The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-12
ASHEV|LLE
Warm Contest for the Nav
orally.
QUESTION OF BOND ISSUE
A Handsome Piece of Mosaic Called
PtarsOn's Platform.

c. ID. Blanton's Withdrawal-Mayor Pat
! Proposed City Bond Issue-Congress-
ional Fight Warming Up-How About
| the.Ninth:
| Especial Correspondence of THE GLoBE.l
| AsHEvILLE, n. c., April II -Ashe
ville's news budget.of recent date con-
tains items which l am sure will be
of interest to many Of the readers of
THE GLOBE. The great topic which now
fills the public mind is the contest for
| the mayoralty. This is destined to be
extremely close, with the probability,
beside, of its assuming triangular char.
acter. Capt. T. w. Patton, the present
incumbent, will again be candidate on
the independent ticket; his record has
been that of an honest servant of the
! people, whose hands are clean of all
trafficking and commerce with the LIQUOR
| power not to speak of that with worse
elements in municipal affairs. He has
Topped off several clerkships and other
sinecures held by those of the "Unterri-
fed who formerly had to be provided
for by their loving friends: in short, his
whole administration has been charac
terized by common sense, honesty and
prudent foresight for the true welfare of
the city. believe that he will be sup
ported for re election by the majority of
the rightminded and intelligent voters.
Whether the republicans will nomina ate
straight ticket, instead of supporting
Mayor Patton, as many refuse to do, can
hardly be stated.
AS for the democratic standard bearer,
until this afternoon, G. D. Blanton, Esq,
was regarded as such, having been NOM
mated by what we outsiders, in our igno-
rance, thought to be the regular, and
duly qualified primary of the democratic
party, held in the court house on last
Friday evening, the 9th. | say until this
afternoon, for in to-day's Citizen ap-
pears card from Mr. Blanton declining
the nomination. He assigns as his rea-
son, his wish to do everything in his
power to bring about peace between the
warning factions Of the party, and to be
no barrier to the perfect coalition thereof
and the consequent certain victory in the
coming election. His friends also, as
sert that he is not in a condition, physi
callv, TO lead the fight for his party.
Since Friday, by the way, has been is,
used a circular, denouncing the afore
said primary as one not regularly called
or held and unqualified to set before the
party its candidate; the circular there
fore repudiates its nominees and actions
This manifesto is signed by many lead
ing democrats, and appoints next Satur
day, the 14th, for the regular democratic
primary meeting for the nomination o
: candidates for mayor and the board o
aldermen What relation between this
circular-the spirit which it embodie:
B.. and sets forth-and Mr.. Blanton's de
clining to run?
Besides the interest attaching to tn
fight for mayor, that investing the ques
ton of bond issue by the city is als'
, note worthy, though the friends of tn
" measure are sanguine as to its passage
in brief in view Of the report submittet
by the school committee before the boar
5 of aldermen, to the effect that uules
$25, 900 can be Immediately procured 70
the liquidation of debts, some of Ion
t standing, owed by the schools, with in
: terest accrung on them, the schools o
the city must undoubtedly close thei
doors for an indefinite period, beginnin!
I with the end of the present school year
thus throwing nearly 100 children on
upon the streets, virtually. In view of a
@ this, the board of aldermen have laid be
: fore the voters of this city land strongl
urrad uDop them ita Dassayel the DrODO
sition of the issue of bonds of the city t
the amount of 100000, in denomin alton
u of $500 each, on thirty years time, at th
| rate of per ce1t; s25 900 to be apple
:; as stated above, the remaining S65 900 t
60 to paying off that amount of the city