The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-06-21
A LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC
GATHERING OF THE UNTER-
RIFlEb AT COURT HOUSE.
Crawford Has Big Majority.
Haywood Statesman Gets More
DThan Two-Thirds of Henderson
County's vete-D Delegates to
the Various Conventions
are Selected

THE HUsTLER's prediction that Hon.
W. T. Crawford would be the choice of
the Henderson county democracy for
congress this year has been sustained by
an outpouring of the masses atthe pre-
cinct primaries on last Wednesday af-
ternoon. OF the eighteen convention
votes from this county, Mr.. Crawford
gets 1871 and Mr.. Gudger 5.3. Thirteen
of the fifteen precincts composing the
county's vote held primaries and OF
these ten were carried by Mr.. Crawford.
374 votes were cast, MIR. Crawford re-
ceiving 249 and Mr.. Gudger l25. giving
the Haywood man a majority of 124.
Considering the inclement weather, the
large number of votes cast is surpris-
ing. The downpour of rain was great
ly against the attendance of the people
in the country upon the precinct meet
ings.
The county democracy assembled in
convention at the court house on Satur-
day afternoon and WAS called to order
by Chairman NJ. L. Shipman, of the ex-
ecutive committee, who deignated Hon.
A. Cannon as te nporary chairman OF
the convention and J. c. Sales as tempo
rary secretary. Call for the conven-
tion was read and roll call of precincts
showed that all were duly represented
except Green River, and Raven Rock.
Upon motion the appointment Of n COM
mittee on credentials was dispensed with
and the convention proceeded to busi-
ness, the first action being to make the
temporary organization permanent.
Names of delegates from the various
precincts were enrolled as follows:
Bat Cave, Nj. L. Edney, W. 8. Free
man, w. F. Pryor; alternstes, b. f.
Freeman, M. L. Williams.
Blue Ridge-W. s. Young.
Bowman's Bluff-R. j. Fletcher.
Clear Creek. 2. Stroup, W. V.
Pryor, A. M. Maxwell.
Crab Creek-W. A. Merrell.,
Rymer, A. s. Edney.
East Hendersonville-J. D. Dernid,
A q. Thompson, J. P. Israel, G. P.
Liverett,
Etowah-J, w. Morgan, ]. L, Cash,
Sr
Flat Rock G. ConpeIl.
Horse Shoe-A Cann N, w. @. Mil
Ter; alternates, P. p. Johnson. J. P.
Johnson.
Hooper's Creek. c. Sales, Frank
Smith, J o Sales, Geo. Souther.
Mills River j, l.. Allen, N. W.
Posey, r. b. Allen, Fl. w. Allen, Mr..
Britain, D. L. johnson.
West Hendersonvillc-V.C c. v. Shep-
herd, ). T. Hodges, ir., J. w. Wofford,
y. G. Young, ]. p Hickman.
A motion prevailed authorizing the
Crawford delegates, from precincts Civ
ing that gentleman q majority, to select
d representative to the congressional
convention and the friends of Mr..
Gudger from precincts carried by him
to do likewise, the chairman of the con-
venLion to select the remaining five
from the friends of each candidate, in
proportion to the vote cast for them as
reported from the various precincts.
The following delegates were selected
by the precincts representedI M. T.
Edney, W. s. Young, Jesse D. Beale jr.
J. z. Stroup, w. A. Nerrell, A. l.. Max
well, J. b. Alrsdge, j. l.. Cash, Sr., j
B. Brookshire A. Cannon. Frank
Smith, J. l.. Allen, v. @. v. Shepherd.
J. o. Sales. M. l.. Shipman and G E.
Brooks were appointed committee &c
canvass the vote cast by the precincts
ia the primaries. rne com nittee found
Mr.. Cra Words strength to be IL. and
Mr.. Gudger's 5.3, showing that Craw-
ford was entitled to trhee additional
delegates and Mr.. GudSer two, buS an
agreement was reached to cast the vote
as counted, give each of them two and
Mr.. Hewitt one to represent his inter.
ests. The chairman, upon being In
formed of the action of the committee
made the following appointments of ad-
ditional delegates: M. L. Shipman, j,
G. Sales, W. L. miller, Mod. Ray and
J. F. Brooks.
Upon motion the chairman designated
the following delegates to the State
convention. M. L. Shipman, j. w