The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-05-24
AND STILL THE PLAY GOES ON
Interview with Chairman NJ. L.
Shipman Concerning Records
of the Men Whom Mr..
Toms is Boosting.
(New and Observer.

(New and Observer.
The radical organ at Greensboro. in
sundays edition, reported the icon.
version" of another democrat to the
republican faith in Henderson county.
One ]. j. Justice who. calls himself a
Baptist minister, says he will follow C.
+. Toms and contine to vote with him
as 10 the past.
1T is the same old story said Mr..
M. L Shipman, chairman of the Hem
derson county democratic executive
committee yesterday. "The Rev. J. J.
Justice has voted mixed ticket ever
since became acquainted with him,
about ten years ago, and the Lord only
knows which faith he claimed to affili-
ate with-no man has been able to as
certain. We have never considered
hlm as democrat, but an independent
republican. Instead of following Toms.
the latter has really gone to him, and
democrats are glad to know that there
will be no trouble in locating either of
them hereafter.
The Interview in Sundays News and
observer with Mr.. G. e Brooks, of Hen
Jacksonville. told the political situation in
henderson county pretty we'll Demo-
Gratis are not concerned in the least,
They are, in fact, hopeful and enthusi
astic, and this wedding out of the class
OF the democrats (?) who have been affili-
atlng with republicans will strengthen
instead of weakening the party. We
can very well survive the loss of several
others OF the Justice-Redden-R Russell
brand, and the republicans are more
than welcome to all they have received
the class who have never been what
they seemed. The old guard is stand
ing firm and as immovable as the hills.
None OF them have hearkened to the
new Moses of Judge Bynum's political
pirates"
"Do you know Hamilton Sexton, whose
Withdrawn appeared on Tuesday?" ask
ed the reporter.
why, yes; l know Ham perfectly
vel, !" said Mr.. Shipman. che became
about the road law enacted
during the legislature of 1908 and went
over to the radicals long ago. He voted
with them at the last election, as did his
brother, whom the republican officials
agreed to keep off the chain-gang for
living in adultery with disreputable
woman. I repeat: To my personal
knowledge we have not lost three
straight democrats out of the entire
number reported in the republican news
papers. None of them amount to a row
II pins in politics, and Mr.. Toms is evi-
lently hard-up for material to bolster
Up his remarkable utterances of recent
late. He would not invite any of these
nen into his home and meet them there
Ipon terms of social equality; yet he
nticas them into his Office, prepares
he letters to suit his own vanity and
eeks to make the impression they are
ctually democrats. 1t is certainly an
musing spectacle to both democrats
nd republicans up my way. But the
oys in the trenches are yet unshaken
nd we are not alarmed in the least. Let
ne play go on"
Another similar Case.
In last Thursdays News and Observer
ne folio wing appeared;
do you know one E. M. Shipman, of
henderson county?" asked q reporter
Mr.. M. L. Shipman, of Henderson
lie yesterday.
II do" replied the assistant commits
oner. anything happened to him?"
eyes," responded the newspaper man, l
he has published letter like Sexton,
lnouncing that he will follow Toms in
} the republican party"
"Old man Ed Shipman gone to the
'publican party!" put in the Hender-
'nville man. why, he has never
een anything else In his life and until c
le election of 1902 had voted moth I
g except the radical ticket. At that
ectien wicked democrat got hold of a
le old man and ovsr-persuaded him to y
'te with US. Just how it happened I
Ill let the old fellow state for himself. L
is vote was captured in like manner in q
"a and whichever party uses the great
amount of persuasive power will get Q
s ballot next Novemer. If I am not
istaken he cannot even write his name II
1t his private secretary Charley Toms
LII attend TO the letter writing bust 1
'ss. The heavy weight (?) so far an
'unced would not make good demo- Il
at and we have lost nothing yet"