French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-03-23
STATE DEMOCRATS ENDORSE
WILSON FOB REELECTION
Executive Committee Give Vote OF
Confidence on Policy; State Con-
yention in Raleigh April q.

The North Carolina Democratic Elk
.ecutive Committee Tuesday expressed
BY unanimous vote implicit confidence
in the judgment. wisdom and patriot
ism of the President in the diocharge
of his constitutional function pertain
inE to foreign relations and endorsed
his candidacy for reelection as Cnlet
Executive of the nation. Forty-seven
members of the committee were pres
emf and in addition, the hall OF h
House of Representatives was packed
with Democratic on-lookers who were
given en- opportunity to participate in
the action of the committee.
Raleigh was unanimously chosen as
the meeting place for the State Con-
vention and April 27 was selected as
the date. Entire harmony prevailed
in the meeting though considerable
difference Of opinion appeared as the
result of possible effect of the primary
law upon the plan of organization OF
the party. A committee of five was
named by Chairman Warren to draft
such amendments as may appear nee
essary to the plan of organization for
submission to the next committee.
It was at $50 O'Clock when Secre-
tary J, r. Collie announced forty
seven committeeman present and rep
resented in proxies. The meeting i'm
mediately swung into action with in
| ~troductOry remarks by Chairman
Thomas D. Warren. Paying brief but
earnest eulogy to those members of
the Executive Committee who have
died since the last meeting, L. L.
Smith Of Gates and Col. John G. Mills
OF Rutherford, and those members of
| the advisory committe, s.. A. Wood
ard of Wilson and Gov. Thomas ].
JARVIS of Pitt, Chairman Warren dis
cussed the essential details of the pri-
) mary law. He urged thorough pub
licity on the part Of the county chair
man and the press of the State.
Chairman Warren congratulated the
committee and the Democratic party
that in the 1915 election the vote in
twenty-three counties of the State was
higher than that of 1912.
He brought wildly before the as
sembly the vision of a nation at peace
under a Democratic administration and
expressed the opinion that this coun-
try has v had a greater President
than Woodrow Wilson, who deserves
the support of every patriotic citizen.
Administration Needs No Defense.
But the speaker had something for
the State administration also.
THE Democratic administration in
North Carolina" he said, needs no
defense, for it is SYNONYMOUS with
economy and efficiency"
In ringing term Chairman Warren
! mid hia ~nn~~nAa - Al .a~A-A -.
lican convention.
Gathering here for unity and har-
niony and peace" he declared, ito get
In line. at the pie counter, the dele
gates Immediately began to wrangle
and the convention wound UP In a dis
lgreceful row and above the fuina8o l
harmony IN the convention hall, loom
ed the foxy form Of Marion Butler"
The convention was ButIerized, !"
he insisted, paying tribute to A. J
Maxwell for his answers to the attacks
OF Butler on the State administration.
II expressed wonder that Marion
Butler should again become a partici-
pant in the State campaign.
rs 1t possible" he asked, that this
man, a traitor to his State, a man who
has brought shame to North
Carolina than any other, has the braz-
en- efrontery to aspire again to lead
ership in this State?
Let every Democrat do his full
duty. If he does less he will but add
n spoke more to the wheel of the
Butler success"
Raleigh Gets Convention,
Raleigh got the vote for the conven-
ton without the slightest objection.
Invitations were extended bv Mr.. John
A Park. President of the Chamber Of
Commerce; Mayor James I. Johnson
D.. w. A. Withers, of the Raleigh Ro-
tary Club, and Judge R. w. Winston
The convention voted unanimously