Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-06-18
Candidates for the LEGISLATURE.

The Hon. William A. Gra ham is candidate for
the Senate in Orange and Capt. John Berry and
William N. Patterson, Esq., are candidates for the
Commons. We hear Of no opposition to them.
They are Conservatives and true men.
Col. j. P. II. Russ. Conservative, and Messrs.
Henry W. Miller, William Laws, and Green II. Al
ford, Conservatives, are candidates, the former for
the Senate, and the three latter for the Commons in
Wake We have heard from all portions of the
County since their names were announced, and we
feel sure they will be elected by large majority.
William P. Taylor and E. II. Straughan, Esquires,
Conservatives are candidates for the Senate in Chat
ham, and Messrs Thomas B. Harris, and William
Griffin, Conservatives are candidates for the Com
mons. Messrs. E. P. Harrington, w. j. Headen,
A. H. Merritt, and Gen. R. G. Gotten, Conserva.
tives, are also spoken of for the Commons. Chat
ham will elect four Conservatives to the Legisla..
ture, and give Col. Vance 1000 majority.
Giles Leitch, ESQ.,, is the Conservative candidate
for the Senate in Richmond and Robson. lie is
opposed by j. c. Switzerland, ESQ.,, who acted all
the while, as member of the Convention, with the
original secessionists. Mr.. Leitch's election is
sidered certain. Messrs. Murdoch McRae and Jas.
A. Rozier are the Conservative candidates for the
Commons in Robson. We hear of no opposition
to them.
Col. B. W. Alexander is a candidate for the Sc.
nate, and Dr. H. NJ. Pritchard is candidate for the
Commons in Mecklenburg County.
Alexander Kelly, Esq., is the Conservative candi-
date for the Commons in Moore County. We hear
of no opposition to him.
Peter Adams Esq. Conservative, is candidate
for reelection 20 the Senate from Guilford County,
and Joseph A. Davis, Esq, Conservative, is cam
didate for the Commons.
Giles Mebane, ESQ.,, Conservative, is spoken of as
the candidate for the Senate in Alamance and RAN
dolph, and Rufus Y. McAden, Esq, for the Com
mons in Alamance.
We have heard Messrs. A. S. McNeill, James s.
Harrington, William B: Wright, W. Mel Mckay,
and other good and true men spoken of for the L.
pislature in Cumberland and Harnett. David Nc
Neill, ESQ.,, is candidate for the Senate, and NJ j.
McDufhe, Esq, is candidate for the Commons in
these Counties. These two gentlemen are ultra and
bitter partizans. They 60 with those who would
exclude the late Union from all posts of honor
try. They both voted in the Convention in favor
Of the sedition ordinance, the object Of which was
to hunt down the late Union men, and puta "hide.
GUS mark" upon them.
N. L. Williams, Jr, Esq. is the Conservative
candidate for the Senate in the Counties Of Yadkin,
surry, Ashe, Allegheny, and Watauga.. Mr.. viii.
liams is young gentleman Of intelligence and
souad principles. We have not learned whether
the former Senator. Mr. Dobson will be candidate
for reelection or not But the latter cannot be re-
lied upon as Conservative. He has departed from
the old jackson faith, and taken his stand with the
At the outset he acted with them in almost every
thing while in Raleigh and would do 80 again, il
| reelected Better not trust him.
IVA trust the Conservatives will agree to no com.
promise or fusion with their opponents. They have
the power-let them exert it every where.