The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-10-12

Aycock was elected governor by over
100000 majority
In this campaign Mr.. simmons left
his law Office on the first day Ct Jan
uary and gave his entire time to AZ
party until after the presidential cleo
ton IN November. Months before
any speakers we're put in the field.
Mr.. Simmons had secured the coop
Grafton Of the Democratic newspapers
{of the state and they were filling their
columns with arguments prepared by
him and others under his direction
for the adoption Of the amendment.
This amendment is the states
greatest enactment. White men all
voted and very few negroes bother
our election officers. The elimination
i of the negroes has enabled our people
to adopt measures for the educational,
moral and material development of
the state whose adoption would have
been impossible with the negroes as
voters. So beneficial have been the
effects of the amendment that the
members of the Republican party who
fought its adoption so bitterly are
now Ioudest in its praise.
In these great contests for white
supremacy and the adoption of
amendment hundreds, and I might
without -exaggeration say thousands,
of the States abIest and best sons
/ gave their time and talens for the re
demption CT their state. From pri-
vate in the ranks to general, all did
their full duty. Patriotic and capa-
bic men conducted the fight in the
precincts and counties. Never in the
history of politics was more effective
work done by our Democratic news
papers.aAyccck and Craig, Glenn
and Overman, Watson and Jarvis and
scores of others travelled the State
from the mountains to the sea paint
ing in burning words the dark pic
ture of the States degradation and
tcalling upon her white sons to forget
past differences and unite for the old
mothers redemption. But the brave.
resourcefuI, determined chairman was
the great central figure of the fight.
He it was who surprised the enemy
almost every morning with a new line
OF attack, and it was confidence in his
ability and courage which inspired
the Democratic hosts with the hone
and determination necessary for sue
cess. Against him chiefly were
hurled the abuse and d~etraction and
SANDER of the States despoilers,
Russell and Butler hated him most OF
all He was the Democratic leader in
these two great campaigns.
We people of these eastern coun-
ties have long memories. We re-
member the horrors of the fusion adj
m1nistration in North Carolina. We
remember the magnificent camnaiens
which +. M. Simmons led to disledge
f~us1onists and to ratify the con
stftut1onal amendment, and we will
remember him when we vote for Sen
ator inSthe primary.
DR.. George T. Winston. former
PRESIDENT of the A. & M. College. has
the following to say about the Sena-
torial race.
T When asked about the senatorial
race DIR. Winston said he believed tho
western part of the state would or
Tor Simmons. Both Simmons anf
hitenln have friends III my way" he
said, b IL / think Simmons will win
whenever anyone asks me about this
particular contest I am reminded o.
the way a certain Raleigh Iawvei
T sized up the situation when he said
they are all good men. Aycock Womb
Ike lots of news, his brilliant ora,
tory would attract country wide Of.
} Ventlca; k1tehin would be good to his
personal friends; Judge Clark woule
J make I lot OF noise, but Simmons
would do more for the State than al
the rest of them put together, and few
people would hear of it until actualE1
aoeonupHsned. ]. O.. CARR.