The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-10
THE GAG RULE USED
This Defeats Marshburn For Solicitor
And NOminates Mark Brown.
CHARM McNAMEE POUNDS WITH APLANK
Republicans In Wild Disorder While Mlrshburn
Nominated Later for Judge Has Not Yet
Said He Would Accept the
Manhattan.
Nomination.
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Marshall N. c.. Aug. 9.-The Republi-
can Judicial Convention of the Fifteenth
District, held here yesterday, was a
riotous, disorderly and bowling affair.
The delegates were noisy and bowling,
the chairman pounded frantically for or
der, which did not come, and there was
howl of disappointment from the de-
feated. There was a regular circus of
confusion, discord and disagreement.
AS result Mark Brown, of Asheville,
mas been nominated for solicitor and has
accepted. while B. B. Mashburn, of
Madison, whom it is claimed was worked
out of the nomination for solicitor, was
nominated for judge, but has not yet de-
cided whether or not he will accept
Charles McNamee, the manager of Van
derbilts Biltmore estate, presided or at
tempted to preside, over the confusion. IT.
was his first dive into the political flood
of the district and he was about swamped.
He started in with a good big gavel to
preserve order, wore it out, threw it
away and added to the pandemonium by
pounding with a section of a pine plank
publicans and the candidates on starting
in but failed to tell how he felt when
the boisterous event was over
The opening events showed that the
Mark Brown forces had it in for the
Mashburn supporters and that the deal
was 70 choke Mashburn off from the
solicitorship race and i've the consola-
ton prize of the iudgeship nomination
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placed John Hendricks in nomination. He
is from Madison and Lusk wanted him
nominated as this would squash Marsh
burn, who is from Madison also. Then
Mark Browns name was presented for
judge and there was wild laughter as
this counter move was seen to be to get
rid of Buncombe's candidate for solicitor
Hendricks pulled down his own name as
he did not feel like being Browns eats
paw after the chestnut.
At this stage Thomas S. Rollins named
eX-COngressman Thomas Settle for Judge,
but Lusk said Settle could not serve. did
not have time to canvass as he was
going to do some speaking for Pritchard.
Then there was noise and confusion of
all kinds. Chairman McNamee pounded,
until finally out of the chaos it was de-
termined to lay aside the judgeship nom
ination and try whack at the solicitor.
Lusk nominated Mark Brown, of Ashe-
vile, and declared lis nomination would
mean a gain of 500 votes in Buncombe
and give Pritchard three votes for Uni
ted States Senator. Rollins nominated
Mashburn and said he was so strong
that Madison county would give him L.
200 majority. d. L. English was also
nominated.
Then there was a vote amidst increas-
ing confusion. Buncombe gave Brown
four votes. while for Mashburn tEere
came two each from Madison and Tran
sylyania. The confusion kept increasing
as several Madison and Buncombe dele
gates protested loudly against Bun
combe's solid vote going to Brown Bun
combe had used the gag rule and dis
franchised one-third of it's delegation
and this kicked, but to no avail A poll
of the Buncombe delegation was ordered
About this time a Pennsylvania delegate
announced that it would give one vote
TO Brown, one to Mashburn, making
the ballot 5 for Brown, 8 for Mash
burn. The casting of Buncombes vote
as unit was again challenged and the
poll began. The disfranchised third of
Buncombe's delegates left the hall, while
a spasm of pandemonium ragged Mash
burn withdrew his name and Brown was
declared the nominee.
Then Rollins moved to nominate Mash
burn for judge and this was done while
the shouts heralded the news. Mark
Brown addressed the riotous assembiage
and accepted the nomination for solicitor,
Marhburn spoke. and told the delegates
that he did not want the nomination
for Judge. He was disgusted and showed
it. At no time did he accept the nomi-
nation and he has not yet decided wheth-
er or not he will accet it.
This was the most disorderly conven-
tion ever held here. The Madison con-
tingent, aided by the Buncombe dis
franchised, made the convention one huge
howl that woke the echoes.