The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-11
HOW IT WAS DONE.
Governor Glenn Was . the Nest
Popular Parsonage on the
Ground and Helped Elect
Warner.
News & observer)

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Assistant Commissioner Shipman, Of
the Bnreau of Labor and Printing, who
recently returned from the meeting of
the National Editorial Association nc
the Jamestown Exposition, is greatly
rsjoiced over the victory achieved by
the North Carolina delegation in bring
ing the presidency of that powerful or
ganizatiOn to the Old North State.
Being asked for statement rs TO show
It was done, !" Mr.. Shipman said:
The "morai" and active support Mr..
VArder had from his own people, rep
resented in the strong personality Of
Governor Glenn and nineteen other Tar
Heels, who were ever on the alert, did
more than anything else in winning
this much coveted prize. Yet he has to
thank scorss OF good friends In various
sections of the country, from ocean to
ocean and frcn Michigan to Florida.
Neither Mr.. Warner nor his friends an
ticipated serious opposition until Thurs-
day evening previous to the election
Friday morning and little effort Ito per-
feet Sn organization had been made.
he had been promoted annually for the
past three years from third to first
vicezpresidenG and It stood to reason
that. following the time honored policy
of the association heretofore he would
be elevated to the presidency this year.
But Mr.. BumRardner, of California, had
decided some two years, ago that he
wanted 70 be made president At the
meeting this year, regardless o: the
policy Of promotion, and had spent many
months In corsling his forces. With him
were large majority OF the politicians
Of the association, who likewise favored
the idea of eleCtinR q man ''from the
floor" as president, thus making any
member in good standing eligible for
the place. ALI sorts of combinations
were formed, mainly by bringing out
candidates torthe various Offices from
different sections of the country and
engaging in the game of swapping
votes.
"On Thursday evening the North
Carolina delegation and other friends of
Mr.. Warner held conference and de-
cided there was danger ahead. Plans
were perfected for vigorous fight and
everybody went to work in earnest. It
was spirited contest. the most inter-
estinR, in fact, that have been mixed
up with In lOng while. We had moth
Ing to offer any OF the several candidates
for the other Offices and were forced to
make our ngAt upon merit only. Three,
or more, delegations that had been
friendly TO oRr candidate deserted under
promises Of reward and conditions look
cd painfully gloomy for awhile. But .
Tar Heel never despairs 50 long as there
10 ray of OF hope and the boys main
tained bold front. A poll Of the list
indicated the We had an even chance to
win and sure enough the first ballot re-
suited In ~ tie. And then is when the
North Carolina folks got '!'real busy" A
Oh ange OF ore in the Michigan delega-
tiOn and thessame In Kansas landed our
man on the second ballot and the an
nOuncementef his election was greeted
with tumultapus applause. The States
supporting Mr. Warner sOIidly were:
North Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas,
Florida, MsViand, Massachusetts, Mis-
sissippi, Nebraska, Oregon, Rhode Is
land, Utah and Washington. He re-
eOived support from number OF other
large delegations where the unit rule
was not enforced.
Governor Glenn was decidedly the
most popuIar parsonage on the ground
and his address on Wednesday com.
pletely ca; aured the convention AT
the conclusion ofhis powerful defense of
North Caroifnaland the South the dele
gates arose 90 masse and rushed upon
the rostrum 20 shake hrs hand. Again
on Friday the Governor ''made good"
In secondink the nomination of Mr..
Warner andihis speech made MANY votes
for the North Carolins man. 1t was In
deed POnd ~ have been there y