Asheville daily citizen., 1894-03-12
THE FIRST CAMPAIGN GUN
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN
THE COURT HOUSE.
a Cali Made for a Convention to
Nominate Candidates FRIDAY
EveninE, April 6-Msj Malone
aud HIS RESOLUTIONS.

EveninS, April 6-Msj, Malone
aud His RESOLUTIONS.
The first gun of the Mayoraty cam
paign was fired Saturday evening in the
court house. The gun was not heavily
loaded, but it made itself heard, never
theless.
Very few people knew there was to b;
a meeting, The news had been handed
around by word OF mouth. and every.
body seems to have depended on every
body else to put a call in TEE CITIZEN,
The cour, house bell was rung TO give
notice to all who could hear it, and
when time for opening the meeting
arrived there were about 15pcople IN the
room. Dillon NJ. Luther, esd was
made chairman ana Gee. W. Titson sec
rctary. After the organization had been
perfected, Alderman J, Al, Gudgcr ott.red
a resolution that the chai man aud sec
rctary be instructed to request HE Iif-
ZEN to publish a call tor Democratic
convention on the FIRST Saturday night
in April, in the court house, to elect an
executive committee OF tive, one from
each ward and one from the city at
large, to take charge OF the campaign,
and nominate candidates for Mayor and
Aldermen.
A disturbing element appeared he I n
the person OF Maj. W. ii. Malone, who
wanted to offer a substitute tor Mr..
Gudgcr's resolution. The substitute, he
said, spoke his sentiments as a Demo
crat, and he had ALWAYS been a Demo-
,rat and Il IcitsrSonian Democrat. HIS
substitute approved the Chicago plat
form and disapprovcd Cleveland S ad'
ministration. Mr.. Gud2er made ths
point OF order that the substitute was
not germane, whereupou the Major
offered another, to the effect that 1T Is
the sense OF this meeting that politics be
eliminated from the municipal election.
Speaking to his substitute the MAJOR de
c!ared that that much difference might
he paid to the men who had come her>
from other cities to live, and who II
many instances were Republicans. HS
assailed the saloon keepers for the part
they PLAYED in elections and was laying
it on to suit himself when ii. Carte
made the point OF order that the meet
ing was Democratic one and 1t wa:
not there to criticise the propritty o
holding such a meeting.
|. Nj. Gudger took the Il )or then anr
agreed with Mr.. Cartern his point. Maj
Malone, he thought. had been out o
order all along. Continuing. he said
"You let them hold Mugwump meet
ing and see how long they viii listen tt
lin Gudger. Cheers Now, il MIR
Cleveland hears that this resolution ha'
been offered he will feel mighty sorry-h'
will resign, expect. Mai. Malone ha:
said in the newspaper that he would not
vote the Democratic ticket. Then lie Is
in the wrong meeting This is not The
time to endorse platform. This is tC
sound the trumpet. When the present
administration went in 1t did not sun
me to see crippled soldier walk out o
the market house and see a Republican
who has stood among the colored peo
ple and hallocd tor Grant, 90 in, but
saw il. The present government ha
managed it so that in making The eX
pcnditures not one dollar has gone to
Straightout. Every body needed has beer
drawn from the ranks OF the Republican,
and those gentlemen who departed iron
us last spring.
Mai. Malone here put in. as not th
Board all Democratic
With IN expressive gesture Mr.. Gud
yer replied. please don't press me or
that; think there is only one. II. Lama
Gudgcr is a Republicau-he sold no prir
rple, and has made capable, faithful
Alderman" He insisted on Tie point Q
order, as Mai Malone kept on endeav
orirg to speak. The Major said he eY
pcctcd this, and told the people they ha
no backbone. The chair then sustainc
the point of order and the Major 81
down saving all he wanted was dect:
ion. Mr.. Gudgcr then changed his me
ton so as to have the meeting on III
first Friday night in April.
Here Mai. John Erwin arose and sal
he thought the meeting waste bea qnle
Democratic one and had not cxp,ctc
Republicans would appear to distur
them. For which expression he was IT
warded by hearty laughter.
Chairman Luther then stated the NJ,
ton to be that meeting bl called o
the first Friday night in April for II
purpose OF clectins an executive con
mittee and nominating candidates tc
Mayor and Aldermen. The motto
prevailed, Mai. Malone voting no.
!. NJ. Gudser moved to adjourn, an
Mai. Malone tried to get in a few word
about something or other, but the mt
ton to adjourn was put and carried al
the Majors speech went unfinished
The Call.
In pursuance of resolution adoptc
by the voters of the city OF Ashevillc
the court house Saturday night, Mare
10, 1894, Democratic convention
hereby called to meet in said court hou:
Friday, April 6, at S p. m, for the pu
pose OF nominating straight Demt
cratic ticket. consisting OF mayor an
aldermen. The aldermen to be clecte
are from wards Two and Four, aud OF
for the city at large. And, further, t
elect Democratic executive commit.
for the city OF Ashevillc, consisting I
one from each ward and one for the cit
at large, ID. ". Luther, Chairman,
Geo. ". TiiSon, Secretary.