The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-10-23
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN HAINETT.
lfEssRs. EpEroRs - Yod win confer "a
voreot the hisnds Of the Repaid iean party
of Haynett County, il you viii give the fol
lowing = pldes ID youryaiuable paper.
After due notice being GWEN a meeting OF
delegates from each election precinct in the
County Of Harnett, consisting of true Union
Republicans assembled at the Courthouse,
in Ellington, on Saturday 28th September.
Whereupon on motion Of J. j. Rosser, ESQ.,,
tile meeting was organized by calling the
Rev. David McNeill to the Chair, and request
ing g. w. Turner to act as Secretary
The Chairman ina few, appropriateA re-
marks explained the object of the meeting
which was to nominate candidate OF the
strue Union Republican party to represent the
County in the approaching Constitutional
State Convention After his remarks were
On motion Of Capt. ]. NJ. Turner, the
Chair was requested to call the roll Of Dis
Etricts and to ascertain if all the precincts
were Represented. The following was the
result: y 7fs5
Barbecue j, Rosser, white, A. B, Har-
rington, colored.
Upper Little R;cer.-Sion Harrington,
white, Geo. Mclean, colored 81 *;
II ,Steeart's Gfssk: o. Hector Mclean, white,
VIM. Mclean, colored. y So
II -Neilrs Creek R A. Norden, white, Hen
derson Matthews, colored
Groue, George Miller, white, Isaac Nc
Ncill, colored. rs ss 80 !
Assus6oro,. j. J.. Hodges, white, R.
Smith, colored. Sea ;.l
1 Bsckhora D. D. Senter, white, B. Dewar,
colored. .,.s $50 ! ~ Is i
The fact being ascertained that every pre-
cinct was properly represented, the Chairman
\ requested the delegates to retire and make
the nomination and report the same to the
meeting The committee retired, and after
a short time returned and reported the name
of Capt. J.. NJ TURNER as the choice of the
whole delegation, and as the most suitable
person to represent Harnett County in the
State Convention. ass3 i.-.s. s.,.se-. - =
On motion, a committee was requested to
wait on Capt. Turner and inform him OF the
nomination and solicit his acceptance of the
same. The committee repaired to the court
yard and soon returned with Capt. Turner,
who came forward and expressed his graft
tude for the partially manifested on this oc-
casion. Said lie had hoped the choice of the
!, Convention would have fallen upon some
one more able and better qualified to bear
the standard of the great National Republic
can party and represent the County in the
approaching Convention than himself, but
inasmuch as he was the choice of the dele
gates OF all the districts he would accept it
at their hands. He then placed himself
fairly and squarely upon the platform Of the
I Union Republican, party as enunciated IN the
platform Of principles of the 9th and 28th
of March last Advised all good men to
rally to the support of the same, regardless
Of color or former condition Said it was
the hope of the country and the only rene.
dy for existing evils. Said he would not
trespass upon the time of the Convention
| that they all knew his politics; that he was
the same unfinching Union man that he was
; when himself and W. W, Holden were called
! the two meanest men in the South Saddle
hoped to canvass the County and meet all
his Union friends they had stood by him
| in trying times; he believed they would now,
He then thanked the Convention again fol
their partiality and the whole house for Their
| attention, and withdrew.
7 On motion, the proceedings of this meet
ing were sent to the North Carolina STANDARD
for publication, requesting all papers friend
ly to the cause to copy.
On motion, the thanks of the meeting
were rendered to the Chairman and Secreta
ry for the manner in which they had conduc
ted the meeting.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
-, Z q DAVID MCNEIL, Chm.
G. W. TURNER, See'y
Thus you see, Messrs. Editors, Harnett j.
in the line OF. battle with as true patrio
and Union Republican as the State can pro
duce. A man who under each and every cir
cumstance has never failed in his untiring de
votion to the American Union, and the caus
of justice to all. And with such man a
!. this for its leader, the Republican party 0
Harnett feels sure of success You may pu
the election of Turner among the list 0
certainties. M 'ssyzs III
The secesh are in dreadful stew dow
here; they have held meeting and failed t
find man verdant enough to take the feel,
for them and have appointed another meet
! ing to sec what they can do. They are try
ing to divide the Union men in the County
but their labors are all in vain The Unio
men have had enough of rebel rule and expe
rienced enough Of the disastrous consequen
ces Of mad secession in gone by DAYS. I
Il Yours respectfully, HARNETT.
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