The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-05-11
RAIDS IN COUNCIL.
BLAINE DELEGATES ARE Sc
o LECTED.
Maj. Malone Receives the Right
Hand of Fellowship, and Mo-
nopOIies Sustained.
The convention was called to

The convention was called to
order bY Mr.. C. T. G. Deake.
Mr.. Ewart Of Henderson moved
that the chair appoint committee
of five on permanent organization,
which was passed, and, after retir-
ing, reported and recommended
Gen. J. w. Bowman of Mitchell,
permanent chairman, J. Wiley
Shook, G. W. Malone, and Mr.. Tom
kins of Jackson as secretaries. The
report of the committee was adopt
ed and Maj. Malone and Mr..
Gambler were appointed to conduct
Gen. Bowman to the chair.
Gen. Bowman said on taking the
chair that he thanked the conven~
ton for the honor conferred, and
would not detain them with a
speech, as there was much impor~
tant work to be done, among the
most important, the selection of
delegates to the Chicago convention.
The convention being organized,
Mr.. Ewart moved that CONS
mittee Of five be appointed b the
chair, on credentials. The motion
prevailed, and Me-srs. Smathers of
Haywood Incorrect Yancey Turner of
Mitchell, Pritchard of Madison, and
Hampton of Cherokee, were appoints
ed, and retired. During their alb
sence Nessrs. Ewart, Eaves and
Mai. Malone We're calleed on for
speeches, bat declined MIR. Wells
of Buncombe. was called on, and
rising, said that he did not wish
to take up valuable time; the OUT
look of the republican party was
good; that James G. Blaine would
be nominated for President, (here
he corrected himself and said he
wou d be the republican candidate)
and that meant victory. The Com
mittee on Credentials reported the
following counties represented:
Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Polk,
Mcdowell, Henderson, Transylva~
mia, BuncOmbe, Haywood, Macon,
Jackson, Swain, Cherokee, Clay and
Rutherford. Graham was not rep
resented.
Report of committee was adopted,
and a motion by Mr.. Ewart to ap>
point a committee on resolutions
passed. The chair appointed Messrs
Malone, Ewart, Moore, Smathers
and Axley, who reported resolu-
tions for the repeal OF the Internal
Revenue laws. .condemning the Mills
tariff bill, and favoring taking off
the free list mica, kaolin, marble
and other minerals.
The resolutions were discussed by
Mai. Malone, Mr.. Axley, Col. Lusk
and Mr.. Deake, and were adopted.
Mr.. Deake moved that the chair ap-
point a committee Of five to select
delegates to the national convention.
Maj. Malone seconded this motion
and was loudly cheered when he
moved they be instructed to vote
for Jas. G. Blaine. Motion passed
and committee appointed, who rec
commended as delegates to Chicago
convention, Mr.. J. Wiley Shook, of
Haywood, and j. w. Crawford, of
Mcdowell. Alternates, Il. NJ
Deaver and J. A. Deaver. After
some discussion the report was
adopted.
Col. Lusk moved a committee of
five appointed to select an execu,
tiye committee for this district.
Motion prevailed and committee re-
ported one from each county. (Ow-
ing to changes made subsequent to
the appointments we can not give
the list.)
Col. Lusk introduced resolution
recommending Maj. w. H. Malone
of Buncombe for Associate Justice
of the Supreme court, and in the
course of his remarks said that
while the court was composed of |
good men he wanted better ones,
and ne thought Major Malone was
one who would reflect honor on the
bench. Mr.. Smathers seconded the |
resolution, saying while the Majors
past course wasn't as entirely re-
publican as he could wish, yet he |
was glad to see and hear him in
this convention to day pursuing the
course he did; he would extend him
the hand of fellowship, and know
ing his legal abilities heartily en-
dorsed him tor Supreme Court JUS
tice.
Mr.. Dsake also seconded the reso-
luton.
Mr.. T. J. Gambler made point
that the Majors stand in the last
campaign wasn't altogether satisfac-
tory: be said that he was Democrat,
and he called on him now to say
whether or not be was a republican.
Mr.. Pritchard of Madison said
he, nor did he believe the con-
ventien wanted any further assur-
ances than those given by Major
Malone to-day in his resolution en-
dorsing James G. Blaine; that, and
Lis stand on the tariff question
made him as good a republican as
he wanted. The discussion became
warm, same saying that if the Major
didn't preach US good republican
doctrine as they liked in the last
campaign, his utterances to~day
were such they could no longer
doubt him. Mr.. Gambler was at
tackled for not voting for Blaine in
the last election, wdich he refuted
by saying he would do the same
thing again if they persisted in pre-,