Vbin ix.
COLUMB&S, N.C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARYf 25,:1904.
NO. 45.
Why
Gud
F
III Con
1 as
MADE ft STRONG RACE
He Defeated the Most
Popular Republican
Leader in the District
in One of Most Hard
bought Political Bat
1 ttles Ever Witnessed
in the Mountains. ;
'Friends of Hon. J, M. Gudger,Jr.,take
exception to certain of the argument to the
opponents of Mr. Qudger's renominatiop,
as quoted at length in the news article in
yesterday's GazetteNews. They instance
the attempt to draw constant unfavorable
to Mr. Gudger's candidacy from a com
parison of the vote of Mr. Beddingfield
with that of Mr. Gudger.
"The comparison and the argument de
duced from it are manifestly unfair and
specious,' said a friend of Mr. Gudger to a
Gazette-News reporter this morning.
. ' The election went practically by de
fault between Beddingfield and Abbott, as
the Republicans realized they had no eartly j
chance of carrying State. Od the contrary.
there has never been a more stubborn oolit
ical fight here or elsewhere than' that
waged between Gudger and Moody. ,. The
Republicans believed they had an excellent
chance to win; their candidate was by all
oaua uie iuusb popular uiou iu uio party.
BUU UICT vuutuiauucu uic suicne u uiwciu
warfare without stint. It is safe to say
that more than twice as much money was
expended in the effort to elsct" Major
Moody as was ever used for auy other con
gressional candidate in North Carolit a. It
is matter of common knowledge that the
Republican .motto in this district was to
sacrifice everything for Moody. It was
the policy of their workers to trade any
.candidate, State or local, any terms, in his
interest.' Single-shotting' as popular a
.candidate as Major Moody in tnis way
sand with practically unlimited money for
'boot, the wonder is, nt that Mr. Gud
:ger' majority was less than that of the
tDemrcrats whose election was not contest
ed but that he was able to have a majority,
iatall.' ' ': ";
TKma vavre thn rnnr1it!onR ns known to
tevery well informed person in the district
it was against these odds that Mr. Gud
gger fought aud won and the result, instead
of evidencing his weakness, is a magnifi
cent demonstration of bis strength. It is
a result which instead of suggesting that
lie cannot be elected this year, shows con
clusively that he cannot be defeated.
"The reasoning attempted ' to be em
ployed against Mr. Gudger would be ex
tremely disastrous to Mr. Crawford, whose
ability and 'popularity no Democrat would
venture 4o -question. He lost to Moody by
ime thing like 2,000 majority in a district
whichIn the same year, . gave almost, if
not quite.as large a majority to the Demo
cratic State ticket acd the Constitutional
Amendment.
f ''In Mr. Crawford's case the discrepancy
was something like twice as great as la Mr.
GodgerXjiud yet I should "be surprised to
hear an intelligent Democrat question Mr.
Crawford's, eligibility to a congressional
notnination at the hands of his arty. . De-
mocracy is not so ready to turn her back
ODon her worthvWd faithful servants.
"In hisTntest with the great forces ar
ray ed"a$sliftC him, the victory was given
into Mr. Gudger? hands through the dev-
" . A, '
won ot a sturayoiing eiemeni in me ouv-
laying; precincts, an element wmcn oners
the most promising field for Democratic mis-
sionary effort, an element - ine neeaiess oi-
fending of which would be an act of un
pardonable party tolly
'Mr. Gudger fought .' a hard " fight and
won. He has shown -ability, diligence and
efficiency in the public service.
"This showing alone would, by eyefy
canon of nartv usage, entitle him to a re-
notjjmatlon. ' . '" r
'Bat thl is not all. After waging his
fight before the people to a successful issue,
the" fight had still to be kept up In a contest
befor the House of representatives, even
to the present time, in order to bold, for
bis party as wen as xor mmseii, mai wnicu
hehad won. - - '
Tv,i- mntoot oiMId fnntrht m'lt in the in.
trt txf nmnrrAtin nartv. no less
than bis awn interest, has imposed on him a
Unfalrnsss
ina
St
ei
iinnniniiA
gerlShoAjlcll
Renominated
110 "THE SHERIFF'S" VIEWS
Paper of the Sage of Princeton
. -, Much Discussed.
MR. SIMMONS IS INTERVIEWED
Doesn't Quite Understand- Mr.
Cleveland BoutjWith Senator
Spooner Gudger Case
Notjet Settled.7
y.: -Washington; Feb. 18.
The call to arms.'issued to the Democra
cy by ex -President Clevelaud, through the
Saturday Evebiug Post, and subsequently
sent broadcast by the press associations,
was the subject of much cloak room dis
cussion at the. capital '.today. The com
ment was varied, especially with reference
to the direct injunction that the Uiiited
States should withdraw from the Philippines
and to the allusion to the Panama policy of
the administration. ; It was asserted today
tbat the replies would be made to the for
mer President's fulmination by Republi
cans who expect to take part in political
debates in the Senate and House.
MB. SIMMONS ON THK INTERVIEW, .
When questioned Senator Simmons call
ed attention to the'decia ration that this was
no tiwe for the use of words that coucealed
intentious carried a doublu meaning,
and yet Mr. Cleveland had so expressed
himself regardiug the Panama canal that it
was not certain just where .he 6tood or
what he thought the country or. the Demo
cratic party should do. - Generally speakr
iug, this utterance of Mr. Cleveland has
been construed as a complete endorsement
of the policy of Senator Gorman but as
Mr. Simmuns pointed ouV the former Pres
ident had not adyised rejection of the
LoomisrVarilla treaty. Many rreaty Dem
ocrats bave taken he position that this
government has done violence - to its treaty i
obligations, but differentiating the Panama
revolt from: methods which brought v it
about, and recognizing the revolution as a
fact, for the Democrats are in no wise re
sponsible. - the Senators will vote for the
treaty. The question is, Daes Mr. Cleve
land ieel that the notional good faith has
been subject d to a degree r oFsuspicion
which would bUggest to Democrats the ad
visability, or necessity of opposing the
treaty?
8IMMOKS QUESTIONS SPOONER.
While Senator Spooner was addressing
the Senate today in support of the caral
treatVf genator Simmons interrupted to say
that there was some difference of opinion
in his State concerning the desirability of
the Panama and Nicaraguan rooutes with
relation to the time it would probably take
vessels to make the trip from, say, San
Francisco to New Orleans. The flrtt
named route would be much shorter, but
at the same time, vessels would have to
travel a longer distance befor the canal was
reached. Senator-Simmons said he would
like to have the opinion of the Wisconsin
Senator on this point, so that it would at
once De punsned in i ne ttecora. Mr.
Spooner did not reply categorically, but re
ferred to the speech delivered on the sub
ject by the late Senator Hauna, and cited a
number of facta to sbow the adyisabity of
adopting The Panama route in the interest
of 4ime, which is so important to ship
owners. l -" ..
QUDdKE CASK "NOT TKT SKTTIKD.
Chairman Mann, of the elections corn-
miUee. said some rather surnrisinir thinirs
today; and wonder has been expressed
whether any significance is to be attached
to hia utterance. Just after f the meetinff
n, rtrr,mifof M.nia'.aVat
what acl ion had been taken in the Gudger
rase; wnpreunon ine enairma.n rem i en mat
no reference had been made to the tase
and no report submitted, although he had
innuiries Vemrdins? the matter.
In the eenV the sub-committee had reached
ua . a;a
would be said about for publication, as it
- ... . . - ....
waa alwavs uncertain what the full com-
i mittee would do. There was at times, and
I . ...
i8 8tm aathonty, altogether reliable and rii
. f savme that the sub committee
reacIied an agreement, and this agreement
favorable to Mr Quder, and therefore
the possibility has been suggested that this
expression of the chairman signifies some:
opposition to Mr; liuuscer nas arisen among
otner members oi ine committee. uor
Charlotte Obscver.
burden of anxiety, - harrassment ana ex
pense of "which the public has. little
thought, but which has been bravely and
cheerfully borne.
"It is simply unthinkable that, under cir-
cumstauccs like these, ordinary; and long-
established party usage should be reversed
i in orucr vu ucuv w
ment of a reuomination. "The; exigencies
uf no man's ambition can lustify such a
raDC . OI -L UOllucm ui:upiic.r. uweue
I News.
FUNEfiAL OF SENATOR HAfJNA
-J:sj?. !. y: ".,:"T':' :iM- 'V
60,000 People View the Remains
. V in Cleveland.;, 1
Cleveland, Feb;; 19." The., people of
Cleveland paid homage today to the
memory of their first " citizen." .The
state at large added.its tribute of " re
spect and many citizens distinguished
in private and official life in all parts
of the country lent their presence at
the ceremonies proceeding- the con
signing to the : earth of the remains
of the late senator. The last sad rites
over Senator Marcus A. Banna were
held this afternoon at . St. Paul 's Epis
copal church. During the solemn ser
vice Cleveland was silent, the city
street and steam road traffic oh every
line of the city stopped for five min
utes at 1 o'clock. 'At an early hour
the chamber . of commerce where the
body had Iain in state since yesterday,
was besieged by thousands of workmen
with dinner pails on their way to their
daily toil. " Many,unable to wait, had
to leave without an opportunity to see
the face of the dead. :"
At 10 o'clock ; the members of the
state legislature drove to the chamber
of commerce in a body and looked " for
the last time on the face of the dead
statesman. During the night, many
distinguished men of the country
arrived and the early trains greatly
augmented that number - The Wash'
ington : delegation arrived at 10:30.
The scene at the bier from 11 o'clock
at noon was strikingly sad. It is es
timated that fully 60,000 had looked on
the face of the dead senator . at noon,
when the doors of the chamber of com
merce closed, -r
Promptly at noon the "'cortege left
the chamber - of commerce for the
church, proceeded by a platoon of po
lice, escorted by military and civic or
ganizations. The church was filled
long before the hour for services.
Thousands lined the streets , about the,
edifice' Bishop Leonard pronounced:
the eulogy. Dr. D. H. McGrew. rector
of St. Paul's, said the creed and prayer.
Bishop Leonard then read the com
mittal service and pronounced the
benediction. The assemblage remain
ed seated until the casket was removed
and the family and Washington delega
tion departed, . : '
THE ROANOKE FIEND TO HANG
'.'...'..'..' ' 11 1 - 4
Quick-Justice for the Negro Wil-
-. Hams is Meted Out. -
MARCH EIGHTEENTH IS DAY
Jury Returns Yefdict of Guiliy
After Having the Case Five
' Minutes -The Crime
Reviewed.
Roanoke, Va., Feb. 16. Henry Wil
liams, a burly negro, who at noon on
January 30tb, last, entered the home of
George J. Shields, a well known busi
ness man, and outraged Mrs. - Shields
and then murderously assaulted her and
her three-year-old .- daughter with a
hatchet, razor and a pocket knife and
left them for dead, today was sentenced
by Judge Woods in the Corporation
Court to be hanged March 18, next. -
After, hacking and fracturing the
skulls of his: victims with a hatchet,
Williams cut Mrs. Shields' throat from
ear to ear with a razor and locked her
In a clothes closet. - He escaped to the
coal fields, where he was captured last
Wednesday, A; reward of $2,000 had
u,se" ucrc "" " Wif
essed;to the crime and on Friday was
ru3UOU "" W1 "SiUi V"
I a special train to Richmond for - safe-
KeePln'
I j - e
mm lor leionious . assault ana
robbery? He was brought nere today
on ; a special, train bearing: 500 Rich
moad 8oldiers and another special train
bearingr r300 soldiers preceded that
I -1. I i-' 1 j TTTI11I i. '. fTi 1
whih" boi'e Williams. He was hurried
to the court house under the protection
of eighteen companies of State militia
and was tried on the charge of feloni
ous assault, which is a hanging crime
in this State.
The bloody hatchet filled : with . hair
from ; the heads ; of Williams' t victims,
and the bloody razor" were introduced
in evidence by the Commonwetdth. : To
save Mrs. Shields' humiliation she was
not brought into court and: the details
of the crime were not rehearsed. :
The jury was out nve minutes and
within another five minutes; Judge,
Woods had passed the '; death sentence
on thenegro and ordered that he be
removed at once to Lynchburg for safe;
keeping until the day set for his execu
tionr when he will be brought here and
aangea.
; Before hearmg the verdict of the ju
ry, Judge Woods cautioned those pres
ent not to make any demonstrations
and this order was obeyed. . v
KEEP THE RECORD
STRAIGHT BOYS
Let "Every.Tub Stand on Its Own
V. T; CRAWFORD'S STRENGTH
.Has Uad HisTicket In Every Race
; '-r-Received , 305 More Votes In
r the'Dlstrict Than Bryan In 1900,
; and His Majority Was 216
Greater Than Amendment Re
ference to Congressman Gudger.
p Hendersonville, N. C, Feb., 23.-rThe
Hustler tomorrow will say: - -
I The AshevilleJGazette-News of Feb.
18, contains an '.interview with a sup
porter of Congressman Gudger in which
appears the following incorrect and un
wise comparisons of the election returns
of 1900 and 1902: , :: v
"The reasoning attempted to be em
ployed against Mr. Gudger would be
extremely disastrous; to Mr. Crawford,
whose ability and popularity ho demo
crat would venture to ' question. . He
lost to Moody by something, like 2,000
majority .in-a district which, in the
same year, gave almost, if not quite, as
large a majority to the democratic State
ticket and tbe Constitutional-Amend-
tnent. s;.--w--vv. : '- -
In Mr. Crawford's case the discrep
ancy was something like twice as great
as in Mr. Gudger 's, and- yet I " should
be surprised to hear an intelligent dem
ocrat question Mr. Crawfords eligibility
to a congressional nomination at the
hands of nis party. Democracy is not
so ready to turn her back upon her
worthy and faithful servants." t ; '
Thl reference to our esteemed ex
Congressman is unfair and cannot be
sustained by the facts. It is not our
purpose to detract from the merits of
Mr. Gudger's case in the matter of a
renomination, but as a friend, also, of
Mr. Crawford we do not feel that ' it
would be treating him "with "becoming
ustice tq let this statement ; pass un
noticed.-"". :zjy':r" V":.
. The interview conveys the' impres
sion that Mr. 'Crawford lost the district
by 2,000 and that the state ticket nd
amendment Were' carried by about the
same majority; that the discrepancy
against Mr. Crawford was twice as
great as it was against the congression
al candidate in 1902. Let us see just
how that was. In 1900 Maj, Moody's
majority over Mr. Crawford was , 2,084;
McKinley's majority over Bryan was
2,473. , Crawford's vote was 303 more
han Bryan's and Moody's 84 less than
McKinley's. The amendment failed in
the district by 2300, so it will be seen
that Crawford ran ahead instead of be
hind his ticket, 1 the majority against
him being 216 less than that r cast
against the Amendment.' . -
Again, our friend, who has spoken
through the Asheville paper, should
remember that Madison county with
her, 1,200 majority, against Governor
Aycock was a part of the district in
1900. There were also .between 2,000
and 3,000 negroes and Indians who vot
ed for Mr. Moody, in his first ? race be
fore the provisions of the amendment
went into, effect, who were disqualified
thereby at the last election.? This of
Itself,' - refutes the contentions . of our
friend in the Gazette and clearly , shows
hat,Crawford went down -in the land
slide with colors flying and in the fore
most rank of the democratic hosts. He
is one man who never runs behind his
associates. Y ' ":r
lhe state election naa been neia in
August of the year ; 1900 and by the
adoption of ; the .amendment
many illiterate - white men
were deceived by the Republicans in
to the belief that they were casting
their last vote, which was naturally for
the party that opposed its adoption.
Aycock had lost the district by 384, in
the AugustlectioEL with all the local
and State machinery of the party, be
hind him-solid and enthusiastic; Craw
ford had.nothing in "November except
an organized war " between the Sim
mons and Carr factions of his party in a
senatorial primary.: Despite all this, as
we have said often before, he ran 305
ahead of Bryan 216,ahead of the amend
tnent. Furthermore he received r .' in
1900, 2,323 more votes than the "demo-;
cratic candidate two years later, in the
counties that now comprise the tenth
district, bo if the nomination this year
is to be decided '.upon "comparisons'
will go to Mr. Crawford unanimously
Now. as to Mr. Gudirer. We are sat
isfied he knew nothing of the Gazette
News interview until it appeared In
nrint. and do not believe he endorses
the portion to which The Hustler takes
excention. Jdls irienas ana . inose o:
. 1M . . ......
TheWar In
V .-- East; is
HENDERSONVILLJ THE PLACE
Tenth , District RepuMcans to Meet in
- - ConYentlon- on April 20th.
WAS A COMPROMISE AS TO DATE
Some Wated It Early in April, Others
the Middle of May Unanlmons
, . For Hendersonville as to
Place. -
The Tenth District Republican congres.
sioual convention will meet at Henderson
ville ol i April 20th. ,
This decisiou was reached at' k' meeting
of the congressioral executive committee
held here yesterday afternoon.
The date is a" compromise between the
dates ' suggested by several candidates. 1
Professor Bntt favored the early days of
April and Mr. Settle, Judge Ewart and Mr
Logan the middle of May.
The place chosen was : agreeable to all
candidates" and HendersOnville received the
unanimous vote of the committee. It is
said that Hendersonville was chosen to
strengthen the party in Henderson and
Transylvania counties. ".-. "".;.;'"' -
The members of the committee who
present were: Chairman U. B. Moore, of
A seyille, T. L. Green, secretary. Waynes-
ville, K. G. Morris, of Hendersonville, R.
D. Sisk, of Franklin, Geo. R. White, of
Marion, A. L. McMurray, of Columbus,
W. J. Daniel, of Rutherfordton, A. J. De
Hart, of Biyson City.-. -rJ :y Z V i:
The committee assembled in the com
missloners room in the court bouse and it
was at first an open meeting. Candidates
were asked to state what dates they had in
mind for the convention. Prof. J. J,
Britt spohe for an early convention, Mr.
Settle, Judge Ewart and WYE. Logan for
the middle of May. Mr. Logan has been
iu . favor of an early convention, but has
mind. - . "
The selection of Hendersonville is. re
garded by Democrats as . being strongly in
avor of Judge Ewsrt and Mr.i Settle;
Judge Ewait lives there and Henderson
will support him solidly, it is claimed. '
Is there a combination between Ewart
and Settle?
This combination is answered in the afc
firmative.by insiders. They claim that the
two have . a thorough understanding "and
will unite to defeat the revenue agents can
didates whoever he may be and if one sees
he cai.n it win he will throw, his strength
to the other.
If true, this statement Is highly import
tant. It will the fight of the ,loutt,M
against the "ins." ; Bbth Mr. Settle and
Jhdge Ewart are 1 resourceful meh and the
combination would strong. 7 '
t On ; the first ballot Hendersonville and
Brysou i City each received four votes and
it was "only after some discussion that 'Hen
dersonvilit was finanally unanimously cho
sen. Members of the 'commmittee said
they wished to rotate the convention and
no one asked that it come to Asheville.
Citizen.
William j: Bryan's Tribute.
7 : l i
Tallahassee,, Fla., Special. Wm. " J
Bryan," when informed of the death of
Senator Hanna, said: he was one of the
most forceful figures in modern poli
tics. He won his place at the head of his
party in the Senate, in the nation, by
his extraordinary executive ability and
by his skill in organizting the: forces
that control that party, and even his
political opponents-- recognize the
strength of - his personality - and many
admirable qualities." . . . ; -
other aspirants would do well to re
member that it is bad policy to attempt
to 1 'boost' one man at the expense of an
other. Being a friend of Mr. Gudger
and at' present, in sympathy with his
candidacy, we prefer to let . him stand
upon his merits as a representative of
the people. He has made a good rec
ord in Congress' and we believe is much
stronger" in the district now than he
was two years ago. , - '
Major Moody's : big vote j in 1902 is
largely "due ; to promises of patronge,
money, local dissentions among- demo
crats in several counties and trading
upon " the '? part of county candidates.
Republicans' had no hope of carrying
the State, or electing their legislative
tickets .and , swapped every doubtful
vote - possible in the hope of electing
aloody. -. ' : r .-:";v,- - .
In some of the counties, notably Hay
wood: JdcDowell and Polk, Mr. Gudger
lead -several oi 1 ine locax canaiuates.
Like others of we mortals (at times) he
made some mistakes in starting out,
which cost him many votes. . Expert
ence is a dear teaeher, however, and he
has doubtless profited thereby It is
hardly fair to ring in old scores, and
for our Dart, we are willing to "let by
gones be by-gones" and face conditions
as they exist at tne present um.
; the Far.: . : ;
terpressing
The Russians Are Weeting
BASE OFOPERATIONS
'- '.-'' ' .-,-'' ' ' h , - '
Japanese Will Attempt
-to . Enter Manchuria
With 60.000 Men
Russians Abandon-x
inrj Port Arthur---Jap-;
anese Are Landing
. Many; Troops.
London, Feb. 16. The Central News -has
received a teleirram, from St. Pet
ersbure which ' says that a official
dispatch has been received there from
Fort Arthur admttting that the Japa
nese have invaded Manchuria
The Star has a dispatch, dated Tien
Tsin yesterday 'evening, saying . that ;
Admiral Alexleff has left Port Arthur
and is believed to be at Mukderil Heavy ..
firing was heard yesterday In the direc
tion of Chingwantao. -:-fr J
; According to a. dispatch from Paris
it is reported there : that a' Japanese
fleet has been sent in the Laiao-Tung
guif., ;-v-;:- ,-:;-:: -
A dispatoh to the Central News from
Tien Tsin says that 2,000 Russian troops
occupied Chwang today. . : -
London, Feb. lCA news agency
dispatch from St." Petersbu'rga" ays ttiat
a report is current of the acoldental.de
structlon of the Russian " second-class
crui8errBorarin and" the ;loss of her
crew consisting- of 184 -officers and men.
It is understood that the Soyarln struck
a mine in; the harbor of Port ' Arthulr
and was blown up and ; sunk. This fs
the second accidental disaster of 'the
kind i at - Port "Arthur. 5 The " tbroe'do
transport Yanesei was blown up by a
mine withthe loss of 90 men. ' v' 11
St. Petersburg, Feb, 10. The report
circulated here todav that the Russian
cruiser Boyarin was blown up last Sat
urday and that all her officers and crewi
.197 in number,' were lostj is - confirmed"
from a private source. " - . f
cruiser Variage, recently s unk o ff the
harbor of Chemulpo, which' was pres
ented to the emperor as the first troph
of the war, jeached J3aeh0L yesterday
on the cruiser Chicyio, together with
the anchor a gun ' and other - souvenirs
of the destroyed warship. '.The captain
of the cruiser Chicyio has been sum
moned to Tokio to personally ' recount
to the, emperor the action and "exper
iences of himself and' crew He will :
bring: the captured flag with "him and
personally present it to the emperor. :
. The German steamer I Batavia . has
just reached Moji with 1,500 Japanese
refugees on board, including the; com
mercial: agent of J apan at 1 Vladivostok.
The latter reports that ten . Russian
torpedo boats are frozen up at that
port unable to move. The : commander
of the garrison and the : local' author!
ties at Vladivostok called : on the de
parting agent and complained that the'.
Japanese had opened hostilities without, ;
having declared war. r ' " .
When hews" 6f the opening of the war
reached ;Vladivo8tok ' the squadron
hastily repainted and. cleared. for . ac
tion, leavin;rjprt on the afternoon ; of
February 9. He. believed -ttaftV it ' rftv
turned t0;YlvMtb&'aterinjkii.the
Lakonoura Maru. : ' " ! -" v
There are "tqrpedoes ndr mines sdhk .
at yiadivosXbkr Massing of- troops on '
the north bank'f the Yaiu continues,
the Russians evidently . believing . that
theapanese intend to make their main
attack there with the .object in fvie ?
of forcing their way through the Rus -sian
lines ahd destrovlm" the raflwav.
thereby cutting Off :all commuhicatlpn ,
m rf -- - m .
- .
' - . tti m mm a a
jrans, je eD. j An. omciai. oispaicn re
vcucu utic HMa (iiuui .auuuituvca
that the t most Jmportant movement oi l
Japanese'troops yet made' fa occurring to
d&y.: One1 of the main branches ' of the ,
army, consisting of three divisions and in;
eluding a division of guard, is nowgoinj
on transports. The previous landings or
(Continued on. 4th page.) v.. 't