The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-07-19
DOoDLERS WHIPPED THE PE0-
PIE.
Butler, Rollins. Adams and Dun
can in the SaddIe-How it
was Brought About.

The republican masses were spat upon
convention July 10, 1906. Here is the
story of show it was done," told by the
Asheville Gazette on Jnne 29. The peo-
pie had no voice in many of the county
primaries In the eastern counties. Listen:
The correspondent of the Charlotte OBJ
server thus told the story of the Richmond
county republican convention:
"What Is left of the republican party of
Richmond equity met in the court house
yesterday. Sixteen of the oldliners were
out The main squabble of the conven-
ton was over the endorsement of Adams,
who is endeavoring to swing to his chair
manship job. The Adams forces were
championed by Speaking Henry" Gov
ington, reYenne officer. He is one of the
''whoopers-up" of the negroes in the days
of the past. During his speech, while hc
was ''cussing OUT Spencer Blackburn, he
was interrupted by ex-Sherif John M.
Smith, who sald that he would not remain
in the convention and hear the one repub-
lican who could command Office by the
votes of the people abused. Sheriff Smith
left the convention in disgust. The reso-
Tuition endorsing Adams was carried after
.nuch wrangling d considerable objec-
stiOn. Holland Smith offered to substitute
sthe name of Marion Butler who, he said,
was the brains of the ring. All repub j.
scans in good standing in the party (by no
means necessarily of good standing in the
community were appointed delegates to
=all conventions. The sensational feature
sof the convention was the speech of Henry
&C. Dockery, who paid his respects to
Marion Butler, and was literally applaud
ed
This is sordid .taIe-sordid because the
political conditions portrayed are sordid
This state of affairs exists in practically
e> cry one of the far eastern counties.
TIL, re is no party worthy of the name, just
q If tie band of Federal officeholders,
whose thinking is done by some political
adyentu, -er like Marion Butler, and they
.ve,,ld .sl,r Ink from the mental activity that
would be r sqllired in the process Of exercis-
ing a measu. &c of moral and political iber-
ty.
Collector d, ncan owDs many of them
and his ownersl UP is as complete as is his
title to his COW an d other live stock. They
have no party, mai My because they do not
think their personal iaterests would be best
conserved by the ex. 's1ence of a party res
rectable in character aAd number.
Once in great while one of them like /.
M. Meekins, postmaster aS Elizabeth City,
IN politically honest anL! lucid interval,
manifests disposition to al his soul his
own, but they will eat any n. esss OF crow Sc
before them if they are m Eae to belieV
their job is in jeopardy. aiken slngly
these counties amount TO nothil SS, Rnany OF
them casting only two or three Utes In the
state convention, but the grand to tai of the
five eastern districts casts u COZ qNie OF
bundled votes. If it were not fO.r these
the boards on July 10. They would RSt
even have the hardihood to go near the
convention hall. Either Wilkes or Brnl-
combe county casts as many votes as the
Republicans of Buncombe and other
western counties, where there is republi
Can party, might ponder these things to
advantage. We do not believe they will
this eastern body of death.