congress. A full tabulated report will be published when all returns arrive. Potatoes Move North as harvest picks up. Beaufort reports several carloads leaving for northern markets and shipments continue through mid June. Prices remain high but not at the extreme levels of recent weeks. Striking Caraleigh operatives ejected from company houses in Raleigh. Twenty five families were ordered removed by Justice Owens with 10 days to appeal. after three cases heard, judgments to be pronounced in the rest.
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International news notes rising activity in Germany with campaign clashes and peaceful outcomes at seaside protests in Newport. Reports say the United States may attend the Spa conference unofficially via a Bermudian commission led by Roland W. Boyder of Boston. Vera Cruz authorities welcome US aid to fight bubonic plague. An papal encyclical hints at Catholic monarchs visiting Rome to see King Victor Emmanuel. In Dublin Sinn Fein executes a bold raid on King's Inn seizing munitions and escaping. Felix Diaz signals retirement from revolutionary activity and plans talks with Huerta in Mexico City.
A Washington dispatch reports Attorney General Palmer demanding Felix Frankfurter retract charges from a National Popular Government League committee. It notes Obregon’s plan to halve the Mexican army, the rural policing force, and talks with Villa. while Congress ends its session June 6 after party accord. The State Department reviews the burning of a British flag, Mexico’s provisional president, and Ukraine’s republic recognition bid. Wilson’s Armenia mandate proposal is rejected in the Senate. Frank L. Polk resigns as under secretary of state, with Norman Davis as a potential replacement.
A majority report from the sugar investigating committee charges Attorney General Palmer abused his powers by aiming to fix Louisiana sugar prices. The panel asserts the move violated law and his official duty as chief prosecuting officer of the government. Separately, warnings target railroads to ease freight congestion under interstate commerce rules and a protest notes Irish freedom advocates burn a British flag in front of the treasury. The Supreme Court rules constitutional amendments cannot be sent to referendum where state laws permit such votes. A foreign-relations subcommittee urges possible armed intervention in Mexico if new regimes fail to stabilize a government friendlier to the United States.
The piece surveys varying items from presidential nomination betting with Hiram Johnson and William McAdoo as favorites, a Birmingham driver fined for speeding, real estate debate at a Kansas City convention, a murder verdict in New York with a prison sentence, a sugar import first car load to Brownsville, a large Lever Act violation fine for Antwerp Diamond Co, Texas pest regulation plans, a June 3 holiday, NAACP meeting moves to Detroit, a fatal coal mine explosion in Pennsylvania, a Nashville chemist arrest for platinum thefts, and a Roanoke double murder linked to high living costs.
President Wilson spars with Congress over failure to act on cost of living, tax reforms, and railroad delay. He telegraphed railroad union leaders before adjournment, warning of continued burdens on the people and unsatisfactory future laws.
Chicago reports that southern representation in future Republican national conventions would be reduced under plans to be urged on the national committee. The move aims to alter the balance of influence for southern states at party gatherings and shaping GOP policy.
Boston authorities reported five thousand men were issued warrants by the federal district court for failure to respond to draft questionnaires. The action targets those labeled slackers awaiting arrest and possible enforcement actions.
President Wilson signed the postal pay increase bill that allocates 23 million dollars in additional salary to post office employees next year and more in the future. The measure involves a total of 33 million dollars and aims to raise pay for postal workers nationwide.
Washington criticized the new naval appropriation and said Congress had not reduced naval expenditures but merely postponed vital needs. Secretary Daniels warned that the navy's requirements were not being met and urged action to avoid further delays.
Shanghai General Ting Kin, director of the department of aeronautics, outlined a major development program for China in aviation. The plan targets expanding both cargo and passenger air operations nationwide.
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith says North Carolina operations led by his agents must be curtailed after July 1 due to reduced congressional appropriations. Dairy specialists in the state and all federal activities in livestock production along the specialized line will be dispensed with.
New York announces that former Hamburg American Line routes closed in 1814 due to war will be reopened with American flag tonnage. Harriman interests supply the ships after negotiations with German company representatives who have been in the United States weeks.
Coast Guard seized 1100 quarts of cognac hidden in the Cuban schooner Ysa Bel off Sanibel Island, about 100 miles south of Tampa. The Vaughan chased the vessel to Tampa where it was turned over to customs. Two crewmen were captured on smuggling charges. the captain and three other crew members escaped ashore.
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