Bickett Wins Governor Nomination In Light Primary
Returns show T W Bickett carried the gubernatorial nomination by about 25 000 over E L Daughtridge in the legalized statewide primary. Manning is believed to have won the attorney general nomination. Incumbents for other state offices were renominated. Voting was light due to storms and poor telephone service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Bickett
E. L. Daughtridge
J. S. Manning
Wake
Claude Kitchin
Clingman W. Mitchell
Bertie
H. L. Godwin
J. A. Brown
Columbus
Lee D. Robinson
Anson
A. L. Spence
Moore
Zebulon V. Weaver
Apheville
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Bickett
Surry
Mount Airy
Hartness
Manning
Young
Bickett Leads In Most Counties In North Carolina Returns
Franklinton reports from 72 counties show Bickett carrying 67 counties by 23,000 votes while Daughtridge carries Martin Edgecombe Nash Cumberland and Buncombe by 1,950. Rowan County favors Bickett by 43 and Union by 2,000. Haywood and Burke favor Bickett, Seventh district leads with a 6,000 majority. Overall Bickett expected to win by about 28,000 with stormy weather limiting turnout.
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Franklinton
Bickett
Daughtridge
Martin
Edgecombe
Nash
Cumberland
Buncombe
Wilson
Rowan
Burke
Haywood
Union
Wayne County Ballots Highlight Close Bickett Victory
Primary results across North Carolina counties show Bickett winning Wayne County governor by about two to one. Other counties report mixed leads, with Daughtridge challenging Bickett for governor in Columbus and Sinclair leading Attorney General in Cumberland. Union and Swain show Bickett favored in early tallies while Rowan slows with slow returns.
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Biskett
James S. Manning
Haywood Clarke
M. L. Shipman
Labor and Printing
W. L Lee
Corporation Commission
Mann
Agriculture
A. W. Graham
A. J. McKinnon
J. R. Young
Bickett Leads Guilford As Votes Reported
In Guilford County 18 of 33 townships reported Bickett with 1,159 votes to Daughtridge's 883. Greensboro favored Daughtridge by 100. The Greensboro headquarters closed pending morning reports due to lack of connections with outlying townships. Other state officer tallies show Hartness 600, Grimes 1,241, Clark 103, Lee 1,111, Boyd 642, McKinnon 562, W A Graham 1,038, McGienaghan 229, Young 1,545, Hobbe 138.
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Cleveland
Bickett
Shelby
Daughtridge
Grimes
Hartness
Clark
Mann
Lacy
Calvert
Jones
Manning
Sinclair
Shipman
Dellinger
Lee
Boyd
Graham
McKinnon
Hobbs
Young Far
McClenaghan
W. A. Mauney
King’s Mountain
R. B. Miller
Guilford
Greensboro
W. A Graham
Mc.Gienaghan
Young
Hobbe
Bickett Leads In Chowan County Race
In Elizabeth City and Chowan County Bickett leads with strong margins while Grimes Lacy Manning Shipman Lee and McLenaghan win. McNider and Cohoon favored for Senate. Perquimans shows Bickett leading but votes for Daughtridge Grimes Graham Lee Shipman Young Manning win. Johnson and McNider also elected for Senate. Aberdeen reports 121 votes with Wilson 107 Marshall 77 leading Spence 107 and others with various tallies.
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Camden
Pasquotank
Currituck
Elizabeth City
Bickett
Daughtridge
Grimes
Hartness
Clark
Mann
Lacy
Manning
Sinclair
Calvert
Jones
Shipman
Dellinger
Lee
Boyd
Hobbs
McKinnon
Graham
Young
McClenaghan
Bickettt
Cohoon
Johnson
McNider
Scott
Jer- Ty
Walker
Ferbee
Chowan
McLenaghan
Senate
Perquiman’s County
Aberdeen
Wilson
Marshall
Spence
Daughtrdige
H. A. Page
Republicans Open National Convention With Harding as Temporary Chairman
The Republican national convention opened in Chicago at the Coliseum with a capacity crowd. Charles Warren Harding of Ohio was unanimously chosen as temporary chairman and delivered the keynote address urging party harmony and strong defense policy while criticizing Democratic foreign policy and urging a protective tariff.
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Chicago
Republicn Party
Charles D. Hilles
Rm Trum
Hilles
John Timothy Stone
Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago
James B. Reynolds
Masachuetts
the Nation Committee
United States
Charles Warren Harding
Ohio
Harding
Europe
Mexico
Philippines
Peinl
Harlings
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Newell
Greene
Raleigh
J. A. Hartness
Col. J. Bryan Grimes
Statesville
Lenoir
Kinston
Lenoir County
Henry Brothers
Fred I. Sutton
Charlotte
Judge Manning
Mitchell Lee Shipman
David P. Dellinger
James R. Young
C. T. McClenaghan
Jake F. Newell
Charles E. Greene
Mitchell
Urance
Whiteville
Columbus County
Labor
Printing
Congress
Brown
Godwin
W. P. Stacy
Addison G. Ricand
Monroe
Union County
I. D. Robinson
Anson, County
Ehonat
Fayetteville
Cumberland County
Nimocks
Little
N. A. Sinclair
Major
Swain
Bryson City
Swain County
Hewitts
Bennett
Salisbury
Zebulon Weaver
BIG
Senator Harding
Essey
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