French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-03-23

They very we'll know that a Butler
lied party cannot succeed in North
Carolina
1t is not likely that the new Repub-
lican National committeeman will
have much federal patronage to dis
pense, automatically" Gas his prede-
cessor was charged with doing it,, or
otherwise.
ceived that now famous telegram, con-
! corning Butler from Mr.. Roosevelt
financial agent, George w. Perkins, a
few hours earlier, and had it read
about the time the Sampson Fox"
was doing the spectacular stride W
the convention hall aisle preparatory
tc taking Carl Duncan's scalp-the
gentleman from Washington (his tenn
porary home) might have found it
some hurdle in his path. And the
R~oosevelters who, in ignorance of it
SC11Cu luz AdIy S44nS WA6hI AoNO Z
served their lung fire. But Butler
won and that is all there is to the
story now
With politicians like Cy Thompson,
Carl Duncan, Ike Meekins, ct al, Eurs-
ing a bad case of dumps, the prospects
OF a heavy Republican vote in the
June primary is hardly visible TO the
a average naked eye. Butler swatted
all of 'em, and even Brownlow jackson
feels the effect of the fine italian
hard" If the Henderson man agoestto
Chicago in June, he will carry no Gre
dentials from the North Carolina Re-
publican State convention. His only
hope now is in the tenth distric. con
vention. Mr.. ]. J. Britt did nothing
for him in Raleigh, but maybe he
congressman can succeed i'll putting
his manager across in the district meet
ing unless Mary Ann should decree
otnerwlse.
There was but one paramount"
and dominating issue in the recent
Republican state convention-the fed
eral pie counter. But out of the melee
evolved an issue for the Democrats
.Butlerism. Our Republican friends
cannot get away from it.
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The perennial hunt for political
pones continues to be the chief end OF
North Carolina Republicans-hence
the real reason for the fight over the
National committeemanship andfdele-
gates to the National Republican con-
Vention.
1t is overwhelmingly funny to note the
agility with which Republicans e
the State deny the dominance of Ma
rion Butler over their recent State
convention. But the fact remains that
tie willy Sampsonian turned every
trick that was placed upon the table
with ease and precision. The conven-
ton may have yielded to is will uncon-
| scjously, but it yielded.
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Taft, Roosevelt and Wilson we're ali
agreed that the President should be
sustained in his diplomatic negotia-
tons with foreign powers. Congress
has so voted and the administration
can now proceed with a free hand in
it's effort to conserve the hour and
dignity of the country a right con-
ferred upon the executive when this
great republic was founded. Again,
Wilson wins.
The News and Observer suggests
that the Republican party in this State
has Morehead than brains. But, be-
loved, you should not overlook the
fact that it, also, has a Butler.
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Representative Page announced that
he would quit congress on account of
his disagreement with the President
upon the latter's submarine policy
an don the day following voted to sus-
tain. the administration. The diver
gence of views was not so serious
after all.
It has been announced from Will
mington, Del, that the DUPONT Pow
der eomnonv Uo,ld oraot .o-