Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-11-01
LAST OF THE CAMPAIGN.
CANVASS IN COUNTY AND DIS.
TRICT CLOSED.
The County Candidates speak AT
the Court House and Crawford
and l:Sart at the Farmers Ware
hOusc-~E<vart Refuses to Reply.

hOusc--E>vart Refuses to Reply.
The county canvass closed here this
morning.
The democratic candidates have been
making a strong tight and have good
prospects of success. The speech making
began at II O'Clock this morning in til,
court house.
The audience was large, the court room
being crowded. The larger part of the
audience was democratic. NJ. l.. Reed.
one OF the democratic candidates for the
house OF representatives, made a asplendid
speech on the principles of the tariff and
the Mckinley bill.
DR.. ]. a. Harris, who is opposing Mr..
Reed, followed aud made vague speecl
on what he called shortcomings OF the
democratic party. Mr.. Folsom. who il
Mr.. Harris fellow candidate for the
house of representatives. talked about be-
ing yankee and said he was opposed I,
the Force bill, although he said M
wanted some kind of law for the free
dom OF the ballot.
Mr.. l.. l.. Brown. republican candidate
for register of deeds, made an empt,
attack on Mr.. Mackcy. the democratic
candidate, and Mr.. Mackey, in his reply
met these points and made stronl
point against his opponent. He charged
him with scattering democratic tickets
with his tBrown's) name substituted foi
his own. Brown admitted this.
Mr.. Lowry, democratic candidate for
| hnnSs It Mt flt tvpS r,tn de n vt
orous speech on the general issues of tn,
day.
Sheriff Reynolds said that he would
not speak as the crowd would adjourn
to the Farmers warehouse and hear tht
congressional candidates. Mr.. Reynolds.
said he would defy any one to max,
truthful charges against his record as
sheriff.
The county candidates were all limited
| To ten minute talks.
At THE FARMERS WAREHOUSE.
The crowd adjourned to the Farmers
warehouse, which had been secured foI
the congressional speaking. because OF
the fact that the court house was too
small.
The crowd at the warehouse was large
aud was enthusiastically democratic.
Mr. Ewait spoke first, and talked for HI
hour. Mr.. Ewart spent Il large part OF
his time in telling about mica and wha,
had been done for the mica mines in west.
crn North Carolina. He did not appear
as happy and buoyant of spirits as siA
weeks ago. before he began the canvass.
Crawinrd's speeches have told on him,
| He WAS chccred two or three times.
Mr.. Crawford replied to Ewart's
speech in Il speech lasting over an hour.
| lie was greeted with rousing cheers ana
| the audience was So enthusiastic when he
appcar, d thot he could not be heard toi
some time. lie put in some heavy blows
on Ewart when he did talk. aud tn,
crowd enjoyed his scathing exposure OF
| Ewart's promises on the Repeal OF the
| Internal Revenue Law"
| Mr.. Crawford scored good point
when he told oi how Ewart had read u
part oi the repeal OF the tobacco law at
Sandy Mush but had stopped before he
come To the provision saying that every
farmer should give an account OF the to-
bacco raised.
lie spoke of the republican party's &c.
tion on the silver question amounting
to the dcmonitization of it after July
|, 1891 and SAID that the democratic,
party had never struck a single blow at
silver. Mr.. Crawford pleased and de-
| liz his immense audience, many o
whom saw Tor the first time our next
representative.
/, Mr.. Ewart was entitled to a reply o
fifteen minutes. but the crowd seemed 70
br so enthusiastic over Crawford that
he go, ratified and refused to speak.