Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-17
AFTER TIL. CONVENTION
a BACK WARD LOOK ST Tl!.:
THIRD PARTYITES.
Notes OH the Most Prominent
Figures In the Convention Col
Longs High Cool. Yanccy Dis.
turbed iii EIiS speech

Figures til the convention Col.
Longs High Cool. Yanccy Dis.
turbetI in His speech.
Now that the dust and smoke raised
by the third party congressional conven-
tion yesterday has subsided it will be of
interest to look at the convention as it
was.
In the first place the third partyitcS
were worried over meeting place. They
expected to got the court house, but that
had already been spoken for for the cX-
animation of applicants for West Point
cadctship. The "boys" were nonpiussed
for momcnt, but for a moment only.
Their first thought was of Col. Thos, Il.
Long, who has always voted his rcpub.
lican ticket straight, and seeking him
Out-which, as Dave Hanks might
sollloquize, he wasn't hard to hnd-thcir
tales OF woe were poured out.
In moment the Colonel was up and
doing. With head erect and eyes flash
ing he seemed to scent the battle afar and
started out to get Il meeting spot for the
dearly beloved. 1t was soon found and
runners were sent out to gather the
faithful into the fold. which fold was Mai.
W. II. Ma!onc's law boudoir in Legal
block. TIE CITIZEN on the hunt tor
anything ncwsy, saw two OF the "breth-
rem" received into the inner circle, with
all the warmth and cordiaIlty that could
be desired, the MAJOR doing the recep'
ton act i'll gracious style.
In tins room the caucus was held be-
h'nd closed. bat not locked, doors. Here
was Maj. I. [. Westall, chairman OF the
county prohibition executive committee;
l1lihHn X. Games, sccrctaryot commit
tee, and so on around-Somc republicans
and some dcmocrats-but, us Co.. Long
ailerward assured the convention, no
Gdcon'S bandcrs.
Then at l | O'Clock the crowd made a
break Tor the Lyceun hall, where the
caucus decided the convention should be
held. Deputy Sheriff Jones, Just before
the meeting, told Col. Long that he was
secured, that he had done all he could to
get it for them, but failed. "Why Lord
bless you, Cal, sad Col. Long Ill a
most independent tone, "wc don't want
t he court house They can shut us out II
they please, but we II have the meeting
Just the same
In the hall all was buzz and hustle.
here were no ilorai ranboWs, nor horse
Shoes, nor bells, nor 1nythinGol that sort
Ever ythinE was PLAIN, 1t even pe'nS al
legged that 1t was a bucket OF PLAIN water
from which the delegates drank. Inc
entire complement OF cuSpldors were
pressed into service and they were much
used, the splash OF the eXpectoratll OF
some delegate frequently beng heard
above the din OF battle.
Chairman !. {. Brown, ot Mcdowell,
is a character. Tan ara angular
and slow OF speech, vet managing
well to make everyone near INN. ii was
Jolly fun to watch him as he read the res
olutions adopted by the cIub. mere
were some unklnd remarks about his
patent shoe strings and a narrow cX'
panse OF white which pccpcd coyIy IRON
nhder the lower eoHc OF MS palta'ools
legs.
Soi. !. u. alcey, OF McpoWcll, WAS
another inquire IN the convention. Livery
BODY knows now many Datlles lie mas
fought Tor the republicans, because lie
been at II ever since ne was OF age. ne
is an entertaining talker, put ailoweu MS
third party zeal to almost betray nm
INTO one Oh ms oiu 'iihe rcpuD' specSlics'
ne was talking ABOUT some lcS's
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