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ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 6, 1910.
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CURTIS
THE
Kansas Senator Says He and
Sherman Were Opposed to
the McMurray Con
tracts. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF
THE WHITE HOUSE TALK
Pretident Tafl Had Given Personal At
tention to Matter of the Con
tract With tho
Indians.
Muskogee, Aug. 6. More charges
cif attempted bribery In. the Oklahoma
Indian land deals were made before
the congressional Investigating com
mittee today, D. C. McCurtaln, a
Choctaw Indian, the son of the gov
ernor of the- Choctaw nation and at
torney for the tribe, testified that J.
E. McMurray offered him $25,000 to
approve a land deal.
Vice President Sherman disapproved
of the contracts whereby an "attorney's
fee" of $3,000,000 was to be allowed
In the sale of $30,000,000 worth of
Indian lands In Oklahoma. So testi
fied United States Senator Charles
Curtis of Kansas this morning before
the congressional committee Investi
gating the McMurray contracts. Cur
tis test' ;d that he also disapproved
the contracts.
Curtis came here to testify follow
ing the testimony given by Senator
Gore, who declared that he was in
formed that Sherman and Curtis each
were "Interested" in the contracts,
the approval of which by congress and
President Taft was sought by J. F.
He-Murray. Curtis related a detailed
conversation at the White House be-'
tween the president, vice president
and himself, when Indian affairs wars
discussed, Curtis declares the presl
ocht Bufcteatid" the possibility of'-te
opening the question of Indian en
rollment, whereupon Curtis ' advised
that It would be a serious mistake to
re-open the matter. ' The president
also wanted to know about the con
tracts allowing ten per cent attor
ney's fee. Curtis testified that both
he and Sherman told the president
they did not believe the Indians need
eel any attorney on a ten per cent ba
sis, or any other basis. Curtis says
they called the president's attention
to the fact that the treaty between
he government and the Indiana called
for the sale of the land by the gov
ernment, and no counsel was needed:
that to act contrary to this would de
prive the Indians of so much prolit.
124 VESSELS WEBE BUILT
AND NUMBERED IN JULY
The Aggregate Tonnage Is 38,372
Tons-The Latest Were of 6008
Tons and 3102 Tons.
Washington, Aug. (. During July
124 sail and steam vessels, aggregat
ing 38,372 tons, were built In the
United States and officially numbered.
the largest steel steam vessels In
cluded El Sol. (.001 tons, and Ruth
3.102 tons, both constructed at New
port News, Va.
ENGLISH SUBMARINE H 1
IS IN WO BDII
Two Officers and Five Men Aboard Her
Dangerously Wounded by Petrol
Explosion.
Portsmouth, England, Aug. . Two
officers and nve men were dangerous
ly wounded by the explosion of petro
leum today on navy submarine A-l
no great was the force of the explo
sion that the coxswain was blown
completely out of the conning tower,
jailing Into the sea.
This submarine ems Ill-fated.
lso sank In collision off Portsmouth
n 104, early In Its career, all on
drowned.
UPTON'S BOAT DISMASTED
WITH ITALY'S KIN ABOARD
Cowes of Wight, Aug. .-
i nomas Upton's vacht Shamrock
which King Alfonso of Snaln Is aboard
s the guest of the owner, was dle
Jne'ted lodny. A stiff breeze was
blowing and a heavy rain was falling.
I Church Clerk Killed In Church.
Lsxlngton, Ky., Aug. Henry
Martin, clerk of the Kovk Creek Bap
tist hm h Jn Whitley county, was
killed in tha structure, according to
dispatches received todny. Martin
Wis shot In ffie buck the result of
a li, , ,.
GORE STORY
RUSSIA'S SCOURGE
SPREADS RAPIDLY
In the Week Ending July 13,
Cholera and 2233 Deaths in Southern Russia Condi
tions Fast Approaching Great Epidemic of 1908.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 6. Rus
sia's Bcourgc, of cholera con
tinues spreading with alarming
rapidity, particularly In the southern
minlnir districts and In St Petemhnrff
where conditions are fast approaching
me great epidemic or 1808.
Official figures show that In the
week enrilnir Julv SO. there were is.
244 cases and 2233 deaths In the prov-
Political Prisoners
Suffocating in Jail
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 6.
A San Pedro, Honduras,
special states that the jail there
is packed with political pris
oners. It is said that lliree
Detective Reports That Bous-
man Killed Himself Deep
ly in Debt. .
Roanoke, Va., Aug. 6. A special
last night from Ridgeway says that
Detective Joseph Funk of the- Bald
win Detective agency of Roanoke,
who has been Investigating the dyna
mite explosion -which caused the death
of Mayor A. tf- BousmanyPf Ridgeway
on the' night' of, Sunday, July 24, In
satisfied that he haa solved the mys
tery.. H's Inquiries have convinced
him that the case was a peculiarly
horrible one of self-destruction. He
tins so reported to the town council
of Ridgeway, and the report has been
accepted officially, and is universally
believed to be correct, even by Bous
man's closest friends.
Mr. Bousman was deeply In debt,
and the belief Is now that the morti
fication of failure, financial ruin and
the dread of poverty for his family,
which he maintained always comfort
ably and In good style, drove him to
desperate means to save himself at
the cost of mutilation or being a crip
ple the rest of his days.
Recently Experimented With Dyna
mite.
He held an accident Insurance poli
cy for $6000, and had recently taken
out two life policies, one for 11000
and another for $3000. for which he
gave his note. A paper lg found
wrapped about some dynamite In the
bushes near the mayor s home the day
following the explosion was identified
as one he got at a store the day tf
his death. He had recently experi
mented with dynamite. It is believ
ed that he lay on his lawn at night,
touched the fuse of a stick of dyna
mite with his lighted cigar, balanced
It on his legs and awaited results.
There was no hole In the ground un-
der the tree, and It Is claimed both
leas could not have been blown off at
the same point unless the dynamite
had fallen directly across the ltmDS.
IS TO BjJSTABLISHEO
Places in the State Will Be Asked to
Make Offers to Secure Location
ol the Home.
Oaictte-News Bureau,
Chamber of Commerce Rooms,
Hollemon Building,
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. .
The special committee of the Orand
lodae of Masons, Grand Master Rich
ard N. Hackett, chairman, decides to
establish a home for aged Masons and
members of the Order of the Eastern
star.
Places In the state will be asked
to make an offer to secure the loca
tlon of this.
THE INEVITABLE
Miss lilt Neve la Offered $1000 a Week
by Vaudeville Manager, u
Mitt tiom Free.
New York, Aug. $. The Belle El
mnre murder horror reached the In
evitable commercial stage today when
MIm Ie Neve received a telegram from
a New York theatrical manager offer
Ing her $1010 a week for -an Indefinite
engagement In vaudevlllo; to begin Im
mediately upon her release from
prison, In the event rhe Is freed:
Imputation of Hounton Is T8,00.
Washington, Aug. . Houston,
Tex.'s population Is 78.HOO, according
to tho cenmiii returns. This Is an In-
,.r,.,,e. rf Tl 9 per cent, vver 1900,
UiUAY'S
MAYOR SUIG1DE?
There Were 15,244 Cases of
Inces of Yekaterlnoslav and Don Cos
ucks, territory In south Russia.
The United Mine Owners associa
tion's report, covering 43 mines and
four foundaries, gives 2070 cases and
1250 deaths. Mine owners. It Is stated,
will bear a considerable part of the
cost of fighting the scourge.
The outbreak of bubonic plague In
Odessa Is not spreading, r
small cells contain over 100
prisoners, almost suffocating.
Some of the most influential
natives are among the prison
ers. Morton Kills Two Etheridges
Troops Sent to Scene to
Prevent Lynching.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 6. The two com
panies of militia sent to Gray's Mix
tion last night following reports of
rioting in conectlon with the killing
of E. S. and Morris Etheridge, in an
outbreak of - - the Etheridge-Morton
feud,, returned to Macon this;, morn
ing.. - Wilt Morton, who was engaged
in a fist fight with Clayton Kitchens,
a cousin of the dead men, when " the
snooting occurred, was released from
custody. Luther, Ram and Tom Mor
ton, Will's brothers, refuse to dis
cuss the shooting, except claiming
that they shot In self defense.
On account of the high feeling at
Grays, the county seat of Jones coun
ty, the prisoners will try to get a
change of venue, declaring they can
not obtain a fair trial In their home
county.
Feud Spirit Blazed Fiercely.
The feud spirit blazed up fiercely
j-eBterday afternoon at Grays station.
Two men, 8. E. Etheridge and
his brother Morris, were shot dead in
their tracks, and the men with whom
they had quarreled, Luther Morton
and his brothers Will, Sam and Tom,
were cooped up In their mother's
house by a posse with the double in
tent of preventing their escape and of
protecting them from vengeance by
the klnfolk of the slain Etheridges.
It was during a reunion of Confed
crate veterans, the most peaceful and
fraternal of present day gatherings in
the south, that shots rang out yester
day afternoon. The firing came from
tho opposite side of Grays station from
which the celebration was held and
crowd of townspeople and visitors
streamed toward the sound of the
shooting. They found the Etheridges
lying dead In front of Luther Mor
ton's store. The sheriff and his depu
ties already had hurried the Mor
tons to temporary shelter, but knots
of men talking of revenge caused un
easiness. The situation grew threat
ening and troops were asked for, two
companies leaving here at Sheriff
Brooks' request early In the evening,
The Trouble Stars,
Whlls almost every one else was at
the barbecue In another section of the
little town, the Etheridges and
cousin. Will Kitchens, rode up to the
little store kept by Luther Morton and
an interchange of Inv.ctlves followed
which terminated In Will Morton leav-
Ing the house, and he and Clayton
Kltchtns engaging In a fist fight. The
fight waxed warm and almost slmul
taneously shots rang out, perhaps nine
or ten following In quick, order. When
the smoke cleared away the two Eth
eridges, who were standing between
the -Aghters and the door of Morton's
store, were lying on tho ground. Half
of tha older man's face was shot away
and his brother Morr's was pierced
through tha heart.
Luther Morton was sitting In the
doorway with a magazine shot gun
In his hand, according to an eye wit
ness of tha bloody affray. There was
a stampede of people to the scene,
Sheriff Brooks entered the home of
the Mortons, while over the dead
bodies of the Etheridges were heard
threatening mutterlngs from their
friends. . Kherlff Brooks rushed .his
prisoners to the home of their mother
and at last reports they were still
guarded there by a posse.
The feud had quieted down shortly
before midnight and all danger of
rioting appeared over. Luther, Bam
Will and Tom Morton, charged with
shooting the Etheridges, were safely
taken out of town by Sheriff Brooks.
THE WfL&TBKR.
Forecast until I p. m. Run da for
Ashevllle and vicinity; , FVIr tonight
and Sunday.
FVir North Carolina:- Fair tonight
sllahtly cooler In enst and central dls-
li H'tn-rty fnir.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
NEAR MACON, 6A.
ROLAND DECLINES
GUDGERGHALLENGE
a Says Mr. Grant, by Reason of His
Record, Would Have a Big Ad-
vantane, butKeverthelm
MR. GUDGER SAYS THIS BOAST
IS WITHOUT ANY FOUNDATION
As Matter of set, Mr. Grant Has Not
Obtained the Appropriation of
Width He Speaks.
There will be no Joint canvass in
the Tenth district this year between
the congressional . candidates. This
matter was definitely determined today
when Representative Grant, the can
didate of the republican party for re
election, through his chairman, T. F.
Roland, sent Hon; J. M. Gudger, jr.,
the democratic nominee, a note form
ally declining the challege for a Joint
debate recently sent Mr. Grant by Mr.
Gudger. This refusal on the part of
Mr. Grant to engage In a debate for
a Joint discussion of the Issues of the
day with his political opponent will
come as no surprise to the voters of
the district, since it lias been semi
officially stated for several weeks that
Mr. Grant would pursue the same
campaign this year that he did two
years ago and refrain from Joint dis
cussions. Mr. Roland's letter to Mr. Gudger,
declining the challenge on behalf of
Mr. Grant, follows
Hon. J. M. Gudger, Jr., Ashevllle,
N. C.
"My Dear Sir: Yuut Setter of July
of July 19, 110, to Hon. John G
Grant, has been referred to me as
chairman of the Tenth Congressional
district.
Replying to same. 1 beg to say that
after consulting with the republican
executive committee of this district,
we have fully decided that we will
not agree to have a joint canvass.
While there is no doubt in our minds
that Mr. Grant can juccessfully meet
yon, ;or any -othe' democrat In this
district In a Jolntlfetoaterwe are sure
that he would have a decided advan
tage In such joint debate as his record
In congress is first class. He haa made
good every promise made in the cam
palgn two years ago. He has proved
hie ability as a congressman, and has
succeeded In securing more for the
district In one term than you did In
the two terms you were there. ' We
believe that an intelligent public de
mands a fair and Impartial discussion
of the political Issues without pre
li'dlce or malice, and this end can
be be served by having this discus
sion alone. Therefore we respectfully
decline your challenge for a Joint
campaign. Very respectfully.
"T. F. ROLAND,
"Chairman Tenth Cong. Dlst."
Grant's Record Attacked.
Mr. Gudger has returned from
week's campaign in Rutherford county
and seems highly pleased with results.
At all of tho places where he spok
at Rutherford, Cllffside, Caroleen and
ForeBt City he had good erowds. Mr,
Gudger 1s hot on the trail of Mr
Grant, the republican nominee, who Is
seeking, re-election and Is attacking
his record In congress. Mr. Gudger
la charging In plain language that Mr.
Grant has not obtained a single cent
of appropriations for a postolllce
building In Hendersonville, nor to pur
chase a lot in Waynesville. Mr.
Gudger says that he la not making
a charge without foundation, but it Is
a statement In which he la backed up
by documents front the treasury de
partment at Washington as well as the
provisions In the bill Itself.
Paragraph 34 of the publio build
ings bill, he points out, reads as fol
lows "That congress reserves the
right to amend or repeal this act.
There Is not a clause In the entire bill
which makes a cent of appropriations
for the buildings. -
Upon accepting the nomination for
congress Mr. Gudger begun at once
to look Into Mr. Grant's record and
wrote the secretary of the treasury
asking about the1 'Hendersonville ap
proprlation. Replying under date of
July 27, 1910, the secretary of the
treasury says "No appropriation has
been made by congress for this pur
pose, but by the time the necessary
preliminaries are completed. It la be
lieved that congress will have had an
opportunity to appropriate the neces-
sary money for the acquisition of .the
land."
In a letter to Senator Lee S. Over
man, under date of July 16, the secre
tary of the treasury writes:
"The 'public building act carries no
appropriation but the department has
an appropriation for- advertising and
for the expense of aft agents and ha
advertised for property for sale to the
United States In each city in North
Carolina where sites are authorised to
be acquired. As several months are
usually required for the examination
of titles. It Is believed that congress
will have had an opportunity to make
the necessary appropriations by the
time the money will be required
Mr. Gudger therefore takes the po
sltlon that the money, for these build
Inge will have to come from congresses
of the future and that all that has
been held out to the people of this
district by congress Is a "hope."
Mr. Gudger will be In Henderson
county next week.
Mr. Gudger has opened his head
quarters in the Brown building adjoin
ing his law office and Is getting the
details of his campaign well under
way. Owen Gudger, who was recently
selected as chairman of the executive
nimlNc ha takn c' . rie.
DEMONSTRATION
WILL NOT BE HELD
Catholic Committee Decides to
Feared Camlepas Pays Catholics Who Signed Man
ifesto Do Not Know Meaning of Liberty.
MADRID, Aug. 6. The Catholic
committee has decided to aban
don the anti-aovernment dem-
ontratlon at San Sebastain tomorrow.
Rioting was feared. Premier fnna-
lejas stated that Catholics signing the
manifesto do not comprehend the
meaning of modern liberty.
Caualcjaa Policy.
Simultaneous with the rushing of
troops to San Sebastain to cope with
an uprising which the government
fears might grow out of tho holding
there on Sunday of the Interdicted
emonstratlon of the clerical forces
In protest against the government's
ntand in its dispute with tho Vatican,
Premier Canalejas issued a statement
outlining his policy In tho premises.
In It Sonor Canalejas declares that
the demonstration would have been
permitted elsewhere than at San Se-
baBtian or Bilboa; In fact that, lie de
sires it to be held in order that its
strength may he shown. He says,
owever, that the law will be enforc
ed and that his adversaries will be
held responsible fur whatever hap
pens. '
The statement of the premier fol
lows:
"I would have allowed the manlfes-
Upheaval Is Imminent
In Southwestern China
VtCTORIA. B. C. Aug. 6. A great
upheaval in southwestern China,
similar to the Boxer movement
ten years ago, Is Imminent, according
raU SEES i CLOUD
President of Pennsylvania Railroad,
Sailing for Europe, Says Con
ditions Here Are Good.
Maw Vnri A lit?- A President Mc-
Crea of the Pennsylvanlajrallroad sees
no clouds on the financial horizon and
sailed today for vacation In Europe.
Mr. McCrea said:
'Affairs In this country are In very
satisfactory condition. I consider the
prospects for fall business good. i
think nesHimlstic reDorts regarding
crop failures and depressions in vari
ous lines or business are somewnai
overdone."
HT
Mr.and Mrs.Talt Entertain President and
Mrs. Mortt of Chili at
Luncheon.
n.rlv Anir ft. President Taft
and President Pedro Montt of Chile
met tmtnv with an exchange of for
malities that were cordially Informal.
The only suggestion of military cere
mony came from the saluting guns or
the presidential yacht, Maynower.
which conveyed the President and
Mn Montt from Boston to Beverly,
and paid them; due honors.
President and Mis. Tail enienainea
the Chilean chief executive and his
Ife at luncheon.
T
She Is tha Larges, and Most Powerful
and Will Be Fastest Cruiser on
the Four Seas.
t-nnrtnn. Aug. t. The armored
cruiser Lion, the largest, fastest and
nnurerrn! cruiser In the world.
was launched at Lievonpon uocayaru
this evening. The keel or me giam
crHilser was laid November 21.
Th. erulser nnon Its 700 feet deck
will carry eight guns of lS-lnch cali
ber, throwing projectiles of 1260
pounds.
, Inhuman Treatment of Child.
Chicago. Aug. . Humane agents
acting on an anonymous communica
tion from neighbors forced their way
Into a dark room In the home of Hugo
Lang and found a six years old son
trembling and emaciated. locked to
the wall with a heavy chain. The
parents were arrested. Neighbors as
sert tlwt the boy has been punished
mn nnh thl ha crawls OB all fOUTS tO
his parents when they call and that
he has spent a large pan oi nia me
chnlned to the wsll In the dark room.
Abandon It Rioting Was
tation If It had been announced to be
held elsewhere than at Bilboa, where
a Btrlke of coal miners Is In progress,
or at San Sebastain, which Is crowded
with visitors on Sundays.
"I know that priests are distribut
ing arms and also that the manifest
ants Intend to bring women and chil
dren with them in order to prevent
military intervention. But I am deter
mined to enforce respect for the law.
Troops will be distributed at strategic
points, and the railroad will be held
for reinforcements.
"If my adversaries want a lesson,
they shall have it. They will be re
sponsible for whatever happens.
"The manifestation has only been
adjourned. I desire that it shall occur
in order that its strength may be
shown; but It must oocur elsewhere
and without constraint or threats."
Senor Felin, the chief of the Car
lists, Invited the Carllst throughout
Spain to Bend delegates to the dem
onstration at San Sebastian Sunday.
El Liberal demands the expulsion of
Mgr. Vlco, the Papal Nuncio to Spain,
on the ground that he Is Inciting
Catholics to rebellion. Premier Canal
ejas said that the violence of the tel
egrams he was receiving warranted
the prosecution of their senders.
to news brought by the steamer
Nlngehow from China.
There Is an undcrlyirg feeling
against foreigners.
SON OF Dlii'S SLAYER
TRIES TO END HIS LIFE
Aquilla Powell. Shoots Himself Twice
at Durham Father's Troubles
Cause.
Durham, N. C, Aug. 6. "I have
just seven minutes to live," a well
dressed man wrote In a saloon here
yesterday and before the time had ex
pired, shot himself twice. He was
hurried to a hospital where physicians
say he is dying. The man is said to
be Aquila Powell, a son of E. E. Pow
ell of Scotland Neck, who recently
was convicted of the murder of Chief
of Police Dunn and the wounding of
State Senator Edward Travis and
Paul Kitchin, a brother of the gover
nor. It is believed that worry over
his father's position prompted the
young man to attempt to take his life.
It was learned that Aquila Powell
hail been here for several days. At
the time of his father's trouble he
was working here for a tobacco com
pany, and he was warned from Scot:
land Neck not to come back. He did
go later, however, and had not been
back here since. It Is recalled that
he was the cause of the Scotland
Neck shooting affray. He engaged In
a cutting affray that caused his father
to write Senator Travis the letter
whloh caused the homicide. Since
that time Aquila Powell appears to
have been a wanderer and was not
employed. He had been heard to la
ment that he caused his father s mur
der of the chief of police, his sister's
trouble, and his own banishment from
his old home.
STAGE COACH HELD UP
The Crime Occurred In New Mexico,
70 Miles from Railroad and
the Telegraph.
Santa Fe, N. M Aug. (. Captain
Fred Fornoft of the mounted police Is
notified that the stage from Mogollon,
southwest Socorro, coming to Sliver
City, was held up, the driver killed
and $20,000 worth of silver bullion
stolen.
Mogollon Is 70 miles from the near
est railroad and teelgraph station.
BRIDE OF MONTH IS DEAD I
OVERDOSE BROMIDIA CAUSE
ConrtshlD Lasted 10 Days, Married
Life but Little Longer Took
Drug to Relieve Pain?
Norfolk. Va, Aug. 6. Death from
an overdose of bromldla administered
by her own hands was the verdict
yesterday of a coroner's Jury that In
vestigated the flndlng of the lifeless
body of Mrs. Charles HarhofTer, ror
merly Miss May Kfdd of Danville,
Va.. in her home here. The husband
who testified that he Hrst met the girl
In Norfolk July 4, and married her
In Baltimore July. 14, thinks his wife
took the drug to relieve pain. The
body was taken to Danville last night
for burial. It was accompanied by
the husband and W. M. Snead of Da-
Vllle, a relative of the dead girl.
FRED W. THOMAS,
US. MASHDURfJ
They Are Chosen by Fifteenth District
Republicans for Judge and So
licitor, Respectively.
D. L. ENGLISH OF BREVARD
ALSO BEFORE CONVENTION
Hla Naine Presented for Solicitor,
but Both Nominations Were by '
Acclamation. '
s st H st K It It K K st st K Ik H H H It
It
t The republicans of the Fif- st '
! teenth Judicial district this af- t
S ternoon nominated Charles B. H
st Maahburn of Madison county s?
st for solicitor and Fred W. s ,
t Thomas of Ashevllle for Judge t
5 of the Superior court. St
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The republicans of the Fifteenth
Judicial district, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Superior
court Judge from this district and a
solicitor, was called to order at 12:15
o'clock this afternoon by Joseph F.
Ford of Ashevllle, temporary chair
man. The call of the counties. In
cluding - Buncombe, Madison and
Transylvania was read by Vonno L.
Gudger, the temporary secretary.
There were no contests and the cre
dential committee was dispensed with.
On motion of Hon. James J. Britt
Mr. Ford was made permanent chair
man; on motion Vonno L. Gudger
was made permanent secretary with
the representatives of tho press , as
assistant secretaries.
On motion a resolution committee
was dispensed with.
Mr. White of Madison county mov
ed that the convention first proceed
with the nomination of a solicitor.
The motion prevailed and Mr. Ram
sey of Madison arose to nominate C
B. Mashburn. In a short Utit timely
talk Mr. Ramsey urged the claims of
Mr. Mashburn for the nomination. Mr.
Ramsey said that Madison county was
there solidly behind Mr. Mashburn;
that Mr. Mashburn was a man for the
republicans to tie to and that if nom
inated he would be elected. He said
that Madison was a decided factor
In the district and that .Madison
would roll up her usual 800 to 1200
majority for the republican party and
elect the candidate of the purty for
solicitor.
Oil. Everett Nominate English.
Col. Everett of Transylvania coun
ty, known aa the late Mark Hanna's
business partner, arose to nominate
D. L. English of Transylvania. In' a
calm, deliberate and pleasing talk
Col. Everett urged the claims of Mr.
English for the nomination, saying
that Mr. English was offering himself
aa the first candidate for a judicial
position from Transylvania.
Col. V. S. Lusk In spirited manner
seconded the nomination of Mr.
Mashburn of Madison.
Following the second to the nomi
nation of Mr. Mashburn the secretary
was authorized to call the roll of
counties.
Divergent Opinions.
Immediately the question arose as
to how Buncombe county should vote.
Some of those present from Bun
cembe thought each township In the
cuunty should be called; others took
the position that the townships had
nothing to do with the convention;
that the county delegates should cast
the vote. The chair ruled that the
counties should vote for the candidate
they desired; that the precinct con
vention had nothing to do with the
judicial convention.
A motion prevailed that the secre
tary proceed to call the rolL Bun
combe was first called and announced
that It was not ready to vote. It was
then suggested that the delegates
from Buncombe get together and cast
the vote of the county for solicitor.
The list of delegates from Buncombe
was called. Following the call of del
egates the Buncombe delegation, on
motion, retired to the " grand , Jury
room to make up Its vote.
Mashburn by Acclamation.
The Buncombe county delegation
returned to the convention floor from
the grand Jury room after a caucus
of 80. minutes and immediately the
convention was called to order by
Chairman Ford and a call of the
counties ordered. Buncombe was
called and Guy Weaver delegated tc
cast the vote of the county. Before
Mr. Weaver could cast the vote, how
ever, T. F. Roland arose and moved
that the rules be suspended and that
Mr. Mashburn be nominated by ac
clamation. This motion prevailed, and
Mr. Mashburn was declared the nom
inee of the party amid applause. It
was learned that the Buncombe dele
gation stood approximately: Mash
burn, 14; English. II. With Madi
son's SI votes for Mashburn It was
realized by the friends of Mr. Eng
lish that the Madison man had the
nomination and In the Interest of har
mony the nomination was made by
acclamation without a roll call.
Fred W. Thomas For Judge,
lge.
of Mr. j
Following the nomination
Mashburn for solicitor Hon. James J
Brltt arose and nominated In a short 1
but timely speech Fred W. Thomas 1
of Ashevllle for Judge of the Superior
court from the Fifteenth Judicial dis
trict. There were no other nomina
tions and on motion Mr. Thomna won
unanimously declared the nominee .r '
the pnrty for Judge of the Sut ri .i
court from this dlxtrlrt.
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