The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-08-31
DEMOCRACY
The County Convention on
Saturday.


We have already given a skeleton OF
the proceedings, but will now give them
in detail.
On motion of Mr.. Jesse r. Starnes,
Hon. Theo. F. Davidson was made
chairman. Ei
Mr.. Davidson accepted the position in a
short but very handsome speech, urging
loyalty to the party, and every man to
lay aside personal prejudices and prefer
ences, and yield to whatever a majority
thought to be for the best.
On motion Of Capt. McLoud Messrs.
R. NJ. Furman and CIV. Malone were
made secretaries.
a call of townships was called, when
the following delegates responded:
Arery's Creek-L NJ Hatch, SAINT Brooks
Jesse Case,N B Creasman, w B Cook, NJ
T Johnson, James Case.
Loacer Honainy-M NJ Roberts, E c
starnes, ] w Morgan. Thos Case, VIM
Common, D v Thrash, w w Crowell, R
M Holcombe, A H Felmet, M p Court
ney, Mac Jones. J p CASTOR, T D Brit
tain, L B Robson.
Upper Hominy-J L Young, F H Nor
gan, PIP Morgan, w H Green, w T
Cole, WI Israel, LW Morgan, E L
Clarke, NJ H Morgan, D P Luther, w D
Person, F Howell, c w Howell, ] c
Green. ~ -
Leicester-B G Gudger, ] NJ Green, NJ
F Hampton, 1. Brown, 6 N Sluder, ] ]
Cole, w J Brown, F Sluder, M ] Ratclif,
C F Gilbert, w Rogers, T N Hawkins.
D H Shook, R d Robinson, W P Cole,
Levi Plemmons, &c w Hampton, = L
Welch. s
Sandy Mash-T ] Ferguson, M L Rob
inson, j F Wells, John Boiling, Reuben
Lee.
Limesto,ae-J w Hickman, C F Garren,
w R Powers, NJ L Shuford, T johnson
] NJ Case, T L Hickman, ] A Frady, w ]
Alexander, w johnson, NJ A Lance, ]
w Blalock, B Alexander, T L Sum-
mer.
Fair View-W F Dotson, R C Clayton.
A P Reed, A B Lytle, T B Redmond, A
J Cooper, Jason Ashworth, w III Sheriff..
S,Uannanoa-W H Wilson, L H Jor-
dan, VIM Keesler, w L Kimmell, Marion
Roberts, Bartlett, T L Harris, W. A
Patton, r G Pickens, w R Alexander, L
Clontz, R L Patton, r H Patterson, w
D Allison. T w Stephens, N III Milton,
A N Alexander, Z V Brevard, A B For
tune, S-Gudger.
AsleviHe Lock Craig, James McElroy
J N Vance, Jesse Merrimon, T q Starnes,
I V Baird, H A Gudger, VIM Baird, New
ton Owenby, J Brank, Renao Glenn,
Frank Foster, J r Starnes, NJ Westall
G c McCarty, Henry Reynolds, Frenk
Loughran, Hamilton Bryson, James
Hughs, Thomas Drummond, D W Cauble
J A Robertson, Manly Creasman, James
West, w H Westall, Will Cheesboro,
R. M Furman, H B Carter. NJ Gudger,
Robt Powers, Joseph Stepp, Walter
Hatch.
Reems Creek:-J L Weaver, B Garri-
son. T H Weaver, A Gwaltney, ] N
Gill, John Cairns, w C Sans, ] K Cham
bers, T N Edwards.
Fiat Greek DIR w Ciontz, J r Brig
man, B Hunter, Isaac Holcombe, r
Buckner, Thomas Revis, r A Hunter.
Iuy j H Woodward, L F Williams,
w 7 Dickinson, N Morgan, 7 G Nor
gan, d Carter, ] B Hyder.
Black Mountain IT K Brown, Jno NJ
Creasman, Caney Ellison, M M Jones,
Lafayette Burnett.
1t thus appearing that every township
in the county was well represented BY
regularly appointed delegates, the con-
vention was declared ready to proceed
with its business.
On motion, the convention proceeded
with nominations, beginning with the
Office of coroner, and proceeding down
to candidates for legislation"
Nomina tions for Coroner being in
order,
DR. w D Hilliard.
DIR. Cooper of Fair View nominated DIR
A Burroughs.
r M Furman nominated DIR w Pu-
retoy.
JR Starnes seconded nomination OF
DR. Purefoy.
DR. RI Wilson seconded nomination
of DR. Hilliard.
JIG McElroy seconded nomination of
DIR Burroughs.
The ballot resulted as follows:
Avery Creek, Lower Hominy, Upper
Hominy, leicester, Sandy Mush, Lime
stone, Fair View, Swannanoa. Reems
Greek, and Ivy townships cast a solid
vote for DIR Hilliard, making 60. Flat
Greek cast for DR. Burroughs, Black
Mountain for DR.. Purefoy. Total num-
Der of votes of the convention 10Y: nec-
essary to a'choice 54.
Asheville township not responding,
being in consultation, and DR.. Hilliard
having received majority of all votes of
the convention, was declared the noml-
nee.
baskerville township delegation were
DELAYED by division in the delegation
over the resolution of instruction given
by the township meeting.) A majority
instructions, the vote of the township
was cast throughout according tothe indi-
Eidual preference of the delegates.
For Surveyor,
R. Fl. Patterson nominated B F Pat
ton.
F.P. Morgan nominated A III Starnes.
Mr.. ]. G. Aston's name was also pre-
sented, but, at his own request was with
drawn.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Avery's Creek, Lower Hominy, Upper
Hominy, Leicester, Sandy Mush, Lime
stone, Fairyiew. voted solid for Starnes
+Swannoa cast 81 for Patton, 81 for Starnes
Reems Creek and Black Mountain voted
solid for Patton. Ivy, Patton 8, Starnes
A. Flat Creek, Patton q, Starnes 81
Asheville did not vote. Patton 21
Starnes so. No election.
Second ballot:
Starnes received Ayery's Creek, Lower
Hominy, Upper HominY, Leicester, San.
dy Mush, Fair View, Flat Creek, Ivy
Black Mountain solid. and 81 from saa d.
nanoa, and q from AshevilIe total 800
Patton received 81 from Swannanoa,