The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-11
cRAwFoRD-BRITT CAMPAl GIN
Crawford's Chances Good-Britt
on the Defensive. Spoke
tuesday night in
AsheviIIe.
Special Correspond ence.

Special Correspond ence.
For three weeks Messrs. Britt an
Crawford have waged friendly con
test for q $4,000 seat in congress an
each has fought bravely and well for hi
respective party. Tuesday night the
spoke to a crowded and enthusiastic
house at Asheville, the campaign stop
for one week.
Mr.. Britt, in scholarly and logica
way, has advocated the beauties of Pro
lection that he claims has brought to tht
United States prosperity and wealsh
His more aggressive competitor in Wig
orous and forceful manner has de
nounced the republican leaders in NORTH
Carolina. While the rank and file o.
the republican party are honest, and he
has ridiculed the slogan of Protection
that protects the trusts, millionaire
manufacturers and corporate wealth.
while it robs the Southern farmer and
makes him pay higher for trust-made
| goods.
Mr.. Britt is nice, Christian gentle
man with O clean record, but is cold
blooded proposition that fails to enthuse
or animate his crowd with his speeches.
Mr.. Crawford is an experienced cam
paigner. who warns up his audience
with his enthusiasm, and he knows how
to win votes. On the day after cleo
tion you will find Crawford a winner
with increased majority, and don't you
forget it.
Two years ago Congressman Gudger
won his election by less than thousand
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 900 votes. There has
been no political upheavel in this dis
trict since that election. 80 Crawford's s.
chances of election are splendid He IL
q more aggressive campaigner. who
keeps Britt an the defensive and is q
more skilled adversary than Britt. Of
ten have heard old farmers laugh and
cry, Crawford In just too much for
Brittr'
The three counties of Rutherford,
Buncombe and Haywood will give
Crawford democratic majority exceed
ing 1000 votes. rutherford is expected
to give him 800 majority, and there are
several other democratic counties with
each a majority of 100 to increase the
above estimate for Crawford. Each one
OF the three above named will give oyer
600 majority.
Per contwa, the biggest republican
county-aenderson, will give only 400
majority, or much less, perhaps, for
Britt and the two next strongest repub-
lican counties will give as usual about
25O each majority for Britt. A few
others will give him only 100 majority
or less.
But the three above named counties
of Rutherford, Buncombe and Hay
wood insure Crawford's election, and
Crawford's campaign is winning him
more votes.
Britt complains he has only one little
republican newspaper, while his COM
petitor has an able daily and a dozen
weeklies to advocate his candidacy. Yet
democrats must not sleep on their arms,
but do vigorous and systematic work un-
til election and thereby help to increase
the majority.
Crawford knows all the prominent
men and workers in his district, calls
their names at sight and gives them an
enthusiastic hand shake, and sometimes
stops by the roadside to visit an aged
or blind friend of other days. Britt
looks dignifed like a preacher in his
clerical black suit with gold spectacles;
is an unimpassioned speaker and as
campaigner is as cold as North wind
to an icicle. OF course he is not vote
winner like the magnetic Crawford.
Crawford Is ruddy-cheeked, typical
mountain athlete with broad shoulders,
six feet high and weighing 100 pounds
aVoirdupois; Britt is smaller, with
sallow complexion and aggressive nose,
S feet, and 10 inches high and is a
years of age, or six years younger than
Crawford.
It appears strange to many voters that
a revenue man, skilled in the art of CUT
ting up 'stills, ''should be the standard
bearer of the Tenth congressional dis
trict, yet the revenue men and post
masters still dominate the republican
party in North Carolina. Did the rev.
enue men have hand In nominating
Mr.. Britt?
Crawford at the inception of the cam
paign put Britt on the defensive and it
takes him half an hour to reply to