The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-05
Wake County Republican Convention

Wake County Republican Convention.
The Republican County Convention held
in this City on Saturday last, was the largest
| and the most enthusiastic ever held in Wake
County. Atleast fifteen hundred voters were
present, and the most thorough unanimity
and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The
meeting first assembled at the Court House,
but it was soon found that that building
would not contain the half who were pres
ent. TUCKER's magnificent Hall having
been obtained, the vast mass adjourned in
good order to that place, where the Conven-
ton was organized by calling that honest
hearted patriot. William jerks, to the chair,
and appointing the usual number of Vice
Presidents and Secretaries.
Business was commenced by an address
from Hon. John NJ. Langston, of Ohio.
an eminent colored orator. Mr. Langston
spoke for more than an hour with unsur-
passed ability and elcquence, laying before
his audience the best exposition and de-
fence of Republican principles to which we
have ever listened. His speech produced
fine effect, and can not fail to be productive
of good among our people of all classes.
We point with pride to the Resolutions
adopted by the Convention. They are such
as will meet the cordial approval of every
true Republican from Maine to California.
And we point with equal pride to the
candidates nominated by the Convention, all
of whom have promptly accepted.
Mr. WILLIAMS is an intelligent farmer, adj
vanced in years, of sound Judgment, and
infexibly loyal to the nation during the
whole of the rebellion. He is emphatically
one Of the people, Commencing life poor
boy, without rich or influential relations, he
has accumulated a competency by his indus
try, frugalty and temperance. He is friend
to LABOR, for he has shown it during his.
whole life by his own conduct. He is
friend to the white race for he belongs to 1T
and has uniformly maintained such sound
Union principles as would have saved them
from their present sufferings. He is a friend
to the colored race, for he has always pre-
ferred the Union to slavery; he cheerfully
gave up his slaves for Peace and the Union;
and he is now in favor of giving to the co..
State Constitution. all the rights of politi-
cal, civil and educational character, which
he claims for his own race. In other word s,
he is sound and true Republican, and will,
if elected, make an excellent delegate.
JAMES H. HARRIS is we'll known. He al
so began life poor boy, and has had to
struggle against the prejudice existing
against his race. He is self-educated, and
now ranks among the ablest public men of
the State. He is a sound Republican; and
though colored man, and devoted to the
rights of his own people, no one who knows
him Will say he will not do full justice to the
white race. He will meet Judge Fowle on
the stump, and we predict for him a bril-
liant triumph before the people.
S. D. FRANKLIN is a worthy, intelligent
Workingman and Farmer and Miller. He
is selfmade man, having begun life poor
boy. By his industry, economy and temper
ance he has reached an influential position.
He is a well-informed man, having devoted
Ill his spare hours to study. During the re-
oellion he was as true to the Union as the
needle to the pole. A sound Republican,
ne is in favor of Equality and Justice for all.
He will make an excellent delegate.
JOSHUA P. ANDREWS is native of Massa-
chusetts and has been here for the last ten
DR. fifteen years. He is Painter and Artist.
All his interests and sympathies are with tile
people. He is a gentlemen of excellent char
acter and sound judgment. No man is more
popular in Raleigh, where he is well known,
than Joshua P. Andrews. During the re-
bellion he was infexibly true to the national
government, insomuch that, like all his col
leagues on the ticket, he can not only take
he Howard amendment, but the 'iron-clad"
est-oath. He will be triumphantly elected,
md will acquit himself well as one of the
PEOPLES delegates.
Let every friend to the Union-every one
who wants Peace, good order, settled gov
eminent, and the prosperity that will flow
herefrom, rally to this ticket. We call es-
oecially upon every Republican to do his
luty. See that the people every where are
appealed to and reasoned with, that full
upply of tickets is provided, and that every
,ote is polled.
Canvass in Wake County.