Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-08-23
GEN. R. B. VANCE LEADS.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON.
VENTION TO-DAY.
A HARMONIOUS AND iNTELLl
GENT BODY.
LIST OF DELEGATES TO TIKI
DIsTRICr CONVENTION.

Every township except Swannanoa
was represented at the Buncomb'
county democratic convention this morn
ing. Chairman McLoud called the con
vention to order at 11.3O, and X. M
Furman called the roll of townships.
At the conclusion, Capt. Atkinson
moved that as Swannanoa had held nc
convention to nominate delegates to tn,
county convention, the representative.
Of that township be made delegates
Carried.
Mr.. Walter Vandiver moved that the
delegates from the different townships
get together for the more easy conduct
ing of business. Carried. The organiza.
tion was perfected by the election Of per.
manent officers. Hon. H. A. Gudger pro.
posed the name of Mr.. L. d. Carter for
chairman. It was seconded, and his
election was by acclamation and unani.
nous. Mr.. Gudger moved that Mr.. K.
M. Furman and the democratic press OF
the city be secretaries. Unanimously car.
ried.
WILL REDEEM THE DISTRICT.
Mr.. Carter was conducted to the chair
by Messrs. Gudger and Vandiver and in
taking his seat spoke OF the intention Of
the party to redeem the district this fall,
and congratulated the convention on its
intelligent, wide-awakc appearance. His
speech was enthusiastically applauded.
Mr.. Gudger moved that one person be
appointed from each ward and the town.
ships Of Asheville to retire and select one
person to elect the delegates to the dis
trict convention.
MIR. ]. Y. Jordan moved to amend so
that each delegation elect its own dele
gates.
After discussion of some length be-
tween Messrs. Jordan. Gudger and G. A.
Shuford the amendment was accepted
and the motion carried.
LIST OF DELEGATES CORRECTED.
Mr.. J. NJ. Campbell called attention to
some errors made in the printed list OF
delegates and committee composed OF
Col. McBrayer, X. NJ. Furman, ]. NJ.
Campbell and representative Of each
ward were appointed to rectiiy the mis-
take. II made change in the delegates
from the cast ward to the county con-
vention of from IA to 13 and change
in the west ward of from 20 in the county
convention to %, and in the district con-
vcntion of from 10 to II. Bcavcrdam
was given instead of s delegates in the
county convention. The difference in the
totals in the district convention was 1.
The total was therefore changed from 81
to 63.
GEN. cLINGMAN SPEAKS.
During the absence of the committee
from the room General Clingman made
short address on political matters OF
the day. He said it was owing to the
fact that there was not enough money
in the country, and to the odious tariff
laws that the country was in
its present condition. He favored
the election of men TO congress
who would represent what they thought
to be the correct thing. The trouble
with political parties now, he said, was
that they started in to carry out the
principals demanded by the people. but
ended by working for themselves. my
advise to you," the General said, "is to
select the best men and tell them to go
on and do right"
INSTRUCTED DELEGATES.
A discussion on how delegates should
be instructed, consumed an hour Of time
and finally ended with substitute by
X. NJ. Furman to a resolution by Cap.
tain Atkinson. The substitute was that
vote Of the township and wards be tn.
ken to see the strength Of the different
candidates and that by that vote the
delegates to the district convention bs
instructed. The substitute was accepted
by vote of 65la to 54Ia.
UNRESTRICTED DELEGATES.
A misunderstanding about whether
this motion made It obligatory for the
delegates to vote according to the in
structions of the primary meetings mad.
another vote necessary. This time Il
was distinctly made plain that i the sub
stitute was adopted 1t was to be under
stood the delegates were to act on Tho
instructions Of their primaries. TIL,
vote was 81 for and 80 against. II wal
declared carried by the chair. In town
ships where no instructions were givcr
delegates were to vote according to indi
vidual choice.
HOW THE PRIMARIES INSTRUCTED.
A call Of the convention showed thai
the delegates had been instructed by tn,
primaries for the various candidates fo
congress as follows:
Vance lo-
Johnston is
Coke, 2-1t
Crawford ....."."......".............
Merrimon.. u o-l'
Gudger '-i'