Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-05-06

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For the next two years HendeN Nson-
Vile will have -a>democratic mayor
and three republican and three demo
cratic commissioners.
The republican commissioners are:
Messrs. Jackson, Clarke and Morris.
The democratic commissioners are:
Messrs. Bailey, Shepherd and Forest.
THE VOTE.
For Mayor:
C. E. Brooks 234.
For Commissioners, Long Term.
j. w Bailey, e241; r. P. Freeze, 221 !;
Joe Fletcher, 230. -
For Commissioners, Short TeUm.
NJ M Shepherd 229; w. p. Whit
mire, 221; John S. Forest. 2z6.
For Mayor:
r. H. Station. 226.
For Commissioners. Long Term
K. G. Morris, 238. b Jackson, 240 !;
J. ". Mcintyre, 227.
For Commissioners, ShUrt Term.
E. H. Davis, ZIG; r. C. Clarke, 232;
s. NJ King, 223.
Considerable Scratching.
Hendersonville is normally demo-
cratic but a number of situations
arose that resulted in considerable
scratching of tickets. There were q
few disgruntled people. in the ranks
and they voted their convictions. There
were some democrats who did not
vote and there were others who were
bent on the movement for citizens
ticket in the city and the result,
though not accomplished as they de-
sired, was practically what they set
out to accomplish.
Before the ballots had been counted,
both sides were claiming victory but
the result could not be predicted with
accuracy by reason of a large number
of scratched tickets.
The new board will go into office
within the next two or three weeks.
Some Campaign Methods.
Keen interest was shown in the cleo
ton from the time the democrats
named their ticket on Thursday night
70 be followed by that of the republi-
cans on Friday night, until the votes
was counted. Politics was the absorb
ing topic of discussion among the
many groups of both political parties,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday and on
each night.
While no bitter, vituperatfve meth
Ods were used and the campaign was
conducted on a reasonably high plane,
the fight for ballots was an interesting
one and the most faithful OF the party
a&TTV1 tn q
or save votes. There was much inter-
est shown and great deal of harf
work done by the party workers on
Tuesday and from the time the ballot
box opened there was much hurrying
to and fro to persuade doubtful voters
and to secure their votes automobiles
we're greatly in demand throughout
the day. 4
An interesting eleventh hour piece
Of campaign thunder was that Of the
republican candidates in the form Of
circular which was distributed
Monday night, claiming that the. ex-
penses of the city government would
Ee reduced in many ways in the event
the republicans were elected. In Or
der to counteract this document the
democrats composed a reply and had
It set in type and distributed after
twelve o'clock Monday night.
The circular from the republicans
read as follows:
"Read Carefully.
AS appears from the town records,
mere was paid to G. w. Justice and H
B. Miller, from June, 1914 to April.
1915, inclusive, S2164, Including an al
Ieged balance due Mr.. Justice on sal
ary for 1913. 1t further appears from
the city's books that ]. w. McCarsou
mas been paid $40 per month from
June, 1914, to March, 1915, inclusive;
mat L. E. Thompson has been paid $50
per month from June, 1914, to March,
5Sl0' inclusive; that T. C. Williams
Tas been paid $50 per month from |
June 1914, to March, 1915. inclusive
%Eo %n1 that Otis Powers has been paid |
~ H. per month from June, 1914, to |
March, 1915, inclusive. .,.....s.,
we propose, if elected to have the +