The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-02
''By The Great Horn Spoon"
Says Friends of Five in
Tenth
MERRIMOH Is IN AGAIN
His Manager Says He Never
Really Withdrew Him-"TIl i'll
The Sands of The Desert
Grow Cold" Say Moore's
Men-"We Stand Pat" Say
Others In The Contest

Waynesville, May 31.-Reconvening
tomorrow afternoon at 9 o'clock the
Tenth District Congressional Conven-
ton will frI Judge J. H. Merrimon,
again being voice Iv1 - his dele
gates, and with only a dozen votes
for candidate J. .. Harrison, divided
among the other aspirants, the 319th
ballot will find the situation very
much as it was on the first ballot.
The situation will be, in fact, merely
an intensified form Of the initial ses-
sion, Tue to the grimly-vOiced inten-
ton of the supporters of Walter l..
Moore to cast his dozen n a frac-
ton votes for him until the sapphire
waters of Lake Juanita are filled with
ice, or doddering delegates bowed
with the tribulationS of myriad b:l-
lots and Rip Van Wrinkle boards shall
decide that the next Congressman
should hail from Jackson county
And topping this is the suggestion that
Mr.. Harrison's friends will see fit to
put him back in the running.
Leaders Are Confident.
But whether this stage setting is
merely apparent and not real, or if
real how long it will remain I'M
changed, opinions differ The Rey-
nOlds forces believe hat victory is
just ahead and, forceful,
full, enthusiastic, stretch out their
hands to grasp it ere lamplight to-
morrow. The supporters Of Goa
gresham Gudger content themselves
with the quiet assertion that they Will
win, and an unfaltering resolution to
die in the last ditch.
Judge McrrimOn Re-entcrS.
The feature of overnight develop
ments relates to the re-entry of Judge
L NJ q - - IN &c q otO
Great surprise was Occasioned this
morning when some Of his deleg ties
declared tn, t he had never withdrawn
from the race and that reports that
he a were But Mana
ger Frank Chapman withdrew him.
they were informed. Their reply was
that while it was true hat Mr.. Chap.
man announced on the 314th ballor
that the MerrimOn delegates were re.
leased and he and his associates votel
for other candidates., such action wa
merely to test the situation. If h,
can orange to postpone a lawsuit
Judge MerrimOn will return to Way
nesville in the morning.
Students of politics see the pOssibili
ties Of al impossible obstacle to
nomination. This lies in the fact
: that, with Judge Merrimon eliminate,
and his vote distributed as it was las
) night and Mr.. MOOre's strength appor
= toned amonS Reynolds and Gudge
!, in the generally accepted ratio, Meth
. er of the leaders will have quit
: enough votes to make a majority. /
: several counties are fractions Of
. vote lot represented by any delegat
: and under the unchallenged ruling {
Chairman Adams these must be in
). definitely cast for the candidates the
= represent. the aggregate being 3 vote
Many delegates attended church tC
day. while a large number of other
spent the day in ASheville, still Other
going to their homes in the Ear we.
counties. Some will be unable to r,
urn and his fact may cut SON
figures, but the choice of each del,
gate is now SO we'll known thai +
effort will be spared to have every e
~sential delegate in his place tomorro
afternoon.
The absence of some Gudger ar
Reynolds delegates will Of cour,
make no difference. the remainir
delegates for each candidate castir
~ the vote unchanged. Automobil
= were sent today far into the woods
get several delegates who were abse
last night and whose presence wou
have added a fraction of a vote
= each of the leaders.
i; Many new Reynolds W
; come again tomorrow to aid in Il
shouting demonstrations. With thr
- Asheville men candidates, there is i
" tense interest in the mountain met
~ polls and Republicans as we'll
H. Democrats are coming for the |
y show. Waynesville is bearing up u
~ der the situation with remarka
fOrtitude an6 the hotels are not u
happy.