Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-07-30
THE COUNTY REPUBLICANS
CONVENTION HELD IN THE
COURT HOUSE.

Delegates Selected for the state,
Congressional, Senatorial and
judicial COnventiOns-E1aj ROl.
Inns speaks.
The Buncombc county republican con-
vention for the selection of delegates to
the state, judicial, senatorial and con-
gressional conventions. was called to or
der in the court house this afternoon at
l o'clock, by V. S. Lusk, chairman of the
county executive committee. The at
tendance was considerably larger than
that of yesterdays convention. In call
ing the meeting to order, Col. Lusk said
that the state convention would decide
whether it was best to put out state
ticket. The third party might do away
with the necessity of putting out state
ticket.
All republicans present from precincts
not regularly represented were admitted
as delegates, on motion OF W. ii. Deaver.
On roll call it was found that ten pre-
cincts of the county were represented.
Col. V. S. Lusk, chairman, and {, b
Moore secretary, were reelected as per-
manent officers. The chairman was in,
structed to appoint one delegate from
each voting precinct in the county to
select delegates to attend the state con.
vention at Raleigh September Z; the con
gressionalconyention at Asheville August
8; the senatorial convention at Asheyile
August 8; and the judicial convention
Ito be called The following was the
committcc:
Bcaycrdam, c. b. Moore; IIaw Creek
Jas. PRESLEY; Biltmorc. 7. J. Reed; East
AsIcville, IL. c. Hunt; West Asheville, III
Is. Harkins; Avery's Creek, Vim. Burnett;
Flat Creek, !. 7. Myers; French Broad
II. p. IIughcy; Limestone, J. T. Clayton
Leicester, W. ii. Henderson,; Reems
Creek, M. Davis; Lower Hominy, w
Blalock; Hazel, Jas. Cowan; Upper HON
inv. John Sharp.
While the committee was in tho inner
sanctum, Mai. w. W. Rollins was called
out for speech. The Major said that
Tor several weeks the country had beer
lparchcd by drought, but as soon as the
republicans meet the flood gates o
heaven are opened and the glorious rail
rcfresl,es the earth. Almost immedi
atcly the rain ceased, but the thunder
continued
Mai. Rollins made a strong plea to thu
peoples party people especially to CONF
over to the republicans.
| At the close of Maj. Rollins speech th'
committee reported the following dele
gates:
Congressional and senatorial convcn
tons: Beavcrdam, {. B. Moore, JOIN
Masters; Biltmore, 7. ]. Reed; Hazel. w
M. Worlcy. las. Cowan, J. FL. Miller
Newton Shepherd; lIaw Creek, d. S
FIildebrand, L. ]. Armstrong; East Ashc
vile, Duff Erwin, IL. B. Brown, W. II
Deaver, V. S. Lusk, II. {. Hunt, W. W
Rollins; West Ashcvillc, 6. W. Freeman
Geo. l.. Greenlec, G. w. Land, 7. {
Brown, II. S. Harkins, l.. ID. Adams
Avery's Greek, Jas. Cochran, Vim. Bur
nett; Black Mountain, J. W. Walk
cr; Fairview, c. l.. Jenkins; Fla
Creek, +. Buckncr, l. A. Harris,
T. Myers. w. c. Eller, w. X. Chambers
French Broad, A. L. Sans, w. Barrett
c. d. Cole, ]. P. Hughey, ID. A. Hun
sucker; Limestone, M. A. Hickman, ]. N
Hudson, John b. Sumner, !. 7. Clayton
Leicester, H. +. Kctron, {. B. Meadows
w. L. Rogers, John Brown, Wester
Shook, W. IL. Henderson; Lower Hon
iny, ]. W. Holder, J. ]. Parker. Larkir
Reeves, J. W. Blalock; Reems Greek, Joh
Cairns, Thos. Hemphill, |. E. Hunter,
NJ. Davis. J. II. Mcdowell; Upper Hon
my, Jeptha Miller, Alex. Jamison, job
Sharp, F. Brock, II. A. Luther, J. L. Hei
:, rem, Gaines Luther, Robert Kemp, Pin
Warren, Henry Davis.
State and judicial tonventious-V.
Lusk, W. II. Deavcr. W. W. Rollins, II
c. Hunt, Thos. Leatherwood, III. |
Brown, |. A. Harris, W. 5. Roberts, /
F. Brown. II. l.. Gudgcr, +. Brock.
The report of the committee wa
adopted.
A discussion arose OH the question {
iinstructinS the delegates to the stat
convention as to state ticket, partic
patcd in by w. ii. Henderson, Col. Lus
and Maj. Rollins. The delegates go III
instructed.