Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-09-15
THEY SWALLOW MORGAN
AND rHE BOI.TING HAS AL.
READY BEGUN
In Faci II Began Before the Con
venti0n Was Fairly Under Way
Rip Roaring Re epublican Gath.
eriux, UnhasmOnious ana Rat.
lied.

LEGISLATURE { ! T. ! H. =, WEAVER YEA
SH ERlFF-JESSE NJ. MORGAN.
CLERk-W. ii. WILSON.
REGISTER-FRANk A. TANNING.
TREASURER-W. GREENWOOD.
CORONER-DR. J. II. WILLIAMS.
SURVEYOR-A. A. HAMLET.
The Republicans of Buncombc were
split into two widel,: separated wings
when they got together at noon today
for their nominating convention.
One of the prettest rows in the history
of Western North Carolina politics was
on and nobody seemed to know how
to go about doing anything to bring
about even show of harmony. The
convention was a mixture of Republi-
cans, Democrats who claim to be "indc-
pendent" and Third Partyitcs OF Pop
ulists.
The split was on the question of nom-
mating man for sheriff, and through
this the trouble was rs to fusion or no
fusion with the Populists Jesse NJ.
Morgan the ex D,mocrat and the man
who is for fusion, was head OF one wing
as candidate for sheriff and Leicester
Herren was leading the others as his op-
poncnt for the nomination.
Morgan was backed by the Ivy Nor
gans, especially John p. and Ilerren had
such men as Chief OF Police lIarkins, with
W. II. beaver and other town Republi-
cans moving heaven and earth us far as
they could, tor his nomination.
Last night and this morning before
the convention were spent in futile efforts
to make the two wings flop together.
The forces met separately by last night
and planned their line of action, and
this morning they met jointly in hall
on Patton and CaucuScd in an attempt
to reach some agreement. They might
just as well have saved their breath,
however, as they failed to do any &C.
menting and il anything only widened
the breaci-each side wanted the other
to withdraw from the fight, and there it
was. AS llarkinS put it afterwards, the
wings merely agreed to disagree and
broke up in row.
Letter Pritchafd, Major Rollins, II. G..
Ewart and other Republicans were anx-
ious for harmony. and they had taken
of their coats and worked for it, but
without success.
| The Convention Opens.
The Republican county convention
was called to order at noon today by
W. w. Rollins, chairman of the count y
committee, and {. b. More, secretary,
read the formal call for the convention
The chairman announced that the
first business would be the appointment
of committees on credentials and per
manent organization.
| On motion uf X b. Roberts the chair
appointed committee of five on pcrma
ncnt organization.
On motion OF G. W. Cannon each
township was requested toname a mem
Der of the committee on credentials
Secretary {. B. Moore called the
townships to see how many were repre-
scnted.
When Lower Hominy was reached
the delegation asked permission to retir'
from the convention. This action wa!
taken by the hominy delegation by (;
unanimous vote, the occasion being thu
determination OF the convention to en-
dorse Jessie Morgan, "independant," fo
sheriff. Lower Hominy was in favor of ;
straight Republican candidate for sheriff
in the person of their neighbor, Lciccste
llcrrcn.
Ewar, speaks.
There were cheers from just abou
seven delegates and very mild cheers a
that. when II. 6. EXart of Henderson
vile was called on to make speech ant
appeared on the SPEAKERS stand Hi
speech was mainly in defense OF the idei
of fusion and in abuse of county govern
mcnt, and he "jollicd" the Populists yer,
prcltiy. EWarts chief argument i,
favor of the Popuists in North Carolin;
was that when they held their State con
vcntion at Raleigh not long ago th
cheering could have been heard TO
blocks. They were good cilizcns," h
said, "an1 not LAWYERS without client
or farmers without farms. and the Re
publicans need not be afraid of tr"achcr,
if they join hands with them"
The ex-Congrcssman was defiant ii
talking of Democratic specch-making tn
Ninth district, and he vowed with awe
inspiring solemnity that he would no
agree to let Democrat speak in the dis
trict without division of time beinI
demanded.
Ewart evidently saw the drift OF thing
in the Hcrren.Morgan row, for at tn
close of his speech he advised his brett
rem that they had better risk blastc
hopes in this respect than to lose til
legislature. Then with another ott-colo
story that took admirably well he quit
Priichard Appears.
1t was letter c. rritchard's turn no,
/. and the way he proceeded to pound X,
: publcanism into the delegates was
reminder of old times. Pritchard's ide
OF it was that every good citizen in Bul
combe considered it a laudable ambiti0
lust now to beat the Democracy, n
!. matter how it was achieved. Pritchar
ranged from sheep to sugar and trol
brandy to roostcrs in his rambling di
course about Democracy. He waxcd c
oqucnt in declaring that the Democrat
party of the Ninth district had no pla
form aud that 1t would be as casv d
dirt for Pearson to beat Crawford o
this account.
lie said personal abuse and pcrsec,
tions are heaped by Democrats on thos
lew men who have left the party. and |
showed a great sympathy tor this clas
Of men. Pritchard's advocacy of fusio
was less pronounced than Ewart's, b,
his sympathy for the dcscrters was
straw in this direction.
Pritchard declared that he understood
that the whiskcy trust had contribute
SEQ, 900 to North Carolina politics, mul
Of it to be disbursed by Ashcvillc Off