Hull and Smith force clash over convention chairman
North Carolina voters set to choose a permanent chairman in the state democratic convention. Hull back Thomas D. Warren of New Bern. Smith back J Will Bailey of Raleigh as the field narrows. The 1,957 delegates assemble in Raleigh with Dennis G. Brummitt presiding.
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Raleigh
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Asheville
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New Bern
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Greensboro
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Alfred E. Smith
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
New York
Associated Press
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Reed
Missouri
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Owen D. Young
Josephus Daniels
Claude Bowers
McDowell
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Montgomery
Swain
Washington
Buncombe
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Hull Leads in State but Far Short of Majority
The Bremen county convention at Greensboro splits 38 Smith to 24 Hull in a 62 delegate vote. A quo war over a loyalty resolution ends with adoption by viva voce despite threats to party unity.
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Guilford
Smith
Alfred E. Smith
Greensboro
Dennis G. Brummitt
Raleigh
New York
C. L. Shuping
Charles A. Hines
T. E. Whitaker
Oak Ridge
Hobgood
John MT. Burrus
A. E. Tate
Bishop Guerry Dies From Wounds In Charleston
Bishop William A. Guerry dies at 67 in Charleston after being shot by the Rev J H Woodward in his study. Woodward killed himself a minute later in a mental breakdown. Early bulletins warned pneumonia infection from the wound, as doctors reported the bishop sinking.
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S. C
William A. Guerry
J. H. Woodward
South Carolina
Guerry
Woodward
Georgia
Henrietta Jervey
Miss Jervey
Italia Dirigible Crew Believed Alive Near Spitzbergen
Reports from Kings Bay indicate the Italia crew is alive after more than two weeks missing since May 25. Radio messages faintly place the airship on the ice near Cape Leigh Smith in Northeast Land, with search efforts by Hobby, Braganza, and possible Green Harbor dog team planned.
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Spitzbergen
Northeast Land
Citta di Milano
Cape Leigh Smith
Land
North Pole
Hobby
Braganza
Green Harbor
Straits of Hinlopen
Foyn Island
Italia
McLean To Support His County Law
Judge Henry Grady condemns the 1927 county government acts and Governor McLean is expected to respond. Officials say the changes affect tax collection timing and penalties, shifting some delinquency penalties to interest without increasing overall tax burden. The article notes October to December tax due dates and a June 1 sale under the new law, with a 20 percent delinquency rate recast as interest.
Discontent Rumblings Along Smith Candidacy Rise in South
Washington June 9. Democrats plan a Houston gathering in two weeks while factions in the party show strain over Governor Smith. Southern leaders push to block Smith with a bloc of at least 367 anti Smith delegates as preparations for the convention continue.
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Houston
McAdoo
Smith
Madison Square Garden
Italia airship messages rated genuine by Rome reports
Rome reports confirm the Italia airship's communications as authentic. Luigi, a radio operator on the Italia, identified his navy number to the Citta Di Milano at Kings Bay, according to Rome newspaper extras.
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Tornado like gale wrecks ten planes at Bolling Field
A strong gale swept northeastern and southwestern Washington late today toppling ten airplanes at Bolling army aviation field. The damage is estimated at $200,000.
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Washington
Bolling Army Aviation Field
Robert L. Taylor Dies in Auto Crash in Washington
Robert L. Taylor, son of the late Tennessee senator Bob Taylor and head of a motor company bearing his name, was killed in Washington when his car struck a curb at a street intersection and overturned. Police said his vehicle skidded while avoiding a collision with another car.
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Robert Taylor
Washington
Robert L. Taylor
Bob Taylor
Tennessee
Taylor
Republicans Ready in Kansas City Hosts Pouring In
Kansas City prepares for the national convention as Republican hosts arrive by train and car. The city offers a warm, neutral welcome with flags and flowers while Democratic figures like Senator James Reed mingle among visiting Republicans at festivities planned around the Reed home.
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Ralph H. Heppe
Associated Press
Kansas City
Middle West
Great Plains
Kansas
Illinois
Four Corners
James Reed
Houston
Reed
Lowden Chafes Over Farm Relief Ties In Kansas City
Former Illinois governor Frank O Lowden arrives at the pre convention scene and meets with coalition leaders and farm relief advocates. He defends the McNary Haugen equalization fee and presses to include it in the Republican platform while remaining vague on prohibition questions.
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Edward J. Duffy
Associated Press
Kansas City
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Coalition Against
Hoover
McNary- Haugen
Farmers Motorcades Rally to Protest Farm Relief Stance
North Dakota Governor A. G. Sortie leads one caravan from Jamestown toward Kansas City to oppose a presidential candidate not clearly in favor of farm relief. Similar groups from South Dakota and Minnesota are converging, with more expected to arrive by Monday.
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Kansas City
A. G. Sortie
North Dakota
Jamestown
South Dakota
Minnesota
Hoover boosters sharpen bid for 1932 nomination
Kansas City dispatch reports Hoover supporters assembling a campaign band wagon aiming to roll onto the convention floor next week. They expect to secure the presidential nomination on the first or second ballot, arguing Coolidge is unlikely to mount a new run. They pin hopes on Mellon led Pennsylvania delegates while noting a fragmented opposition and a pending reveal of the move’s strength at the convention.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Coolidge
Pennsylvania
Mellon
Hoover
Republicans Gather For Kansas Delegation To 1928 Nomination
North Carolina Republican leaders gathered in Asheville and Raleigh for the quadrennial trip to Kansas City to select a presidential standard bearer. Delegates and alternates from Winston-Salem, Hendersonville, Wilmington, and other areas prepare to join the eastern and western contingents aboard trains via Knoxville and Memphis to reach the convention opening Tuesday.
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Asheville
North Carolina
National Party
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Memphis
Kansas City
Charles A. Jones
Lincolnton
J. Lindsay Patterson
Winston-Salem
David H. Blair
United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue
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Patterson
Blair
Washington
Jonas
Mary Meekins
Elizabeth City
W. C. Meekins
Hendersonville
Meekins
Mr. Meekins
John R. Phelps
Ireswell
James F. Parrott
Florida Democrats Vote Big in State Primary
Florida's 240,849 governor race votes set a record, with Doylee Carlton leading Catts and Hathaway for nomination as Park Trammell wins the Senate seat. Delegates at large show preference against Alfred E. Smith, while Florida electors remain uninstructed.
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Fla
Florida
Associated Press
Doylee Carlton
Tampa
Sidney J. Catts
Fons A. Hathaway
State Highway Department
Carlton
Park Trammell
Smith
Rome Rejoices Over Missing Arctic Team Believed Alive
News from the north reports all members of the Nobile Arctic expedition are believed alive and their present position has been determined with fair certainty. Extra editions spread the tidings and crowds in Rome eagerly bought the papers.
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