The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-13
PEARSON WAS ROASTED
FOR TRYING TO DISFRANCHISE 10, 500
WHITE VOTERS IN 9TH DISTRICT.
BUNCOMBE DEMOCRATS FOR AMENDMENT
Convention Favored Campbell for Corporation
Commission and B. R. Lacy for State
Treasurer But Gave no
Instructions.
Especial to News and Observer


Asheville, N. c., March 12.-The Bun
combe Democracy is in fine shape and
you may put it down that it will give a
majority for the Constitutional Amend
ment. This is the storm centre Of Re-
publican opposition to the amendment, the
centre of Republican Doodle, the home OF
Pearson and the Asheville Gazette, the
tongue and pen relied upon to seduce
white men from faith in White Supre-
macy.
The fight in Buncombe is always bat
exception. but the spirit of the Buncombe
Democracy was expressed by Hon. Thee.
+. Davidson when he said in his fine
speech here today THE adoption of the
amendment is the paramount issue. 1t is
above party The welfare of the Commons
wealth is at stake and the adoption of
the amendment is essential TO preserve
good government"
There was unanimous and enthusiastic
agreement in urging the nomination of
Hon Theo. F. Davidson for Governor of
the State. and the following resolution,
offered by Mr.. Louis NJ. Bourne, was
unanimously adopted:
''Resolved That the delegates from Bun
combe county to the Democratic State ConVen
ton are hereby instructed to urge upon that con-
yention the expediency and necessity of So
lecting the candidate for the governorshp from
the western part of the State, to present the
name of .Gen. Theodore f. Davidson OF Ashe,
vile as that of the strongest leader who could
be named for that position and to use all hon
orable means and to exert every legitimate Ell
fort to secure the nomination of General Day-
"a rba Sta I'd of he
in the coming State campaign.
A motion was made to instruct for Mr..
J. NJ. Campbell for Corporation Commits
sioner, and it would have been adopted
but Mr.. Campbell in a patriotic speech
asked that the resolution instructing fol
him be withdrawn because it might in
jure General Davidson's candidacy fol
Buncombe to present two candidates.
County Chairman Murphey presented
the following letter from the Central La
Dor Union Of Asheville:
''To the Buncombe County Conventions
''The Central Labor Union of Asheyille, n c..
at their meeting of March unanimously en-
dorsed the Hon b. r. Lacy for State Treasurer
and most respectfully ask the Buncombe county
delegation to cast their entire vote for Mr.. Lacy
at the State Convention. Respectfully, o. r. Jar
rett, president; VIM. Francis recording secre
tary
A motion was made to instruct for
Lacy for State Treasurer, but was with
drawn when County Chairman Murphey
stated that he would read the petition OF
the Central Labor Union to the State
Convention. Lacy's friends say that he
will get the vote of Buncombe any way
for State Treasurer, and it was his
friends who withdrew the resolution OF
instruction.
The most important action of the con-
vention, after the handsome manner in
which General Davidson's candidacy was
approved, was the adoption of resolutions
denouncing the action of Congress il
DISTINGUISHING the voters of the Ninth
Congressional district The Indignation
against Pearson and the Republicans over
this action knows no bounds and no party
lines, and is going to give the Republi-
cans the ''black-eye'' in the Ninth dis
trct. l heard a life long Republican say
yesterday: II have never voted the
Democratic ticket in my life, but l viii
vote for Crawford this year if it costs
me my arm. / believe in honest cleo
lions and my neighbors agree with me
in denouncing the action of the commit
tee in favoring seating Pearson. We are