Wilmington journal., 1868-02-28
WILMINGTON. N. c..
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY @a. lsGs.
rnc Canvass in .orti, Carolina.

IT is thought that the Convention, so
called. will adjourn about the middle OF
March, if the hungry delegates can De
forced away from the eight dollars per- d'e"'
50 soon, and that the election will be aP-
noinred for as early day thereafter as the
notification Of the time and the names OF
+ba candidates can be made from
ono end of the State TO the other. Ger
+a;nlv not longer than thirty days Will
e1anse between the adjournment OF the
Radical conclaye and the day OF the cleo
tion.
T, r;Aw Of the shortness OF the time and
the vast importance of the issues some Oh
onr State cotempoIaries are advising the
o,nointment of State canvassers IN addl-
t;on To those for the several counties. We
10 not see the necessity Of this course. All
srcb matters we're taken under advisement
at the late Conservative Convention, ana
we believe that faithful compliance with
the Plan Of Organization then adopted
will hest insure success in the approaching
canvass. To appoint certain gentlemen
for the purpose of making canvass OF the
State. would involve them in an expense
which but few are able to bear, and would
have tle tendency Of keeping out OF the
field q number of gentlemen other than
those appointed, who have expressed "
willingness and are ready to take part III
the canvass, In the contest into which we
ora to enter ereyy aehHe man, qcto los any
lore for his race aad the areJfoTe Of htS state,
must regard himself as an appointed can
vasscr and use every effort necessary TO IN
sure full and united vote against the ne
farious and destructive principles and men
that will be attempted to be fastened npon
our good old State.
Governor Bragg, Chairman OF the state
Conservative Executive Committee, has
called o meeting of the Committee on the
23th inst. The purpose OF the call is to
preoare fer the canvass. The Radical Nom
mating Convention is to meet in Raleigh Oh
the 26th instant, and VIII formally put
in nomination the candidates for the
numerous offices which the Constitutional
Convention, so-called, will provide to be
elected by the popular vote. The Execu-
tive Committee Of the Conservative party,
acting under the authority vested IL them
by q resolution Of the Conservative Con
ventiop, will OF course nominate candidates
also. In this manner we will have reGu-
Iarly appointed canvassers N abundance.
We will have candidate for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary OF State,
Treasurer, Auditor, Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, Superintendent OF Pubic
Works, Supreme Court Judges, three or
five in number, Superior Court judges,
ten in number. There viii be seven can
didates for Congress, and one hundred and
seventy candidates for the Legislature, be-
sides the almost innumerable candidates
for the various county Offices, in addition
to the four hundred and forty-five county
canvassers authorized under the Plan OF
Organization.
If these men DO their duty, and no one
should permit his name to be used In CON
nection with any Office unless he will de-
vote his time and talents to the furtherance
of the success OF the party, We submit that
the people of No1 th Carolina viii be aroused
to an extent never before witnessed in the
history OF the State.
We are not to be understood as object
ing to the distinguished gentlemen named
as State canvassers appearing before the
people and frequently too. We take it fol
granted that during the canvass GRAHAM,
BRAGG, VANCE, MANLY, HOWARD, SMITH,
RANSOM, SCALES, A8HE and our own DAVIS,
PERSON, CowAS, STRANGE and HAIL, and
other equally we'll known, popular and elo'
quent gentlemen, will do all within theil
power to arouse our people TO action. The
questions to be settled are SO vital that We
feel, with out consulting with these gentle
men, authorized to say that any of then
will gladly address their fellow-citizens a
any point their services may be desired
None will stand back in this crisis. h
man is at liberty to deny his time or talent
for the common veal, especially those who
il times past, have been Aonored by tn
people of the State, and who now have thei
confidence.