The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-24


doubtedly made this rash state
ment, really don't believe he
meant it. 1t was a result of fren-
~, and this frenzy is due to the
fact that hundreds of good Re-
.publicans, unable to follow this
kind of leadership, are going to
vote for the Democratic candidates
on Nov. s."
Reddcn said that "cowardly at
tackS" are being made upon Dem
ocratS by Waldrop, "who signs
the name of the Republican COM
mittee when the committee never
sees these published attacks"
why" he exclaimed, oval
drop has even been after two
crooks in Hooper'S Greek town
ship, one of whom couldn't
follow the Republican leadership
and the other never has" This
reference was to a published Aft
davit in which DR.. T. w. Sum-
ner and &. G. Sales of Fletcher
were accused by Alex Baker Of
having Illegally procured an alb
Sentee ballot from him.
IL don't believe it, and | don't
think you believe it, Redden eX-
claimed.
The audience responded with
loud applause.
Chairman Redden then recalled
that 1.-THE shotgun chairman has
tried to make you believe that
the county election board is
crooked" and in reply he read
resolutions adopted by the board
authorizing the printing of bal
lots and the removal of the
boards offices to the city hall. In
each instance, it was shown that
the Republican member of the
board made the motion for adop-
ton of the resolution.
And still they say the Repub-
lican member didn't know how,
when or why these actions were
taken" Redden declared.
81 have been termed Il dictator,
and for this honor | am proud IL
as Gov. Landon says, President
Roosevelt is a DICTATOR" he con-
tinued. lone of the things | have
dictated was the resignation OF n.
G. Morris, a member of the Re
publican clique, from the election
board because he retained money
paid by Republicans to file notice
of their candidates. for puollc
office and would not give 1t up
The shotgun chairman hasn't ask
ed why Mr.. Morris got OIL the
board. He knows"
Recalling that county finances
were in "deplorable condition
when the present county commlS-
sioners took charge six years ago.
Redden said "there is an entirety
different picture now
"The Republican board naa
even resorted to the use OF script
70 help meet operating expenses
and when they needed money IN
anv quantity they Just issued
more bonds" he said. 1.-The c0un-
~ owed three and a half million
dollars. and now the bonded dept
oF 81 S48.OOO-note the reduc-
tion-has been refunded at a
saving of $l,300,OOO in interest
And still Mr.. Jones Republican
"J;dota for commissioner says
we made a mistake. He says we
should have employed almost any
attorney to effect q settlement
when as n matter of fact there
isn't a lawyer in North Carolina
who could have done it because
the opinion of a national author
itv is required before any such
negotiations could get to first
base. We employed the North
Carolina Municipal Council to
handle the deal for us and we
maid this council $4,000 for the
service of saving $l,30O,OOO. Mr.
Jones apparently doesn't know
much about bonds, anyway, ana
hereby offer to him or any mem
Der of the Republican clique re,
ward of 500 for every bond paid
nv Democratic administration
that was not issued by a Republl-
can board. ,
Mr.. Jones said further that we
haven't paid off any bonds, when
as n matter of fact | have here
5000, 900 of cancelled bonds and
affidayits by witnesses to the
burning of $4,000 more. lie
charges that our commissioners
have bought in bonds at 20 or 81
cents on the dollar and sold them
70 taxpayers at rs OF 80 cents
pocketing the difference. II any
one here believes that, "for good
ness sake let him vote against
these men"
Cries of "no" came from the
audience.
Chairman Redden said he had
been accused of robbing the coun'
~ for his services as county at
tOrney. c,..o
81 receive $3.50 each for filing
tax suits, whereas my Republican
predecessor received from 50 &c
S25," he replied. pardon me II
saw Pm half as good as he was
Furthermore, | don't protect my
friends or the friends OF Demo
cratic leaders. as the former lie
publican administration protected
it's friends. No suits were nice
against w. C.. Meekins, then coun
ty judge and now state Republl
can chairman, OF against Il. .
GILL MI LII l. Drake Relative