Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-03-21
RICHMOND IN THE FIELD
THE PEARSON BANNER IL
EI.UTTERING.
A Re publican Conference En.
dOrses Pearson And He Makes
Them n Lille speech-The Con-
gressiOnal Convention.

dOrses Pearson And He Make
Them n Lille speech-The Cor
gressiOnal Convention.
The Republican babe is PRACTICAL
named and the christening is expected t
take place in due form about the lot
day of May, this year.
The babes name is Richmc nd, sur
named Pearson. of Richmond Hill, on
time member of the State Legislator
and now an aspirant for the wreath O
immortelcs encircling the brow of Con
gressman w. T. Crawford.
"Thc people have spoke" That is
the 'way-up braves who participate il
the momentous pow-wows wherein th
Republicans shape the course of tn
party for campaign.
There was gathering and genera
commngling of the clans on the street
here yesterday and it was not long bein1
learned that an important meeting wa
to be held. 1t was held in fact, it wa!
held two timeS-frSt at + o'clock in th
afternoon and then in the evening.
Among the Republicans who wcr,
present were: Ex.ConGressman H. G
l;wart of lIendersonville; JcterC. Pritch
ard OF Marshall. whom many of tn,
party wished to run; James Montravill,
Moody of Wavncsville, who it is under
stood had heard the bee buzzaU. S. Court
Clerk X. o. Patterson, Col. V. S. Lusk
J. Wiley Shook, James Blythe of Cher
okee, DR.. w. +. Tompkins of Webster
Geo. II. Smathers Of Waynesville. W. c.
Sprinkle Of Madison, cx Sheriff 7. c
Israel of Henderson, ex-Postmaster Geo
w. Cannon, Mr.. Moore Of PENNSYLVANIA
w. G. Crawford of Mcdowell, F. p
Axley and A. A. Campbell of Cherokee
Col. N. L. Littlefcld of Macon, Frank
Jarrett of Dillsboro, Uncle Tommy Fer
guson. p. A. Cummings. Detective W. II
Deavcr, Alderman H. Lamar Gudscr
Chief OF Police H. S. Harkins, Maj II
{. Hunt, Constable X, 7. Poor, ]. NJ
Hcston and F. A. Tanning.
Col. Virgil S. Lusk was called to pre-.
side and Frank Jarrett and the editors
of the Register were made secretaries
The proceedings of the meeting will be
found in the following interview THE
CITIZEN had with letter {. Pritchard:
This was an informal conference to
consider the advisability of putting out
a straight Republican ticket. Some
conterded that it would be the better
policy to run a straight ticket, but a
majority Of those present represented
the Republican sentiment of their respec
tive counties as favoring the candidacy
of MIR. Pearson and as beng opposed to
making a straight nomination. After
full and frc. discussion of the matter
it was unanimously agreed. and reso-
luton passed to that effect, that il
would be wise to make no nomination
this year, but that the Congressional
convention when it meets should endorse
the candidacy of Mr.. Pearson.
sit was also recommended that III.
chairman call the convention for the
Ninth district to meet in Ashevile on
Thursday of the first week OF FEDERAL
court, May 10 While this date has not
hpen fiyrd nv thr chairman ne vct II ;r
understood that he Wi, cali \ convcn.
t;on to mcrt ot that fine
"A(,er the nucs,;np as ia the nol;cv to
he p,,,sued Inv The Rennhl;,ons ot the
Ninth district had been discussed and
nassod nnon Inv the conference Mr pra,.
son was invited 70 come before The bodv
and state " h,t his nosi,;on would he in
the ensu;rg comn,iyr Tb;. ha did
lullr ,nd C,,r,,lv DIVINE h;s v;rws nn
nn,;nnnl and Stale oncst;nrs which
will Inc o;yrn To the nphl;r in n few dnvs
bv Mr. pn,rson in n letter. nm IN. snb,
;cct
"WbiIc ther, wos some division, of sen.
timent nt the hco;n,;nD of he conference
as to what should he onr nolicv in tbe
district il wasunnn,nouslv agreed bv the
hody that The hest no,;cy ior thc Rr,rh.
lean Marty in thr State in tbr annroach.
mo cnmnnipn would he II hnt of rnnli,;nn
on , nlntform odvncot;ny the rcnr,l oi
,hr nrrSrnt system of county povernment
and Of tbc pain, election law II wos
ocrced that on these two ;ssuns The
Third marty and the Rcpublcnn marty
could unite in clectinp a state ticket and
members of the legislature and in sccpr.
;no the defeat of Senator Ransom
"a committee cons;st;no of Hon NJ
Moody MS chairman Il. q Patterson II
G. Ewo,t, A. A. Camnbcll Y. :. Iusk
p 4 Cumminos " {; Crow ford and I