Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-08-04
NOMINATIONS COMPLETE
WORK OF TWO CONVENTIONS
FINISHED.
Lon. N. Wells of BumcOmbe Nom
mated for EIeCtOr, and shook
and Ferguson for the Senate
Convention Notes.

mated for ElectOr, and shook
and Ferguson for the Senate
Convention Notes.
Willie Hunter, of Madison, V. S. Lusk,
of Buncombe, and J. NJ. Moody. of Hay
wood, were appointed a committee to
notify Mr.. Pritchard of his nomination,
by the republican convention yesterday.
Mr.. Prichard appeared on the platform
and was introduced to the convention
by V. S. Lusk, amid tremendous ap.
plause. Mr.. Pritchard was looking
badly. He said he had been sick in bed
for two weeks. and was hardly able to
stand. The country was on the eve of
great conflict he thought, and for one
time the issues would be clear cut and
easily understood. The issue-the only
issue-woud be that of tariff. The re-
publican party was in favor, as Mr.. Nc
Kinley had said. of not taxing their own
people as long as they could find other
people to tax. The dull times in Ashe-
vile were due Mr.. Pritchard said, to the
fact that the people here had said to
northern capital, 1--WE do not want
your money. but we will let the
minerals lie sleeping in the mountains,
and the waters of the French Broad go
down to the sea embarrassed" If there
were one mandatory to every 500 peo-
pie in Asheville, times would be easier.
Mr.. Pritchard said he stood squarely on
the platform of the national republican
party, with reference to the force bill,
and had no apology to make for it. He
did not want it changed even to the dot
ting of an or the crossing of a t.
Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions read a
report, which endorsed the administra-
tion of Harrison. the republican national
platform, favored the putting out of a
full state ticket, opposed the Payne
election law. and demanded free ballot
and fair count. The committee also
read resolution recommending the
nomination of of J. M. Moody, of Hay
wood, for lieutenant governor, and V. S
Lusk, of Buncombe, for attorney gen
eral. A resolution was also read recon
mending the nomination OF W. l.. Nor
wood, Of Haywood for Judge of the 12tl
Judicial district.
The next business before the conven
tion was the nomination Of an clector
Henderson county asked for ten minute
time for consultation before casting he
vote for elcctor. Zeb Vance Walscr. o
Davidson county filled up the ten min
utes in speech. He said no republican
were going to vote the third party ticke
in eastern North Carolina. He said tha
Col. Long would come back to the re
publican party.
c. ]. Edncy, of Henderson county
\ nominated ]. b. Freeman for ,lcctor. II
said he was proud to be able to name
! citizen of Henderson for1tbis position
in fact Henderson county had men f
to fill any position except that of count
commissioner.
ID. F. Lawson, of Madison. nominate
- Lon N. Wells. John Pool, of Mcdowell
nominated H. G. Ewart, of Henderson
w. L. Norwood, of Haywood, seconde
the nomination of II. G. Ewart. w. +
Henderson seconded the nomination (
l.. N. Wells. He said it took grac
in North Carolina.
The roll of counties was then called tC
ballot for elector. There were five ba
lots as follows
LIN. Wells, ~; II. 6. Ewart, 8; ].
Freeman, 10.
Second ballot-Wells. 13; Ewart,
Freeman II.
e Third ballot-Wells, II; Ewart, II
Freeman, N.
Fourth ballot-Wells. 14l2; Ewar
97-1O; Freeman, 6 $40; Luther Bir'
of Clay county, "a.
Fifth ballot-Wclls, 1S; Ewart,
Freeman, 2.
Wells having received a majority
the votes was declared nominated, an
on motion, his nomination was ma,
unanimous.
Executive Cumniittee.
The next business in order was the
lection of an executive committee for t
district. The following gentlemen we
. named as the roll of counties was callt
Buncombe. c. b. Moore. Ashevillc; Cla
W. S. Lcdfori, lrena; Cherokee. ID.
DcWeesc, Murphy; Graham, Theodc
Metz, Robbinsville; Haywood, J.
Moody. Wayncsvillc; Henderson,
c. Israel, Hendersonvillc: Jackst
W. F. Thompkins, Webster; Mellow,
G. W. Crawford, Marion; Macon, Z.
Franks, Franklin; Madison. d. F. La
son, Marshall; Polk, I.W. Hampton, {
- lumbus; Rutherford. 7. c. Smith. Ruth
+ fordton; Swain, X. o. Patterson, G.
- ernor's Island; Pennsylvania, J.
- Cooper, Brevard; Yancey, was left
cant.
- Elector Wells was brought forw
y and addressed the convention. al
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