Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-11-07

A State Convention.
In the number of the Journal before the last,
under the head of ''County Meetings." We ur-
ged upon our friends the pfoprIety of holding
primary county meetings, to nominate dele
gates 20 State Convention, to be held in Rail
eigh, and we also suggested the 22d of Feb
ruary as the day, in our opinion, upon which
it would be most suitAble to hold that Con-
vention. This we gave as our individual O.
pinion. In the Raleigh STANDARD Of the 29Ih
ult., we find long article on the subject of
holding Convention, by which We see that
that paper comes out for an earlier day, the
9th of January. From the opening paragraph
of the Standards article, we quote the follow
ing sentences
ga Democratic State Convention will be
held in this City on the eighth day of January,
1916, for the purpose Of nominating candl-
date for Governor, and for taking such other
steps as the party may deem necessary to in
sure organization, energy, union, and, as the
object of all this, democratic victory in the
ensuing elections. We make this announce
ment as the result, in the opinion Of all our
friends here, of the wishes and preferences
of very large majority of the democratic par
ty throughout the State; AMI We seize the first
occasion to call upon the democrats in all
quarters to hold meetings as soon as practica
Bile, and appoint delegates to the Convention.
The importance of having in the Convention
a full representation of the party, is, to our
mind, too apparent to require any thing like
an argument to support It,"
Should the 9Th Of January, as the Standard
thinks, be the best day, and if it has been
pitched upon by the Democratic party through
out the State, Of course we will yield our own
opinion, and cordially acqniesce in whatever
our friends may determine on. 1t certainly is
day, the bright and glorious recolections of
which are we'll calculated to inspire the heart
Of every Democrat with enthusiasm. Who the
people Of North Carolina will select as their
standard bearer in the coming campaign, we,
of course, do not know. But we have every
confidence that when their delegates meet in
Raleigh on the 9th of January, they will give
to the Democracy of the State, candidate
whose talents, standing, and above all, whose
principles will command the cordial, united,
and heartfelt support of the whole party, from
the seaboard to the mountains. We would
then again urge upon our friends throughout
this section of the State, the propriety, not to
say absolute necessity, of immediate action.
Let our friends in the various counties COM
mune with one another. Let them discuss
the merits Tin their county meetings,) Of the
various distinguished men whose names have
been spoken Of in connection with the nomi-
nation. Let them freely canvas the merits Of
each, and let them communicate the result of
their deliberations to the delegates whom
they may select to represent them in Conven-
ton, SO that they may be able to act under
'standingly when they congregate in Raleigh.
Above all, let the meetings be full, and let
them select as delegates, those who will be
certain 10 GO to Raleigh. This is point of
great importance. There is nothing which
dampens the ardor of the people SO much as
thin Convention. Let our friends then be
sure to select delegates who will be certain to
attend. A large. full, and enthusiastic Con-
vention, has powerful effect upon the cam
paign. 1t gives spirit to the candidate. 1t
inspires him with confidence. Will our friends
then hold meetings forthwith. We earnestly
hope they will.
Democratic Meeting.-The last MeckIen-
burg Jeffersonian contains the proceedings of
Democratic meeting, which was called for
the purpose of appointing delegates to repre-
sent the county in the State Convention, for
the purpose of nominating Governor. This
meeting has appointed ten delegates, and it
has also passed resolution, declaring THAT
Charles Fisher, of Salisbury, is the first choice
of this county, for Governor; but should the
Convention deem it advisable to nominate
some other man, If he is sound Democrat,
he shall have our cordial support"
FOREIGN.
The steamship Great Western, which arri-
we'd in New York on the 26th ult., brings Lv-