Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-30
MOOSE AND ELEPHANTS RE.
FUSE TO FOLLOW EACH OTHER

FUSE TO FOLLOW EACH OTHER
Gen. zeb Vance Walser,. state chair
raan Of the Progressive party, makes
public today letter written by him
to Hon. q. c. Duncan and ex-Congress-
man Morehead. nominal leaders of the
Republicans of North Carolina, in an
Ewer to their letter asking for fusion
Of the Progressive and Republicans.
MIR. Walser says that these gentlemen
made public their letter to him be-
fore he received it, but that they failed
to make public his reply and he gives
il to your correspondent in order that
the public may have his side OF. the
question. His letter follows:
Lexington, N. c., July 4, 1914.
"Messrs. E. G. Duncan and John NJ
Morehead, Representing the Repub-
lican State Committee, Spray. N. c.
Gentlemen: Replying further to
your letter relative to conference
between the Republican and Progress
s3ve State committees with a view to
the amalgamation of the two parties,
beg to say that I addressed to each
member of the Progressive State conn.
mittee letter and have received re-
plies from ali the members except 2,
one of whom is in Europe. All with
one accord oppose anything like orr
ganic union or amalgamation. Thes
believe the State to be more unitedly
for Colonel Roosevelt than it saw in
1912. They think the vote for the Re-
publican ticket in 1912 represented
mainly desire for regularity and the
liquor influence, and that that vote Is
now practically solid for Progressive
large extent confirmed by the state
the recent meeting of the Republican
rients reported to have been made at
the recent meeting of the Republican
State committee.
81 heartily concur with you in your
desire to see the "anti-Democrati
sentiment in the State marching I'M
der a single banner Colonel Roose-
Welt stated the situation very 1uefdly
in an address recently at Pittsburgh,
! al follows: We will gladly work with
any men who will themselves work for
progressive principles. In this spirit
We ask all good citizens to cooperate
with u.s. Any kind of fusion or ANAL
gamation not based on principles in
yariably brings disaster.
/ '1 propose to call the Progressive
State committee in session at an early
date and at this session of the COM
tnl:ttee will submit your communities
ton for its further consideration.
have the honor to be, very respect
| folly yours, FEB v. WALsER,
dt"chairman Progressive State Com
nfttee."".
Since writing this letter" says
General Walser," have received
many letters from all parts of the
State. and the sentiment is well-nigh
universal that there can be no organic
union or cooperation between the
Progressive party in the State and ma
ton and the Republican party, SO Ions
m the. old Republican party is domi-
lra4ed controlled, and bossed by men
| Who at Chicago robbed the rank and
fb Of the Republican voters Of the
Upited States of the. right to name
their choice for President. -.
/ lit may be of interest to the friends
Of Colonel Roosevelt to recall just
What he said in his recent speech with
reference to the policeman's conven-
ton. at Chicago, as follows: Messrs
Fenrose, Barnes, and their associates
at Chicago, taking advantage of tho
fact that National Conventions are no
protected by law, followed a cours;
of conduct morally every whit as bar
90 that which at elections resulting
wrong doors or humber rank 6eini
6 put lin stripes. They stole from tn
rank and Ale OF the Republican part
. tic right ito govern Themselves, =
EnbmtGats their own ealalaata An
tSEomdlgSts thelr.oMa platfo1uas The
M lAbk this action With. the deliberat
prpose OF elscting. > Democrat
kffAaideAt because. they Infinitely nro