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Excerpt from Why North Carolina Voted Dry
Shortly after adjournment of the Legislature, early in May, the United Dry Forces met in Raleigh at the call of the president, Dr. Poteat, and voted to continue the organization intact for the purpose of conducting a vigorous campaign not only to poll North Carolina's vote against repeal, but to have that vote reveal her unchanged con viction about prohibition as a State policy. _at this meeting an execu tive committee composed of the following citizens was elected: W. L Poteat, chairman, Paul J. Barringer, Mrs. T. W. Bickett, George J Burnett, Francis 0. Clarkson, Bruce Craven, Mrs. Charles G. Doak, N. E. Edgerton, J. S. Farmer Clifford Frazier, James A. Hartness, Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, John D. Langston, Mrs, W. B. Lindsay, Dr. R. L Moore, Dr. A. W. Plyler, Miss Winnie Rickett, Charles butfin, 'r. N. Simms, J r., Zeb V. Turlington, Guy Weaver, Isaac C, Wright, Charles G. Rose, Dr. J. Clyde Turner, M. R. Hilford. Four vice presidents were named, as follows: Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, Clifford Frazier, Dr. R. L. Moore and Charles G. Rose. Four outstanding attorneys were selected as legal advisers, namely, R. N. Simms, Sr., E. T. Cansler, Clyde R. Hoey and L. R. Varser. Mr. Charles Rufiin was named secre tary, to succeed Mr. Kluttz, and I was named executive secretary. A platform was adopted, and it was voted to set up a Central Committee, composed of Drys from all sections of the' State, whose names might be suggested by the members of the executive committee during the following two weeks.
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