The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-05
EAL LEADER
CHOSEN ON
;IRST BALLOT
Pledged To Vigorous
,npaign On Behalf OF
Party In State
Ivy CONGRATULATE
\ ON HIS RETURN

MI LUI'ONH
ON HIS RETURN
..3s,scr county Republican
!. were elated and W. c.
Is former county judge,
,sceiying congratulations
cores of friends today over
J.,.ior as state chairman at
r,rty's annual convention IN
E5..e yesterday.
.rbers of a delegation of 50
4 narsons who went to Char
yesterday reported that the
(sSonyille man was a great
. for the office when the
,,iOn opened, and that his
En- was doubly assured when
3 S. Duncan, chairman for
a. two years, withdrew from
ace in the interest of party
tony.
realize there is a spirit for
Irgs," Duncan told the conven-
aand I will not force myself
Ithe party
Eeskins polled $50 1-2 ballots
1 Me- first ballot to $50 3-4 for
h Ferree of ASheboro, with a
frkling for Clifford Frazier Of
k.nsbOro, the Republican cam
he for governor in the last
tfon. Following his election,
Neekins pledged himself to a
|prVus campaign in behalf OF
Republican candidates.
i've want to get out the entire
tngth of the Republican party
North Carolina this fall" he
!. I've should endeavor to ma
ialy increase our membership
the state legislature with a
Y to welding an influence that
cause the voters of the state
be willing to entruSt the task
governing the state into our
sdS in 1886.
I hope you men will get out a
let in every county. | know |
nd feel very badly as a Re-
'Ecan if | were not offered can
lteS for whom to vote"
he new chairman met with
state executive committee and
nty chairman after the con-
non and told them he wanted
Z advice later on possible Sc
IONS for state secretary and
location of state headquar-
.epublicanS at Charlotte, head
BY Charles NJ. Setter, immedi-
y launched a campaign 70
the state headquarters
ed here from Greensboro.
ne Henderson county delega-
TO the convention included
willow Jackson. former state
imam; Frank Waldrop, county
imam; R. II. Station, postmas-
., r, Crye, Col. Geo. Wad-
J. +. Barrett, Martin Gar
; j. D. Waldrop. E. H. Davis,
aIaan Jackson. Milas Ship
L. Ar. and Mrs. A. E. Hudg-
Thomas Hyder. and many
e !, party leaders and members.
ne new state chairman was
4 Nov. s, 1897, at Elizabeth
J, Ills father, Isaac NJ. Meekins
y a federal Judge at present,
!, nl$ paternal grandfather, J.
DSseAlns, ST., being a lifelong
.IOiean and representing his
N.Y. Iyrrell, in at least two
ION, ! OF the legislature. He at
lsC the public schools at Eliza
! CIty and received his A. B.
!, ,Iee from Yale University in
= and his LIB. degree from
''afd Law School in 1924. He
married in Washington, d.
;. a 1874, he and Mrs. Meekins
u .4Slng two sons. He located
81 anderson county in January,
- and later served two terms
!, '--se Of the county court. He
: delegate to the Republican
, :. convention in Kansas
:. IN 1928, and in each CAM
:, mas spoken for his party's
~ ! Neekins is a member Of
oaptlSt church, all his anceS
: VI both sides of the family
: been adherents to thai
as MS great-grandfather, Jas
, s1Oy' Tor many years wa
T = r Of Wake Forest college
=, Aeekins, at the committee
,eience' asked that the com.
~ ss'ien think over the possible
- Us LOT a state secretary, de-
M mat he did not wish tt
StiOnS. ''S y" '"
III f;Onnmlttee composed of Mr.,
;fui s, GharleS A. Jonas, anC
rasy Edwards of Bryon Cit!
,saa a".ea to select these ap-
, - 80 ana also candidates for
mite J'"le offices to be filed in
I Con election.
''''aued on page three)