Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-01-04
NuM,BER 1904.
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WILKEsnono', n. g.. Dec. 10th. 1s5

NLkEsBoRo, n. e., Dec. 10th, 1853.
Mn HOLDEN: The enquiry is often made q Who,
will the Democrats run for Governor next year ~
cannot be given until after the assembiage
of our Convention, though many names have been
suggested as proper persons to whom to trust our
fortunes in that crisis. tits certainly gratifying to
us to know that we are not scarce of the material
there are many persons who have done good service
for their party, the State and the nation, and who
would be honor to either State nation in either
representative or Executive branchcs-men who have
proved their steel in every contest and shown them
selves worthy of confidence i'm every emergency.
From among those we are to select some one to be
our Standard bearer In the next Gubernatoria
paign it is perfectly right and proper that we should
discuss the claims Of different fayoritcs and what
quarreng have to do do it before the nomination
is made, and after that lay aside all individual pref
crences, and make an oldfashoncd "long pull strong
pull, and pull altogether" There is no doubt but
that there is considerable Democratic majority at
this time in the Old North State and according to
that true republican doctrine that the majority
should always rule it becomes the imperative duty
Of the Democrats to elect our next Governor; this
we can undoubtedly 90 if We are but united, and as
there have been some little dissentions lately in our
ranks it should be quite an essential part of the de-
liberations of our Convention to select some man
who has not been connected in any way with these
disscnsons and who would be most likely to unite
all our forces as one man. Among the persons most
likely to bring about such unanimty of sentiment,
| would beg leave to suggest the name of Maj n. S.
Stokes of Wilkes, than whom truer isOol-dyed
Democrat cannot be found any where in the bounds
of the State. Maj. Stokes is man of high order
of talent chivalrous and brave, and, owing in part
to his happy connection with the North Carolina
Regiment of Volunteers in Mexico, there is perhaps
no man in the State so generally popular.
1t may be objected that he is without any practi-
cal experience in political life but this can be no
dSparagemcnt to his ability, to his strength be-
fore the people, for there few better posted
up in the political history of the country and OF
parties than he and the ability to govern, which he
has shown in another capacity, criterion Of
his success at the helm of State; and should he be
the choice and nominee of our Convention he would
undoubtedly bear our standard in triumph at tho
polls in next August be honor to the State as her
Governor, and show himself worthy of the conf
dence of the party which had elevated him to that
post.
In connection with this subject is highly import
ant that the time and place of the assembling of the
Democratic Convention should be early known, so
that there would be ample time for the calling of tho
County Conventions at the first round of Courts ip
the year. for the purpose of appointing delegate
the State Convention. We of the West intend css.
ing largely increased delegation to next isl.
Convention, and we wish to have plenty of tiIi :
the mastering of our forces. We have herSI'ees g.
occupied such a" splendid minority that weiops
hardly had the courage to " face the music, -
few more splendid" victories have elated us so rr
We intend to put on the whole armour, and con.
inue to fight until the great Western reserve Of
North Carolina shall be redeemed from the thraldon
of Inissnamed Whiggery and shall occupy, political
y that position which the interests of the State ard
! the progress Of the age require she should. - y
WILKES. .