The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-07-29

the audience exactly how honest he
would be if heWas entrusted with a
thousand dollars by the chairman
(Mr Cannon. with which to pur-
chase horses he would "jew" The
ffdrnlet down to the lowest cent, in
order tossave the chairman every
penny hes could. (The attendants
upon The funeral did not relish
this The Senator stated that the
'fbraiher in black" was a black
hol ia the race, and if he could
''gei there" " he had bis (Well's) Sen
atorial permission. The opaque
brethren grinned at this sally of
wit, though many could not exactly
grasp the speakers meaning. The
Senator then haunted the future
probability of having negro magis-
trates in North Carolina, and inti-
mated that it would be very disa-
! greeahleto a a'democrat for negro
l.sheriEnor constable ato throw s38'
ints1 sface and say: Stop. I'se
got a Warrant for yer arrest. He
also informed the people that the
wives of white democrats would not
feel very comfortable when they had
to go before negro justices Of the
peace and Superior court clerks, to
acknowledge deeds, and other legal
papers, which is required by law.
After about half an hour of such rot
and disgraceful insinuation, and
inuendo, the Honorable Senator"
from Buncome "broke it off,"
Parson Penland, from Reems
Creek, here arose to inquire after the
appointment of a secretary, but
cries of Malone" "Major Malone" !"
knocked all the props from beneath
the Parsons interrogation.
The Major arose and "fred his
gun off, in about the folio wing
style: II don't know why you
should cali on me-, am an inde~
pendent democrat, and this, 1 un-
derstand, republican convention.
suppose, however, you knew that
I was not for Cleveland. I amnot;and
1 am willing to go with the biggest
party that can be gotten up to de-
feat him. / don't care, my country
men, who compose that party,
whether they be Catholics. demo-
Gratis, republicans, independents, or
anybody else; I am against Cleve-
land. His administration is ruin
Gus to the country. The Mills bill
is an internal combination. Sam
Randall and Carlisle are controlled
by the Louisville whiskey ring I
am protectionist and 1 follow Sam
Randall, a democrat and VIM. D..
Kelly, "a republican, and Andrew
Jackson. 1 am Jacksonian dem-
ocrat, and old Andrew would turn
over in his grave, il he could see the
boys with white hats and TIM horns
] blowing around" The Major here
eulogized jackson, and stated in
vociferous language, that she was a
follower of the illustrious A. j."
"The leaders ofthe democratic I artY
| are the damnedest traitors on
&earth, . Sasuted.the Major, tsand
csa,prove it. I can't prove it right
night now, but I can prove it." He
pitched into the National banking
system, and came out about like he
went ina hopeless failure. Then
he fred into Maj. Breese's pride
the Swannanoa democratic club,
and then branched off by saying
that he was not candidate for Of
| fee; didn't want any Office; wasn't
going to ask anybody to vote for
him. These protestations provoked
frequent smiles, and after going into
the Cole-Patterson case, democratic
'cussedness" in general, the surplus,
etc, the Major subsidized, and the
permanent organization was eff
fected.
Col. Virgil S. Lusk was made
permanent chairman, and made a
/ very conservative speech upon
accepting the honor conferred by
the convention. He said that be
thanked the people; he had attended
Buncombe republican convent ont
for twenty years, but this was the
largest and the mostj respectable
he had ever witnessed. He wa:
very frank, and told the faithful
that if they lost in this contest, the
fire" would go out with them fol
good. He wanted all to be up anG
doing for liberty and protection, ani
announced his intention of fighting
the wicked" democrats as long al
they dictated to him who and wha
he should vote for. He referred t.
the present system of oppressive
county government, that subverteC
ourrights and abrogated our liber-
ties ETC.
Editor Fox, of the All" wa
chosen permanent secretary, anc
the reporters of the democratic pres
of the city were also invited TO &C
as secretaries of the convention
Delegates to the Congressional ant
Senatorial conventions, from eacl
township in the county were elect
ed, and the following resolution
were unanimously passed:
The committee on resolution
submitted the following report
which was read by Mr.. Fox.
Eve, the republicans of Bun
combe county in convention assem-
, bled
Resolpe 1st. That we ignore an
condemn the action OF the Board o
County Commissioners of Bun
eombe county in the oppressive en-
forcement Of the no fence law i'm
posed upon the people against thei
will, and in their wanton refusal I
] induct a county officer into hi
Office, after being elected by a -
J jcrity of the people.
j ResoEvsd End, That whereas it ha
been suggested and made know
G that the great body of the voters /
Buneombe county without regar
i to past party affiliations, desire j
! the near future mass-meeting Il
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