Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-10-08
CRAWFORD SPEAKS ALONE.
EwART WOULD NOT 60 TO
MILLS SPRINGS.
Crawford Improving All the Time
I'm His speaking-Kepublicans
Of Polk County Leading the
Harty-8ome Tickets.

Broad river, is a distance of nearly 20
miles. But it is the best country road l
lever saw. We made sixteen miles of it
in two hours Yesterday. and our horses
were hardly worn under the collars
when we pulled up in front of Pages
store, few hundred yards from the
school house in which the speaking was
to take place.
Ewart made the appointments in Polk
and it looks as II he might have had an
object in selecting the places of speaking,
1t would occur to any one that the coun-
ty seat ought to have been selected as
one of the places, and il not. then more
central place, to which majority of the
votes might find easy access. MIR. Ewart
would not agree to go to Columbus at
all, but selected this place, which is al
most within stones throw of the Ruth
erford county line on one side OF the
county, and Saluda, Immediately on the
Henderson co unity line on the other side OF
the county. Ewart evidently desires as lit
tie stir in Rutherford and Polk as posi-
bic, but for just what reason is not ap-
parent. The crowd present was not
large to-day. The smallest we have had
except at Spruce Pine, in Mitchell. The
majority OF them were democrats, too,
and red hot ones at that.
| EwART's ISSUE"
Ewart took the occasion to spring
new issue, of a local character. He de-
clared that the fair name OF Polk county
had been tarnished by the throwing out
of its vote two years ago. Crawford
knew nothing of the circumstances at
tendance this rejection of votes, further
than it was done.
1t seems that the county returning
boards refused to count the votes of two
townships in that election, Saluda and
Lewis. The reason for this action was
that the registration books in neither
| township were open thirty days prior to
the election as required by law. This ac-
tion of the board resulted in the election
of the entire democratic ticket. John
was running for reelection, appealed to
the courts. The court decided that the
vote OF Levi township should have been
counted, as it appeared that no voter
had been deprived OF his vote, notwith-
standing the registration books had not
been opened the required number OF days.
This gave Hampton his Office. In this
suit Hampton's lawyer acknowledged
the fraud at Saluda, and did not claim
that township. Now, the fact is, the
failure to have the books open for regis
tration was the fault of Hampton him.
| self, who, as sheriff, failed to put the
books into the hands of the registrars in
time. In Saluda township the book did
not reach the registrar until some ten or
L. 1..l.u Il
we are informed by Col Tanner, the reg
istrar, and when it did reach him, a
number of names had already been reg
istercd, we were told by number Of re-
liable men, in the handwriting of the
sheriff himself. In addition to this. one
of these registration books was very
mysteriously spirited out OF the Office OF
the register OF deeds at Columbus, and
has never been seen since, and there are
many democrats who say they have
good idea as to who stole it.
THE RAIDS DID IT.
Ewart said in his speech that it had
been stolen, but only the Lord knew
who did it. When he made this an
nounccment there was gentleman
standing Just outside the door who an
we think II Ewart wants n fiji ;nves,;go.
t;on ;nto the natter he ,n;ght hc allie IN
oct nj sonnet b;nr near the facts in the
case.
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de,nocr,ts 8 nr,.scnt tbot h.. ,,,os f,-ced En-
90 to Mills Snr;nps fen niles distant
In the interior nf IN county and MAKE n
speech to.n;pht. MIR, Ewnrt was urged
tn on with Tim but no us,,I dec;ned
to snbm;r IN any and nj, cmrrv;nns not
nm The hills Crawfnrd had n Gnc audi.
enec nj Mil Snr;ny the school bouse he
;ny f;Iled with ladies and gcnticmcn who
rxnrcsscd tbe;r onnrcc;ot;on hy hca,,y
applause from the men and handsome
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non eAp'ess'ons 1y tne" Nau'nE "en, II
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