The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-02
MEEKINS' STRENGTH
INDICATES ELECTION
TO GUARDIANSHIP

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vorable to him.
He declared further that the
courts had ruled on this matter
and that if necessary to get
square deal the matter would be
taken to the courts. However, he
declared that he did not believe
that any Republican convention
would allow such a practice.
CONVENTION ENDORSES
LEAVITT FOR CONGRESS
The county convention further
endorsed Halsey p Leavitt, of
Asheville, keynote speaker in the
convention, for the party's choice
for congressional candidate. The
congressional convention will be
held in Asheville this afternoon,
and Chairman Frank Waldrop
will cast the % votes for Hen
derson county in favor of Mr..
Leavitt.
The convention opened with the
singing of "America" by the as
semblage. Rev. James P. Burke
delivered the invocation, and Tom
Hyder read the convention call
and acted as secretary until the
arrival of Secretary Wiltshire
Griffith.
A roll call of precincts showed
all present except Grab Creek
and Horse Shoe. In the absence
of contests the credentials COM
mittee was not appointed.
On nomination of Jas. F. Bar
rett, Charles F. Toms was elected
permanent chairman of the con-
vention. Mr.. Toms spoke briefly
in accepting the craftsmanship of
the convention.
The resolutions committee was
named as follows: Jas. +. Barrett,
chairman; K. G. Morris, T. Blake
Ward, J. V. Blythe, w. P. Bayne,
and James F. Brookshire.
1t was agreed that all Hender-
son county Republicans attending
the state convention in Charlotte
on Wednesday should be seated
as delegates and alternates in the
convention, and that Chairman
Waldrop should cast the % coun-
ty votes in the convention.
Among those indicating that
they would attend the state con-
vention as delegates were Chair
man Waldrop, A. j. Redden, Wilt
shire Griffith, Tom Hyder, R. H.
Station, Brownlow Jackson, w. c.
Meekins, j. F. Barrett, K. G. Nor
ris, Joe Hollingsworth, A. E.
Hudgins, and many more.
The convention voted to also
seat all attending the congress
sional convention in Asheville as
delegates and also at the district
judicial convention which has not
yet been called. Chairman Wal
drop will cast the county vote in
both of these conventions.
The keynote address was deliv-
cred by Mr.. Leavitt, who was in
troduced by A. ]. Redden. The
speaker pointed to the enormous
state debt which he declared to
be due to the Democratic leader
ship in the state. He declared
that savings could be effected i'll
the state through the elimination
of large number of bureaus and
departments, and he declared that
the treatment of the public school
teachers by the Democratic ad-
ministration was a blot on the
state.
He declared that it was not his
purpose to attack the President,
but that ne did attack the policy
of the administration, and charg-
ed that campaign promises had
been broken. He charged that the
promise of reduced governmental
expenditures, the maintenance of
federal credit by the balancing Of
the budget, sound currency, en-
forcement of the antitrust laws,
veterans allowances, had all been
broken. He declared that the ex-
periments of the administration
were threatening the foundation
of the government.
Resolutions reported by the
committee and adopted by the
convention called for a legisla-
ture elected TO attend to the
states business for the dismissal
of useless employees, repeal of the
sales tax, and substitution of a
luxury tax if such tax was nee
essary, for a reduction of the
price of automobile license tags
to $500, for the repeal of the
absentee ballot law, for free
school books, and Geplored the
fact that Henderson county is in
default in principal and interest
on bonds.
Resolutions instructed for MI.
Meekins in the state convention,
and on motion of Wiltshire Grit
fifth, the convention instructed for
Mr.. Leavitt in the congressional
convention.
Before adjourning, everal
prominent speakers were heard in
brief talks to the convention,
among them Brownlow Jackson,
L. j. Pace, Mitch Lominack, Of
and L. P. Hamlin, of