Asheville daily citizen., 1894-06-12

lection of capital, we're earnestly dis.
cussed and referred to the executive com
mittee.
Now come to one Of the acts Of the
convention, not the least in Importance,
fraught with common sense and bound
to lead to practical results. The conven-
ton was not adjourned sine die, but is
to remain perpetual convention COM
posed of the same members and is to
meet again in September to take up its
work where it left off. 1t was decided to
meet in the future in the cities of the
northern. eastern and northwestern
states, among the people from WHOM we
wish to get immigrants. This plan is
eminenty wise one. We have met and
become acquainted. The Mutual Ad-
miration business and "bunkum'
speeches will no longer be expected nor
required, and the members can get
promptly to work. "AS soon as the
preliminaries were over it was found that
certain element made up of few peo-
pie who were shrewd wire pullers, had
practically secured control OF the organ
nation aud were III position to run
things to suit their own ends" leave
it to your readers to- decide for themselves
as to the accuracy of the above state
ment after reading the condensed report
OF the proceedings OF the conventionGivcn
above.
when this was discovered a great
many of those present became disgustcd
and decided to have nCthing more to do
with the proceedings. II, in saying
this, Mr.. Wiley means the delegates
were dissustcd and decided to have moth
ing more to do with the proceedings,
| have only to urge in reply that, on the
second day, when the real work OF the
convention was done, the attendance OF
members was larger than on the first,
and that they gave the basiness in hand
careful and unremitting attention. II,
on the contrary, he means that certain
parties, having their own particular
axes to grind, became disgusted then |
am willing to coucede the point,
1t may be claimed by some, that be
cause the convention did not provide for
raising the funds whcrcwithto carry out
the measures it approved, aud the reso
lutions adopted, therefore, nothing prac-
teal was accomplished. can only say
in reply, that the executive committee
was instructed to communicate with
capitalists. land and immigration com
panies railroads, etc, tor the purpose OF
securing capital and that the results
will be reported at the September meet
ing Of the convention
In fairness to Mr.. Wiley, must ad
nit that, at first, some delegates cX
pressed their fears that the results of the
convention would be disappointing, that
nothing practical would be accomplished
When the convention WAS made per
petual one, and the executive committee
was instructed to meet at once tor the
purpose OF putting the work OF the con
vention into shape, and to he ready Will
its report at the September meeting
when the work will he taken in hanC
and prosecuted along the lines mappcc
out, then the most OF them became san
gulne as to results.
In conclusion, beg leave to state that
so soon as the executive committee send:
me details of the plan for forming county
immigration associations. | will place
the matter before the people of Western
Carolina aud call upon them for the i'm
mediate formation OF such societies.
John X. Hovt,
Delegate from 9th Con. District.
Luther, \. c., uuc l, 1894.