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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1920
Page
1
Voters in High Point township prepare to cast a large share of the 1920 general election amid anticipated heavy turnout. Polls open at sunrise with more than 59 000 ballots issued and officials urging immediate voting. Governor Cox heads to Toledo for final speech as returns begin to come in.
In Montgomery County Alabama a black belt night of fires destroyed two white farmers homes, two negro cabins, two gin houses, 10 bales of cotton and mills. 20 to 50 negros reportedly attacked plantations. 10 suspects were arrested as deputies patrolled the area.
High Point banks will close tomorrow for a voting holiday as local politicians report most businesses will suspend operations to allow clerks and employees to vote. The city expects election talk to dominate conversations on streetcars and in shops as the pre election period gives way to the voting day.
Zel Walser a leading North Carolina orator will address the public at the Republican headquarters on Washington Street in High Point at 7 30 this evening. He has just returned from a tour of eastern and New England states promoting the Republican national committee. Walser is a former attorney general and is regarded as one of the nation's best speakers. The Republican committee invites all to attend.
Miss Anna Walker visiting nurse with High Point Red Cross reports nursing 28 new patients in September including 15 women 1 man 8 babies and 1 child. She made 51 metropolitan 147 daily and 35 unrecorded visits totaling 233 in the first full month. She aided families by flagging cases to Red Cross workers and notes prior months: July 32 patients and 182 visits. August 232 patients and 22 visits.
Dungannon Ireland recounts a terrifying night as reprisals followed a constable being wounded in an attack on a police patrol. Police fired bombs and firearms in numerous business houses, raising fears in Central Ulster.
Cotton futures opened firm with December at 21.45 and January at 20.86 as the market rose 37 to 59 points on firm cables and dry southern weather. New Orleans markets observed All Saints Day and were closed.
Irish Sunday saw at least 14 separate assaults on police and militia across the west and south. Six police officers were killed and eight wounded, one militiaman and one naval serviceman were wounded, and one civilian died.
On Nov 1 1920 both Republican and Democratic national committees mobilized for the last day of campaigning less than 24 hours before polls open. Leaders claimed rising momentum with figures predicting Harding near 368 to 395 electoral votes and Cox Roosevelt favored in key states. The era’s focus centers on women voters and the fate of the league of nations amid war tolls and debates over a separate peace with Germany.
Reports from states across the central west show final campaign activity marked by renewed political enthusiasm and mystery over women voters titles. Eleventh hour discussions suggest women voters and ticket scratching could delay close contests. Authorities report heightened fraud guards and doubled reader/watchers to deter intimidation of women voters.
The state department said no outcome of California’s alien land tenure reform that does not follow existing laws will be acceptable. It stressed the goal to safeguard Japanese interests and noted the statement signals government cooperation with Japan, issued on the eve of California’s election.
Governor Bickett leads last push for ratification of income tax amendments as supporters from the Democratic and Republican camps unite. He warns opponents backed by wealthy interests that failure would force a shift of tax burden onto large incomes and unearned profits, while supporters insist the measure is a substitute tax with no new property taxes.
Five men with a total of seven legs and eight arms were arrested at a Rocky Mount hotel on gambling charges. Police say the party were professional beggars en route to Tarboro fair. They posted $12.50 bonds in pennies nickels and dimes and did not appear in police court.
Cuba votes for a new president with Jose Miguel Gomez and Alfredo Zayas as main rivals. Soldiers were on duty across provinces as voters began the polls in Havana on November 1.
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