Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-10-22
CRAWFORD GAINS EVERYWHERE
Is NO CHECKING Ills GROW
ING STRENGTH.

VIII Come to the French Broad 1000
stronger Than Two Years Ago Pear
son still Promising And Denounced
by Republicans.
FINES CREEK, N. c., Oct. l9.-When
Crawford dropped him at Waynesville
yesterday, Pearson had about made up
his mind to quit the race, but ]. Wiley
Shook and Eli Ferguson pursuaded him
to continue the fight for few days at
least, assuring him that he would meet
with some of his own way of thinking
at Crawtord's old home, Fines Greek.
But Eli failed to get there, and the crowd
proved to he against him again.
Crawford was met by $50 men on
horseback and Pearson had only two
dried up looking followers, and they flew
the track before the school house was
reached, and he was forced to plod his
way alone.
Uncle Thos. Ferguson of Sandy Mush
was here, but he kept out of the way of
he Duke.
Crawford opened the discussion and
his friends say it is the best speech that
was ever delivered on Fines Creek. He
showed Pearson up in way that made
Wiley Shook hang his head. Crawford
told the people that Pearson had served
notice on the country that il any voter
present was not properly registered that
he (Pcarson) would contest the election
on the smallest technicallty and throw
the box out, if every was not dotted
and crossed as required by law. Pear
son is the only man in North Carolina
who has ever attempted to deprive a
man of his vote on technicalitics. He
thinks if the Republicans carry the house
he will contest Crawford's seat and be
seated.
If Pearson doesn't get some encourage
ment in Pritchardom, Madison county,
you may look for him any time. He has
run out of anything to say and is now
charging his failurein the Ashevie boom
to Crawford. If his figures are true, his
voting tor Crawford and Cleveland two
years ago cost him thousands OF dollars.
look TOR him to ask Crawford to repair
his little summer house on Richmond
Hill that decayed during Cleveland's ad-
| mnis,ration. If the Democratic party
would restore his property, have his
bob-tail horses tails spllced 50 they
would look like other peoples horses, he
might be persuaded to retire to private life
after the 9th of November. You can
have this matter brought up before the
next meeting OF the Democratic club and
see what action they will take on it..
| If sonnet hing can be- done to restore con-
| hdence feel sure that Pearson will vote
the ID mocratic ticket again in 1896
| There have been some changes already
in that direction and the 9th of Novem-
Der will bring many more. We have
now spoken in Macon, Clay, Cherokee,
Graham. Swain, Jackson and Haywood
counties, and feel confident that Craw-
ford will come to the French Broad 500
to 1 900 stronger than he did two years
ago. He will make gains in every
county west Of Buncombe. Pearson is
always going to carry the earth in the
next county. He said today that he
would do big things in lin Morgan's
n,ighborhood, Big Ivy-but little
proof would look better than mere
statement.
There are about 325 voters at this
box and am informed BY reliable men
that Crawford will get 275 OF that mum
bcr. Haywood will give him from 600 tc
700 majority this year. The Democrats
are wide awake and at work, while the
Republicans are sitting by watching the
Crawford procession and saying "if Pea,
son is defeated he is not our man. We
wanted i'm Moody, but the bosses sold
us out, aud now they can go to thunder
so tar as we are concerned" G. ". I.