Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-09-10

Jos. T.. RAY
Sher, r,fT..........................H - farkius
Register of Deeds ,."V. c. Barrett
Treasurer .................,...w. R, Payne
COroHer"".........,... .......G Il. Brock
Col. Y. S. Lusk. county chairman,
called the Buncombe county Republican
convention to order in the court house
at / 2 o'clock today. There was liberal
sprinkling of the great unwashed in the
room, an interested spectator being ex-
Congressman Hamilton G. Ewart
Col. Lusk cautioned the convention
against mistakes, declaring that defeat
in November could only come from this
conventions mistakes. LAS the thing
stands now" the Colonel asserted I've
are going to win this fall" Dan Rey-
nolds, sotto rocr. How about Novcm
ber ~
On motion of Geo. W. Cannon the
chair appointed committee on crcden-
tials, composed of the following dele
gates
Avery S Creek, j. B, Cochran; Black
Mountain, Chas. Glass Flat Creek, w.
c. Ellcr; French Broad, |. b. Sans; Fair
view, c. l.. Jenkins; Leicester, +. West;
Limestone, Burt Brown; Lower Hominy,
G. w. Balock Reems Creek, J. Z. Pen
land; Sandy Much, G. NJ. Rogers; Swan
nanoa, P. H. Folsom; Upper Hominy, L,
M. Warran; Beaverdam, H. {, Long;
East ward, W. II. Dcaver; Haw Creek,
II. NJ. Smith; Hazel, Jas. Cowan; West
ward, Zcno Smith; Ivy G. w. Cole.
While the committee was out Col,
Lusk suggested the reorganization Of
the county committee He said he had
held the position of chairman long
enough and hoped to be relieved of that
duty.
Geo. ". Cannon moved hat the dele
gates from each township choose one OF
their number to serve on the executive
committee The following were Sc
!ected:
Avery's Greek, ! W. Walker Black
Mountain. Jas. Walker Beaverdam, John
Masters; East ward. ii. B. Brown; Haw
Creek, II. NJ. Smith; Hazel. las Cowan;
West ward, {. D. wilson; Flat Creek. |.
A. Harris; French Broad. 7. {. Gentry;
Fairview, {. l.. Jenkins Limestone, Jesse
Sumner; Lower Ilomny, !. w. Holden;
Reems Creek, |. L. Herren; Sandy Mush,
|. NJ. King; Swannanoa, =. II. Folsom;
Upper Hominy, II. A. Luther; BiltmoTc.
T. !. Reed; IVY, ID. a. McMahln; Leices-
ter, w. II. Henderson.
II. b. Browrdeclined as member from
East ward, and w. w. Rollins was chosen
instead.
The committee on credentials reported
that all precincts were represented with
the exception of Biltmore, Report
adopted
committee, composed of W. W. Kol-
lins !. A. Harris and JOS. l.. RAY, was
appointed on permanent organization.
The committee recommended IL, G. Ew
wart for permanent chairman. The rec
ommendation was adopted and W. W.
Rollins and p. II. Folsom were appointed
to conduct Mr.. Ewart to the chair In
assuming this distinguished honor Mr.,
Ewart made speech in which he re-
terrcd to the republicanism of Henderson
county, where, he declared, in some pre-
cincts there were scarcely enough Demo-
Gratis who could read and write to act as
Judges of election. Mr.. Ewart made
the regulation Republican talk, not even
neglecting a protane Joke. He predicted
that in less than five years America
would be manufacturing all the tin she
could use the number OF tin manutacto-
rics in the United States today is twenty
eight, and constantly increasing. He
referred to Grover Gle seland as "a great
big man, physically and mentally" and
he had always said SO i'll his speeches
This admission was greeted by the Dem
ocrats i'll the room with great cheering.
"A great man,' Ewart continued, "aud
an honest onc-l only wish all Democrats
were as honest Then the Republicans
cheered. Ewart declared that the Nc.
kinley bill had been an incaiculabIe
blessing to the country. He assured
Democrats that there would he another
"C." added to the Democratic five
C's this TALL, and that {. would
be Calamity. A Slight reference here to
his vote against the force bill did not re-
ceive whisper of commendation. The
speaker thought it unfair to call the sil.
yer question party question, because
there was great division OF opinion on
the question in both parties. He said
Capt. NJ. l.. Carter, chairman of the
} Democratic Congressional committee
had said in an interview. that the people
Of the Ninth district were with MIR. Cleve-
land on the silver question, If this is
true, Ewart said, Capt. Carter ought to
take down his Congressional candidate
Mr.. Crawford.
When Ewart came to the force bill, hi
said there never was dcader issue thar
the Lodge bill. at is not only dead,
he shouted but it is absolutely putrid
1t is not an issue and cannot be an issue
The time will come however, in my
opinion, when the Republican party
will place upon the statute book.
, some law that will secure absolutel,
fair elections. opposed the force bill
because believed it would be the wors
possible thing for the black man. Ihav,
: no apologies to make for my vote.
= Negro domination Merciful gods
The idea of any danger OF rs, 900 whit
meu being dominated by colored men
Shame Shame on anybody who woul,
admit that he was afraid OF such
thing"
!. Ewart pleaded to the convention 'Fo
p Gods sake don't nominate any but
clean ticket"
Getting Down to work.
: At the close of Ewart's speech, c.
Moore was made permanent secretary {
the convention.
The nomination of two candidates 70
representatives was then gone into
X. S. Ball nominated II. c. Hunt c
= Asheville. T. ]. Loftan nominated "
H. Henderson of Leicester. w, W, Ro
Inns nominated Y. S. Lusk, OF Ashevillt