The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-05-10
Town ELEcTIos.-The election passed

tltiLtHS tlChct "ou&9 Be 6ltc1s-l. 10 regular
nominations having been made outside Of
that, although several other candidates
were in the field.
Friday afternoon meeting was held in
the court house and repeated efforts were
made to nominate a suitable candidate for
Mayor
NJ. /. B. Gary ha a strong support but
by reason Of the fact that he had been away
from the town for about nine months lust
previous to last fall, ha1ing gone to make
his home in distant State. he thought it
best that his name be withdrawn as he
/ might not be eligible OF this used against
| him Oh election day.
| Col. W. Ii. Cheek was prominently NEIL
/ toned but it was known that he was not
candidate. It was believed, however, that
/ if the nomination was rendered him in the
right way he would accept. This was done
| by very fiattering vote. for in Col. Cheek
! those elements Of dignity, sound Judgment,
impartiality and a knowledge of the law
that fit him lor the position Of Chief Mag
istrate Of prosperous and growing town
like Henderson, were recognized, and lie
was the choice ct many of our best citizens.
But Col, Cheek had ''been thar before
and did not care to offer himself willing
sacrifice upon the altar of the MayoraIty
again.
However. the GOLD LEAF believes if he
had seen fit to accept, and his friends, the
property owners and tax payers whose
wishes in the matter of town government
they most assuredly have right to demand
haI f,ap ted Eay
to his support rs they ought to have done,
and a. was their duty to do. he could have
been elected.
After Col. Cheek appeared before the
convention and declined the nomination,
it was rendered to Col. T. w. Goodrich
He was known to be candidate and it
was understood that meeting had been
called for that night in the interest of the
"workingmen, of which faction he was
the leader, and in opposition to the day
meeting. Col. Goodrich was sent for and
, in few we'll timed remarks thanked the
convention and accepted the nomination.
Nominations for five members of the Board
of Commissioners was the next business in
order and resulted in the following ticket
being decided upon f. L. Daingerfeld,
Redding Perry, w. IL. Walker, j. D.
Cooper. W. E. Gary Messrs. Dangerfield
and Perry served on the old Board the
past year. This ticket was elected entire
Monday. 1t is composed of representative
business men and property owners, and
gives general satisfaction.
There were three tickets in the field for
Mayor, namely: Col. L. ". Goodrich, the
regular nominee. j. Ii Edwards who sue
ceedcd in capturing the convention held
Friday night. and the editor Of the GOLF
LEAF. In justice to ourself, however, we
must state that we were not candidate
The first information We had that our name
would be used was conveyed to Us by note
from u friend after church time Sunday
night, making the simple request that we
do nothing to defeat the wishes of those
who would not vote for either of the other
: candidates. We did not seek the place
and if left alone to consult our own feel
ings, did not want it, but if elected, il
! Difference to the wishes Of our friends We
5 would have discharged the duties Of the
$ office to the best Of our ability This was
all we had to say on the subject
: Many persons not knowing that a THIRD
Y ticket was out voted fer Commissioners
t only, while others said they made choice
/ between the other candidates under similar
E circumstances, and assured us that they
u would have voted for us if they had known
Y it in time Then it was reported that The
n ticket Commissioners nominated at The
/ Friday afternoon meeting was at the bot
5 tom of the thing while others supposed i
4 to be a ruse of one of the candidates t
/ weaken the vote of the ether, and thi
n created fear lest we should lose some Q
Y the Commissioners, and the third ticke
supporters did not exert themselves as the,
otherwise would have done, the election 0
r these being paramount to anything else.
o Under the circumstances we will b
it pardoned for saying what we have. ",
+ do not take our ''defeat" as any reflection
c whatever indeed, we regard the vote re
$ ceiyed as high compliment, and than1
a our friends for it. The following is TIL
S vote for Mayor: Goodrich, 275; Manning
J. 122 Edwards, II.
n The full vote of the town was not pol1ed
G Many people failed to register and some O
IS those who We're registered did not vote.
4 AiISi optdhlIl1 vi lIAC SiSctI'AI, tilC IICh
n derson Ne1cs says this:
e A few Of the friends Of Thad K. Man
+ ming, (Wh0 was not candidate,) deter
. mined late Saturday night to vote for him
. and while there was no organized effort /
/. his behalf, the vote he received evidence
is the fact that had he been regularly non
- mated, and his friends organized, he WOul
!" have easily been elected.
lie LET HER BOOM-The course of Hendel
III son is onward and upward and the star {
her prosperity is in the ascendency.
new factory has just been started, the elet
4 TIC lights viii be turned on in the ne,
$ few days, sixteen new stores will soon /
X in course of construction, new dwelling
IN are going up in various parts of town, an
everything indicates a strong and health
re growth. Our people are not blowing an
ri but they are fast marching on to the pr
L. portions of a vigorous and a propero,
n young city of 5000 inhabitants. Then /,
II US
Boom her birth and boom her growth
E. Boom her worth upon your oath !;
:, Boom her beauty, boom her size,
Boom her pluck and enterprise
Boom her splendid situation,
I'd Boom her wealth and population
rs
nd The Gold Leaf Sustained.
ar DEAR Mr.. MANNING The tendency
lie excuse or endorse crime when the Grimm;
i val n. I'D q iaH 90.