Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-05-28
CONFESSIONAL CONVENTION
WILL LIKELY BE DEADLOCK
nomocrats Will Gather at WaynesyiIle
"a Select COngressman-An Can
didates Seek Nomination.

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80 material changes from the report
airon in the Democrat last week.
County conventions we're held Sat
,rdav and delegates named for the
convention.
Both Gudger and Reynolds claim to
he in the lead.
# is predicted that the convention
will be a prolonged one with many in
tnrpsttng phases. The convention will
bp called to order Friday at Waynes-
vile.
Waynesville, May 24-From the
nresent outlook the probabilities OF
q deadlock in the Congressional con-
vention, of this, the tenth, districr,
which meets in Waynesville May %,
and apparently daily growing strong
err This is indicated by Information
that Judge James h Merrimon, the
third in the Congressional race, will
enter the convention with no Intention
nj Withdrawing, having the single idea
of winning the Democratic nominal
ton: and statement, which is said
to have originated from Congression-
Al candidate Walter E. Moore, of Web
ster, is to the effect that he expect
to fight for the nomination of the con-
yention until the very end.
If is learned that Judge James H.
Herrimon has no intention of enter
ing the Waynesville convention to aid
the nomination or defeat of ay other
candidate by controlling his strength
fer the benefit of any other person.
It's also learned that if the time
comes in the convention when Judge
Nerrimon's strength is dissipated,
then his delegates will be at liberty
to act individually in casting their
ballots. Yet Judge MerFimon,s friends
believe that he will be the nominee of
the convention here on the 29th.
From a statement said to have ORR
glQdI6Q lTOm Wd1tCA AS' GAOOAS' "
Webster, he has no idea whatever OF
entering the Waynesville convention
with the intention of Withdrawing in
favor of any candidate. 1t is said
that Mr.. Moore has expressed the be-
lief that after the first ballot the entire
delegation of his, Jackson county, will
ballot in his favor. With the vote Of
his county as a nucleus he hopes to
eventually win the nomination OF the
convention.
As yet the plans of J. o. Harrison,
the lowest candidate in the race, has
not been learned. But if Judge Merri-
mon and Mr.. Moore maintain their
strength in the convention, Mr.. Harrt-
sons delegation would not be sutt1-
GENTLY strong to give the nomination
to either Congressman Gudger or So
licitor R. R. Reynolds, if the estimates
given out are correct. r. R. Reynolds
and Congressman J. M. Gudger are
only about five or six votes apart,
there being thirty-five votes between
the other candidates. Therefore, Tor
while at least, there is all probabilS
ity of deadlock, and the contest will
be fought out on the convention floor
to the bitter end. Solicitor r. r. Rey-
nolds has engaged two hotels, the
Waynesville Inn and the Suyeta Park.
Congressman ]. M. Gudger has engag-
ed the Kenmore.
Fight Over Negro Vote.
Asheville, May 23-The reduction
OF the popular vote of Robert R. Rey-
nolds by 10 votes on the allegation
that 10 negroes cast their ballots for
him when they were not eligible to
participate in the Democratic pri-
3fmaries and the appointment of dele
gates to the Waynesville convention
featured today's meeting of the Bun
combe County Convention.
The Gudger forces, well organized
and contesting every point, won on
every disputed question from the Rey-
holds forces, who lacked organization
and whose leaders stated that they
lad decided to make no bitter fight
for the 10 votes as the convention
fote would not be affected.
At meeting of the committee to
pass on the challenges the Reynolds
men put forth able arguments to show
mat the 10 negroes had been voting
'ne Democratic ticket for years but
@ey had few supporters and the re-
port of the committee was against
nem. The Buncombe vote in the con-
'entlon will be cast as follows:
H. R. Reynolds s6S3S: j. o. Harri-
son 24s; Walter E. Moore .824; James
Merrimon 1883; ]. NJ. Gudger
"zH' Resolutions were adopted