Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-04-23
L. Taylor Takes
Gudger To Task
Criticises The COngressmanss "Har-
mOny', Announcement
THINKS IT MUST BE A JOKE
He Recalls the Hendersonville Con-
gressional Convention and DiscOur-
tesy to DR.. 4. Birchett TWitty-AlsO
Refreshes Mr.. s. GaIlert's Memory.
Rutherfordton Sum-

10 the Editor of The Sun:
Rutherfordton RI. April 81 was
very much amused by Congressman
J. M. Gudger's card published in last
weeks issue of The Sun in which he
urges party harmony before Office.
Viewing Mr.. Gudger's past perform
ances along the line of party har-
mony,'' this is a most remarkable APP
peal.
Was Mr.. Gudger looking to party
harmony" when he rushed on to the
stage at Hendersonville congressional
convention several years ago de-
nlanded that he be declared the nomi-
nee of the convention over Mr. Craw-
fcld, Mr.. Gallert and others because
he had received a fraction of a vote
oYer a majority? He practically con-
stituted himself chairman of the con
vention and behaved very discour-
teously to my old friend, DR.. T. Bir-
chett Twitty, the duly elected chair
nan or the convention. 1t seems to
me that on this particular occasion
he was more, decidedly more, for
office than for party harmony" DR..
Twitty has hundreds of rfends III
Rutherford and Polk counties VINO
treasure his memory and friendship,
and who will welcome an opportunity
tc show Mr.. Gudger what they think
of his treatment of DR.. Twitty and his
fGudger's) ideas or the meaning of
the word harmony. Surely Mr.. Gud-
ger, when he speaks of harmony
within the Democratic ranks as be-
Ing the first rules to be observed by
any candidate" forgets his Hender,
scnville performance and is joking.
In looking over some old copies Of
''The Sun" I find that during the last
congressional campaign in this dis
trict, a number of good Democrats of
Rutherford county, in open letters to
The Sun and other papers took Mr..
Gudger to task for his vote for and
support of The Seventy-1ye Million
Dollar Sherwood Pension Bill. Among
ether leading Democrats who took Mr..
Gudger to task for his vote for this
bill was Mr.. Solomon Gallert, at that
time a candidate for the Democratic
nomination against Mr.. Gudger. Mr..
Sol. Gallert published his views on
this vote in The Sun and readers OF
this paper will remember the letters
from Mr.. Gallert published in The
Sun in December, 1911, and January,
1912. l understand that Mr.. Gallert,
who is now aiding and abetting Mr.
Gudger in his fight for denomination,
said: Congressman J. M. Gudger, Jr.,
Ct this district, was the only Congress-
al from North Carolina who voted
for the She wood bill. 1t would be e
piece Of political folly for the Dem
cratic party TO renominate him. The
people of the tenth congressional dis
trict cannot afford to retain a Con.
gresham who does not voice the hon
est sentiments of a vast majority Of
them, and certainly the Democrats
party cannot afford to be loaded down
with a candidate who is out of touch
Nth the we'll recognized economical
principles of the party"
Mr,Gallert apparently has either
forgotten or overlooked his published
views ON Mr.. Gudger, but there are a
large number of good straight Demo.
Gratis In Rutherford county who have