The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-06-20
From the Raleigh Register.
Election Of Governor BY the PcOplt.

AZ the yo'e III NJ. Graham, The Wing
candidate for Governor. On an incidental
amendment IelaIing 10 ihIs suhiee,, has
been broDgh, forward BY Mr. Hoke end
the prrssss in he support. nth The hope
u.faiFiy 10 pr'iodses the public mind
sgs'ns, Mr.. g. IN the pending ,leeton,
se have esst our eye o'sr the iournsls OF
the Con,eriion 81 1898 for TIE amend
msnI OF the conslitation. 10 see ~hai was
The sole there upon The direct que. ton
Of eonIeIring the election Of Governor on
the people. The vote 10 the siIirDanse
it 10 unnecessary 10 state.
"Tho.e who voted in the negative,
were-Messrs. Aseiiu. Bryan. Branch,
Barley. Brodnax. Boddie. Cuudup. Cal.
ve,l, Collins. Daai,i, Edrards. Fervby.
Gazing. Cation. Of Craven, Gastan. OF
HYDE. Gary, Gray, llUssey. Hodges.
Haw"d. Hsl.ey. J"nos Of Wakes. JON.
er. King. Macon. Mcpherson. Marchsn,,
Norcun. Outlaw. P,pkin, Rsyuer. Raa-
say. 81 Pasquoiank. Sawyer. Skinner.
so4well. Sues. SprnilI, Ia, lop. Troy.
Foomer. Welch. Williams. OF PIT, and
Young-4s Nays"
Thos. !, will he seen. that Gnvernnr
Branch. Judge Daniel, Mr.. Weldon N.
Ed" ards. and Mr. Macon. not To me n,inn
sundry ether mos. approved ID, macrst.
IN the above lIs', voed dirtc " sgains,
the provision Of an ordinance Civ ny the
election Of Governor To the people! Mr..
Maron. as appears ftom the rel OFT Of de-
bs'es. IN the convention oted agsIn,t the
whole amended constitution, because of
the change in The elecuon Of Governor,
and The establishment Of biennial. instead
of annual elertinns. Yet Mr.. Hoke
and bis suppot'ers claim Mr, Maron az
the very ps,iern Of good Dem. c,at.. and
will hardly a,iemp, 10 mike rspdai Oh,
81 this oIjec,ion IN Warren. Halifax, g..
It's ridicu'ous. however, I" observe The
n"t'Ir attempt TO prejudice Mr.. Gtaham
i"r his course on this suhj'c'. IN he l., 4.
I.lsture, IN the fee al thu fact. that Mr..
HIKE and b.. "h"le parry. IL 1888. sup
ported Mr. Branch Tor the office oi Co..
efnor, wihstanding n. recorded vie
IN CONVENTION aga'ns. the change prop :.
Ell. IL " one, 81 many prnoIs. that De
moc'a"y changes u.irrin i.,lrs T. suu &c.
cas'ons. u the "tjecu"n were worth
any thing. it would apply to ev..y Ea.-
TERN man Who opposed the calling Of a
convention For they opposed all rh ,npe
10 the constitution. includinR not only the
e'ertiQn ot ttovern"r nv the peopl-. bn,
equality Of representation in the Leg,sls-
ture. ...
Mr.. Graham, however, is not Liable To
the objection in any correc, view of it.
Being western man, he entered public
lille an advocate Of convention To reform
the constitution His name appears sub.
scribsd to all address 10 the people Of the
state. published in this paper in March
1884, advocating the call Of convention,
and specifying the election of Governor
by the people as one of,he desired amend.
ments in the consultation. Atthe session
Of the Legislature, in the same year, the
convention bill passed with great Difficult.
". and could not have passed a, all with.
out some eastern votes. While il was IN.
der discussion, Mr.. Outlaw, Of BERTHE.
moved as an amendment. to strike out the
clause 10 provide for the election of Go.
vernon by the people, saying 'ha, # i,