The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-15
SITUATION IN THE TENTH.
Both Sides Predict Victory and
And Leaders Hard At Work
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Gazette News
The fight for seat in the,nextk
congress Of the United States.
from the Tenth North Carolina
district is in full swing between
John g. Grant, the republican IN
cumbent, and his democratic
opponent, James NJ Gudger, lr.
That the campaign win be hard
fought and one of the most inter
egting political battles In this dis
trict for the past many years iss
evident. Mr. Grant has a major
lity to his credit of more than 300
Mr.. Gudger has once before re-
reemed the district and he and
his friends are fully persuaded
that he can do it again Party
lines are being drawn, the can
! didates are In the field prepare
ton is being made for a storm OF
oratOry by both democratic and
Republican speakers and shortly
the campaign viii be at fever heat
Mr. Gudger's s campaign is In the
thands of Owen Gudger of Ashe
vile, an able and far-seeing poll
ltical manager; Mr.. Grants S poll
tical affairs are In charge of {. +
Roland, who. two years ago as
chairman of the Buncombe county
republican executive committee,
succeeded in carrying the good
old county of Buncombe for Mr..
Grant. In the meantime Mr..
Grant and Mr.. Gudger are over
the district watching each others
movements with that political sag
lacity that has stamped them as
, Headers In politics in this section
.lof the state, and the contest viii
be a battle royal.
Evidences Of Enthusiasm.
4 In both political camps there
are outward evidences Of enthu-
siasm. Mr.. Gudger is sanguine,
/ while his political manager is en-
E Enthusiastically confident 1--WE ars
building up an organization
: throughout the district, " said
: Manager Owen Gudger, that viii
Ibe SO effective on the day of cleo
: ltion that Mr.. Grant viii never
o know what hit him We will re-
t deem the district for the democF-
! lats. While we are certain that
!, lMr. Gudger will be elected over
confidence on the part of the votes
b must be avoided Every democ-
elras must 90 to work ond render as
S sistance. IF the gtalwart democ,
III rats of the district will stand true
l, on their colors, and | am confident
It they will, we shall carry this dis
?, trict for the democratic party By
n from 1000 to 1900 majority. It il
4, la crucial moment in the AFFAIRS j
the democracy of the Tenth dis
l. trict. Let every democrat get b
Is work and stay at work until tn
\. pools close on election day IN Nov
II lember.
It "Got Em Licked, Says ShipnaaI
Another enthusiastic expression
n of confidence In the redemption Q.
d 1.-The district came last evening fren
it I'M. =. Shipman, one Of the shrewd
b est political observers In the dis
ic trict. Mr.. Shipman has hereto
fore thown himself into the thicl
or of political contests In the .distric
and knows the people. He ha
L8 been over much Of the district an,
Hast evening declared that MI
B: Gudger would certainly be elect
ed; that they have already go
Dc .em licked, = and that il, is nov
b. only matter of majority. "1'h
t1 lly five counties this year we los
democrats of the district will car
r. two years ago., declared the Her
th derson county man. 1--WE vii
IN carry this year Polk, Mcdowell
e. Buncombe, jackson and MaeOI
TT Two years ago we lost these flV
el counties. just put it down tia
In every one of them will be found j
u the democratic columns when IA
,c- votes are counted on election da
and that Mr.. Gudger viii be cleo
lie led to the next Congress by not les
Mt than 1000 majority. "
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