The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-27
10 the People of Henderson County:

have been candidate for public office the COUNTY md
the people have lime elected For iris -ycrrL
rsy grateful have also been defeated mai oty Of
the people of the County and for such defeat in fair
have had the slightest feeling Of GiSaPpon
feeling toward living soul in ihe COUNTY My FRS act on The
morning following the elections in which dccled Va
to intellectually congratulate my successful opponents both
Of whom Judge j. Foy Justice and Ted R. Raw excellent
high standing
candidate for any office, in this election
have any monetary interest whatever in the
When the Republican candidates elected November
and into office, shall under any circumstance
employment County Attorney ohcr,isc. but shall be
pleased recommend the County Board the employment
high standing attorney in this community who viii
the County in all matters adequately and for reasonable ices
have not devoted much time or hous 10 the local
in the County, for the that have been practically
all Of the time, travelling the State the ony
for having anything to say whatever in this local campaign
my disappointment discovering how far down the Democratic
Chairman M M Redden, has dipped into the and sank
the reputation of the County place OF dcecney the con,
duct of elections in his vain hope 10 perpcua!e himself and
family at the trough of special privilege.
Based upon sworn testimony with which had nothing to
in obtaining. reported to The State Board o. Elections that
there evidence of tremendous fraud in the conduct '
election, and respectfully requested investigation Inc "
vestigation called for today On !ac last eYe"E was
advised by telephone that this investigation pushed an
affidavit would be filed published the OF one N'
Drake, charging that had offered him an amour o. money
obtain, destroy, deliver, certain number OF absentee va
lots Immediately replied that such charge was utterly '
and baselcss le and anyone knowing Ned Drake "
Immediately recognize it such and that the investigator
would despite such slanderOus effort to stop d"
This fellow Ned Drake is of the Pa''cr" o. 'la
the s'se number of the great Drake family II" '''a "S
County, He is yellow cur following al the heels q tc %
and similar to them Only in name. haze known OF ms
worthncs for time In TACT have known '' ,r Il
that have refused to let him any jury I
involving the rights of client OF NINE raw Ia
jury much his pct pc'vo and
taton He is a cats paw for the KGd0eH "e's.
County, and have known that for long lime
have office in HendcrsOnyillc that is open q" to
who may have business there 1t is practically ''p T
discover what the business be until those VINO cam,
me something OF it. One day recently this Nea D che
into my office and said he wanted to sec me ,nJa
He professed his great disgust at the r0ennsi o. % hur
of this election ard told he knew wherc th'e Ln,,
dred and twenty-five raudu lent and ILLEGAL ballots
somebody's office, and that he would destroy moe Gems, hin
he had TO live somehow and that Redden 90" y hOn II
enough to him for his work and ne govo % propo,e
charge was cheap enough price for that kind OF p Aa
conduct, but himself out Of my ono J Of IT, ,a
all Of it. and Drake knows it, and al who know D cg, /
% know it-and of all the so-ea'd ~ ,,, on tbs II
Chairman, NJ M. Redden, who doubt scn' l,ueh tie
visit 70 me as one Of his many strange efforts t." II, II
election attempt others ~ "'' wr closet
public attention taken from the dirty linen IN ms e rso
which is sufficient to keep the iaundre' o. ''"
ming full blast for some time to come =, Il
Ib,J nothing to do with the conduct Of the H pe
County until through the intervention OF mr. % for myself
socatc member of the Board OF LECTION M opened per-
end with my eyes, the ballot OF N6''' ga. made m
sonalIy bv Mr. Prince whercupon the Discovery wa Ryub
ballot which had been marked tor .g defaecd. '1
ticket in the County election had been erased ticket
changed to straight Democratic vote Tor INC can p;oe
NAV be we can't prove exactly who ord !" '' M arc not 60"
was done. who made this change app" r.dcr n
cerned about the election of their candidate ~ state neSa
Roosevelt OF their candidate FOR governor ' pryac pow
generally but only the lure OF contin"an la, 70 yield
m ,hs Countv wa, strong enough tempt 'Iam saw ID"
changing the ballot of Albert Fowler Ana ~ c jcar'"
with my eyes, it was proof enoSGn -, = the Redeem
ton of County politics under the leadership % ' -,
regret the necessity for writing this 's' and dneo'"
would regret being rubbed against oE nm
himself annoyed with heas.