The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-08-12
THE CONVENTION HELD
YESTERDAY.
A TREMENDOUS TURNOUT AND
PERFECT HARMONY.
The Names Of Good, Solid Democrats
Voted Upon for Various County
Henors.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS OF THE
CONVENTION, RESOLUTIONS.
SUGGESTIONS, ETC.
.rss zee !. /: 2;ss 7a,s,,a,s.nss zs-s.e'p
of Delegates to the County
Convention.
A TREMENDOUS TURNOUT AND
PERFECT HARMONY.


At fifteen minutes past twelve
o'clock yesterday. Capt. McLoud,
in the absence of Mr.. Thomas A.
Jones, chairman of Asheville Towns
ship Democratic Executive Commits
tee called the primary township con-
vention to order, and stated the OBJ
jects of the same. He next an
nounced that the permanent organ
ization of the convention was in or
der, and requested the body to put
forward nominees for chairman.
DR.. II. Bascom Weaver and w. B.
Gwyn, ESQ.,, we're placed in nomi-
nation.> A rising vote was taken,
which stood: Gwyn sc; Weaver 63.
Mr.. Gwyn was declared the choice
of the convention. and was escorted
to the chairman's seat by Messrs.
W. w. Barnard and W. F. Ran
dolph, amidst cheers and applause.
Mr.. Gwyn said that he was deeply
grateful to the convention for the
honor bestowed upon him; he
would not tire the audience by max
ing a speech, but would proceed to
the business before the convention
at once. He thereupon declared the
convention opened and ready for the
transaction OF business.
On motion ofMr. Jas. H. Carter,
Mr.. Fred E. Rolfe, of the CITIZEN,
was elected permanent secretary of
the convention.
Col. Williamson moved that the
delegates for the different offices be
placed before this convention, and
their relative strength be thereby
ascertained by the vote Of the con-
vention, by a ballot guarded by
six persons, and that the delegates
be Instructed to cast their voters in
! the county convention according to
the relative strength of the candi-
date as shown by the vote of this
convention. Motion adopted. Prof.
King moved that the delegates to be
appointed by this convention be in-
structed to vote in the county con-
vention the relative strength of each
candidate for the various offices, as
ascertained by the vote of this con-
YentIon, as long as there was-a rea-
sonable hope of their election. Mos
ton carried amidst applause.
The vote for committee to select
thirty-six delegates to represent
Asheville township in the county
convention, resulted as follows:
Haw Creek-W. G. Corpening, B.
F. Patton.
East Asheville-D. c. Waddell,
H. B. Carter.
West Asheville-J. H. Carter, Mr.,
Green.
Hazel-N. Plumadore, E. B. At
kfnson.
} Beaverdam-Tom Drummond, H
: B. Smith.
Best Junction-M. L. Reed, w
} P. Cheeseborough.
This committee repaired to al
adjoining room, and after being out
for half an hour returned the fol
lowing list of delegates to the
county convention, viz:
Haw Creek-Jas. Redmond, B. F
Patton, B. M. Smith, w. G. Corpen
ing, T. Il. Patton, Geo. Bell.
West Asheville-O. c. Summers
A. G. Halyburton, J. H. Carter, w
B. Gwyn, George Henderson, H. c
Fagg.
: Beaverdam.-Jas. N. Vance, D
v. Smith, J. Stradley. J. NJ. Ray
} H. M. Kimberly. R. V. Wolfe.
2 Hazel Jas. Buttrick, N. Puma
u dore, e. B. Atkinson, w. N. Smith
d. ]. Mcclellan, J. M. Ledford.
s Best Junction.-Robt. P. Walker
r. f. Sale, w. P. Cheeseborough, I
M. Porter, J. A. Brookshire, vii
Pickens.
? East Asheyille.-Eug. D. Carter
l T. G. Westall. o. h. Hagaman, Jas
Sherrell, Milton Jarvis, Chas. {
s Leonard.
The report of the committee wa
: received and the committee dis
charged.
The chairman then appointed tn
following committee on ballotinl
J. n. Carter, G. G. McCarty, w. ]
d Reynolds, F. Stikeleather, T. ]
Patton, w. w. Barnard
Messrs. Eug. D. Carter, R. ]
n Walker and w. f. Randolph, wer
e ap pointed tellers.
or The balloting then begun and n
It. ulted as follows:
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
P ME-. Carter, 247;5 ). s. T. Bair,
1873; Jno. w. Starnes. 81; T.
Westall, 35; Locke Craig, 20; G. 4
Z, Shnford, 2; Geo. Howell, 1; Thoml
y A. Jones, /; J. P, Morgan, 2; D.
to Wadden 1; Frank Wells, /; Frar
Williams 2; w. w. Jones, 1; Ge
Young,1.
ad FOR sHERIFF.
n II, ID, L. Reynolds, 160; N. T. Char
IN bers. 81; a. Fl. Baird, 81; Josi;
It Jones, %.
= FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.
j. r. Patterson 81; G. w. Your
49 J. NJ. Brookshire, 35; J.