French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
JUDGE EWART ENTERS RACE
AGAINST BROWNLOW JACKSON
FOR STATE LEGISLATURE
PROMOTE FREEMAN DOWN AND
FOR JACKSON: PROMISED REPUBLICAN
COUNTY.

The biggest surprise of the season
in Henderson county political circles
took place Saturday when it was
learned that George H. Valentine and
A. B. Freeman, two opposing candi
tdates for the Republican nomination
! for legislature had withdrawn in favor
! of Brownlow Jackson who is said to be
compromise candidate of the "pow-
i ers that. be-" Work for this result
has been quietly going on throughout
the county for several weeks. 1t is
said that friends of Messrs: Valentine
and Freeman were waging a bitter
fight and the campaign promised to
break up all harmony of the local Re
publican party unless something was
done.
No sooner had Mr.. Jackson been an
nounced as the only Republican candi-
date, than Judge Hamilton G. Ewart
entered the ring. He stated to his
friends that he would make canvass
OF the entire county as candidate to
represent the people of Henderson
county in the legislature, at the Now
ember election. Judge Ewart repre-
sented this county in the Legislature
six years ago.
Brown1oW Jackson is one of the
leading Republicans of the county. He
is at present busy managing the cam
paign of Congressman u. J. Britt and,
lis chairnnan of the Republican congress
isfonal executive committee of the
Tenth district 1t is understood that
his duties vii 1not conflict with the
Office of representative to the legisla-
| ltuFe. He states that If elected he will
endeavof to make the best3represepta
tive the county has ever shad. This is
the. first time Mr.. jackson has seisgl1t
nfi1ee fraan the voters / t;ssss
in1afiy years. Ne he'd the once 04
tpoatn1a aster iofs skdlsss snzil lnder
| two adininiktF atiol1se and saaH eLeeee
tpresident OF the PEOPLES Nati0Hal
bank while serving his last year -
postmaster: When the Peoples Ma
tional consolidated withs the Citizens
bank he was retained as vice presi-
dent. which Office he now holds. Last
winter he formed partnership with
K. g. Norris and w. A Smith IL. the.
real estate and Insurance business n
which capacity he is now active.
i JuuSe NWoEt ,6I10 OppOS4AE StAAAO4l<AICS
has been one Of the best known Repub-
ncans in N. C.. He left :, Monday
for Raleigh where he will appear be-
fore the Supreme court for a client of
his In writing. to a friend in: Hem
dersonYille Jnd 3 Ewart said that, he
would be in the November election
! for legislature, which indicated that he
would side step the state primary by
injecting. certain requirements.
It is rumored: that the friends of
Mr.. Jackson are circulating petitions
throughout the county for the same
purpose which would; also ,enabl chin
to be in the race in the: November cleo
tion regardless of the primary results.
! When seen BY 4 Hatstler reporter Mr..
Jackson admitted that petitions had
been circulated in the county, although
without his authorization. He en-
phatically stated that he. was running
in the primary and would abide by the
results. Mr. Jackson has paid his fee
as a candidate, but has not yet taken
! the pledge. r.